1911's suck

[Biggerhammer]

Talked to one of the sig Rep's at Hooked On Toys in Wenatchee. He said they are coming out with a TacOps in .357 Sig fairly soon. I like the handgun and I like the cartridge, should make for a great combo one doesn't see very often. As soon as they hit the distributes, the guys at Hooked On will order one in for me.

[aaronoto]

I think every 1911 owner can relate to this story!

And Sig makes a heck of a 1911 for the price, I have a Scorpion as well.  Besides being great shooting guns, when you start comparing all that you get in a $1,000 1911 from Sig it just makes them that much better.

[ksblazer]

First semi automatic centerfire handgun I ever fired was a 1911. I was only 19 or 20 and a guy from the gun store loaned me his and told me to go down to the range and fire it.

I shot some nice groups with it and it never malfunctioned with the 100rds I put through it. Still being young I wanted to be cool and have something with a little more capacity. Bought a Browning .40 high power. Never could shoot it as well as that 1911 and I liked the 1911 trigger much better. After that I picked up a Glock 23 as the Glock since they were the cool pistol to have. I fired it a little better than the high power and got better with more practice. But I still didn't like the trigger and feel as well as a 1911.

After not doing much shooting for a few years I decided to get back into it. Spoke with a guy at the gunstore and told him my experiences. He had a 1911 and told me I should get one. After thinking it over I picked up a used Dan Wesson 1911 Pointman major for a good price. The first time I took it to the range it shot so well with it. That I instantly fell in love with it.

Ever since then I have been a 1911 guy and swear by them. If I could only keep 1 centerfire handgun from my collection. It would definitely be one of my 1911's.

[Bofire]

  me too, for many years I HAD to have, dbl/sngl action, decockers, dbl stack mags, etc. The more I shot competition, the more I had to have 1911's. I just like them,. shoot where I point, slim, carry well, simple, SIMPLE, carry cocked and locked, they are VERY fast, and did I say Simple?!! LOL and fast.
Carl

[Sportfury]

I think every 1911 owner can relate to this story!

And Sig makes a heck of a 1911 for the price, I have a Scorpion as well.  Besides being great shooting guns, when you start comparing all that you get in a $1,000 1911 from Sig it just makes them that much better.

Agreed. Mine has a factory three lb. trigger, nice and tight, and works smooth. I love it.

[BONE COLLECTOR]

That's a good story, I've been looking at the 1911's for about 6 months now and knew when i saw the right one I'd know and buy it. We'll i was at the local pawn the other day and behold a brand new ruger 1911 "commander" with 4.25 barrel in stainless with cherry wood grips!! Had to have it.... don't have the funds. The clerk say's "we do lay away" 25% down have 3 month to pay off. I can do that i said. Put the 25% down but after about 6 hours i knew i couldn't wait that long to get my hands on it. Talked to the girlfriend and barrowed the rest and within 20hr's of the layaway i had my hands on it. Ordered a guide model leather holster out of Alaska. It's shoots great and is my full time carry now.

[Jeeper]

Psalm 1911 - an oldy but a goody


PSALM 1911
In the beginning was the 1911, and the 1911 was THE pistol, and it was good. And behold the Lord said, thou shalt not muck with my disciple John's design for it is good and it worketh. For John made the 1911, and lo all of his weapons, from the designs which I, the Lord, gave him upon the mountain.
And shouldst thou muck with it, and hang all manner of foul implements upon it, and profane its internal parts, thou shalt surely have malfunctions, and in the midst of battle thou shalt surely come to harm.
And as the ages passed, men in their ignorance and arrogance didst forget the word of the Lord and began to profane the 1911. The tribe of the gamesman did place recoil spring guides and extended slide releases upon the 1911 and their metal smiths didst tighten the tolerances and alter parts to their liking, their clearness of mind being clouded by lust.
Their artisans did hang all manner of foul implements upon the 1911 and did so alter it that it became impractical to purchase. For lo, the artisans didst charge a great tax upon the purchasers of the 1911 so that the lowly field worker could not afford one. And the profaning of the internal parts didst render it unworkable when the dust of the land fell upon it.
And lo, they didst install adjustable sights, which are an abomination unto the Lord. For they doth break and lose their zero when thou dost need true aim. And those who have done so will be slain in great numbers by their enemies in the Great Battle.
And it came to pass that the Lord didst see the abomination wrought by man and didst cause, as he had warned, fearful malfunctions to come upon the abominations and upon the artisans who thought they could do no wrong.
Seeing the malfunctions and the confusion of men the lord of the underworld did see an opportunity to further ensnare man and didst bring forth pistols made of plastic, whose form was such that they looked and felt like a brick, yet the eyes of man being clouded, they were consumed by the plastic pistol and did buy vast quantities of them.
And being a deceitful spirit, the lord of the underworld did make these plastic pistols unamenable to the artisans of earth and they were unable to muck much with the design, and lo these pistols did appear to function.
And the Evil One also brought forth pistols in which the trigger didst both cock and fire them and which require a "dingus" to make them appear safe.
But man, being stupid, did not understand these new pistols and didst proceed to shoot themselves with the plastic pistol and with the trigger-cocking pistols for lo their manual of arms required great intelligence which man had long since forsaken. Yet man continue to gloat over these new pistols blaming evil forces for the negligent discharges which they themselves had committed.
And when man had been totally ensnared with the plastic pistol, the lord of the Underworld didst cause a plague of the terrible "Ka-Boom" to descend upon man and the plastic pistols delivered their retribution upon men. And there was a great wailing and gnashing of teeth in the land.
Then seeing that the eyes of man were slowly being opened and that man was truly sorrowful for his sinful misdeeds, the Lord did send his messengers in the form of artisans who did hear and obey the teachings of the prophet and who didst restore the profaned 1911s to their proper configuration, and lo, to the amazement of men, they didst begin to work as the prophet had intended.
And the men of the land didst drive out the charlatans and profaners from the land, and there was joy and peace in the land, except for the evil sprits which tried occasionally to prey on the men and women of the land and who were sent to the place of eternal damnation by the followers of John.