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Post by thywar on Mar 16, 2015 18:35:48 GMT -7
What's your favorite 1911? If you've got a story about one, tell it. Do you currently own/want one? (You can answer this or not). If you were to buy one tomorrow what would you buy? Big, concealed, medium bbl length? I've only listed 1911 types here. I know Glock makes a .45 but...
Ok. Speak up for the 1911s. :-)
What do you think the best 1911 is for the money. I'm pretty sure they all go bang. Personally from all I've read I wouldn't buy a Colt. Everyone takes it straight to the gunsmith for finishing.
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Post by mud on Mar 16, 2015 21:24:18 GMT -7
1911 Recon. Commander frame, officers barrel and slide offer full grip/capacity and a shorter bull barrel. Mine is pretty accurate and a joy to shoot
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Post by Ceorlmann on Mar 16, 2015 21:24:49 GMT -7
I have a Colt, and I don't normally have problems with it, but I would definitely go with a Sig or Springfield. Better bang for the buck.
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Post by woodyz on Mar 16, 2015 21:46:49 GMT -7
I have a 1970's officers acp mark V and I love it. Everything was polished and rounded back then, mine is the stainless with pachmayr grips, and I can't even remember when I got it, but I have had it forever. The trigger is a crisp 4#, stock is a eight round mag but I all ways used a 10 round and wrapped my little finger around the left over. Its heavier then I want to carry today, but I carried it for many years. www.bing.com/images/search?q=Colt+Officers+ACP+Series+80&FORM=RESTAB#view=detail&id=E97A40ACAA15633770E5CAE707D0D864C1A9A1CE&selectedIndex=0My favorite 1911 story starts with the finding of a submerged car after a flooding of the Neosho River in South East KS. The car was a 60 something and had been in the water for a while. In the trunk (which was full of mud) was found two burlap sacks of guns. HWY 69 out of Dallas, through Tulsa, Kansas City and on to Chicago was a regular gun run route. (might still be) Some time or another along the route they either ditched the car or ran off into the river and lost it. One bag was revolvers and one was all Colt 1911's. I took the contents and soaked them in kerosene and slowly worked them apart. All of the revolvers were rusted beyond use except for a few stainless screws, sears etc. 90 percent of the 1911's were the same, just a few internal non iron parts. A lot of them were nickle plated over iron and the plating was rusted off as well as their insides. Two of the 1911's were stainless steel. All of the iron parts inside like springs, barrels and machined parts were beyond use. However the frames and other stainless parts clean up nicely. I ordered replacement parts and they both still shoot today. One other 1911 style (not a Colt) was a long slide (7") made by AMT, the lower and upper were a cast stainless composite of some type. Everything inside it was rusted but the frame and slide cleared up fine. I replaced the guts and barrel with colt parts and it still works fine too. It has a competition trigger mechanism that allows the trigger pull to be adjusted at the trigger. www.armslist.com/posts/274212/eau-claire-wisconsin-handguns-for-sale--amt-1911-hardballer-longslide-stainlessAt the very bottom of the link it shows one field striped. All of the parts you can see were either the composite material or stainless, so it survived. So that is my 1911 story The only 1911 I would recommend would be an older Colt, I think anything made before 1990. You can look up the serial number and find the year made. I think anything made by Colt, newer is not worth the price. But on one of the above links they show the 70 and 80 model Mark V officers ACP's for $750. That's less then an H&K, or a SIG and very simple to breakdown and clean, polish the internals and they would make anyone a proud 1911 Colt owner. |
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Post by woodyz on Mar 16, 2015 21:54:46 GMT -7
I have had the privilege to shoot everyone listed except the Taurus and would say any of them would be fine in a 45, but in the older versions it would always be the Colt.
I don't like how the SIG feels, Smith should stay with revolvers, Para makes some good hybrids. I had a Kimber for a few years and I liked it alright but I didn't need it when I already had a Colt (or two, or three)
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Post by Redneckidokie on Mar 16, 2015 22:02:11 GMT -7
Since RG does not have a dog in the fight, I have to vote Kimber all the way. Nothing like perfection.
Clark was a favorite until he passed.
Wilson helped perfect all the upgrades, makes good guns, but charges dearly for the name.
Les Bauer is no better than the rest, but more expensive.
Colt has all but stopped handgun production.
Ruger, just not quite there yet on 1911's.
All of them use some of the same manufacturers parts like frames and internals, barrels etc.
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Post by thywar on Mar 17, 2015 18:38:14 GMT -7
I was going to list RG but I didn't want to taint the poll. No sense in listing these if an RG was a choice.
