Posted: 4/10/2009 7:28:09 AM EDT
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I will post this in the suppressor forum too, but I thought I'd try here first. I've been planning on buying another 1911 for ccw for a while. (no, I'm not going to carry the suppressor with it). My criteria was 1) affordable, 2) a rail, 3) Novak tritium sights, 3) reputable manufacturer
My plan is to use it in IDPA, but also to have a threaded barrel on it for the suppressor as a nightstand gun. I've decided on one of the Springfield Operators, MC or Lightweight. I like the looks of the Lightweight better, but I'm wondering if it will be able to stand up to any added pressures from running a suppressor. Admittedly I don't know much about suppressors, but I have time to educate myself before I'm ready to buy one. I'm planning on making a couple of modifications to it, blended MSH magwell, change out to single side thumb safety, GI guide rod, so if I went with an MC operator I could just have it refinished and order the grips I want with it. But I also wouldn't mind a little bit less weight when I'm carrying it all day. While I'm at it, I don't know much about fitting a barrel either. When I have it fitted for the threaded barrel will the smith leave the slide material alone and just remove some from the new barrel? I don't know if I could use a threaded barrel for competition, or if I'd want to carry it concealed. What says the hive mind? |
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Thanks for the replies. I didn't realize that a .45 suppressed had to be fired wet to be effective. My ultimate goal is to not destroy my eardrums if I have an intruder. On the bright side it's easier to fit a threaded barrel into my XD or a Glock if I pick one of those up some day, and I was planning on putting a can on one of the 9mm's for the wife (yeah, that's the ticket). I kept doing a little research on my own and found this thread on THR.
I may still get one for a 1911 someday, but I'm after the practical usage for right now. Maybe I'll build a 1911 in 9mm and suppress it. 
Chrome, that's a great looking pistol and nice vid. Maryland_Shooter, they're slowly turning this nation into a Panopticon, just like what they're doing in England. Have you read "The Traveller"? |
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I shoot mine both wet and dry. You can shoot em dry and not damage your ears Most dry .45 setups are technically not hearing safe...but I'm not always nice to my ears. I usually wear ear-pro shooting wet or dry out of habit, but the times I didnt it didnt bother me at all. Evo 45 on a fullsize 1911 |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I shoot mine both wet and dry. You can shoot em dry and not damage your ears Most dry .45 setups are technically not hearing safe...but I'm not always nice to my ears. I usually wear ear-pro shooting wet or dry out of habit, but the times I didnt it didnt bother me at all. Evo 45 on a fullsize 1911 Not painful, but edited, far from safe. Evo 45 hurts my ears dry. |
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Thanks for the replies. I didn't realize that a .45 suppressed had to be fired wet to be effective. My ultimate goal is to not destroy my eardrums if I have an intruder. On the bright side it's easier to fit a threaded barrel into my XD or a Glock if I pick one of those up some day, and I was planning on putting a can on one of the 9mm's for the wife (yeah, that's the ticket). I kept doing a little research on my own and found this thread on THR. I may still get one for a 1911 someday, but I'm after the practical usage for right now. Maybe I'll build a 1911 in 9mm and suppress it.
Chrome, that's a great looking pistol and nice vid. Maryland_Shooter, they're slowly turning this nation into a Panopticon, just like what they're doing in England. Have you read "The Traveller"? No but I will now - you are the first to recognize the significance of the sig line and the Avatar |