1911 bread

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>>33402559
Mine

>>33402811
I don't like the Kimber sights, MIM grip safety/safety/slide lock...

>>33402915
>MIM
But, they're not

>>33403122
Those look like Kimber parts, Caspian and Ed Brown parts are thicker looking.

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>be polish
>be poorfag
>not allowed to have a gun
>going to the shooting range is fucking expensive
>shot a 1911 only once and only 10 bullets
>single happiest moment of my life
>mfw not gonna do it again since still poorfag

My Sig. I've changed the grips multiple times and the trigger twice and always wind up going back to stock. Looks and feels the best.

Currently don't have the stock trigger in right now though.

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>>33403648
Fug

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My new Kimber Ultra Carry II. Love it.
>but Kimbers a shit
Saw that flying around alot on here and had some reservations about it before I got to the range... put 200 Win White box / 20 Hornady Crit Def thru it, no malfunctions at all.

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>>33402559
>live in a cuck country
>can only have a 1911 in 380

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Colt Series 80 Enhanced

>>33402559
My wife wants one for CC.
Is it a good idea? Back when I owned my comander sized 1911 she didn't have issues with it. Right now we just have a USP and makarov.

>>33403914
anon im pretty sure your'e Mexican

Anyone own/use the RIA double stack 10mm?

>>33403914
Can't .38 Super?

>>33402559
>>33404674
I'd go with a Special Forces over a Kobra, the snakeskin just doesn't seem to work that well on the front/back strap.

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2885 rounds as of today.

Baer UTC.

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One of the nicest handguns I ever shot in my life was a SIG P220.

I'm in the market for a single stack full sized .45. Tell me why I should go with a similarly priced 1911 instead of a P220?

>>33402559
>stainless
why? They're demonstrably weaker and shorter-lived than a carbon-steel gun.

WHATEVER YOU DO do not put a CS slide on a stainless frame, you'll gall the shit out of the frame rails and it'll be looser than a thrice-rearsenaled GI-issued Colt in a matter of a thousand rounds.

>>33405044
Rust

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>>33403330
Not necessarily.

Pic related is entirely Ed Brown with the exception of the barrel (Nowlin), barrel link (Nighthawk) and frame/slide (Caspian)

>>33404649
>series 80
eww

>>33402559
>matte stainless
Got ya, dude. I'm not going to doublepost, see here (excuse potato camera please):
>>33401654
>>33401675
Absolutely love it. The moment I wrapped my hand around it, I knew I needed to have it. Feels so good in my hand.

Feels pretty tight too tbqh. I have shot a "milspec" 1911 before, and that thing rattled. Like, you drop the slide and wiggle your hand side-to-side, and you could hear parts click and shift, it was weird. This one, not so much.

Such action, very smooth, much slide. Or whatever they say these days.

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>>33403541
>be polish
>be proofag
>hear the call to freedom
>volunteer for US military service
>become US citizen
>own many guns and a Camaro
>generations of my offspring will be proud free Americans
>retire in Texas, enjoy margarittas and big tittied buchonas

>>33403330
They're Auto Ordnance parts. AO makes everything except springs in house.

>>33406700
This image is modern America in a nutshell.

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>>33402559
Muh Pony

>>33407375
>>/mlp/
Take it back to your containment board.

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>>33407535

>>33403843
Lots of haters out there for kimber. I like them. just ordered a tle/rl ll. I'm excited.

>>33404996
How's the slide on that thing now?

>>33405044
Bore axis and trigger. Up to you though.

>>33407535
Git out

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Mags soon!

Pic related is during the build. I'm going to get it functional then get a buddy to PVD it.

>>33407982
SAO

Dat ergo safety

dat aftermarket

dem slim lines

no gay ass rail

dat trigger

to name a couple others

>>33408008
They make SAO P220s though...

>>33408000
Very nice. Competition gun or just a fun gun?
>tfw crack a 2011 frame about once every other year in competition
I'm swapping to Caspian double-stack frames next time one cracks, they're cheaper and should last longer.

