Carried a 1911 from 74 to 89 as a Military Police Man fell in love with it and bought a combat commander as my personal side arm and still carry one Im 71 and yes I wore a Steel pot
I carried a 1911 as an MP 1968-1970! Loved it! When you pick it up, thete is not another pistol that sits in your hand like that one! Just PERFECT! I own 3: A Colt CQBP; a Charles Daley, and a TISAS. I did buy an FN FNX TACTICAL .45. Holds 16 rounds and feels like a 1911. Awesome pistol!
@@user-qb8mj3nd6xuh yeah to quote Jim Morris author of War Story: You know what the difference between a war story and a fairy tale? A more story starts off this ain't no s*** in a fairy tale starts off once upon a time.
I still carry a Colt series 70 1911 in .45 i bought in 1980 and your right it is a heavy gun to strap on your side but like Col. Cooper said, 'If your in a fight and you want to win this is the gun you should carry.' 💀
Cut my teeth on a 1911, what Army was qualifying with when I was in. I inherited my uncle's that he used for competition, but carried a polymer framed, striker fired EDC for a long time. I finally got around to getting back into a 4.25" for EDC. As soon as I picked it up, it felt like I never put one down. A very little bit of practice and I realized I never lost an automatic safety drop on a draw. Love it. Down side? It's not the weight. The narrow frame and slide make it ride just right on my hip. But, with the Glock, if I didn't want to carry extra mags, I didn't. It had a 13+1 capacity. With the 1911, I _ALWAYS_ carry extra mags, whether in a carrier or my back pocket. But the balance, muzzle control, quick on sight and that oh-so-sweet trigger far outweigh the inconvenience. It eats hollow points or ball without missing a beat and it doesn't hurt that there's 230gr dumping energy into the target.
The the m16 that eventually became the m4? At least once they realized that minimal maintenance and even decent quality ammo would make it an ass whooping platform!!! I know some of the old school guys hate the AR-15 as well, but there's a reason it's so damn popular!!! The crazy part is that the vast majority have only been sold since the ban sunsetted in 2004, and there's an unreal amount of them in circulation!!!@@mmabagain
In my service during the Vietnam war, I eventually got a Remington made M1911, Serial # 6. This weapon had to be a World War 1 or 2 made weapon. But this weapon was the best pistol I ever used. It was deadly accurate, reliable, you could drop it in the mud, pick it up and shoot it. I wish I had that pistol today!
My late dad was a champion competition handgun shooter. He was a huge fan of the M1911. It was not the first gun I ever fired, but it was one of the first. I didn’t start buying handguns until my mid twenties when I was in the army. The first handgun I ever bought was a Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 Magnum 7 1//2 inch barrel six shot single action only revolver. Within a couple of years I sold it - the only gun that I’ve ever sold - and bought a S&W 686 DA/SA 6” barrel .357 Magnum revolver. I still have that gun today after 37 years, and it remains one of my favorites. For many years it was the only handgun I owned. While I did carry a Government M1911 for a bit during my military service, I was not impressed with it enough at the time to go out and buy one for myself. I didn’t get an M1911 until a little over two years ago. It’s a Rock Island Armory M1911A1FS “Tactical II”, full size, single stack, .45 ACP. It even has a full length guide rod, which makes field stripping and reassembly even more of a nuisance, but it has all the other features I wanted so I just accepted the FLGR as part of the package. It’s got a skeletonized trigger and hammer, high viz red fiber optic front sight, fully adjustable rear sight (two white dots), G10 grips, extended beavertail, and extended ambi thumb safeties (I needed the ambi thumb safeties cuz I’m a lefty, of course). I got it for $700 out the door, and I felt like I got a lot of gun for that price. I’m a reasonable marksman but I did not inherit the talent of my late dad. I shoot my M1911 OK but I have since acquired two 9mm pistols - a Browning Hi-Power clone and an IWI Jericho - and I shoot both of them more accurately, and I have also found them to be more reliable than my M1911, able to go to higher round counts before they start to “complain”. With my M1911, starting out clean, I can depend on it to run like the proverbial sewing machine for the first 150 rounds. As I approach 200 rounds, I begin to get failures to go into battery. Perhaps at that point maybe all it needs is a little oil, but I usually just clean it around the 200 round mark. Of all of my handguns, it is the biggest pain in the butt to clean. If it is in a state of not having been fired since it was last cleaned, I sometimes carry it OWB under my sport jacket in my role as security in my synagogue. In that capacity it has Remington 185 grain HTPs on board. It is a small synagogue and I have determined that to defend it, I wouldn’t have to shoot farther than 15 yards, and I am fully confident with my M1911 at that range. I enjoy owning it for the history behind it, and it does indeed have about the best trigger of any semiautomatic pistol. Although it is not my only option for “sheepdog” duty at my synagogue, I do appreciate the safety features when I carry it; I agree that it is one of the safest pistol designs ever produced. That’s my “M1911 story”.
