Sell me on the idea of a 1911

[Hopper]

I'm not the guy who will tell you why you need to have one, as I let my DW V-Bob go to a better home so I can concentrate on wheel guns. Loved my DW, it was a remarkable piece of mechanical beauty and reliability, and just lights-out accurate. But truly, I get more grins per ounce of lead slung with a S&W revolver than I do with the 1911 platform.

 

[indiucky]

I/we do not need to sell you.
Find a friend that has one and run it. It will sell itself.....

If not you have no soul.....

LoveMachine...........well, you know.

As always when it comes to 1911's...Church sums it up perfectly....

1911's, Cheeseburgers, and Lynyrd Skynyrd are just so American....

And Church loves all three....

 

[indiucky]

But truly, I get more grins per ounce of lead slung with a S&W revolver than I do with the 1911 platform.

Amen Reverend....Amen...

But if I am going to shoot a semi auto? It's a 1911...They are the N Frames of the semi auto world....Which is kind of funny because I have got an N frame in .45 ACP...Got just saying that made my heart skip a beat....

 

[RustyHornet]

1911's, Cheeseburgers, and Lynyrd Skynyrd are just so American....

 

[Cowboy1629]

Because they will make you look good.

And they WERE American made, some still are.

 

[Hopper]

But if I am going to shoot a semi auto? It's a 1911...They are the N Frames of the semi auto world....

I think you just nailed it ^^^ right there. There is something nostalgic and uniquely American about both wheel guns and the 1911 platform, I completely agree!!

 

[churchmouse]

Mine makes me look like a better shot than I actually am.

Me to.

 

[bobzilla]

Did anyone say how pretty they are yet?

 

[Hornett]

http://www.cdnnsports.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/600x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/p/a/par96765_5.jpg[/IMG]]CDNN SPORTS - PARA USA 14.45 45ACP EXPERT

This just defeats any argument the OP had on the first page.

High capacity (14 in the mag)
Lightweight frame
45 caliber
And that GLORIOUS 1911 trigger
All for under $600

You should now be sold.

 

[Nsw550]

1911 is like no other firearm. Good ol' classics to newer railed versions. Very pleasant to shoot, accurate, and endless aftermarket parts/mods.

 

[lovemachine]

You know I will see you again some time right.....

I/we do not need to sell you.
Find a friend that has one and run it. It will sell itself.....

If not you have no soul.....

LoveMachine...........well, you know.

Lolz that's funny right there.

 

[RustyHornet]

Lolz that's funny right there.

Don't worry, he won't remember.

 

[wizardfitz]

As said several times above. if you like guns you must have 1 in your collection, but thats where it starts . once you get one you want another. I have several. honestly I dot carry them because I haven't trained to disengage the safety in an emergency, but I enjoy shooting them, and you just have to have a 1911 or you're un american.

 

[lovemachine]

Don't worry, he won't remember.

Very true. He IS pretty dern old.

 

[RustyHornet]

Very true. He IS pretty damn old.

 

[churchmouse]

Did anyone say how pretty they are yet?

Handsome....they are handsome. Pretty is for Blonds and drop dead red heads.....

 

[88E30M50]

Handsome....they are handsome. Pretty is for Blonds and drop dead copperheads.....

FIFY

 

[Indynic]

I think I understand where the OP is coming from. I'm pretty sure he is where I was before I bought my 1st 1911..... In the beginning, I didn't get it. Old, heavy, low capacity, unreliable is what I thought of a 1911. Too expensive and just can't compete with today's modern pistols.

But, despite all that, I started to become drawn to the platform. Then, I shot one, a nice one. Whoa! When I "got it" I totally freakin' got it. Perfect grip angle, sweet trigger, smooth as butter.

Now nothing else really interests me except 1911's and some N and L-frames.

 

[BugI02]

Handsome....they are handsome. Pretty is for Blonds and drop dead red heads.....

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[Indynic]

well, that interests me as well, but I was trying to stay on topic. Man, these threads derail so quickly.