101combatvet
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A lot of people have no idea what they are talking about.Anyone who bad mouths the dependability of a 1911 built by reputable manufactures doesn’t have much experience with them.
A lot of people have no idea what they are talking about.Anyone who bad mouths the dependability of a 1911 built by reputable manufactures doesn’t have much experience with them.
HK45c, with the latter going 2000 rd without a malfunction
Take this into account, the 1911 has won more matches than any other handgun to date. I have shot 1911s out of the box that performed flawlessly with decent accuracy.I’ve had 5 1911s. Two Smith and Wessons, one Springfield Armory, one Colt, and one Wilson Combat. All but the Wilson needed servicing in the form of repairs or adjustments to parts and the Wilson was great as long as I used Federal ammunition and not Fiocchi or Blazer Brass. All of these were shot with brass cased FMJ ammunition.
The first Smith and Wesson had the plunger tube for the safety break off. A gunsmith fixed that easily enough. The second S&W had to go back to the factory from day one due to failures to feed, failures to go into battery etc. S&W “adjusted the barrel to slide fit” before sending it back. It functioned fine afterwards, but the accuracy was also never great after.
The Springfield Armory started having failures to eject around the 1000 rd mark. It needed its internal extractor adjusted, again not a particularly hard repair and my general impressions of the pistol were positive.
The Colt ejected straight into my forehead and the forehead of anyone that used it from day one. I sold it to a friend who knew of the issues. Last I knew a smith had fixed it for him.
Maybe I don’t know what I’m talking about. Maybe I’m a bad luck magnet. I’ve owned other 45 ACP pistols that were rock solid. That included an XD45 and the HK45c, with the latter going 2000 rd without a malfunction, even on junk Wolf ammunition. I like 1911s, that’s why I keep buying them. My experience has been they aren’t as likely to be reliable as some other designs. I took a course with Kyle Lamb a few weeks back, former Sergeant Major in 1st SFOD-D Delta Force. He has used the 1911 in combat. He doesn’t have a particularly positive opinion of the 1911 either.
Does anyone of this take away from the people that own and trust the 1911 and have had excellent function with their pistols? Not at all. My point is simply negative opinions about 1911s aren’t all just from gossip.
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Hello, there is a good reason why it has been in production for 100 years.I would think it has won the most matches given the fact that it’s been in production for over 100 years and for many decades was the go to pistol.
I’ve been shooting long enough to be fully willing to admit when something is my fault. I’ve shot with enough shooters better than me that ego isn’t as big of a factor as it once was. I always try multiple brands of ammunition and another shooter. With the issues I mentioned above they were pretty obvious mechanical failures. That being said, if you want to write it off as me being the problem that’s your prerogative. Though I will point out it’s a bit contradictory to credit the 1911 with all those won matches, and yet blame the shooter anytime there is a problem.
In the meantime I’ll keep owning and liking 1911s, regardless of my past experience.
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You wrote - "It functioned fine afterwards, but the accuracy was also never great after".Well, given that in basically all of the examples I listed accuracy wasn’t the issue, I’m not overly sure how that relates. Only 1 of the 5 had what I would call an accuracy issue and that was only as a side effect of a repair. I don’t know anyone that seriously critiques the 1911 when it comes to accuracy. Functional issues are kind of another story.
If you have looked at what I’ve written and walked away convinced it was some attack on the 1911 pistol, then frankly there’s nothing more to say. I think what I wrote was pretty even handed and included all of the caveats about differing experiences and limited samples. My experience is just my experience. It doesn’t make me disbelieve your experience.
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Huh? You wrote it, and it looks pretty clear as to the meaning.It’s almost like the sentences immediately after the one highlighted add relevant information. As if I added those clarifying remarks for a reason and context matters.
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No clarification is needed; it's written in plain English. You are welcome to rephrase it if you desire; however, it won't change the fact that the 1911 is one of the best pistols ever made.If you want to tell me what I meant by my own words, more power to you. If you want to quote me and ignore the rest of the context, more power to you as well. I’ve been down this road with members in the past. If you need more clarification feel free to pm me. Otherwise have a good night.
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Anything that I can get to run through .
With no problems .
Thing on the SIG 220 For now .