Posted: 6/7/2014 9:02:54 AM EDT
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What's you caliber preference in a 1911?
I have, 9mm, 38 Super and 45 ACP........think I prefer the 38 Super. Tried the 10mm in the Delta Elite a few years ago. |
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I have tried most of the usual suspects.
Yes, I like the .45 ACP, thinking of building another one right now, a long slide, 6" barrel. Why?, well, why not? .38 Super is great, 9mm seems some what heretical, but I do admit I have seen 9mm Gov't models shoot great. 10mm is fine, especially if you want to hot rod it. Most of the time, what do I carry? It is a Gov't model clone, I built it on a Caspian frame, with a Colt slide. Wait for it! It is a 9x23mm Winchester. Though I do admit that the .38 Super will do anything that the 9x23mm can do, though it might not do it quite as far away. |
| Over the last 3 decades I've owned a variety of (mostly Colt) 1911 pistols from the Combat Commander (I hate aluminum alloys in steel guns), to the Govt model and then switched to the Kimbers (in spite of the bad reviews I never had any issues with any Kimbers I owned). I gave up on 1911 after a while because I was not that impressed with the .45 ACP. Until the 10mm was chambered in 1911's and that brought me back to the platform. I have two 1911 pistols in 10mm and these are my favorite pistols. 10mm shoots flatter, farther, and with more energy than .45ACP (provided you use the 10mm loads that the 10mm pistol was originally designed for). |
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The RIA 9mm's are pretty hot, cheap, and work well. 
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I prefer .45,with that said I have shot a couple 9mms.I really liked to my surprise,if I run across a nice used one I will probably buy one.
Thanks I'll keep an eye out for one.The only RIAs I have seen her are .45. |
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The RIA 9mm's are pretty hot, cheap, and work well.
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I prefer .45,with that said I have shot a couple 9mms.I really liked to my surprise,if I run across a nice used one I will probably buy one.
Damn double tap 
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45 ACP is preferred because that what the pistol was designed for.
Other cartridges require modifications to the platform to work resulting in more work or band aids to be reliable. Other cartridges also lack the options of parts and magazines that are offered in 45 ACP. |
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Quoted: 45 ACP is preferred because that what the pistol was designed for. Other cartridges require modifications to the platform to work resulting in more work or band aids to be reliable. Other cartridges also lack the options of parts and magazines that are offered in 45 ACP. |
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If I have to carry a all steel pistol and with a limit of 8 or 9 rounds I want them to be the largest common caliber I can get. That would be 45 ACP.
Besides it is cool to see the looks on some fools face when they can see they are gonna stop a large hollow point (or at least slow it down). |
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I asked this very question myself, quietly, in the still of the dark night.
And a voice spoke unto me. A voice with a worldy accent but retaining a distinctly Utahan edge. And the voice said simply, "I have given you the answer and you know the truth. Have faith in your instinct, and faith in the most holy of calibers." And with that reassurance, I rested once more at ease. The good St. John Moses, my loving Uncle Sam and I all agree. The truest 1911 is chambered for .45acp and all variants thereof are mutated abominations born of boredom, curiosity and rising ammo prices. 
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Quoted: I asked this very question myself, quietly, in the still of the dark night. And a voice spoke unto me. A voice with a worldy accent but retaining a distinctly Utahan edge. And the voice said simply, "I have given you the answer and you know the truth. Have faith in your instinct, and faith in the most holy of calibers." And with that reassurance, I rested once more at ease. The good St. John Moses, my loving Uncle Sam and I all agree. The truest 1911 is chambered for .45acp and all variants thereof are mutated abominations born of boredom, curiosity and rising ammo prices. Face it, .38 super is the native round of the 1911. |
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.45 ACP was forced on JMB. The majority of his full size pistols were chambered in .38 automatic, which were the evolutionary backbone of the 1911. Face it, .38 super is the native round of the 1911.
