1911 Thread

File: PC9108LP_1200x7821.png (892KB, 1200x782px) Image search: [Google]

892KB, 1200x782px

TRP is pretty sexy, though.

File: 1911.jpg (466KB, 1000x650px) Image search: [Google]

466KB, 1000x650px

What size piston to get?
I'm having some custom work done on my 1911 at the springfield custom shop (pic not related), and while it's with them I'm having a threaded barrel installed. Springfield's website says to send the piston along with the pistol. I hope to get a silencerco osprey. So what size piston should I get.

>>29886348
Is that a 9mm? How does it run? It would make ammo buying a lot simpler with a 9mm than having that and a 45.

Does anyone have that chart with 1911 tiers?

>>29886380
It's a Springfield Range Officer in 9mm. It belongs to another anon, and I just saved the pic.

Are the basic Kimber Custom IIs garbage?

You made a 1911 thread and aren't bumping it with 1911 pics.

>:(

File: kmbrcpnvers460.jpg (32KB, 374x301px) Image search: [Google]

32KB, 374x301px

>>29886065

File: PI9131LP_1200x782.png (820KB, 1200x782px) Image search: [Google]

820KB, 1200x782px

>>29887679
sorry

I was looking at the MC Operator as well, but I ended up with a LB Operator. Better gun in my opinion, as I like the magwell, and the gun being all black.

>>29886065
I feel like I know who you are.

Get the MC Operator.

>>29887749
D-do you? Also it turns out I can't get a current production Operator in CA. I'll have to fish for an old one.

Since 1911 thread:

Are the 80% deals worth it, bullshit, or has anyone even tried?

File: 13214891_1326900787327234_1844526181_o[1].jpg (144KB, 1920x1440px) Image search: [Google]

144KB, 1920x1440px

>>29887778
do it faggot, Riflegear has them new.

Pretty sure this is the last SA Operator on the roster, and SA keeps producing them because of that. Really, its just the grips. You can swap them out as long as you don't mind a slick front strap.

>>29887828
I was just worried cause the new ones have a different serial number. I'll get on that.

>>29887828
Oh shit, Riflegear DOESN'T have them any more. Guess they did pull it.

I have an old 1911 that always fails to extract and eject the round.
Is this something I can fix or will it require a real gunsmith?

File: IMG_0960.jpg (254KB, 1200x900px) Image search: [Google]

254KB, 1200x900px

>>29886065
Go with a SIG. I love mine. Shown here with my P238.

Is the Paraordinance P12-45 any good? I got to shot one recently and it seemed pretty good for the overall size and performance.

>>29887845
Probably just a bad extractor spring.

>>29887850
Yeah they're not bad.

>>29887871
>Yeah they're not bad.
See, I kind of like the versatility of a 45, but I've tried a lot of 45's and they've all been kind of same-ish to me. Then I end up looking into more utilitarian to narrow it down, high capacity + compact.
So I tried one and it's actually more comfortable with the fatter grip than the more "classic" 1911's I've shot.

But I heard the company got bought out and went to shit?

>>29887849
Do the Sig 1911s still have extractor problems? As with anything Sig USA makes it seems like when they work, they work well, but they tend to produce a significant number of lemons

>>29887871
>extractor spring
>1911
Found the retard.

>>29887845
Google "tuning a 1911 extractor."
Then Google your "1911 slide detail strip."

All you need to do is remove your extractor, tune it, put it back in, and test it. Do this until it's ejecting perfectly. I do this about every 500rds. It's really easy to do once you've done it for the first time.

I learned how to do it entirely from google btw so you're already set up perfectly to learn the entire process.

>>29887890
Never had an issue with mine and I have shot all sorts of crap through it to see what will and will not work. Winchester white box hollow points have feed issues.

>>29887914
Cool. Too bad I burned through my 45 in another before knowing this.
... is this extractor system unique to 1911 models? I'm pretty new.

>>29887893
or claw, w/e

I'm running on 5hrs of sleep over the past three days, mistakes are happening left and right at the moment, nothing is clear fo r me

>>29887942
Finals?