Whose slide?

Did you actually take lessons on pistol smithing or are you jewtubing it?

Whose barrel are you gonna use?

>>33408049
D0 1911's crack often?

>>33408078
STI's 2011 frame tends to when running tens of thousands of Major PF 9x19 or .38 super through them. I've never seen a steel-framed 1911 of either single stack or double stack configs crack.

It's the price you pay for MAXIMUM CAPACITEH I guess. They're a thoroughbred race frame and longevity is less important than width and weight.

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>>33408049
Fun for now but I want to do competition. CK frame and Fusion Firearms slide. Fuck I forget which barrel. It's 40sw so I can do major with it.

I'm just a dumb engineer that's youtubing it and learning. WAY more money than I thought it'd be. Kind of wish I did a POS esarco GI 1911 build to practice on, but hey, now I got the tools.

Any advice for a wannabe competitive shooter? I've done some idpa but I think the 'gamer' aspect of 3 gun/uspsa will be more enjoyable for me.

>>33408198
Kart barrel. Internals are almost entirely Ed Brown, with some ISMI springs.

>>33408198
Advice? Uh.
>if you don't reload now, start.
>avoid Open at all costs, people with a LOT more time and a LOT more money than you play there
>avoid bull-barrel 1911's, once they "wear in" they're worn out. You can replace bushings a SHITLOAD cheaper than you can good barrels.
>keep your pistol just clean enough to function if you're shooting the action sports, overcleaning causes more wear than actually shooting with pistol rounds
>practice, practice, practice
>then practice some more
As far as tools, did you spend the money on a sear-cutting jig? If you haven't or you're thinking about it, DONT unless you're gonna build 20+ pistols with it. Buy several sears from a reputable brand (I like Ed Brown but have seen some workable Nighthawk and STI), make sure your hammer hooks are even, drop it n' go. 1911's can have truly unrivaled triggers in a semi pistol, but getting them there is a goddamn art form.

Also, spend extra time tuning your extractor. That's the #1 cause of malfs, usually when it's too tight.

>>33408242
Also, I compete mainly because it's fun. I'm a pistolsmith first, and I'm NOT competitive by any stretch of the imagination. I don't have the time to put hundreds of thousands of rounds down range every couple years.

>>33408242
Oh, fucking bullshit. I have a bull barreled 1911 with somewhere north of 50,000 rounds down the pipe. It's still super accurate. I've built a couple of hundred .45's btw.

>>33408270
>still super accurate
Come back when your 50,000 round bull-barrel 1911 is 2 MOA capable.

Because literally everybody who knows anything about bullseye shooting says avoid them, and they can prove why. Unless you wish to go directly head to head with literally 100 years' worth of AMU armorers, who actually document this shit.

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>>33402559
what do yall think of the bone grips?

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>>33408315

>>33408315
They look fat and slick, but otherwise good.

>>33408315
Point is- you'll wear a barrel out and have to re-barrel at the same frequency you'd replace the busing.

Nice advice on the sears too, btw.

I'm sure that 2 MOA means a lot during an el presidente.

I have a Kimber Custom II, academy saleman talked it up from me buying a ruger 1911. At first I didn't like it because the carbon steel slide is a rust prone cunt. But after shooting it alot, I like it. Extremely accurate once I got my tritium sights zeroed. I just have it very well oiled.

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>>33407375
My nigga

>>33408269
>>33408242
Thanks for the advice. I didn't get the sear cutting jig, but my current fcg setup appears to be working; works when it should and I can't induce a failure by hand cycling. I think my hammer spring may be a bit light; had light strikes when I first tried to shoot it.

I'm hoping I didn't fuck up the lower barrel lugs when I cut them with the jig. I got the proper 0.045-0.05" upper locking lug engagement and the feet seem properly fit but it seemed like it may have been subjective on when to stop cutting n pushing the slide forward.

