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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:18:55 PM EDT
Well...is there --- PUNK?
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:20:43 PM EDT
[#1]
Better question would be "Is there a reason NOT to have a 1911?"
And the answer is no. |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:21:13 PM EDT
[#2]
They're sexy and with the size of the barrel you just add to the size of your... You know.
I went with an UltraCompact 'cuz I don't want to scare the ladies away. |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:21:36 PM EDT
[#3]
+1 |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:23:27 PM EDT
[#4]
you just cant go though life without a 1911. They are like the little black dress for a chick.
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:24:29 PM EDT
[#5]
I always doubt anyone that claims to be serious about guns if they dont own a 1911
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:25:58 PM EDT
[#6]
+2... My first thought as well... |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:26:26 PM EDT
[#7]
I suppose you are going to say I can't post here anymore cause after 4ish years on the site I still don't own an AR? |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:27:42 PM EDT
[#8]
Jut that the 1911 is the finest combat pistol in the world maybe!
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:28:25 PM EDT
[#9]
NO. You should NOT have A 1911.
Pro CDP II ....................... Custom TLE/RL II ....................... Tactical Custom II ....................... Custom Classic Stainless  |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:28:30 PM EDT
[#10]
Where did I say that? |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:30:34 PM EDT
[#11]
Very nice! 
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:32:33 PM EDT
[#12]
F4YR has it right: You should own more than "A" 1911! |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:33:19 PM EDT
[#13]
doo dill lee doo dilll lee doo.........  9mm is fine...for girls and emergencies like when you cant find a knife or a stick. 1911 .45 auto. Accept no substitutes. ETA: Any gun is better than no gun. I have a Berreta .22 for when I just cant carry a bigger gun.  |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:38:30 PM EDT
[#14]
I went many years without a 1911. I never saw the attraction.
That all changed last year when switched guns and I used my friend's Les Baer for IDPA. I grew very fond of the 1911. I picked up a Kimber TLE II a few weeks ago and took a pistol class with it last week. I am a convert and know I will need another 1911. |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:41:26 PM EDT
[#15]
'Cus it's a g un.
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:42:55 PM EDT
[#16]
My 1st pistol was a Glock.
Never saw the need for a 1911, but finally decided everyone should own one, it's a classic. Bought my 1st, I'm now on my 4th.....and the Glock is getting sold. |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:43:13 PM EDT
[#17]
My favorite gun since I learned to shoot
  and will be my favorite til the day I die. |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:46:50 PM EDT
[#18]
I was kidding. Remain calm. |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:49:51 PM EDT
[#19]
It feels like an extension of your hand.
It's slide under recoil feels like warm butter moving back and forward. It's one of the oldest sidearms still in constant use, and even "improvements" on it's design fail where the original does not. What's not to like? |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 6:58:39 PM EDT
[#20]
That's like asking, "Is there some reason I need a head?"
Hail, the most excellent 1911!!! Just be sure to understand this mistresses intricacies. |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 7:34:08 PM EDT
[#21]
I just bought a 1911 three weeks ago. S.A.M. model made in the Philipines. Just didnt have the money right now for a Colt or SW Model 1911. I really like the pistol however. It is plenty accurate enough for me and all parts or supposed to interchange with the original Colt model.
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Posted: 10/28/2004 7:45:08 PM EDT
[#22]
The 1911 hasn't felt 'right' in my hand when I shot them before.
I have a spare fingergroove Hogue grip that might make it better...I'd need to buy a .45ACP 1911 for it though. What brand/model would be good for a 1st 1911? I've heard Colt is best... |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 7:50:18 PM EDT
[#23]
If you're a collector of sorts, yes... If you just buy guns to shoot them, then 'yes, if you want one'... |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 7:56:28 PM EDT
[#24]
Yes...
HK Mark 23 and HK USP's |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 7:59:06 PM EDT
[#25]
I have owned many 1911's. I personally don’t care for em. It’s an archaic piece of weaponry but no collection is complete without one. The die hard 1911 guys were that same shit talking wannabe vets at our gun range that drank up all our coffee and never bought anything or shot on the range. They just sat around talking crap about whatever subject they read in a magazine somewhere. Not saying the guys here are the same type. Just an observation I had whiule working in a gun shop/range for years.
Now don’t get me wrong. The 1911 can be a very sexy toy. But my favorite thing I ever saw was a bowling pin shoot at out range. These guys had $2500 1911's decked out for pins. Well not all of them were worth that much but some serious work was involved. Anyway my range officer grabbed the beat up POS (only cause it’s mistreated)rental Beretta Mod84 .380 and cleaned up the pins no problem with ouse reloads. He would turn around and say "It aint the bow it aint the arrow; it’s the Indian" and then start the competition. Same guy kicked major ass doing IPSC with a stock Browning Hi Power with a POS Uncle Mikes holster and 2 mags in his back pocket. People’s bowels loosed when they saw this guy shoot. What does that have to do with 1911's? umm nothing . Sorry. Anyways I have a Frankenstein 1911. It’s seen some action overseas I am sure of it. Great guns but not that great IMHO. I love my CZ75 though. |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 8:00:18 PM EDT
[#26]
Yes.
Halloween=Flying pumpkins nuff said Sgtar15 |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 8:02:59 PM EDT
[#27]
There is a reason that SpecOps guys still use 1911's when they could use any plastic Hi-cap they want to.
Best.... pistol....ever.... |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 8:03:48 PM EDT
[#28]
I have 12 pistols and the only .45's I have are a Glock 21 and a USP Tactical.
