Not all WWII M1911A1s would be vintage.No doubt all WWII era M1911A1's would be considered vintage and I'm sure some folks still carry those.
Only those made after the Casablanca Conference are vintage.
Not all WWII M1911A1s would be vintage.No doubt all WWII era M1911A1's would be considered vintage and I'm sure some folks still carry those.
As a 1911 aficionado, I might argue that a Glock has a poor grip-frame angle, but a lot of people carry Glocks every day. A Tokarev will kill someone just as dead as any small-ish handgun in any of a number of small-ish calibers.SIGSHR said:3. Nothing with poor ergonomics, say poor grip-frame angle-the Tokarev, e.g. , difficult to engage safety-the Mauser 1914/1934, the CZ-27, perhaps heel clip magazines.
Time out!Eindecker said:However, I dont see how, say a 1950s smith and wesson k frame is going to be a "dangerous piece of metal to use" compared to say
jennings-Bryco
charter
armscor
Time out!
Both Charter Arms and Amrscor are first-class manufacturers of quality, serviceable firearms. They are made of the same grade of steel used by most of the "name" firearms manufacturers for similar types of firearms. Charter and Armscor absolutely do not belong in the same category with Jennings/Bryco, which are cheap, pot metal, "Saturday night special" firearms.
ive seen gun manuals for modern, post 1990 semi autos that state the slide spring needs to be replaced at 5000 shots.
This is a good reason to think about what you carry. If I am carrying an older gun, it is one that is not something I would be torn up to loss. I would not carry my WW2 era Colt 1911A1, the gun has been 100% reliable so far, but it would kill me to have it sit in some evidence locker rusting away.I would not use a vintage firearm for self-defense, not because I don't have faith in them but more so I would hate to lose them should they be needed to evidence.