>>29887845
Does the case stay in the chamber or does it extract and catch on the ejection port?
If the former then see the helpful anon's post about tuning the extractor. If it's the later then you very well might have a short or broken ejector, which is not an easy fix without the proper tools, but it's a fairly inexpensive job for a gunsmith.

>>29887922
Yeah. It uses an internal extractor.

>>29887946
>>29887949
I remember it jamming in the ejection port. "Stovepipe" I believe.
I had it out this weekend and it would stay in the chamber.

It might be both?

>>29887949
How does this compare to others? I've been trying to work out a list of crap I want to buy.

>>29887942
Maybe you shouldn't post then.

>>29887945
Life and insomnia. I'm thinking I may have developed an irregular circadian rhythm, because it seems to be about every ten days I get completely drained.

>>29887961
>might be both
The ejector rarely is the problem, usually you see it on diy YouTube "gunsmith" abortions or really high round count pistols.
Try tuning the extractor first. I'd also swap the mainspring and recoil spring for new ones, that never hurts.

>>29887961
I've never owned a 1911 with an internal extractor but if it isn't tuned right it will have issues. I've only owned SIGs and they have an external extractor. Pretty much the same as on every other modern pistol. Works great until something breaks.

I'm not that hardcore of a 1911 fan so my opinion and thoughts are probably not the best to listen to.

>>29887922
Like other guy said, yes. Internal extractor. it's just a long thin rod, you can see the back end on the back of your slide, it's the *almost* full circle thing. That piece of metal extends forward through a small cylindrical channel and pokes out in the middle of the slide as the extractor. It's just a long piece of metal.
it should bow inward *slightly,* toward the .45 casing. The tension on it, from being bowed out *slightly* each time a round is chambered, causes it to lose a slight amount of springiness. This is solved by removing it, bowing it back inward *slightly* and BAM, it's fine again.

I hope you have 1 spend brass and 1 live round laying around, you'll need those two things to test out the tension once you *slightly* bend it back into place. It's a fun process and you're now going to immediately learn how the entire slide assembly works just by removing the extractor. :)

>>29887986
Kind of for me but it was electronic lights. I installed Flux (reduces blue-levels in monitor color towards night time) and it helped immensely.

>>29887996
this it?

https://justgetflux.com/

File: DE 1911 .45.jpg (194KB, 800x574px) Image search: [Google]

194KB, 800x574px

>>29886065

I've got a Desert Eagle brand Desert Eagle brought to you by Magnum Research, the makers of Desert Eagle.
Silliness aside, I love this gun. It's worth looking into.
Pic related, it's not mine but it's the same one.

>>29888022
Yeah. Don't expect it to work this same night, but it won't make you more awake either. Also, I found during University the best way to wake the fuck up on a slow groggy morning was to flip open my laptop, turn off flux, and press my face to the screen. Jesus christ the blue. It burns.

Why is shopping for a 1911 a fucking nightmare? It seems like just when you find a good deal, there's always at least two things wrong with it.
>Bad MIM materials
>2-piece barrel
>Brazil
>2-piece guide rod

I might as well just nut up and save my pennies for a buy-once-cry-once semi custom.

File: slabcamp.jpg (944KB, 1536x2048px) Image search: [Google]

944KB, 1536x2048px

Ruger SR1911 here, love it and would recommend imo desu senpai

File: image.jpg (1MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 3264x2448px

Here's my MC Op, going to pick up my RO Op 9mm in two hours. I'm super fucking excited.

i want to get a SPS Pantera for USPSA Limited in .40 because it's a 2011 for $1400 new. i know i'm losing a lot compared to a semi-custom or custom gun, but is that a price point where i can justify getting one vs double the price for a custom?

>>29889453

VZ Grips?

>>29889528
Yeah, Operator IIs, I really like them. Definitely not for carry though.

>>29889528
I don't know much about SPSs offering but comparing a stock race gun to a full house custom is apples to oranges. I feel like what you are paying for in a full custom is fit and finish.

RIA 1911 compact gi
It's great, probably because it just sits under my bed, unfired

>>29889666

the reviews say it's a good gun, and i figure for babby's first 2011 it's not a bad idea so if i get a custom i know what i do and don't like.

