Is it not time for Cajunlawyer to weigh in here to tell us how many times he has carried his 1911 to the firing line? Or how well he can shoot it? His first post was encouraging but I would have thought he should have been back with some more comments on the new baby.
Thoughts on the 1911
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There's only so many hours in the day 
Will be going to the range later today to check zero on the .30-06 so I expect I'll shoot the other box of 100 .45's I've got.
Will be going to the range later today to check zero on the .30-06 so I expect I'll shoot the other box of 100 .45's I've got.
There's only so many hours in the day
Will be going to the range later today to check zero on the .30-06 so I expect I'll shoot the other box of 100 .45's I've got.
If you only have 100 rounds, then you need more ammo.
I bought 1,000 rounds yesterday to waste on paper targets. Hope to use them by mid week. Likely will shoot a hundred rounds each visit but the lawyers that go with me will also shoot a bunch of my ammo while there. They been doing such for years so I am accustomed to it.
We need to hear more from you about how you are enjoying that nice 1911. Are you using it as your carry gun now?
Where are its contemporaries?
Where are 1911's contemporaries? Anyone using a P-08 or a 1912 Steyr as a daily carry gun? There are no 97 year old Sigs or Glocks gracing anyone's holster.
Mine left Colt in 1913. I'd still stake my life on it. I silver soldered the front blade in place in 1961, other than that I've replaced the mainspring a number of times and thrown away a bunch of worn out magazines.
Count me as another who thinks the US Pistol, Caliber .45 M2011 should be a 1911. If my great-great grandson is on a range 100 years from now, listening to some guy talk about his 100 year old safe-queen Sig, he'll pop off a few rounds from this, by then, 200 year old shooter Colt.
Where are 1911's contemporaries? Anyone using a P-08 or a 1912 Steyr as a daily carry gun? There are no 97 year old Sigs or Glocks gracing anyone's holster.
Mine left Colt in 1913. I'd still stake my life on it. I silver soldered the front blade in place in 1961, other than that I've replaced the mainspring a number of times and thrown away a bunch of worn out magazines.
Count me as another who thinks the US Pistol, Caliber .45 M2011 should be a 1911. If my great-great grandson is on a range 100 years from now, listening to some guy talk about his 100 year old safe-queen Sig, he'll pop off a few rounds from this, by then, 200 year old shooter Colt.
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I note with interest the comments about the SIG P220. A difference of opinion is what makes horse races!
Back when the Browning BDA was the only double-action .45ACP pistols being sold in the U.S., I thought I had to have one. (The Browning BDA is the same basic gun as the SIG P220, except for the magazine release being on the butt in the BDA, and was made by SIG-Sauer.) When I got it, I found it to be the sharpest-recoiling .45ACP pistol I had ever shot. It almost hurt to shoot. It was not the lightweight alloy frame since a Colt Commander also with an alloy frame did not kick nearly so hard. I remained puzzled as to what would make the gun kick so hard, and retained the gun only as a collector's item.
Many years later, I was shooting with a friend who had a new SIG P220 .45ACP. When I shot it, the sharp recoil was almost totally gone! Puzzled, I retrieved my old BDA from the vault room and brought it to the firing line and shot it with the same ammunition as was being used in the P220. The BDA kicked noticeably harder with the same ammunition!
I wondered what could be the difference when the guns are essentially the same design. I disassembled the two guns and a difference then became apparent. The SIG P220 has a twisted double-wire recoil spring, whereas the old BDA has a single strand recoil spring. I remain amazed that the recoil spring alone could have such an impact in felt recoil, but it clearly does.
That said, I far prefer the grip shape of the Colt Model O (Government Model/M1911/M1911A1, etc.) over the BDA, and the Model O has a safety that the P220 does not have. (As Ayoob says, "Pull trigger, go bang." No safety to possibly save you if your Model O is snatched by a bad guy.) I think the grip shape and angle are the key design elements that make the Model O such a great-feeling shooter. When compared to a Glock, I do not see how the Glock ever developed such a following due to the awful grip angle. And lack of a safety.
Why do I think this discussion ought to be over on the Colt forum? The idea of a SMITH & WESSON - I said a SMITH & WESSON - Model 1911 seems sacrilegious! The Gun God cannot be pleased with such sacrilege. I think she might have some severe consequences in mind for anyone creating or shooting such an abomination. I would not chance it. Get a real Colt and enjoy the favor of the Gun God. You have been warned.
As a closing point of interest, we Iowa lawyers have always known that the Colt Model O is the ideal handgun. I guess down south, they are slower to realize the obvious! Welcome to the club, Cajun! What took you so long?
Back when the Browning BDA was the only double-action .45ACP pistols being sold in the U.S., I thought I had to have one. (The Browning BDA is the same basic gun as the SIG P220, except for the magazine release being on the butt in the BDA, and was made by SIG-Sauer.) When I got it, I found it to be the sharpest-recoiling .45ACP pistol I had ever shot. It almost hurt to shoot. It was not the lightweight alloy frame since a Colt Commander also with an alloy frame did not kick nearly so hard. I remained puzzled as to what would make the gun kick so hard, and retained the gun only as a collector's item.
Many years later, I was shooting with a friend who had a new SIG P220 .45ACP. When I shot it, the sharp recoil was almost totally gone! Puzzled, I retrieved my old BDA from the vault room and brought it to the firing line and shot it with the same ammunition as was being used in the P220. The BDA kicked noticeably harder with the same ammunition!
I wondered what could be the difference when the guns are essentially the same design. I disassembled the two guns and a difference then became apparent. The SIG P220 has a twisted double-wire recoil spring, whereas the old BDA has a single strand recoil spring. I remain amazed that the recoil spring alone could have such an impact in felt recoil, but it clearly does.
That said, I far prefer the grip shape of the Colt Model O (Government Model/M1911/M1911A1, etc.) over the BDA, and the Model O has a safety that the P220 does not have. (As Ayoob says, "Pull trigger, go bang." No safety to possibly save you if your Model O is snatched by a bad guy.) I think the grip shape and angle are the key design elements that make the Model O such a great-feeling shooter. When compared to a Glock, I do not see how the Glock ever developed such a following due to the awful grip angle. And lack of a safety.
Why do I think this discussion ought to be over on the Colt forum? The idea of a SMITH & WESSON - I said a SMITH & WESSON - Model 1911 seems sacrilegious! The Gun God cannot be pleased with such sacrilege. I think she might have some severe consequences in mind for anyone creating or shooting such an abomination. I would not chance it. Get a real Colt and enjoy the favor of the Gun God. You have been warned.
As a closing point of interest, we Iowa lawyers have always known that the Colt Model O is the ideal handgun. I guess down south, they are slower to realize the obvious! Welcome to the club, Cajun! What took you so long?
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