Tribute to the 1911

[RVTECH]

Nuthin' fancy - just my 1991-A1 but the best shooter of all 1911s I have had !
A couple minor mods but it's capable of sub 2" groups benchrested at 25 yards with good handloads!

 

[Luvmegrandkids]

Cleaning my safe today and picked up my DW Valor. Just thinking about the history of the 1911 and what it brought and still brings to the table. Truly amazing how long it has stayed relevant and in some respects still at the top of the food chain. When we talk about accuracy and trigger pull the 1911 is still the standard every gun is judged by. Its weakness is its weight and ammo capacity when compared to its modern counterparts. Although weight helps with recoil and the single stack mag helps creat the perfect fit in my hand. I do have a couple of fns 9s in my carry rotation and they are very fine firearms but when i am packing my 1911 i feel a couple inches taller lol. Thoughts?

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So who really gives a hoot about magazine capacity?!?!? The 1911 is better than ANY point & shoot camera ever made! You just can't beat it's incredible design, function & effectiveness. Just carry extra mags full o' bullits

 

[21tango]

So who really gives a hoot about magazine capacity?!?!? The 1911 is better than ANY point & shoot camera ever made! You just can't beat it's incredible design, function & effectiveness. Just carry extra mags full o' bullits

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Over 99% of all gun fights are within 20 feet and are one on one. High capacity for civilian use is definitely over rated.

 

[coop44]

The basis of all that has come afterward. The benchmark all others try to achieve.

 

[No_Regerts]

Some come a lil lighter so you can carry two.........

I see what you did there....

 

[Ura-Ki]

It says something when a design can remain relevant long after many others have come ( and gone) in that time, and not only that, remain the pinnacle of greatness long after it should have faded! To me, the 1911 LOOKS like a pistol should, it FEELS like a pistol should, and SHOOTS like a pistol should! Of all the pistols I have carried and used, many that were issued, I have always consistently shot top scores in my qualifying with the 1911's, which is really saying something, as a few were capable of getting close, but alas, none could! There are many others that I like, but the ones I choose to carry and bet my life on are all 1911's and when it comes to shooting scores, I seem to always shoot top score with my 1911 Colt Gold Cup Match!

 

[TTSX]

Lotta AARP members here, I see


Kidding. I have one, too

 

[DB is Here]

Lotta AARP members here, I see


Kidding. I have one, too

Haven't you heard?



There's a reason we've made it this long...

 

[coop44]

"Never get into a fight with an old guy, he'll just kill you." Probably with a 1 911

 

[jrlj]

 

[orygun]

@Ura-Ki , I had a 1962 Colt National Match that looked very much like your Gold Cup. It was a super nice gun and I sold it, cuz I wasn't going to shoot it much. A lot like my 1951 Government Model. Sold it, bought it back, sold it again...

But the Dan Wesson I had no problem carrying and beating up. Until my recent re-infatuation with DA revolvers it was all I carried.

1951 Government Model

My Dan Wesson and the SR 1911 I gave my wife as an anniversary present. Ruger didn't release the SR1911 until the original pistol was 100 years old. That says something about the popularity of the design. I bought the first one I saw. It's never missed a beat.

I think this is the only picture I have of the National Match

51 Colt Government, 62 Colt National Match, 08 DW Classic Bobtail.


@11Charlie for kicks!

 

[21tango]

Went down to sportsman's warehouse yesterday looking for my next 1911 and found this sitting on the bottom shelf. Hard to pass up at $1400

 

[11Charlie]

@Ura-Ki , I had a 1962 Colt National Match that looked very much like your Gold Cup. It was a super nice gun and I sold it, cuz I wasn't going to shoot it much. A lot like my 1951 Government Model. Sold it, bought it back, sold it again...

But the Dan Wesson I had no problem carrying and beating up. Until my recent re-infatuation with DA revolvers it was all I carried.

1951 Government Model
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My Dan Wesson and the SR 1911 I gave my wife as an anniversary present. Ruger didn't release the SR1911 until the original pistol was 100 years old. That says something about the popularity of the design. I bought the first one I saw. It's never missed a beat.
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I think this is the only picture I have of the National Match
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51 Colt Government, 62 Colt National Match, 08 DW Classic Bobtail.


@11Charlie for kicks!

that 51 is still one of my favorites and forever will be in the family. Shoot the kids are arguing over who gets it and I'm not even close to dead yet

 

[PuddleMonkey]

Went down to sportsman's warehouse yesterday looking for my next 1911 and found this sitting on the bottom shelf. Hard to pass up at $1400

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I'll take it!

 

[PuddleMonkey]

I have too many standard 1911's so I bought one of these today.

 

[edzz]

that 51 is still one of my favorites and forever will be in the family. Shoot the kids are arguing over who gets it and I'm not even close to dead yet

Watch your six. Those kids may know something you don't.