>>33402559
I love my Novak, but I don't have any cool pics

>>33408385
Yeah looks like you went a hair too far. Shouldn't affect reliability at all, but will cut a little off the total lifespan of your current parts.

I was taught to leave the slide just a hair over (fingernail's thickness according to my notes) the back of the frame.

>>33408413
Oh, I was worried I didn't cut it enough; it's still a bit dangling off the backside I think (pic doesn't do a great job of showing it). I thought there may have been a more quantifiable stopping point

>>33408452
There isn't, which is both a blessing and a curse. You can get one to run, reliably, with a shitload of overhang or having it way forward of the back of the frame, just gotta cut everything else to fit. The more overhang you have the more times you can re-cut or clean up a shot-to-shit 1911, but it's ugly and is a snag area if you want to carry it. Most manufacturers cut it flush for looks and snaglessness. Ultimately it doesn't matter a whole fuckton.

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Here's one of mine, series 80 Colt Gold Cup National Match. Was given to me two years ago.

>all these 1911's
>only 2 idiot marks
I'm proud of ya'll

>>33408514
It's not hard... I was so worried about it the first time but you gotta be gentle and ease it in. She won't mind after you get passed her plunger

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My colt series 80 with fitted trigger and C&S series 80 system and oversized firing pin stop, as well as stainless loop msh

>>33408650
Where'd you get that msh?
Nice setup btw.

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SA 1911 MilSpec on bedside duty tonight.

Any body else have their 1911s working the same shift?

>>33409073
I work the night shift, that blanket look comfy as fuck doe

>>33409084
What happened to that SA 1911?

>>33409104
>>>33409084
>What happened to that SA 1911?

It's Jewish now

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>>33409104
>responding to obvious bait

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>>33409104
Inferior steel lol
Have another

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>>33409123
Holy shit dude hope my SA MilSpec doesn't meet the same fate lol

>>33409123
>>33409084
>>33409056
Horrey chit

I have a SA Loaded model....should I be worried?

>>33409000
http://www.smithandalexander.com/

call them to order

>>33409141
The NM serials are far better quality than the others, stick with the American made, NM serials, and youll be okay

>>33409157
>follow link
Holy internet 1.0, Batman

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>>33402559

Want to get into funs. Want to do it with a 1911 because MURICA. Where should I start?

>also contemplating getting a .22 to practice how to not be a total re-fag-tard before I move to "REEL GUNZ"

>>33409479
As a 1911 fan I suggest you get something that is much less likely to need tweaking.
>inb4 300 posts of "muh ria works"
With 1911s more so than any other pistol there's a chance it won't run right out of the box with the magazine it came with and whatever ammo you picked up.
Matching magazines and ammo to your 1911 is a part of the whole process of owning and using them.
I think it being your first handgun would be OK but not your first gun overall.

tl;dr Get something that will be low maintenance for your first gun so you can enjoy shooting it and learning how to shoot rather than dicking with it.

>>33409056
>>33409030
DELTE THS!!

>>33402559

I've owned two, Anon, a Springfield Armory and a Colt.
Colt's better. Better fit, better finish, and it shoots better. At 12 yards I can simply point-shoot - no sights - and plug soda cans all day long. Couldn't do that with the Springfield.
Also, rubber Hogue wraparound grip and stainless steel Torx grip screws FTW. The stock slotted grip screws are shit, and rust if you so much as fucking look at your gun, let alone use it.

>>33410023
My issue with torx heads on grip screws is that the heads are easier to snap off, because of the round-ish hole in them there's not as much material between the head and the shank and they can snap.
Also, with the Colt slotted crews (I don't know about others I've only owned colts) you can use the rim of a 45 ACP cartridge to loosen or tighten them if you have no tools handy.

>>33409072
>non-ogive hollowpoint

serves him fuckin right

>>33407979
Smooooooooth. Actually still sticks a little in battery, but you can work the slide using normal human strength now.

