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Originally Posted by Retired Cop
The reason the Army wanted a .45 caliber pistol in 1911 was for killing horses in Serbia in WWI! It did do that well either! When I personally saw that the round could not penetrate a navy Pee coat, that was it for me! 11 mm bullets were never proven reliable performers. Now shave a mm off down to 10 mm or .40 cal and get the bullet speed up around 1,350 fps and you got something that works, even on bears LOL!
The 1911 is nothing more that Military Scrapped Junk and the worst gun ever designed. Like the Ford Model T, you just got to keep rebuilding them so they keep working.
The best gun ever designed and manufactured is the Glock! That's why there are so many of them in use every single day. It is estimated that over one million Glock pistols are shot every day around the world ,WITHOUT FAILURE,!!!!! Smith and Wesson comes in second!
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Went to the range last Friday with two snub revolvers. And I rented a Sig P238. The P238 is a 380 1911 style gun. (I bought one last week and decided to try the rental while waiting for the 10 day period to end.).
My buddy came with his Glock and a revolver.
Anyway, after about 10 shots with the Glock the end broke off his plastic recoil spring guide rod and went flying down range. He was left high and dry with a nonfunctional Glock, so finished the range session with his revolver.
BTW, that P238 shot really well and accurately even from the first magazine.
Didn't seem like the worst gun ever designed.
My friend doesn't blame the Glock, however, since he never changed the recoil spring/guide rod in the 16 years he had the gun.