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I think the best thing about 1911s is the accuracy, trigger and general feel.
I'll admit though, if I could only have one handgun, it wouldn't be a 1911. JMB will probably strike me down for saying that.
Your trigger finger will wither and your eyes will cross.
In the final stage of the curse, you will develop an unquenchable craving for a Raven.
How many millions of service men carried one having never carried a pistol before?
He would have scared me just as much with a Glock. Dunno why you think he's more dangerous with a 1911.I have, love & respect 1911's. There great for carry & everything else. Just IMO wouln't be my first choice for a new shooter to carry.
I talked to a new shooter a month ago. He had just purchased a Para warthog. He asked me if the gun could discharge if he just stuck the mag in! I had to explain the single action concept to him. I watched him walk off cocked & locked. To me thats scary.
He would have scared me just as much with a Glock. Dunno why you think he's more dangerous with a 1911.
I can't say that I blame you. I carried a gun SOB exactly one time, on a short trip to the grocery store. Never again. Ever. It's completely and utterly worthless, for more reasons than I can count. There is a reason many holster manufs won't even make SOB holsters.
-Mike
The 1911 is what God would carry if he carried a gun.
I could not disagree with you more.
For most situations you're ever likely to find yourself in, a SoB carry is about as fast on the draw as a hip carry,
In the case of a BG with a knife or strongarm robbery it works perfect because your draw looks like you're getting your wallet out.
I carried SoB for years with full-size autos in a newsroom full of hoplophobes. AFAIK I never once printed.
The only downside with it is carrying SoB in the car because the gun wants to jam you in the small of the back. A good paddle-type holster will only help with this so much.
Then again, a hip carry has identical comfort problems and isn't great for drawing fast either.
Different strokes and all that. As always, whatever makes you most comfortable is where you should carry. But I've heard a lot of stuff about SoB carry and from my own experience it's mostly cases of bad holsters or it just not "feeling right" for the critics.
It's especially bad this time of year. I don't fall on the ice that much, but it's happened enough times in my lifetime that if I was carrying a gun SOB, I would probably be paralyzed at this point from landing on the gun. For this reason alone SOB should be DEAD LAST as a carry option.
-Mike
I love my S&W 1911. It is a basic Stainless model .
I'm actually surprised by the amount of support for the S&W. I thought there would be WAY more Colt guys.
So there must be something to this
I'm actually surprised by the amount of support for the S&W. I thought there would be WAY more Colt guys.
So there must be something to this
I'm actually surprised by the amount of support for the S&W. I thought there would be WAY more Colt guys.
So there must be something to this
I'm actually surprised by the amount of support for the S&W. I thought there would be WAY more Colt guys.
So there must be something to this
I dont even have to click on that to get all tingley inside. I've lusted after a GI.50 for a loooong time.
Champaine taste, beer pockets. Ah well. *Sighs deeply*
This forum tends to be MA centric... which means that S+Ws are easy to come by and Colts are a little harder to come by... When it comes to Colts in MA, most of the time, one is saddled with having to buy a used one. Colts "weeble wobble we dont know if were going to make handguns or not this year" style production over the years hasn't helped matters either, of course.
Even up against most of the big names S+W still provides incredible value. Their guns usually work and they usually don't cost a fortune. Even if there was no compliance BS to deal with, S+W's would still sell like mad here. The fact that you can drive down the pike and dump the gun off at the factory (and usually get it fixed for nothing) is a plus, too.
-Mike