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>>33403843
>>33407961
> My niggas

I love my Kimber Stainless ii

Pic related how its going to look

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Posting my humble Ballester. Rate pls


>tfw no one ever rates

>>33409210
Yeah it's like going back in time but S&A have great customer service

>>33410665
I'm genuinely torn between matte and stainless. Do you plan on swapping the grips in the future?

>>33409169
>The NM serials are far better quality
>checks'em
>NM serial in the 400k range
guess I'm good

>>33409479
if you have never been into fun/1911 go watch some videos on disassembly of the 1911. it's not like taking down a SIG or a FS92

>>33410832
I'm sorry to say your pics aren't clear enough to rate

and ballester molinas can be kinda underwhelming, they're in that weird state of "it kind looks like a usgi 1911, but it really doesn't"

That said they work, also thanks for taking a pic of your ballester molina magazine, I have this funky looking mag that came with my Argentine police contract Colt government and I always figured it was an argie made mag.

>>33409030
At least it didn't explode and cause damage like some other type of gun

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>>33411188
Here's an image of it with my 1858. The wood grips are lighter in person.

>>33411243
It was destroyed at a buyback, why would someone bring a loaded gun to a buyback? Look at the indentation on the first pic, that's what happens when you push a press onto a gun.

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3010 rounds as of today. 3 failures in first 650 rounds, 1 47d mag baseplate came off causing slide to not lock back, one failure to feed when I didn't get a mag in all the way, and one swc wouldn't work. The swc rounds were too long, wouldn't work in any other gun.

Had two failures to chamber in last 500 rounds, both out of the same Wilson 47d. Removed that mag from rotation and no more problems.

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I own a Raptor Pro II and and Micro Raptor

I like them both. Both are reliable, accurate weapons. I carry the Micro Raptor regularly.

I own another 1911 as well, but I like the Raptor better

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>>33406700
not having superior chevy HHR, with the center console on the dash. So its within reach and still considered stowed away.

pls dont bully about grips, i dont like them either but they are better than the plain wood ones.

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Recently picked up my first 1911. Springfield Range Officer. 45 ACP of course. I've only put a couple of boxes through her, but I'm loving her so far.

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>>33403843

Don't shoot your leg.

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>>33402559
I got a springfield milspec, and an AMT .30 carbine automagnum which is pretty much just an oversized 1911.

>>33413683
I love that Automag.

I have been looking for an Automag III for a while near me, but cant find one.

I own an Automag II

>>33413628
lmao seriously that's him? good for him I guess he lost a lot of weight.

>>33412367
WC are not infallible I noticed as well. I have some CM Power+ 10 rounds which never failed one me.

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>>33412367
>>33414605
I've noticed that the 1911 fanboys that I know irl gush over the Tripp Research mags.

They look cool, which is rule #1, but since I don't own any 1911s (yet) I don't get what the big deal's about.

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Tried a better picture of mine.

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>>33409073

>>33415272

I fired some, they just feel nice in the hand. Plus it's an iconic handgun. Planning on getting a RIA GI model sometime soon.

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>>33412467
Nice

>>33405075
You know it's stainless steel that had galling issues right, primarily with AMT using the exact same steel for the frame and slide, more recently some Dan Wesson guns.

Material science isn't as simple as X is better than Y. The gun will likely outlive him and his children before it being stainless is an issue

>>33414505
Its really a shame they are so unreliable. They are crazy accurate, recoil is decently manageable, very powerful. Only piece of the puzzle is reliability.

Sometimes you fire box after box of ammo with no trouble. Other times it just cant shoot through a full mag to save its life.

If it were more reliable it would be my innawoods gun, but because of the jamming issues I can only use it as a range toy.

>>33408041
So 1 out of 5. I really like P220s but that Sig top end isn't for everyone

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my 1911 with its retarded tranny little "sister"

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My uncle's pre-series 70 that he loaned to me when he went to Canada years ago and never took back

The idiot mark was there when I got it, I swear. My uncle isn't exactly good with taking care of his guns. He also left a Remington 7400 that had a shit ton of surface rust on it.

