Posted: 10/9/2014 2:11:52 AM EDT
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Thinking about buying a double stack 1911 in 9mm, but I don't like buying a pistol that I couldn't rely on as a carry weapon, so how does a double stack 9mm 1911 compare in reliabilty against a single stack .45?
Also, who makes the thinnest double stack 9mm grip / frame? |
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I can't figure out WHY you would want to carry a 1911 in 9mm, with a double stack magazine. Buy a Sig, HK, almost anything else. Smaller, lighter, probably higher capacity, and MADE for the 9mm round. Didn't say I wanted to buy it to carry it.....but I may want to carry it on a whim. Basically, I prefer not to purchase any firearm that can't be trusted for self defense, just a personal preference. 
As far as 9mm, I agree that the 1911 is suited best for .45, but if I was going to compromise for a double stack magazine, I wouldn't want anything else but 9mm.....to cut down the the size of the grip. I've got small hands, so I want the grip to be as thin as possible. |
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Didn't say I wanted to buy it to carry it.....but I may want to carry it on a whim. Basically, I prefer not to purchase any firearm that can't be trusted for self defense, just a personal preference.
As far as 9mm, I agree that the 1911 is suited best for .45, but if I was going to compromise for a double stack magazine, I wouldn't want anything else but 9mm.....to cut down the the size of the grip. I've got small hands, so I want the grip to be as thin as possible. Quoted:
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I can't figure out WHY you would want to carry a 1911 in 9mm, with a double stack magazine. Buy a Sig, HK, almost anything else. Smaller, lighter, probably higher capacity, and MADE for the 9mm round. Didn't say I wanted to buy it to carry it.....but I may want to carry it on a whim. Basically, I prefer not to purchase any firearm that can't be trusted for self defense, just a personal preference.
As far as 9mm, I agree that the 1911 is suited best for .45, but if I was going to compromise for a double stack magazine, I wouldn't want anything else but 9mm.....to cut down the the size of the grip. I've got small hands, so I want the grip to be as thin as possible. The ATI lightweight fatboy has pretty good reviews, would be a good carry gun if you wanted to. |
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Double-stack 9mm evolution of the 1911. Very reliable. 
http://blog.cheaperthandirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Browning75th_2.jpg Cool gun, but what makes a 1911 a 1911 is the straight pull trigger. The only thing that has in common with a 1911 is that they are both SA semiautos with the safety in a similar place. The more higher end competition models from companies like STI and SVI would be your best bet, but they are not cheap. |
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They are almost always some level of custom gun. The variation, even from the same smith, can be huge and not show up until after a break in period.
I'm now to the point that unless the gun is new under warranty the only way I'll buy it is I can meet at the range an put at least 300 rounds through it. Not a perfect test but better than someone else's word in an add. Having said that, Some of the custom 2011's I have played with have been like high end custom race car compared to production guns. |
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I can't figure out WHY you would want to carry a 1911 in 9mm, with a double stack magazine. Buy a Sig, HK, almost anything else. Smaller, Quoted:
I can't figure out WHY you would want to carry a 1911 in 9mm, with a double stack magazine. Buy a Sig, HK, almost anything else. Smaller, lol lighter, Oh my god pistols are so heavy it's unbearable. probably higher capacity, So, you don't actually know anything about double-stack 9mm 1911s, but you made a post about them showing your ignorance? Yay. 19 rounds in the gun with a flush fit magazine. Which HK or SiG has more capacity than that? and MADE for the 9mm round. In other words, they are dainty little things made from melted down TV remotes and aluminum cookware. As for why anyone would want a double-stack 9mm 1911: Extremely controllable. Recoil control like a god. An excellent trigger. Crossover manual of arms to standard 1911s, likewise the excellent control layout of the 1911. Shitload of bullets. Reasons not to want a double-stack 9mm 1911: They are a sacrilege and disrespect to the Prophet, John Mosses Browning, Brass Be Upon Him. They are too heavy for anorexic teenage girls. They are too big for hipster skinny jeans. Better get an NAA mini-revolver and rape-whistle. They aren't made from recycled dildos. Thus they are not environmentally friendly. They won't fulfill the beaten-wife desire to be smacked around and called a whore by a guy with a German accent. They are more expensive than a Hi-Point. |
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I can't figure out WHY you would want to carry a 1911 in 9mm, with a double stack magazine. Buy a Sig, HK, almost anything else. Smaller, lighter, probably higher capacity, and MADE for the 9mm round. "Because they want to" still applies. Different strokes. |