File: DSCN0067.jpg (1MB, 2816x2112px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 2816x2112px

>>29886065
get RIA they work well and dont comes with series 80 safety

>>29888031
Nice billboard

File: SPSPantera_BlackChrome.jpg (59KB, 530x400px) Image search: [Google]

59KB, 530x400px

>>29889692
>>29889528

figure a pic would be nice

>>29887893
>Sig 1911

What are the thinnest grips you can get for a gov 1911 with no ambi safety?

Redpill me on Kimbers, /k/. Which ones aren't junk?

>>29890208
>Which ones aren't junk

None.

>>29890291
Then what should I do? Can't have the Huehue pistol with the 2-piece barrel.

1911s are garbage. They require hundreds of dollars of extra parts just to work properly. You're all idiots for having one.

>>29889453
Just to prove there's no lieing on the Internet.

Here's a pic of my RO Op 9mm I just picked up. Breaking it down now then going to the range.

File: image.jpg (2MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x2448px

>>29890714
Oops forgot pic

File: image.jpg (28KB, 266x189px) Image search: [Google]

28KB, 266x189px

>>29889675
RIA 1911A2
>it's like you guys don't 14+1 of glorious .45

>>29890720
No timestamp

File: image.jpg (1MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 3264x2448px

>>29890766
Fugg

File: image.jpg (948KB, 2048x1536px) Image search: [Google]

948KB, 2048x1536px

Citadel's are pretty nicely featured and well built for the price you pay

Are Colt Combat Commanders good?

>>29891112

Being left handed I really like the ambi controls and price point...but the forward slide serrations just killed it for me so I ended up going for an RIA with ambi instead

Promise I'm not trolling, just new to guns:

Why do people but 9mm 1911's when the Hi-Power exists?

File: image.jpg (955KB, 2048x1536px) Image search: [Google]

955KB, 2048x1536px

>>29891164
Haha I'm lefty as well which is entirely the reason I went with this model, I really like it and don't really mind the forward serrations, helps with press checks. Although I do have to say they are pretty aggressive and kinda sharp but those are complaints from my friends with girl hands.

>>29891182
Because muh 1911 aesthetic. That and your two options for Hi-Powers are the obscure FNH roll marked ones, the overpriced Browning ones or beat to shit milsurp

>>29891212
Who makes Citadel 1911s and where are they made?

>>29891223

Filipinos and the Philippines.

>>29890091
>really old 1911
>sig
Double retard.

>>29890208
Pls respond. I refuse to believe all Kimbers are shit

>>29891531
They pretty much are, sorry bud

File: image.jpg (760KB, 1937x2047px) Image search: [Google]

760KB, 1937x2047px

>>29891431
Gotta say those Phillipinos know how to make a 1911, it's quite well fit and the only gripe I have is the factory springs wore out quickly and needed to be replaced by Wolffs

>>29886065
1 gun fag here

why are such simple guns so fucking expensive?

>>29892058
because it wasnt designed to be built with a cnc
it was supposed to be handfit by skilled labor
and im not just talking about the internal parts fitting together which is a large part of it but all the damn curves on the gun.

finding a 1911 with an excellent grip safety to frame fit that's not a custom gun is impossible

File: image.jpg (2MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 4032x3024px

Monolith heavyweight

File: image.jpg (2MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 4032x3024px

Colt rail gun

I love the idea of a pocketable M1911. What's the best (reliable/priced well/accurate etc.) single stack .45ACP out there?

File: image.jpg (3MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

3MB, 4032x3024px

Colt combat elite

>>29892190
>Can't get in California
JUST

File: image.jpg (2MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 4032x3024px

Hemi/monolith

>>29892221
Not on the roster?

>>29892286
The only two Colts left on the roster are the Combat Commander and the Python.

>>29892302
Holy shit. Wtf California?

>>29890720
Got one of those a week ago. She's pure sex. Figured she'd make a good base for a project gun next year.

Where's the best place to get 9mm 1911 mags?

