I got acquainted with the 1911 at Wheelus Field, Lybia in 1961. Each squadron had an arms room and E-4 and above could check out a weapon and take it to the range on the weekends. If you belonged to the Rod & gun club and had a locker you could keep your GI weapon there and not have to check it back in until you rotated. I checked out a 1911 in '61 and turned it back in in '64. When GI ammo was not available we would use R&G Club reloading equipment and load all week and shoot all day Saturday. I would have loved to keep that 1911, I put a lot of rounds thru it. I had an armorer tune my 1911. Tightened the slide and worked on the trigger. We even cast our own bullets with R&G club equipment. I was given my Dads 1943 Colt 1911a1 that had been tuned to shoot 185gr wadcutters and the only malfunctions I had were with ammo. I have Colt civilian & military, S&W 1911s and 1 RI w/Colt 22 conversion . I have them in .22, 9mm, 38 super, .45 ACP, 9x23 and I'm looking for a Colt 1911 in .40 S&W. Commander and full size. I like 1911s and as I said only malfunctions I have incurred were Magazine or ammo caused. My concealed carry is an M&PC 357 Sig.
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