roashooter
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Anyone else done with the 1911 platform...with all the options of plastic autos available.
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Anyone Else "Done" With the 1911 Platform
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Mike Irwin
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I was never really all that "begun" with the 1911 platform, even though I have a 1911 A1 Mil Spec and a Polish Radom, which is based heavily on the 1911.
Mike Irwin
Staff
Know what, guys?
You might not agree with how the question is worded. You might not agree with the premise of the question. A number of these threads have generated some really good conversation.
Know what you can do?
You can get over it.
If you don't have anything meaningful to contribute to the conversation, pass it by.
If that's too much for you to bear, bear it in silence anyways.
Trust me, it will be FAR better for you if you bear it in silence.
You might not agree with how the question is worded. You might not agree with the premise of the question. A number of these threads have generated some really good conversation.
Know what you can do?
You can get over it.
If you don't have anything meaningful to contribute to the conversation, pass it by.
If that's too much for you to bear, bear it in silence anyways.
Trust me, it will be FAR better for you if you bear it in silence.
Well, Mr. Irwin, I hope this is on track:
I love the 1911 and continue to stay with it.
BUT....as I've grown older and the quality of 1911 9 mm models has improved plus variety, I've pretty much given up using my .45 ACPs.
Oh, I also love the Beretta 92 and its variations.
And I wouldn't turn my nose up at a Poiish Radom or Browning Hi Power which are kindred spirits.
I love the 1911 and continue to stay with it.
BUT....as I've grown older and the quality of 1911 9 mm models has improved plus variety, I've pretty much given up using my .45 ACPs.
Oh, I also love the Beretta 92 and its variations.
And I wouldn't turn my nose up at a Poiish Radom or Browning Hi Power which are kindred spirits.
I grew up admiring the 1911 platform on television and I suppose to me it was the ultimate gun. My first semi-auto was a Colt Lightweight Commander which I really enjoyed. However, around that time everyone seemed to be adopting the 9mm double stack, so I followed suit selling the Commander.
However, I never lost that attraction and over the last few years have picked up three new 1911s and have my eye on a few more. I do believe the quality and design evolutions we’ve seen have made the gun very reliable. I love the look and the experience of shooting the 1911, also I love how it stands out at a range full of people shooting pistols that all look like variations on the GLOCK platform. Bottom line I’m so not over the 1911 and look forward to growing the heard in the future.
However, I never lost that attraction and over the last few years have picked up three new 1911s and have my eye on a few more. I do believe the quality and design evolutions we’ve seen have made the gun very reliable. I love the look and the experience of shooting the 1911, also I love how it stands out at a range full of people shooting pistols that all look like variations on the GLOCK platform. Bottom line I’m so not over the 1911 and look forward to growing the heard in the future.
Mike Irwin
Staff
I'd say that the original question encompasses all things built on the 1911 platform, from .45s to .22s to 9mms.
So yeah, you're good.
So yeah, you're good.
lee n. field
New member
Anyone Else "Done" With the 1911 Platform
Anyone else done with the 1911 platform...with all the options of plastic autos available.
Done? Just starting.
plastic autos
I'm much more concerned with what works, than "Glock vs 1911", "Glock vs. XD vs M&P", revolver vs auto, "'stryker' vs hammer". That stuff does not matter.
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Being in my mid thirties, I never got the obsession with them. Every childhood action movie I grew up with from the 80's-90's featured double stack autos like Berettas, Glocks, HK's, etc. My Dad also raised me on older Westerns, and cop movies, so I have a strong admiration for revolvers and lever guns. As I became obsessed with military history, and continued reading all I could, it became apparent how little a role any handgun played in either WW1 or WWII combat. For every grain of truth their seemed to be a beach worth of nostalgia and lore about the 1911. My interest naturally drew to weapons that played major roles in ground combat operations, M1 Garrands, MG-42's, Thompsons, K98's, etc.