Dan Wesson PM7
They've kept it on the list (have also seen a bobtail model on the list)

They're nice and I think if you're lucky you can find them close to $1000 but then again CA gun stores are never competitive with their prices because they know you either buy from them or if you have them do a transfer you pay a ridiculous transfer fee (some places want $75+) and you still fucking pay tax- yes even on out of state purchases and I'm not sure why this is legal for California to do since it is taxing interstate commerce.

File: IMG_20151115_135853.jpg (847KB, 1520x1520px) Image search: [Google]

847KB, 1520x1520px

Big fan of SIG's, I love mine

>>29892609
>PM7
Holy shit that's a beautiful gun.

File: p_924200045_2.jpg (25KB, 400x400px) Image search: [Google]

25KB, 400x400px

Been toting around with the idea of making my own 1911. Anyone here do it or try? I'm slowly learning the pistol before I pull the trigger of a slide and 80%.

So pic related shipped today

>>29893077
Do you have your own machines and jigs just laying about? Because if you're gonna go the 80% route, you're going to need to justify your tooling and time costs. Don't make just a one-off.

>>29893106 I'm still shopping around for jigs. I found one that can be made with all hand tools awhile back. It's an aluminum frame though.

>>29891212
How do you like the pachamayr grips?

File: image.jpg (2MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x2448px

>>29892518
Just got back from the first 500rds. Wow it really is a shooter. I have steel challenge tomorrow night and I'm pretty excited to see she does.

>>29887849
I have one of those too. Love sig for hot days, but wear my colt here >>29893461
Mostly. They both have their pluses and negatives.

File: img20160417_194842.jpg (1MB, 1494x2656px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 1494x2656px

>>29893562
Fug, forgot pic.

File: monolith.1.jpg (782KB, 1920x1080px) Image search: [Google]

782KB, 1920x1080px

>>29892176
>Monolith heavyweight
Get out of here Stalker

File: 1443150874502.gif (52KB, 561x376px) Image search: [Google]

52KB, 561x376px

>>29893077
>building your own 1911?
It's dangerous to go alone Stalker,
Here, take this schematic. it help show complex internal workings of pistol semiautomatic

>>29893570
Main downside is I'm left handed and the safety is on the wrong side. Other than that it is a pretty nice pistol.

>>29894010
Get an ambitious safety...they aren't too expensive.

>>29894010
>I'm left handed
>the safety is on the wrong side

It's not the safety that's wrong, mutant.

>>29894010
I'm lefty too. My holster shows. I don't mind the safety. I always think I'll have enough time. >>29894342
Lefties are smarter bro. Prove me wrong.

>>29894284
I could.

>>29894342
At least I'm not a common right handed pleb.

>>29894759
I just keep one in the chamber and the hammer down. If I need to draw I just flick the hammer back. Not ideal but it works.

Canadian-
Cannot buy any but a series 80-
Knows that there were Colts made in .455 self loading for Commonwealth service..


Sobs for my neighbor to the north..

File: Colt_1911_Cal._455.jpg (1MB, 1638x1086px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 1638x1086px

>>29895732
You know, I was unaware of this until just now. Neat. Sucks that you can't own one.

>>29895668
>1911
>Even though Series 80 FPS
>One in chamber, hammer down
You literally what. Guess lefties really are retards.

>>29895931
P238 isn't really a 1911 though. Also has a firing pin block.

Who /RIA19119mm/ here?

>>29886065
My choice would be one of Springfields Range Master. I have been thinking of getting one myself.

File: 2016-04-27 18.48.18.jpg (2MB, 3264x2448px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3264x2448px

>>29886065
Here is my .45 family. Colt Govt Mode, Kimber Ultra Carry II, and a 70 series Colt Combat Commander with a four digit serial number.

File: image.jpg (2MB, 4032x3024px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 4032x3024px

Pic of my EDC Springer.

Just got a new job, so tell me why buying a $3k Wilson Combat is a bad idea.

>>29887845
I was having the same problem with my Govt Model. I replaced the extractor, ejector, and eventually found out the springs in my Wilson Combat mags was starting to go a bit soft. New springs, and everything is good to go.

