Any 1911 45 Fans???

[6bg6ga]

Two Kimbers, one S&W 1911 from the custom shop, one Officers in stainless, and one Colt national match.

[DLCTEX]

I also have an Auto Ordinance 1911 that I have had 21 years today as it was a 50th birthday gift from my son's. It has had 30,000+ rounds through it and is still going strong. Accuracy is on par or better with any 1911 I have ever shot against.

[seagiant]

Attachment 171810Attachment 171811Here is two favorite 1911s of mine. The Colt National Match 1911 was my duty gun in my law enforcement career. That target was shot at 25 yards with a full magazine of 8 rounds of my +P duty loads. The S&W 1911 was my match gun. After a match barrel was fitted the target was fired at 25 yards from a Ransom rest using 8 rounds of Federal 185 gr. Gold match ammo. Both guns were extremely reliable for both duty and IDPA pistol matches. That one hole with the S&W can be covered with a 5 cent nickel.

Hi,
I have one of the older S&W "Billboard" 1911's and it is a shooter out of the box!

The trigger is perfect and as I bought it used not sure if it came that way but I carry it and trust it!!!

[mold maker]

I was 62 before I found out what all the fuss was about. Boy did I waste a lot of my shooting life.
First one I ever really handled was contagious, and now there are 4. From a long slide to a compact, I love them all.

[crowbuster]

love em

[Clay M]

One can never have too many 1911's.

I have some of the plastic guns, but the 1911 is still my favorite.

I like the Commander best.

[MrWolf]

I only have two... For now!

[2wheelDuke]

I'm very suspect of any firearms enthusiast that doesn't have at least a casual appreciation for the .45acp 1911.

Once I had a real job and could afford one, a 1911 was my 3rd handgun. I had a cheap S&W 9mm when I first turned 21 and that was a stretch. I bought an old K-frame trade in when I was in the academy. Then I got the used 1911.

I kinda wish I still had that gun, but I gave it to my brother when his son was born. I don't suppose I can regret that.

[Char-Gar]

In 1961, I acquired my first center fire handgun, a Remington-Rand 1911A1. It drove me into handgun reloading and bullet casting to feed it's petite. For the next 4 years, it was my only handgun and it got pressed into service to do everything a man wants a handgun to do. It was less than idea for some tasks, like shooting deer, but it worked.

The 1911 remains my idea of an ideal utility pistol. Since that times I have owned several hundred handguns, but the 1911 still has a special place in my heart and hand. I am down to three now, but they are all gooduns.

[runfiverun]

I love agent 47 I use all kinds of their stuff on the old Mustang.



oh yeah 1911's are pretty good too I guess I only have 3,, 4 if you count the wife's double stack Para in 9mm.

[condorjohn]

Here's my Colt 70 series, Competition Model. I can't brag on its accuracy only because I'm
not much of a pistol marksman...Attachment 171821Attachment 171822

[Kraschenbirn]

Hmmm, guess I must like 'em 'cause, left to right across the top shelf of the safe, there's the '43 Remington-Rand that followed me home from SE Asia; a pre-Series 70 LW Commander; a Series 70 Gold Cup; a TK Custom 'Racegun' with a Clark Comp and Aimpoint; a 'parts gun' built on an Essex frame with Colt slide and (mostly) Wilson innards; and, finally, another LW Commander; this one in 9mm...all the rest are .45 ACP.

Bill

[Ithaca Gunner]

I guess I like em, I got seven now.

[Blackwater]

The .45 was the 2nd pistol I ever bought, and I haven't been long without one since. The first was a Ruger SA .357, but when I found my 3-yr. old son could load, cock and fire the gun, I sold it and got the .45 so he couldn't rack the slide to load one from th efull magazine. For me, this gun has been like those Smokey Bear or campaign hats the troopers wear here. Back when I did my practicum with them in college, the Trooper I was assigned to told me that when they're issued at the academy, they're told not to worry if they don't fit, just keep wearing it and your head will change shape to fit the hat. There's actually some truth in that, I think. The .45 is pretty neutral feeling at first. But after many, many thousands of rounds, I work it and point it very intuitively and naturally and with no hesitation or need for thought. This is a real asset in the woods or in a SD situation. It'll always be my favorite carry gun, but here in summer's heat, it's just too big and heavy to conceal really effectively under a tee shirt or other appropriate garb in our summers, so I got my little "pea shooter" .380. But nothing will ever, I think, be quite as great an all-around, do-everything gun as the .45 for my purposes. I love the way good bullets make a huge hole in a snake's head. It'll reliably drain the poison sacs of a rattler, which is something I like to ensure when I shoot one. It's a legendary stopper, though ALL guns need to have their bullets placed well to be maximally effective. It's quick and easy to reload smoothly. It's controllable, though the kind'a double-shuffle recoil of a powerful auto takes a little getting used to at first. It's flat, which makes it more easily and comfortably carried. It's not too long, not too short - kind'a a good size, really, for a good, usable, utility gun for whatever comes up.

Its only drawbacks for those of us with bad backs is bending down to pick up the brass, and the fact that when you're at the river, most of them go "plunk" and are never seen again to be reloaded.

No gun's perfect, but the 1911 comes about as close as any gun with which I'm familiar, and it's close enough for me. I love other guns, but I'd VERY much hate to EVER be without a .45! VERY much!

[Der Gebirgsjager]

I haven't seen "Hit Man Agent 47", but it's hard to believe that there could be a better 1911 movie than "Last Man Standing" with Bruce Willis. he was extensively coached by Thell Reed in 1911 handling. Since the original 1911 is essentially a right handed pistol the techniques shown in the movie for reloading left handed are really interesting to watch.

Yes, I am a 1911 fan. Got my first one at age 16, still have it, and the numbers have only grown. Here's three of them.


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(1) SW1911 (2) Colt 1991A1 (3) DGFM (FMAP)

[skeettx]

Old 45 Commander Liteweight
Old 9mm Commander Liteweight
45 Nickle Commander

[Leadforbrains]

Sig Sauer 1911 Ultra Compact. I carry this Daily. I also Have a Springfield Armory Longslide Trophy Match.

[Leadforbrains]

My new .45-205A mold from Accurate molds. It is what I am using to feed my .45acps

[bruce drake]

Two RIA Government Models. I've set both up to be Switch-barrel pistols. 9mmLuger/38 Super and 400Corbon/45ACP
One Star Super Model in 9mm Largo

Love all three. I actually try to rotate between the three throughout the week as I feel confident that any of the three will do the job if I need to use it in self-defense or defense of others.

Bruce

[Thumbcocker]

Respected them but never much liked them..... until I shot a friends Sig and shredded a 44 oz soda cup at 100 yards with boolits. Got one just like it. I call them honorary revolvers.