Gentlemen,
At the risk of being on the receiving end of a flamethrower, I just have to ask this question. What on earth is so special about the 1911, is it just some form of misplaced historical icon worshiping or is the thing worth a flying hoot.
Every one I've ever seen has been gunsmithed to near death, noone talks about it being an out of the box shooter unless it's from Wilson or Baer or some other Custom gunsmith. Single action only, I mean, that's crazy isn't it, it's big, it's heavy, it's a possible victim of Glockitis (unsupported chamber problems). If we weren't American, would we have any interest in this weapon as a modern day firearm, I know that loads and loads of black clad ninja SWAT bunnies run around scaring crack dealers with them, but whilst other elite police/anti-terrorist around the world opt for H&K/Browning/Glock or Walther, I've never heard of any force outside the US who use 1911's.
So come on, defend your piece (takes a deep breath and braces for impact).
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Mike H
At the risk of being on the receiving end of a flamethrower, I just have to ask this question. What on earth is so special about the 1911, is it just some form of misplaced historical icon worshiping or is the thing worth a flying hoot.
Every one I've ever seen has been gunsmithed to near death, noone talks about it being an out of the box shooter unless it's from Wilson or Baer or some other Custom gunsmith. Single action only, I mean, that's crazy isn't it, it's big, it's heavy, it's a possible victim of Glockitis (unsupported chamber problems). If we weren't American, would we have any interest in this weapon as a modern day firearm, I know that loads and loads of black clad ninja SWAT bunnies run around scaring crack dealers with them, but whilst other elite police/anti-terrorist around the world opt for H&K/Browning/Glock or Walther, I've never heard of any force outside the US who use 1911's.
So come on, defend your piece (takes a deep breath and braces for impact).
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Mike H