>>33415699
Ive actually ran into galling issues on my stainless automag which started appearring around 1,000 rounds. Every 1,000 rounds I gotta use a whetstone and polish the inside of the slide.

Granted im firing .30 carbine in a pistol which is a very high pressure cartridge for a semi-auto handgun. This could be exacerbating the weaknesses of stainless steel and its tendency towards galling more than a low pressure round like a .45acp would.

Point is, stainless steel guns DO have galling issues, but ya gotta shoot em a lot before it appears. If you are like me and run 200 rounds a weekend through it ypu will wear it out fast.


If you are your average gun owner and never shoot it more than a few times a year it will last decades.

>>33411178
Doesn't matter since the barrel in the pic is aftermarket anyway, not to mention the 1 in a gorillian chance a malfunction like that would happen to anything put a .40S&W CZ75

>>33415771
Have you tried using a heavier grease on it? That's the whole reason RIG even exists

>>33415272
Never owned trip mags. Had great luck with Colt and Baer factory mags, Wilson, and McCormick.

The Wilson mag that failed on me is old as fuck, one of the first 1911 mags I bought years ago.

Good read on mags:
http://www.10-8performance.com/1911-magazines/

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>>33402559
My AO, nothing special but I like it.

>>33415602
slep tite bby, sweet drems

>>33416019
Its just too much cartridge for the way this gun was designed.

Theres a REASON their retail price in 1995 was only $200. Its just a case of a gun being 95% there but the 5% they got wrong killed the brand.

Its powerful, accurate as fuck, but the cartridge is just too much for the matierial.

.30 carbine is a pissant rifle round, but its a holy shitter for a pistol. There ARE more powerful semi autos nowdays but back when AMT was doing their thing it was when stainless steel was a new development for the firearm world, and due to the heavyness of that long-ass slide, plus the friction from stainless on stainless contact (or being packed with grease) its just not a very reliable handgun.

They are worth a lot now as collector's pieces because they are oddities but they were never really good pistols. The entire AMT line suffered from reliability issues and they wear out really quickly.

Its really A shame, im not kidding, ive hit a 10 inch gong at 175 yards with the thing. Accurate as fuck, powerful as fuck, just doesnt cycle well. I quit shooting it since it became collectible and began doubling in value every 3 years.

I run 1 mag a year through it for nostalgia sake.

>>33416316
A shame indeed. AMTs whole history is like that. Curious to see what the future holds now that the company is back and business. Odd choice of offerings from them though, maybe it's just a matter of what machinery they still possess but it seems crazy to bring back the Automag II (I think) and the backup, but not any of the 1911s.

Ive played with the idea of getting a hard baller or javelina as a tinkerer and because it doesn't have some historical weight to it. I couldn't give a shit about hitman. Does make me wonder if doing a reweld or brazing of the contact areas would help with the galling

Anyone have one of those Norinco 1911s?

Yeah it's chinkshit, but it's $350.

>>33416933
The javelinas (what I got) weren't just having issues due to galling, the slides were also too heavy.

To make mine fire functionally I was having to reload my own batshit crazy rounds with heavy bullets and about the max load the brass can take before rupturing.

But then I was just trading increased reliability for an even faster rate of wear. I mean these AMT's already wear out startlingly fast.

On the plus side my already comedically overpowered handgun became even MORE crazy. I was getting some retarded velocities out of those hot loads, all detractions aside they turned my pistol into a pocket carbine.

The thing was flat shooting out to 200 yards, coupled with the startlingly good accuracy these things have its probably the most bittersweet gun I've ever had.

God I wish somebody could cook up a semiauto longslide in .30 carbine that doesnt force you to choose between shaking itself apart or jamming every 4th shot.

I really do love this thing, it got sooooo close to being a perfect pistol for me.

