So Yam and Vickers are just lying about the continual problems 1911s have to sell other products? 1911s are great guns, and if they break a retard owns them ,it's a shitty brand or someone is lying.

 

I've seen my fair share of 1911's shit the bed. I certainly won't argue that they're a good option for everybody.

A chunk of the failures I've seen on the range, though, have been operator error. Show up to a 3,000 round, 5 day handgun course with a 1911 that's bone dry. Experience failures in the first 200 rounds fired. Rageface.

Show up at an 800 round 2 day course with a 3 grand Nighthawk (way the fuck overpriced if you ask me) that the guy is shooting the cheapest steel-cased Russian .45 ACP he can find through. Experiences a squib, doesn't properly clear it, bulged barrel. Rageface.

Etc.

There are so few people out there who understand what makes a 1911 work properly, and so few potential customers who can inspect a 1911 intelligently and maybe avoid some of the guns that are badly assembled or just badly made that most would be better off not buying a 1911. If somebody doesn't know how to tension an extractor or spot an improperly shaped extractor hook then odds are the 1911 isn't for them. A bunch of people building 1911's are doing so with no real solid understanding of why, exactly, they're making things as they are. Why, for instance, would one use a firing pin stop that is curved at the bottom rather than one that is square? There are valid reasons for each approach depending on the application...but how many people putting out 1911's can intelligently explain the difference between the two choices?

With flat-wire springs coming on strong for 1911's the maintenance issue (aside from lubrication which will always be an issue on an all steel gun) is decreasing somewhat. Magazines are pretty much as good as they're going to get in the new series of Wilson mags, although the 47D's still work beautifully if you can live with 7 rounds.

Then there's the expense. An all metal gun made from quality steel is going to be expensive. Having competent people who really know the gun and can build and properly inspect them is expensive. Having the engineering knowledge on staff that understands the proper way to build the guns is going to be expensive...and the kicker is that the customer walking in the door of a gunshop won't be able to really tell the difference between a gun built by a firm that has all that going for it and a gun built by a firm that doesn't based on looks and handling the pistol. The proof won't come until the shooting, and most people don't shoot the guns anywhere near as much as people say on the internet.

These days if I was buying a 1911 I'd buy one from Colt, Wilson Combat, or Springfield Armory's custom shop.

this. i have an original kimber gold match that has been flawless. the gun is about as perfect as a 1911 can be. that said i know it's a rare example of a kimber.

the only thing "lacking" on a good 1911 is capacity compared to more modern guns. Hell the first m9's we got while is was in the army were junk. i have seen glocks have issues in classes and on the range as frequently as any other design.

the 1911 does need to be cleaned more frequently, but when properly maintained it's a great sidearm. it's not a gun you can give to a peasent with education on the gun and expect it to be flawless, that is the one place where glock shines.

every gun has it's strengths and weakness. choose which fits your needs best.

this. a well rounded shooter should be competent with any handgun given to him. that said NOTHING beats a well tuned 1911 trigger for comfort and accuracy. on a combat gun that's not a real requirement.

this 1911 was perfected on the second generation.... glock.... still going

The 8 round mags use the same body as the 7 rounders. They get 8 rounds in them with a weaker spring, which takes a set pretty easily and requires frequent replacement. The 7 round spring is more robust.