I had the option to buy a 1911, but I bought another Sig P226 instead. Damn, that is one FINE pistol Maybe its time.... |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 8:04:19 PM EDT
[#29]
No.
1911's are for men.
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Posted: 10/28/2004 8:06:44 PM EDT
[#30]
GIRLYmen... 
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Posted: 10/28/2004 8:09:59 PM EDT
[#31]
1911's are just a classic. They feel great, look great.
Very customizable if you like Good caliber, can be a very good carry or self defense gun Rounds out a collection |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 8:11:48 PM EDT
[#32]
It is not my first choice for an everyday carry gun but I love mine. They are just the coolest looking gun made and you can tinker with them endlessly. There is probably no gun out there with more modifications and parts and types of ammunition to try out. You gotta own at least one.
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Posted: 10/28/2004 8:23:03 PM EDT
[#33]
YOU MUST BUY AT LEAST ONE 1911!!!
IT is IMPERATIVE that you buy either a COLT, or KIMBER. Anything else might just leave you dissatisfied... BUY A COLT OR KIMBER 1911A1!!! YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!  There is nothing quite like the pride of holding a good Colt 1911A1 in your hand... *SIGH*  I'm was never a "Colt Snob," but now that I finally bought my own Colt 1911, there is just nothing quite like it... It's just different; But in a great way...
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Posted: 10/28/2004 8:31:08 PM EDT
[#34]
Because as an American, it's your duty to own at least one...period.
There are numerous other reasons...THE classic pistol of all time, big bullets and cool factor are just a few more reasons to consider, besides the obvious void in the safe between the Hi-Point and the Llama...they are so uncool. |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 8:41:35 PM EDT
[#35]
you dont have one! there thats the reason.
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Posted: 10/28/2004 9:05:57 PM EDT
[#36]
It's one of the basics, every gun owner should have a 1911, and an AR-15. I mean hell if you have only ONE pistol, make it a 1911. I finally got myself one last year and love it, Colt 1991A1.
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Posted: 10/28/2004 9:53:56 PM EDT
[#37]
It's ONLY the greatest fighting pistol ever designed.
but hey, a Jennings or Glock will spit lead out the front end at high speed too.... |
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Posted: 10/28/2004 9:56:51 PM EDT
[#38]
Another gun to have, I like mine though. Id get rid of my G21 before I got rid of it.
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Posted: 10/28/2004 10:00:31 PM EDT
[#39]
+3 (2 .45's and 1 .38 Super) 
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Posted: 10/28/2004 10:04:29 PM EDT
[#40]
+4 Lumpy Knows!!!
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Posted: 10/28/2004 11:15:23 PM EDT
[#41]
I had a Springfield 1911 A1 in stainless. It was a reasonably accurate, well functioning pistol. No failures in around 1500 rounds that I shot it. That said, I liked it so much, that I gave it to my friend Jim for free. He doesn't have any guns, I decided that was the most expendable in my collection. I have no plans of buying another. I tried to convince myself it was a matter of capacity, but then I noticed my P7 is still in the safe....
 The good news is, my buddy thinks it's the coolest thing since sliced bread. I still shoot circles around him with a $200 Hungarian FEG 9mm.
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Posted: 10/29/2004 4:32:58 AM EDT
[#42]
You should've bought a COLT...  Then you wouldn't have ever gotten the idea of getting rid of it.
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Posted: 10/29/2004 4:38:43 AM EDT
[#43]
I gots mine!
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Posted: 10/29/2004 4:51:06 AM EDT
[#44]
I like the look of the 1911. I like its history. I like its customizability.
It is truly a beautiful, and good design (IMHO) means that the object works well AND looks good. But I like how my Glocks If someone can explain to me why I'm comfortable with a Glock 30 but not with a 1911, I'd like to hear it. If someone can tell me how to make a 1911 more comfortable to shoot, I'd like to hear that too. I ask these questions expecting some good answers, not as rhetorical questions. |
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Posted: 10/29/2004 4:56:38 AM EDT
[#45]
Even with all your shortcomings, you truly are a wise man.
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Posted: 10/29/2004 5:04:36 AM EDT
[#46]
I'm afraid the 1911 is not for everyone. It's not particularly the best choice for the slight of build, the person not accustomed to a single action and recoil, or the person who believes the number of rounds is more important than the size or where you put the round.
On the otherhand, to many of us that have spent our lives shooting handguns, its the gun of choice and the one by our beds at night. Its a tad hard to ignore this fact. The ultimate purpose of a weapon is defense. I'm afraid in this regard I value the opinion of the " vet" that has seen the elephant and survived over the I have done nothing but visit the range know it all with his cheap Russian gun. Tj |
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Posted: 10/29/2004 5:17:14 AM EDT
[#47]
A perfect analogy. Like the black dress, you'll end up owning more than one. The Government 1911 is the classic American gun icon. And there are soooo many variations, parts & gunsmiths it - like the AR15 - will spawn its own gun fetish. I own 7 1911s. |
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Posted: 10/29/2004 5:20:11 AM EDT
[#48]
More probably to do with the fact that Rob Leatham teaches them to shoot it fast and accurately. G23c |
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Posted: 10/29/2004 5:20:22 AM EDT
[#49]
1) I have several 2) Why hasn't anyone mentioned hi-powers? Gotta have a couple of those, too. 3) how many little black dresses do you own..... |
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Posted: 10/29/2004 5:22:25 AM EDT
[#50]
I can't think of one. Old technology. Anything the 1911 can do, a new design can do better. |
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