>>33406410

>be Polish
>?????
>make youtube videos about AKs
>bobsled

>Tfw getting an RIA GI model for my birthday in 2 weeks.
Going to make waifu grips for it.

>>33415699
>>33405075
Shit, I never knew about galling with stainless...surely this issue has been addressed?

I was thinking about a Dan Wesson Pointman 7 one of the few decent high end 1911's that aren't four grand on the CA roster.

>>33417760
Modern stainless steel doesnt gall AS BAD.

It still will eventually, you will need to use syntetic grease on the slide and all moving parts. Not oil, grease.

Stainless steel guns require more maintenance. If you get lazy and fail to take proper care of it one day your slide will get caught on a burr and stick, requiring you to hone out all the galling with a whet-stone. This is a tedious and time consuming process and if you have to perform it you deserve it for not cleaning and re-greasing the gun after every shoot.

Its not a crippling issue like it used to be. If you apply proper and dilligent care and use a good synthetic grease it shouldnt be an issue.

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>>33417760
OP here I am from CA, will be selling my PM7 and MK25(off roster) as well as a few Gen 4 Glocks.

PM7 = $1500 ion bond, checkered front strap and trigger job

MK25 = stock $900

Glock 19 Gen 4 and Glock 23 Gen 4 both with 10-8 sights for $500 each.

Let me know if you're interested, we can take this to Calguns.

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My ATI GI model.

Only cost me three fiddy but the fit and finish are fantastic

>Want 1911
>grip safeties are AIDS

What do?

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>RIA G.I. prices going above $400 now

Welp looks like I'll be waiting a while before finally joining the granddaddy fudd club

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favorite cc gat

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traded this one for an ar a couple of years ago. I didn't like the light weight frame.

>>33420640
Build your own

>>33420640
Disable grip safety, that's what I did.

>>33420713
https://www.iammo.com/guns/handguns/american-tactical-imports-fx45-45-acp-8-round-5-1911-in-carbon-steel-mahogany-grips-atigfx45mil.html

These are a bit better for less money

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Don't own a 1911 yet but when I do it will probably be pic related. Every time I rent one of these I end up with much better groupings than with my glock. It just feels so damn good in the hand and I don't even notice that much or a recoil difference (probably because of the wight) and that fucking trigger.

I'm kind of poor right now and need to buy a car first before I buy any more guns.

>>33413683
Clean your guns dude. Nice automag even though it's an ugly SOB. My grandpa killed himself with one of those lol

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Sig 1911. Runs really well. Would like to do a sear job eventually though.

>>33402559
Anybody know why S&W 1911's are so over priced? I don't get it.

>>33417334
Well unless you want an enforcer pistol yeah you're out of luck. Best you can really do for a .30 carbine handgun are what, blackhawks and BFRs?

If I do go the AMT route It'll likely be a full small parts replacement and possibly hard chrome with the whole thing set up for mild ammo. Just a range toy conversation piece

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>>33420640
This or a rubber bands/tape/cord,like people have been doing for 100 years

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>>33402559
Feelsgoodman
Dat filter

>>33421419
Overpriced compared to what? It's not a Colt 1991 or another M&P. S&W is one of the only companies that forges it's frame in house these days, scandium is always kinda pricey, and it's not exactly a standard production gun. Think of me more like Dan Wesson, they're really nice guns

>>33421419
smith seems to upped their prices recently, for reasons I don't understand. I really like the performance center stuff, but I'm not paying dan wesson money for a smith...

>>33405116
Yeah, I bought my SS Colt Model 80 before I knew what that entailed (more safety parts = more to go wrong). It looks great, shoots well.

>>33410832
Does your B.M. work well? That's all that matters, ultimately.

>>33405116
>>33423071


>more parts to go wrong


nothing's really gonna go wrong on any properly set up gun

>>33417913


>require more

Proper lubrication is more important, but they dont need to be oiled and cant rust like a blue'd gun will... Just use a good quality grease on the slide rails.