>>29896194
Messed up the order on the pistols.
Govt Model
Combat Commander
Kimber Stainless Pro Carry II

File: cfa7bd06f4e887858996c4a441b55d39.jpg (84KB, 640x427px) Image search: [Google]

84KB, 640x427px

>>29886065
colt M45 USMC is godly

>>29886380
Still haven't gotten to shoot it, will provide feedback once I do.

>>29896293
>muh cracked slides

>>29891663
I have a friend with an ATI and the fit is just as good as my springfield if not better. The finish is a little rough though.

>>29887986
Buy some modafinil online, take when you want to wake up. Take melatonin when you want to go to bed. Fix ya right up

>>29888137
Witnessed! I'm enjoying mine as well

>>29896313
explain meme fag

>>29896194
>>29896272
How is your Kimber? Is it as bad as everyone says it is or is Kimber hate mostly just a meme at this point?

Anyone used Wilsons 9mm mags? I want to pick up 9 or so before November

no one has the new Auto-Ordnance 1911A1 WWII model?

File: PX9109LP_1.jpg (795KB, 1793x1158px) Image search: [Google]

795KB, 1793x1158px

If I buy this thing instead of a $1000+ TRP or PM7 will I be disappointed? It's hard to justify spending $1500 on my first 1911 when I could spend the difference on a good holster, mags and ammo.
My needs aren't really much, I just need a gun that I can rely on as much as my USP, that can shoot accurately, but still has quality built in. The only thing that's hanging me up is the barrel, which would be expensive to replace and fit.

Any Loaded owners here?

>>29888137

Thats the only 1911 ive ever shot and I really enjoyed it.

File: image.jpg (80KB, 960x540px) Image search: [Google]

80KB, 960x540px

>>29897637
Snake tested. Snake approved. But in all seriousness I'm getting a loaded Operator as soon as I have the cash saved up.

File: IMG_0152.jpg (2MB, 2448x3264px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 2448x3264px

>>29886065
who else /highend1911/ here?

>>29892328
California has a "safe handgun" roster, basically initially intended as a whitelist for guns that were built to certain safety standards, but between the DOJ and gun companies not giving a shit about paying for California's "testing," the majority of new production handguns get defacto banned (for sale, not possession).

It used to be you could get around it by using an extended .25 conversion barrel (available as commercial kits) or a "single shot" conversion (usually as simple as shipping it with a 1 round mag) to import them into the state, but they recently closed that "loophole."

CA was my home for 20 years and I loved it but oh my god am I glad not to be dealing with that government anymore.

>>29892585
MBX for 2011s, Wilson, CMC, or Tripp for single stack.

File: MC Operator 1.jpg (544KB, 2688x1520px) Image search: [Google]

544KB, 2688x1520px

>>29897637
Bought this last year and have not regretted it sense, no issues with it yet and shoots like a dream. I put new grips on it because I can't stand rubber grips.

>>29897825
Not going to lie, this was another reason I wanted it.

>>29897825
>>29897879
Oh shit, now I remember. Always wanted his Operator.
Also, the Operator is just a Loaded with a rail, correct?

>>29898234
yeah pretty much

>>29893615
Thanks anon ill study it

>>29897879
Did you replace the full-length guide rod on yours? I'm going to, just wondering if the GI plug is a drop-in part or if I need to fit that too.

>>29898397
Actually I did the reverse, it came with the GI plug but I wanted the full guide rod. They both are drop-in parts

File: 1461110610394.jpg (2MB, 1920x2560px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 1920x2560px

>>29892176
>heavyweight
4u

my razorback pictured with my rifle

File: 9.jpg (1005KB, 2667x4000px) Image search: [Google]

1005KB, 2667x4000px

Para Slim Hog vs Colt Night Defender?

Looking for a compact .45ACP, mostly for funz.

File: 65464684684.jpg (535KB, 1286x1056px) Image search: [Google]

535KB, 1286x1056px

>>29886065
MC Operator is my favorite of the 1911s I've owned. Don't think you would be disappointed.

File: 20151231_151812.jpg (1MB, 3264x1836px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 3264x1836px

Rate pls

>>29890208
>>29891531
They're all shit. I've never seen one run. Kimbers being shit is probably the only /k/ meme that's completely true.