I also carry as sheepdog for a synagogue. I have never understood how people whose grandparents were murdered and burned in ovens, don’t all have lots of firearms and train often. Mystifying.
I started purchasing handguns when I started hurting all over, all the time, because I'm old and heavy (I can't really say fat as I'm only 16% body fat, but am 6'1" and 297lbs) but I did get a Tisas 1911 in .45, and while I honestly hate it because of the weight and low ammo capacity, I am slightly more accurate with it than my 3 glocks, but that could just be due to the slightly longer barrel
A lot of people ovn here talk about Col. Cooper but one of his favorite sayings was “ If you can’t handle the problem with seven rounds then you probably can’t handle it with fifty”.
I bought my first handgun this year, at the age of 70. After trying a number of polymer guns at the gun store, I walked away without buying anything. I wanted to buy the G43X for various reasons, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. It took me awhile to realize that the 1911 that my buddy had let me shoot a few weeks earlier had already taken my heart. I love the fit of the 1911 in my hands. Being an old guy, I like the ability to spend some quality mechanical time with it, cleaning and oiling. And one other thing about this gun. My buddy had 3 guns: a .380, a 9mm, and a 1911 in .45. I described my initial feelings to him about those guns as "pop", "Bang", "BOOM"! I like the BOOM! :) Recently, for some reason, I decided to get a .380. I hadn't liked the feel of the one he had. But, I liked the looks of the "Bond gun" - the Walther PPK. And it looks like a "tiny 1911" to my eyes, so, I got one. It sounds a lot more like the 1911 than I had expected. Being a pure blowback design must have something to do with that. In any case, the PPK/S-1 I bought also gives me pleasure as I take it apart, clean, and re-lube it after a day at the range. It's a fun gun, but not as pleasurable to shoot as the 1911. It hits your hand surprisingly hard for a .380. Maybe that's why I like it. LOL
You would probably enjoy the colt mustang or a clone of, IE, SIG P238. same controls as a 1911 minus the grip safety. I’ve owned the sig and it was a surprisingly soft shooter.
When I finally decided that I needed a PPK/S, they were scarce as hens' teeth. One day at a local gunshop, after the counter dude said the didn't even know when they might get one, he pulled out a Browning 1911-380 with a 4.2 in. barrel, the fancy Black Label model. As he handed it to me, he stated that it was actually pleasant to shoot, unlike the Walther. Once I held the pistol, I didn't want to put it down. Every thing about the gun was perfect. The grip, the trigger, the sights, the safeties, all perfect. It was beautifully crafted, and I bought it on the spot. I have many (11) hand guns. Only my Luger fits my hand like the 1911, and the 1911 gets shot far more often. Since it's not a simple blowback design, the .380 recoil is quite mild. My 75 year old hands appreciate that.
I have a Belgium made Browning Hi- Power 9mm. Bought 1974. Yes I know what everyone one is thinking. This is one of the smoothest operating pistols I have ever shot. Very accurate.I like the extra rounds in the mag.