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Can't decide between two 1911s, The SFA Mil Spec and the Colt O1991, I do prefer the original 1911 features of the Colt but I've heard good things about Springfield, and the price difference is no issue. Any recommendations?

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I'm thinking of getting an SR1911 as my first 1911. I've already got a 10mm Tanfoglio Witness so I'm somewhat familiar with Browning-style pistols. Is there anything special about using or maintaining 1911s? What is an idiot scratch and how do I not do it? Anri Okita for attention.

>>33423270

that better not be a bushing comp.

Hammer is having some resistance when I pull the trigger and slowly let it down. Only in the last half of the motion...not sure what's causing it. Ideas?

>>33417926
Not OP, but I'm interested in your G19 Gen 4 if you're in the LA/OC area.

>>33423883
says the trip fag. so tell me, why is a bushing comp so bad?

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Tested the can out yesterday finally.
From being clean, it took about 75 rounds before it started failing to lock into battery. I had to hit the back of the slide to make it close fully. The top of the slide rails on the frame were so gunked up that they were acting like brake pads. Never had an issue in ~2.5k rounds.

About 35 degrees Fahrenheit out, gun rode in my truck bed to the range and I was there for about an hour. Wondering if the chilled air had anything to do with it.

It was very quiet, like a nail gun. Guy next to me asked if I was sure it was a .45. I noticed significantly less recoil as well.

>>33405116
>>33423071
Anyone have any reviews on those shims to convert an 80 series to a 70 series? I can feel the squish on my trigger when the plunger is being engaged but before the hammer drops. Plus that plunger lever makes reassembly annoying. Mine has gotten pretty banged up over the years.

>>33423865
She looks like the asian version of a Mexican girl I used to.. something years back.
In that photo at least.
I just googled her
>shes a pornstar

>>33420640
>>Want 1911
>>grip safeties are AIDS
>What do?
youre a moron, having grip safety is better than the trigger safety on glocks, you need such a safety for the light trigger pull

>>33424552
>you need such a safety for the light trigger pull

Alternatively, you can actually follow the rules of firearms safety and not put your finger on the trigger until you plan to fire. There are no guns with factory triggers that go off by themselves, with the exception of Taurus/Remington.

>>33424770
>There are no guns with factory triggers that go off by themselves
a gun with a 4 lb trigger pull could go off if dropped, this is a major liability feature, someone like yourself who only pulls out a gun at a range wouldnt understand how guns are used in the field so you think its a non-issue

>>33423198
>cant rust
EHL OH FUCKING EHL

Stainless is called stainless because it stains...less. Not never.

>>33423193
Yeah. I don't like them because you can't make the trigger quite as nice. Comparing a factory series 80 to a factory series 70 there's little if any difference though.

>>33424232
They don't work as a comp (on any but the hottest loads of the hottest wildcat/niche rounds like 9x25 and .460 Rowland). Inner chamber is too big. They're strictly for looks.

>>33424819
>a gun with a 4lb trigger pull could go off if dropped
Not without half the internals being broken, no it cannot.

The entire trigger bar assembly in a 1911 weighs under 2 ounces. Depending on style many of them weigh less than 1 ounce.

Not even Nolan Ryan could throw a 1911 onto concrete hard enough for the trigger in a 1911 to go off under its own inertia.

And every gun is capable of going off if the sear breaks, so don't even try to use that argument. And a 1911 sear is quite a bit beefier than most.

>>33423803
I have both and you'd be fine either way, but I have noticed over the past few years the Springfield's seem to have better overall QC. It's easier to find a Springfield that has a good slide to frame fir, stuff like that.

>>33424819
>he fell for the liberal propaganda

If your claim is factual, it should be repeatable and verifiable. Can you link even a single video of a non-bubba'd 1911 going off when dropped?

>>33424449
It's probably backblast/pressure that's pushing carbon soot back into the gun. I think that's pretty typical for suppressed guns. Just keep it lubed well; the carbon gunks up my suppressed SBR AR but if I keep adding oil it keeps going. Hopefully a 1911 will behave the same.