File: 20160429_211738.jpg (1MB, 3264x1840px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 3264x1840px

>>29886065
I have the MC Operator. Favorite pistol by far. Had a bunch of malfunctions at first, until i realized it didnt have enough extractor tension. 5 mins later it was good to go, and has been perfect for a few years now

File: 20160430_182004_HDR.jpg (1MB, 3264x1840px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 3264x1840px

>>29899659
Nuther pic.

>>29886065
>calicuck

Kill yourself.

1911 friends, what's my best bet for a 1911 under 1000? I prefer blued and wood grips c:

>>29899666
Just not with a gun, right? ;)

My gun club has a Springfield Armory 1911 A1.
Is that a decent 1911?

>>29900586
Yes

>>29893461
Cute toes, anon.

Would lightly nibble and suck on. Post soles?

1911s are memes

File: 1461634902577.jpg (695KB, 3000x1989px) Image search: [Google]

695KB, 3000x1989px

>>29891531
They're getting worse

They are the Alienware of 1911s

>>29901377
Holy shit what. I thought they fixed all the QC issues when they went to their II designation.

>>29893288
I like them, they're very comfy and helped greatly with the muzzle flip I was getting after shooting a bit and getting sweating hands, and not to mention they look great.

>>29896484
Yeah the finish on these Citadels isn't perfect but I feel it is ever-so-slightly better than ATI's and honestly just a little bit behind Springfield, but the fit is awesome on these guns, very little rattle even after breaking it in and have been like 99% reliable.

File: image.jpg (84KB, 688x688px) Image search: [Google]

84KB, 688x688px

>>29901377
That pic is from like 4 yrs ago

>>29886065
>Just brought home my very first 1911.
>is a Colt M1991A1 Compact
>Ok let's do this
>proceed to disassemble
>ok, everything looks good
>let's re-assemble now
>GOD-DAMMIT WHAT THE EVER LIVING FUCK AM I DOING WRONG !?!?!?
>it won't go back together again
>fight and fight to get the slide lock lever back in place
>finally get it all back together, what a relief
Did not expect such troubles

>>29901549
Post pics of your commander?

>>29901549
>click click click clack
>take that you stupid bitch
>ow!
>why won't it go in
>click clack click clack click clack bang
>aaaaahhhhhhhhhhh, that's better

File: M1991A1.jpg (1MB, 2560x1920px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 2560x1920px

>>29902064
>>29903720
I scratched the side of the frame a little while fighting that damn slide lock lever back in. Fuck.

>>29897868

>basically initially intended as a whitelist for guns that were built to certain safety standards

They say that, but it was actually put into place as a backdoor ban with the option for manufacturers to bribe your politicians to get their guns on the list.

>>29896759
theyre great, no one has ever had any problems with them during my research. My springfield 9mm mags never gave me a problem either and i have 7 of them.

File: 1991A1.jpg (1MB, 2560x1920px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 2560x1920px

>>29904000
So I learned the hard way, it takes down / reassembles slightly different than other 1911 variants. Has double recoil springs and the recoil spring guide is only about a 1/2" long. That part makes it even more fuckety to reassemble.

Came with 2 six round mags. Hoping I can get some 7 or 8 rounders that'll fit it.

SIG GSR: good or bad?

>>29904000
>>29904084
You're retarded, anon. They call that the idiot scratch.

File: 1911A1.jpg (1MB, 1920x2560px) Image search: [Google]

1MB, 1920x2560px

>>29904551
yeah yeah i know. it didn't have any scratches like that in that spot before. obviously i dun fucked up. now i'm hesitant to take it down again. it can't be that hard to put the Slide lock lever back in.
Do you just push it straight in from the side? or are you supposed to rotate it up and in at the same time? the instruction manual makes no fucking sense

>>29904698
There are plenty of videos on how to avoid it. Just google it. My advice is just get the Slide stop as close to the little pin as you can, so it makes as little contact as possible with the frame.

>>29888137
11/10 Would recommend. Glorious American know-how makes for a great rooty-tooty-point'n'shooty.

