US Army Model 1917

[ghitch75]

i have a 1917,25-2,625JM and 325PD.....love ACP wheel guns.....great find!!!!

 

[Fordtough25]

Great pickup! I love the 45 acp round and just about anything that sends it downrange. Nothing like a quality military piece.

 

[billyboyr6]

i have a 1917,25-2,625JM and 325PD.....love ACP wheel guns.....great find!!!!

BIG +1

Me personally I think the best wheel guns out there are all .45 acp. My edc is a 325 night guard. I wouldn't trade it for any two revolvers in other calibers. I would love to have one of the older 1917's.

 

[TheJoker]

So joker how would you compare shooting the 1917 vs the 1911.. BOth shooting the same shells????

Good question! My only 1911 is a steel framed Colt Officer's Model. The 1917 is a hulk of a hand gun. Although the 1911 is more comfortable to shoot(...for my hand), the three inch barrel doesn't give the 1911 near the range of the five and a half inch barrel of the 1917. I backed up to 50 yards and firing single action put six rounds in center mass of the silhouette target.

On the other hand the compact 1911 is a much more comfortable carry gun.

A comparison to a full sized 1911 would be more fair.