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>>33402559
My 1911s. A Colt GI 1911. A new SA GI. A 1911A1 I built on an AO frame and the rest was GI parts from gun show bins. The last one is a pawn shop beater that I had built when I scored a boxed NM kit.

>>33425278
Yeah I know cans make guns dirtier, but I've never had any gun so dirty it failed to function; this one failed at 75 rounds.
I've had guns get gummy at -30f but thats a different beast.

I'm going to try different ammo next time I think, see what that does. LAX reloads was what I was shooting.

>people talking about 1911's godly ergos is the same as people talking about Deus Ex
Everytime there's a 1911 thread I need to break mine out and hold it.

>>33428659
God damn it, I should go to bed, but you just made me go into the gunsafe and play with my 1911.

>>33423109
It does, yeah. I've put about 400 rounds through it, the first 200 were rough and had a bunch of malfunctions, the last 200 have been fantastic. It was almost new when I got it, somehow, considering it's like 60 years old.

>>33425612
dude, keeping a gun that wet will cause the carbon to gunk up.
Honestly, dont lube it much at all, let it just be the thinnest thinnest thinnest film, or dont lube it at all after cleaning it. that'll give you the best results.

>>33417926
Where did you ever get an MR07?

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>>33402559
>3k for a 1911

>>33409141
That's not a factory barrel. That's a well known aftermarket company... surprised that's happened.

>>33405116
literally nothing wrong with Series 80, that is a meme

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My Wilson.

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>>33432007
My Wilson test target

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>>33432016
My Combat Commander

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>>33432024
Trigger pull on my USPSA Limited division gun.

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>>33432037

Pistol I built on a Caspian frame and slide

>>33432003
>>>33405116
>literally nothing wrong with Series 80, that is a meme

Disagree. 80 series have spongy triggers with gritty creep. If a customer tells me it's not a carry gun, I'll convert it to series 70 when I do the action job.

>>33432109
The triggers are no different than any stock gun without a trigger job, and actually better than most. You can't compare a stock trigger with a custom trigger job.

>>33423803
Cant speak to the SA, but I was in the same place as you. I've owned my Colt 1991 for about 5 years now, and I've got apx 2k-2.5k rounds through it. It's a good gun but I've got three gripes:

>The blued finish wears off and rusts like a bitch (I live in humid-ass Georgia)
>after about 1k rounds my front sight came loose and I had to have it re-staked by a gunsmith.
>factory mainspring housing is fucking plastic

I like the more tradition looks of the colt over the SA. Think its because of the angled slide serrations. But I like SA's more modern guns like the TRP and Operator over colts more modern 1911's... Anyway I'd say you can't go wrong with either, but the SA is probably more utilitarian whereas the Colt is more classic.

Good luck with your choice.

>>33432284

Not comparing it to an action job, I'm comparing it to series 70, which is commonly available.

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Nice guns in this thread.

>>33433612

>>33432083
was it a complete frame or a 80%? I've watched most of Mosin Viruses videos and I almost think I could do it.

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>>33431967
Where did I say my gun was wet? On any of my guns, at most I will put 1 drop of gun oil on it and spread it where the moving parts interact. I don't oil my AKs at all.
I've been a gun owner for a l-o-o-o-n-g time my dude.

>>33433761
I get frames and slides from Caspian as gunsmith fit, which means that everything is oversize and must be hand fit.
You can actually get frames and slides pre - fit, and use a 'drop in' barrel from Storm Lake, and use quality internals like from Wilson Combat, and you'll be able to assemble - not really build - a decent, functioning 1911.

>>33423986
Don't pull the trigger like a faggot

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>>33402559
mine is pretty good, got rasco grips, can't really think of much else to add.

>>33423986
The real question is why are you letting it down slowly? 1911s are safe to dry fire, and if you're lowering the hammer on a live round you're an idiot in search of a ND.