>Take a modern high-end 1911 (WC, Les Baer, Ed Brown) >Send

Very reliable with ball ammo.

It'll be fine, the design as a whole is fine. The GI guns were "loose" because it made life easier on anyone doing parts replacement in a time before CNC, not because a 1911 needs to be loose.

I would I would say the lw hammers could be an issue with debris, but primers were softer then too so it's a wash

>>32527082

I don't know about WW1 but my dad still uses 1911 mags his father used in WW2 with no problems.

>>32527082
>Will it still be reliable?
No. As soon as it gets dirty, it will jam up

Hell, they jam up when clean.

>>32527082
It's slide velocity and spring pressure that causes problems in 1911s for the most part. If the slide moves too fast, it skips over the round in the mag. If it moves too slow, it doesn't chamber it. If the spring is too weak, it doesn't feed it. If the spring is too strong, it slows down the slide.

>>32527082
It will still jam because it's a 1911

>>32527082
mags really only matter when it comes to springs and the shape of the opening at the top. A reliable mag from the time would be the same as a reliable mag from now. Most people (myself included) use WCs because they are reliable as fuck. Some people like CMs and what not. Good is good no matter when it was made. I shoot the shit out of regular old ball ammo with no problems.

Slide fit, springs, trigger alignment, and overall fit is was makes a great 1911 different from a POS 1911.

inb4 it's a fudd gun you fud

>>32528497
>>32528526
You are a fucking retard samefag. I can run my 1911 with different grains of ammo with little problems to no problems. The only time I have ever had a problem in mine is when I have not seated the mag. Unless you are shooting 45 acp +p there should be no real reliability problems.

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>>32528568
Any factory ammo should run fine in a 1911. It's when you start cutting up the slide and changing recoil spring weights and fucking with the extractor and ejector that you have issues.

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>>32528680
Sorry for the samefag, but I'm tired of seeing the meme hate on 1911s. It's not the only gun on the market, but it is a nice simple gun that works.

> It's when you start cutting up the slide and changing recoil spring weights and fucking with the extractor and ejector that you have issues

I couldn't agree more. The weapon was designed to run a certain way. It has been improved, but all in all it should run with no problems if it's been put together right. I've never ran +p in mine, just a problem that I have seen from other shooters.

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>when you just want an exact spec 1911A1 but the only copies around have substantial changes to them

Might just have to settle for a Colt S70

>>32528497
nah, it's shit not milled to spec that causes most problems. you're talking about tuning something with non-controlled feed Wilson mags, that still have problems

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>>32528988

>>32528497
>if the slide moves too fast
you're a fucking retard. the standard recoil spring doesn't need tuning within the range of standard and +p 45 acp

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Tfw you cant understand how all 1911 these have problems feeding ammo when your 500$ citadel has ate every thing you have feed for 3000 rounds.
Im not just talking ball ammo i mean all different kinds of hollow points and even some sketchy wad cutters.

>>32529203
Because it's not feeding issues, it's the tight tolerances. They can't bring themselves to admit they paid so much for a turd.

>>32529203
> I lucked out and got a cheap 1911 that works
big deal, it comes with non-controlled feed Wilson D rip-off mags. get some controlled feed Colt mags. you know, how JMB intended the 1911 to be...

>hollowpoints
with a few exceptions, .45acp hollow points use the same profile as round nose. saying your 1911 feeds hollowpoints is not a big deal.

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>>32529450
Implying i don't only carry 7 round controlled feed mags.Non flush mags trigger my autism.

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Just remember, cost does not necessarily guarantee quality, especially in regards to 1911s

>>32529674
2 of those are wad-cutter mags. what are you doing nigger?

>>32529836
actually they all look like hybrid mags

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>>32529836
Well fuck me your 1911 autism far out classes mine.Have a pic of my broom handle Mauser m30 model with pre m30 lockwork in it.

I think if you were to do a stress analysis of a 1911 compared to other all steel pistol designs you would see that the 1911 has much higher rigidity and a much longer fatigue life. Custom pistols are simply relieving mechanical stresses by making sure that parts are working together exactly as designed. You could do this kind of custom fitting to any heavy machinery that expected to function without fail as long as its never subjected to stresses it wasnt designed for

>>32529921
bottom one looks like a GI mag. the top two look like wadcutter mags to me. that early and abrupt opening.
I guess we'd need better pics to verify.

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>>32530262
Looks to be one of each.

>>32528435
>someones never owned a 1911

>>32530374
I don't think you're wrong

>>32530434
I own one. Just one that works, not some 2k jamomattic.

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>>32529674
Dat 8+1 capacity

>>32530758
Dat piece of plastic sticking out of your magwell

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>>32530780

>>32530822
Ruins the lines of the gun