File: Proofmarks3.jpg (126KB, 800x533px) Image search: [Google]

126KB, 800x533px

>>29904551
Could be worse

>>29904084
>>29904551
>>29905422
I'm guessing that just pressing it in from the top like a normal handgun such as a CZ or HK is a no go?

>>29897879
i love mine got it for free recently swapped out the sights for the hi-viz pro's.

>>29904698
>rotate it up and in at the same time?
ok so yeah i went and found some YT videos which are literally titled "how to avoid the idiot scratch"
So you're supposed to push up and in at the same time so basically pushing it in at about a 45 degree angle.
It's still a bitch and gonna take some practice to git gud

File: camera november 2015 056.jpg (2MB, 3456x2304px) Image search: [Google]

2MB, 3456x2304px

>>29886065

Springfield is about the best manufacturer for the money.

My TRP is the shit. But rails are for faggots, so I would nix the operator models.

>>29887272

Not necessarily, but they're not worth the price tag, unless you find them on sale for about 800

>>29906173
>best manufacturer for the money.
idk, i'm looking at those Auto-Ordnance 1911A1 WWII G.I. models.
Looks like a pretty good buy for the money. and that authentic reproduction

>>29906211

The auto's are a really good beater, kind of like the RIA's, but they use a casting process rather than forging the slides/frames.

If you want a mil spec, fuck yeah, go auto ordnance. But if you want something more modern, go for a springfield, colt, ruger or remington.

fwiw, STI makes a super smooth mil spec model. My store has them for 800, if you get a chance, look into them.

>>29891223
Armscor makes them, aimed at the international market, they are effectively the same as RIA.

>>29906498
ah, i think i'd rather have forged

File: STI-GI.jpg (337KB, 647x414px) Image search: [Google]

337KB, 647x414px

>>29906735

Anybody in their right mind would, but the point of a beater is something relatively inexpensive that you won't be afraid to get scratched up and well, beat.

I'm thinking of one just for general innawoods fuckery.

>>29905718
I'm pretty happy with the trijicon sights it came with honestly, how are the hi-viz sights?

Anyone got recommendations for holsters? I have my go-to for Kydex, but anyone have good leather suggestions?

Thoughts on the CZ 1911 A1 for a first time 1911? I already own a CZ 75b, CZ 455 and a CZ 83.

>>29905490

nope. there's a plunger tube with a little detent you have to compress. i figured it out after about two months of 1911 ownership, but it wasn't intuitive.

>>29906498

how much you guys letting the STI DVC .40 Limited go for?

File: cz 1911 a1.jpg (196KB, 1024x669px) Image search: [Google]

196KB, 1024x669px

>>29908414
Forgot pic

>>29908491
>>29908414
If it's CZ, then it's pretty good, I'd get it if it suits your needs.

>>29886348
Man, those grips are trippy as fuck.

>>29888035
Hot damn not the same anon but I've just installed it and the eyestrain is insanely reduced.

>>29888137
It's my first (and only for now) handgun, so I can't be objective but I love it

>>29908443
>plunger tube with a little detent you have to compress.
on my 1911 that little fucker absolutely does not want to compress for anyfucking thing. it is why i'm having such a hard time

>>29901535
Yeah, and they are still shit now, get off Kimber's feminine penis.

Don't buy "beater" guns. Use the shit out of your quality pieces. They aren't investments and are much more enjoyable being used as tools instead of sitting in the safe until you die.

I've carried a Colt GC for years now. Not high end but it's the most quality I could afford. I love using it and don't feel the "need" to upgrade or buy a second gun due to a lack of quality.

File: BAERCUSTOM.jpg (81KB, 799x459px) Image search: [Google]

81KB, 799x459px

>>29908451

We don't have the limited, but we do have the open in .38 super, and that one if irc was about 2100-2300.

>>29910619
I agree with this, which is why I suggested the STI.

some anons aren't making x per year, so it doesn't hurt for someone to have an RIA or whatever, until they can get something better.

>>29910935

a Baer Concept is honestly one of the best values in 1911s. about $1.5k for a full custom.