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I asked this very question myself, quietly, in the still of the dark night. And a voice spoke unto me. A voice with a worldy accent but retaining a distinctly Utahan edge. And the voice said simply, "I have given you the answer and you know the truth. Have faith in your instinct, and faith in the most holy of calibers." And with that reassurance, I rested once more at ease. The good St. John Moses, my loving Uncle Sam and I all agree. The truest 1911 is chambered for .45acp and all variants thereof are mutated abominations born of boredom, curiosity and rising ammo prices. Face it, .38 super is the native round of the 1911.
I should know better than to argue religion or caliber--especially when they overlap! 
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Quoted: I should know better than to argue religion or caliber--especially when they overlap! Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I asked this very question myself, quietly, in the still of the dark night. And a voice spoke unto me. A voice with a worldy accent but retaining a distinctly Utahan edge. And the voice said simply, "I have given you the answer and you know the truth. Have faith in your instinct, and faith in the most holy of calibers." And with that reassurance, I rested once more at ease. The good St. John Moses, my loving Uncle Sam and I all agree. The truest 1911 is chambered for .45acp and all variants thereof are mutated abominations born of boredom, curiosity and rising ammo prices. Face it, .38 super is the native round of the 1911. I should know better than to argue religion or caliber--especially when they overlap! |
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While the .38 ACP and .38 Super are both good cartridges, there is a newcomer to the 1911 world which is even better.
9x23mm Winchester is the way to go. Or it would be if it were just a bit more popular. It is everything that a 9mm class gov't model type pistols needs. Shame it wasn't developed about a century previously. Kaiser Bill's 9 would have been a footnote in handgun history. |
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Quoted: While the .38 ACP and .38 Super are both good cartridges, there is a newcomer to the 1911 world which is even better. 9x23mm Winchester is the way to go. Or it would be if it were just a bit more popular. It is everything that a 9mm class gov't model type pistols needs. Shame it wasn't developed about a century previously. Kaiser Bill's 9 would have been a footnote in handgun history. I feel like the .38 super strikes a better balance between pressure, velocity, and bullet weight. If I was using a compensator or ported gun, yea 9x23 would be pretty sweet. But using for EDC and casual competition practice, .38 super fits the bill just fine without the extra 20,000 PSI chamber pressure. |
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Quoted: 1911 = .45acp all day every day. Any other caliber is an unnatural abomination. That said....I admit to appreciating the 10mm Delta Elite and the .357 magnum Coonan but other than those .45acp!!! I'll take the unnatural abomination of speed and accuracy of .38 super though....  |
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Having had several .45s, and then trying a 9mm, I dropped all but one of the .45s and went with 9mm.
It's still a 1911, my follow up shots are faster, and my hits are better. And there's cheaper ammo, what's not to like? The .45 got relegated to a pack gun now. I don't think I'd mind having a 10mm or a .38 Super though. 10mm would have to be a Delta Elite though. .38 Super seems a little too comp-y for me to carry as an EDC, I dunno. |
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1911 = .45acp all day every day. Any other caliber is an unnatural abomination. That said....I admit to appreciating the 10mm Delta Elite and the .357 magnum Coonan but other than those .45acp!!! Just to set you back on track,.......John Moses Browning designed the 1911 to shoot the 38 Super cartridge. The army bastardized it with the 45 acp requirement, while it is a great cartridge, IT is the abomination. |
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Quoted: Just to set you back on track,.......John Moses Browning designed the 1911 to shoot the 38 Super cartridge. The army bastardized it with the 45 acp requirement, while it is a great cartridge, IT is the abomination. Quoted: Quoted: 1911 = .45acp all day every day. Any other caliber is an unnatural abomination. That said....I admit to appreciating the 10mm Delta Elite and the .357 magnum Coonan but other than those .45acp!!! Just to set you back on track,.......John Moses Browning designed the 1911 to shoot the 38 Super cartridge. The army bastardized it with the 45 acp requirement, while it is a great cartridge, IT is the abomination.  |