100th Anniversary- 1911 Auto Handgun

[JakeBrake]

When I was in the USMC in the early 1960's we used the 1911A1. I don't remember seeing one manufactured by Colt. The 1911A1 has a curved main spring housing. I was told that the USMC did not purchase any new 1911A1's after the end of WWII in 1945. Most that I saw were well-worn veterans. If you held them in your hand and shook gently, they would rattle. All the parkerized finish was worn off.

When I had a craving for one a few years ago, I bought the Springfield Mil-Spec, which seems to be very similar to the 1911A's from my USMC days, except that it doesn't rattle. I did opt for the stainless steel version. Most of the 1911A1's I saw in the USMC had all the parkerized finish worn off so they almost appeared to be stainless.

 

[Ken45101]

Over the years I have acquired several 1911s.

Latest purchases were the Springfield compact EMP (Enhanced Micro Pistol). Very nice guns for carry use. I have one in 40Sw and my wife one in 9mm. Both are a pleasure to shoot.

Ken

 

[DAY]

" the famous island hill that the Marines are famous for "hoisting the flag" on top. "

That would be Mount Suribachi, Feb, 1945.

During WWII many companies made weapons for the military, and you find the names of sewing machine and typewriter manufactures stamped on the slides.

I got my Korean War vintage M1911 from my high school English teacher, in 1957. Doubt that could happen today!

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Here's a link to the Ruger that has my fancy.

Ruger SR1911 Centerfire Pistol Models

 

[YesDeere]

I don't own any .45s. Would like to but I go into glocks early on and it stuck. Now I've had the chance to shoot several and want one bad. But.... Wife just got pregnant and the funny munny has dried up;-)

What I shot was a friends Wilson arms 1911. Oh my what a gun. Very tight tolerances. No rattles. And excellent groups. I was hooked immediately!! They are just a bit out of my range just yet. Spensive

 

[RoyJackson]

Had 3 or 4 1911 style handguns over the years. An Auto-Ordnance 1911 was the first gun I carried, in fact.
Nice handguns and were still the standard sidearms when I was in the Navy. Never much cared for them as a concealed carry weapon though.
Sold or traded 'em off over the years, but I did keep a parkerized 1911.
(also prefer Glocks for ease of maintenance).

But it is amazing the a 100 year old design is still so popular today.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I don't own any .45s. Would like to but I go into glocks early on and it stuck. Now I've had the chance to shoot several and want one bad. But.... Wife just got pregnant and the funny munny has dried up;-)

What I shot was a friends Wilson arms 1911. Oh my what a gun. Very tight tolerances. No rattles. And excellent groups. I was hooked immediately!! They are just a bit out of my range just yet. Spensive

I see that they have almost 30 models of 1911's. :cool2:

How much is "spensive"?:shocked:

Here's some neat models by STI near Austin Texas

STI International - Complete Gun Index

 

[mrpoppy58]

KyleinTex,
I have a Ruger P90DC stainless. It is a fine Gun. It is well balanced and I trust My life to It.
Poppy

 

[YesDeere]

The one I shot was more than 3 thousand. Hard to justify that much money in a pistol. Although the wife said she would get me one for my fortieth. Kicker...she wants a rolex. Ha. Ok

 

[k0ua]

The one I shot was more than 3 thousand. Hard to justify that much money in a pistol. Although the wife said she would get me one for my fortieth. Kicker...she wants a rolex. Ha. Ok

I am not saying that a Wilson or Nighthawk or Baer are not great guns, cause they are, but you can have a nice custom 1911 made for just a little over half of that. Lots of local Smiths will do custom work on a customer supplied gun, Heck start with a Kimber, and there isnt that much left to do anyway. Guns have come a long way, from the days in the early 90's, when a box stock Colt would barely run out of the box, and had to have a ton of work done to them to be really a great gun for IPSC. A lot of great guns can come out of the box, and after break in, can go play competition now. But if you do have a less than ready gun customized, check the Smiths references and examples of their work. Go to an IPSC or IDPA match and check what the competitors are using and go from there.

James K0UA