dcmdon
NES Member
Hi all,
I just got back from a 2 day Reflexive Shooting class at Sig. It was great. Over the course of 2 days, we shot about 1500 rounds. (target saturation was part of most drills, which meant 3-5 shots)
One of the attendees brought 2 of his favorite 1911s. The first was a modern Sig 1911 with the evil, created by Lucifer himself, external extractor.
He ran this for the first day with no failures of any kind.
On the second day he intended to run his custom Colt 1911 that had been customized by a prominent CT based 1911 gunsmith. As the gun got dirtier and hotter, he began to experience failures to feed and extract. Eventually he gave up on it.
This got me thinking about the reliability of many one off 1911s. How many makers take the time to torture test the way they build 1911s. How many run them with a wide range of ammo and hot dirty guns?
I don't have an answer, but I thought it would be an interesting discussion.
For what its worth, I ran my Glock 19. I used my Crossbreed Supertuck IWB holster with my shirt over it, since this is actually something I carry. I used it until I couldn't take it any longer, having rubbed the side of my back raw with my thumb nail every time I drew.
Then I switched to a Safariland ALS retention holster I also use when I'm in CT and don't care about being "made". Other than me, everything worked flawlessly. I had zero failures of any kind with the G19.
All the hardware worked flawlessly. The software . . that was another story.
Don
I just got back from a 2 day Reflexive Shooting class at Sig. It was great. Over the course of 2 days, we shot about 1500 rounds. (target saturation was part of most drills, which meant 3-5 shots)
One of the attendees brought 2 of his favorite 1911s. The first was a modern Sig 1911 with the evil, created by Lucifer himself, external extractor.
He ran this for the first day with no failures of any kind.
On the second day he intended to run his custom Colt 1911 that had been customized by a prominent CT based 1911 gunsmith. As the gun got dirtier and hotter, he began to experience failures to feed and extract. Eventually he gave up on it.
This got me thinking about the reliability of many one off 1911s. How many makers take the time to torture test the way they build 1911s. How many run them with a wide range of ammo and hot dirty guns?
I don't have an answer, but I thought it would be an interesting discussion.
For what its worth, I ran my Glock 19. I used my Crossbreed Supertuck IWB holster with my shirt over it, since this is actually something I carry. I used it until I couldn't take it any longer, having rubbed the side of my back raw with my thumb nail every time I drew.
Then I switched to a Safariland ALS retention holster I also use when I'm in CT and don't care about being "made". Other than me, everything worked flawlessly. I had zero failures of any kind with the G19.
All the hardware worked flawlessly. The software . . that was another story.
Don