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Post by USCGME2 on Mar 17, 2015 18:57:42 GMT -7
Kimber 1911 TLE-RLII. Its hands down my favorite handgun I have ever owned. The trigger breaks like an icicle in January, its reliable, and just sexy in appearance. I am quite accurate with it too. As much as I love this piece, my Glock 22 is still my go to gun for a dirty fight. But, this black beauty is what Daddy takes when he wants to go out on the town and have a fine lady attached at the hip!  |
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Post by stmtrn on Mar 17, 2015 21:31:02 GMT -7
I had a bare bones Springfield that just didn't want to behave. Fmj was all that it would feed reliably. Found a para elite that had most of the add ons that I wanted. First trip to the range proved correct. It would digest everything put at it and keep it all on target.
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Post by mud on Mar 18, 2015 0:02:03 GMT -7
I would love a Kimberly but had to rate what I own. Wannamacher's is coming in April though
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Post by USCGME2 on Mar 18, 2015 5:26:08 GMT -7
I have a 1970's officers acp mark V and I love it. Everything was polished and rounded back then, mine is the stainless with pachmayr grips, and I can't even remember when I got it, but I have had it forever. The trigger is a crisp 4#, stock is a eight round mag but I all ways used a 10 round and wrapped my little finger around the left over. Its heavier then I want to carry today, but I carried it for many years. www.bing.com/images/search?q=Colt+Officers+ACP+Series+80&FORM=RESTAB#view=detail&id=E97A40ACAA15633770E5CAE707D0D864C1A9A1CE&selectedIndex=0My favorite 1911 story starts with the finding of a submerged car after a flooding of the Neosho River in South East KS. The car was a 60 something and had been in the water for a while. In the trunk (which was full of mud) was found two burlap sacks of guns. HWY 69 out of Dallas, through Tulsa, Kansas City and on to Chicago was a regular gun run route. (might still be) Some time or another along the route they either ditched the car or ran off into the river and lost it. One bag was revolvers and one was all Colt 1911's. I took the contents and soaked them in kerosene and slowly worked them apart. All of the revolvers were rusted beyond use except for a few stainless screws, sears etc. 90 percent of the 1911's were the same, just a few internal non iron parts. A lot of them were nickle plated over iron and the plating was rusted off as well as their insides. Two of the 1911's were stainless steel. All of the iron parts inside like springs, barrels and machined parts were beyond use. However the frames and other stainless parts clean up nicely. I ordered replacement parts and they both still shoot today. One other 1911 style (not a Colt) was a long slide (7") made by AMT, the lower and upper were a cast stainless composite of some type. Everything inside it was rusted but the frame and slide cleared up fine. I replaced the guts and barrel with colt parts and it still works fine too. It has a competition trigger mechanism that allows the trigger pull to be adjusted at the trigger. www.armslist.com/posts/274212/eau-claire-wisconsin-handguns-for-sale--amt-1911-hardballer-longslide-stainlessAt the very bottom of the link it shows one field striped. All of the parts you can see were either the composite material or stainless, so it survived. So that is my 1911 story The only 1911 I would recommend would be an older Colt, I think anything made before 1990. You can look up the serial number and find the year made. I think anything made by Colt, newer is not worth the price. But on one of the above links they show the 70 and 80 model Mark V officers ACP's for $750. That's less then an H&K, or a SIG and very simple to breakdown and clean, polish the internals and they would make anyone a proud 1911 Colt owner. I think we may have a winner here folks!  |
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Post by missasip on Mar 18, 2015 5:44:52 GMT -7
I was going to list RG but I didn't want to taint the poll. No sense in listing these if an RG was a choice. That's why I didn't vote....no RG....  Jimmy |
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Post by thywar on Mar 18, 2015 5:50:11 GMT -7
Z Man that older Colt Officers model would be great. I actually like the look of that gun and it being an older Colt would be a great gun to have. Loved the stories, however, the part that intrigues me is the part you left out (maybe intentionally, which if that's the case it's good). How is it you came to be in the Neosho River, of which I'm familiar with as it runs right through Miami, OK, my hometown? And how is it you found that submerged car? If you can, tell the rest of that story.
There are two people that come to mind on here I'd never get into a story swapping session with. WoodyZ and CWI. Mine wouldn't hold a candle and I'd be too caught up in theirs to break the spell by telling mine. But rapt attention is an understatement.
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Post by thywar on Mar 18, 2015 5:54:16 GMT -7
I would love a Kimberly but had to rate what I own. Wannamacher's is coming in April though If you ever get a 'Kimberly' will it be pink? I've loved a Kimberly but I didn't own her and I could easily rate her. Lol. Don't you just love auto correct, when your phone thinks it knows everything you want to write. Auto correct is tough on us Oklahoma boys who sometimes have a strange vernacular. |
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Post by mud on Mar 18, 2015 6:26:54 GMT -7
Lol Danmn i read that and thought of an ex......
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