With the modern crowd of production, semi-custom, and full custom 1911's, their seems to be a lot of elitism in what you have, who tuned it, etc. You don't see that to quite the same extent with other handguns.
I guess I just missed the boat for the 1911!
With the modern crowd of production, semi-custom, and full custom 1911's, their seems to be a lot of elitism in what you have, who tuned it, etc. You don't see that to quite the same extent with other handguns.
I guess I just missed the boat for the 1911!
I'm not "done" with them, as I occasionally shoot and carry them, but...
For a good number of years I was practically obsessed with S&W revolvers, and then with 1911s, and spent waay tooo much money on that obsession (having custom work done by the top guys in the business).
Ultimately, I finally gave in to the polymer era and entered the world of Glocks. My Glock immersion continued side-by-side with my use of 1911s for a good number of years.
These days, my revolvers, 1911s, and Glocks are all mostly safe queens and it's my M&Ps and Sig P320s which are seeing most of my carry use and range time.
Why? The M&Ps and P320s offer high capacity (which I consider to be a very important defense gun attribute these days), exceptional reliability right out-of-the-box, very good triggers (even if not quite so nice as a good 1911 trigger), great durability, accuracy, low cost, and they carry very nicely. They're not finnicky, have great fit-flexibility, feel great in the hand, and they are stone reliable & fully featured right out of the box.
If I need to grab a hand gun for defensive purposes these days, my first choice is an M&P40 or a Sig P320 40, both full size. These guns shoot magnificently. And the choice of .40S&W caliber gives a great combination of high capacity (16 rounds and 15 rounds, respectively), excellent terminal ballistics (180 gr HST), easy controllability for accurate rapid fire, and are very pleasurable to shoot for recreation as well.
For a good number of years I was practically obsessed with S&W revolvers, and then with 1911s, and spent waay tooo much money on that obsession (having custom work done by the top guys in the business).
Ultimately, I finally gave in to the polymer era and entered the world of Glocks. My Glock immersion continued side-by-side with my use of 1911s for a good number of years.
These days, my revolvers, 1911s, and Glocks are all mostly safe queens and it's my M&Ps and Sig P320s which are seeing most of my carry use and range time.
Why? The M&Ps and P320s offer high capacity (which I consider to be a very important defense gun attribute these days), exceptional reliability right out-of-the-box, very good triggers (even if not quite so nice as a good 1911 trigger), great durability, accuracy, low cost, and they carry very nicely. They're not finnicky, have great fit-flexibility, feel great in the hand, and they are stone reliable & fully featured right out of the box.
If I need to grab a hand gun for defensive purposes these days, my first choice is an M&P40 or a Sig P320 40, both full size. These guns shoot magnificently. And the choice of .40S&W caliber gives a great combination of high capacity (16 rounds and 15 rounds, respectively), excellent terminal ballistics (180 gr HST), easy controllability for accurate rapid fire, and are very pleasurable to shoot for recreation as well.
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All 4 of my 45ACP pistols are M1911 designs. I find it interesting that a century old design is still so popular. Bceause it works so well. The Browning HP a superior design IMHO, unfortunately JMB and Dieudonne Saive designed it around the 9MMP and hence a 45ACP version would have to be a new frame-and a major investment by manufacturers.
Done? Hardly. Still by far my favorite platform, especially now with the increasing number of quality 9mms available. I love the weight and feeling of solid metal, the exposed hammer, and the overall feeling of 1911s over anything else. I especially like Dan Wessons' fine selection of well made and not terrible expensive offerings.
Anyone else done with the 1911 platform?
Nope.
I'm a revolver guy through-n-through. But no gun feels better in my hand than a 1911. I have three; including one that gets nightstand duty. They are all - far and away - my favorite semi-autos to shoot.
On a side note: When I think 45 ACP, I think 1911 (except the TommyGun, of course). And when I think 1911, I think 45 ACP. The two are one in the same in my world.