canuck1911
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I've been researching .45 autos recently, with intent of buying (I won't say what I decided on, so as not to bias the responses), and I've rented several types over the years at the range. However, I must confess, I think I'm terribly uninformed - I've seen a lot of debates here about whether folks prefer the US version or the European variants. BUT, what is the key difference? As far as I can tell, both can be very reliable. The US guns have tons of custom replacement parts you can use to improve or fiddle with,and lots of gunsmiths who specialize in them, so I assume a custom 1911 should be more reliable and accurate and last longer than a stock European one, but maybe not. I know a few folks who spend weekends tweeking their custom rebuilt sportscars, but reliable I would not call those cars. The general tone seems to be that SIGs, Glocks, H&Ks are reliable and pretty accurate out of the box. while U.S. 1911s seem to have a poor rep until you get to high end custom, and then folks seem to dislike them for heavy routine use. I've probably exaggerated the sense of some of the threads I've been reading recently, but I wanted to understand what the key differentiators are between US & European.
Canuck
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