@@bobwilliamson5993 I have one also. It is as you described, and mine doesn't see daylight too often. I also own it's big brother, a 1911. I don't mind my Glock getting trashed. But, the 2 Browings are like my Ferrari and Lamborghini. "It's going to rain next week?" Them cars are staying undercover in the garage then!
In 1971, I became a Military Policeman in the U S Army. Carried a 1911 for the next four years. It was my first and greatest love of all the handguns I have ever had or used.
I started shooting and carrying a 1911 at age 18 in the Navy (Social Security age now), the first auto I'd ever shot (revolver boy on the farm) and instantly fell in love with it. Carried it almost my entire 22 year career until the Beretta was adopted. Still it's the most comfortable and accurate sidearm I've ever experienced. So my post military days have always carried through with a 1911. Granted, I have some striker fired stuff but still I always carry my clunker 4 pounder on my side.
In Nam I carried a 1911, my own custom one I brought with me ,,don't even ask how I got it there or back,, that was just some top secret , sneaky shit going on, on my part that I was able to pull off. I also carried a 357 snubby model 19 (I think) and a really old sawed off side by side 12 ga mares leg I inherited from the last 60 gunner I took over for. I primarily carried a M-60 in the field and while pulling door gunner duty during my 2 tours, but my 1911 saved my bacon on at least 3 occasions. During the battle of Hue City we were under very very heavy contact where I literally melted down a barrel on the 60 and when my assistant gunner was changing it out 4 NVA came flying around a corner with fixed bayonets
@@twa2471 The strange thing about it, is after it is over, ONLY then do you become aware of the adrenalin dump. To all those that posted above in this thread, I salute you...thank you for the lives you saved in those moments long long ago. You know who you are, you know how the events unfolded, and living thru them to recant instances where body seemed to separate from mind . God speed brethren.
@@boogerdog5247 You hit the nail on the head and must be you've been there done that to be able to know these things too? It's crazy how when your in heavy contact there's really no fear and only afterwards does it all sink in as to WTF just happened . In times like those the mind can be your most powerful ally, or your worst enemy and it can either make or break you spiritually and physically . What helped me through was my unwavering faith in God and my never ending sense of right and wrong and sticking to those ideals is something that has served me well all through out my life and something I'll never waver on. God Bless my Brother,,,,
My dad is an “old school” revolver guy. He has close to 90 revolvers in his collection ranging from .22 to 357 Mag to .44 Mag and has a Thompson Contender single shot 30-30. His one step into semi-autos is his Colt Mustang (380 ACP). I started and progressed in the opposite direction. I bought close to 30 semi-autos before I started buying revolvers. Seven of my semiautos are 1911s and only one is the full 5” “Government” model. At 6’5” 230 lbs I’ve never had a problem conceal carrying 1911s but nowadays I open carry everything so it’s a moot point for me.
@@ZDM314 I saw a new "used" 6-inch Anaconda at my local gun store. It still had the trigger guard tag on, etc. They gave me a $200 discount for being technically "pre-owned," and I have been smiling ever since. I like .44 Special; it has more punch than a .45 ACP yet is much more fun to fire in quantity. I save the .44 Maggie for bears at the farm. I won't shoot them unless I am attacked, but then I'd do it. I'm glad you got your great revolver. --Old Guy
I was stationed at GLYNCO (Federal Law Enforcement Training Center) as a Border Patrol Firearms Instructor. One day we heard that a Michigan State Police officer had experienced an AD (Accidental Discharge) with a 1911. That in itself was no surprise since its manual of arms is a bit complicated. What was very surprising was that it was reported that the series 70 in question had fired with the thumb safety in the ON position!! (?) I made an immediate trip to the armory. The three gunsmiths at the armory had all been military armorers and were very experienced with the 1911. What they told me was the thumb safety only locks "the sear!" The only thing preventing a cocked and locked 1911 from firing was the sear / hammer interface, and if that interface had been modified to provide a light, crisp trigger pull it could indeed AD with the thumb safety on! I then decided that if I ever carried a 1911 in Condition one there would be a safety strap / thumb break in front of the cocked hammer.
One thing also not mentioned is that a heavy firing pin can move forward when the 1911 is dropped, hitting the primer hard enough to cause the gun to fire. Many replace the firing pin with a titanium one, and a heavier firing pin spring, eliminating the possibility of an AD made by a heavy firing pin moving during someone dropping the gun, which while not recommended, can happen. I shoot the 1911 the best of any handgun, due to the trigger and how solid the frame feels during firing the gun. I carry a Ruger SR9c and have also got a S & W 3913. I like the 3913, but the Ruger is also a great gun. That said, I have considered going back to carrying a 1911 in Commander length and 9mm caliber. An alloy frame would make it just about the best carry gun for me. But I would have to sell one or the other of my current carry guns, which I hate to do.
Great information. I’ve gone 800 rounds without cleaning while constantly keeping my 1911 aggressively lubricated. Never had a problem with it being too dirty. Oiling it constantly in a way helps the pistol clean itself. Well not exactly but I think you get the point.
Correct, its no different with an AR, or for tat matter most Internal combustion engines, lube and it works. You don't take your car/truck engine apart and clean on a regular cycle, you just keep it lubed, same for firearms as for as I am concerned.
Just to give you a heads up, this is going to be a fairly long comment... I'm 62 years old, and I have worshiped at the alter of J.M Browning since I was about 14 years old, which was when I got my first 1911. Since then my Collection of 1911's with the little horse on the side has grown exponentially. I do agree with you, the Commander is my favorite, whether it's an all steel version or the lightweight version which is my favorite. My oldest Colt 1911 is a U.S ARMY stamped Colt that was made in 1917. I cleaned it, replaced the springs and used Wilson mags, and this gun has been completely reliable using 230 grain ball ammo. I even carried it concealed for awhile... I'd like to add a couple things that people should know. One, watch some videos and learn how to assemble the gun correctly without putting a big idiot scratch on the frame, when the slide stop is inserted... Two, one of the biggest problem areas with 1911's is magazines. Using quality magazines will eliminate a large percentage of problems. So before you run off to the local gunsmith / hack, because your 1911 won't feed, try a quality magazine. It's true that the older 1911's weren't designed to feed hollow point ammo. That said, that's just one more thing that is great about the 45acp is that you can use 230 grain ball ammo for defensive use because of it's size, and they are still very effective. I was with you until you claimed that the 1911 isn't a magical gift from the gun gods. How dare you.... Blasphemy I tell you. Unsubscribed... Just kidding. Maybe LOL
Learned the 1911 back in army officers training in 1983. Hve owned a lot of 1911s since then, and now im 63, and still own 5 1911s. Had one next to me during the Rodney King Riots in LA (along with a Remington 870 shotgun), had one with me during every civil disturbance episode, so I'll die with one on my side. Nothing feels as comfortable, as comforting, or as confident as having a good 1911 in your hand. When things go bump in the night, a cold 1911 will warm your heart and sooth an anxious soul.
Good pal had a Llama....shot great...Tore in it down, replaced all guts to with Colt parts.....Polished a little here and there....He was a south paw. Install an ambient thumb safety.... He was in a shootout.....hit a bubble gum machine.....said it EXPLODED as on a Burt Reynolds movie....
Hey there, Dr. Strangelove, I liked the video. When I was 11, I learned to shoot on a 1911 with the Ace .22 converter installed. I learned to field strip that gun fast; my dad was a combat veteran of WW-2. I have four 1911s now: a reliable Officer's ACP (just lucky, I guess), two full sized ones from the 1990s/2000s, and my buddy "Turk's" 1911 that his dad gave him before he went to Korea in the Navy in 1950. Turk's initials are engraved on the slide; I will treasure that gun till my last breath. Thanks to Turk, and dad. --Old Guy
When I flew jets off the ship during Vietnam, (1968-70) I carried a 1911 45 ACP. I figured that l needed a pistol that would stop any enemy even if I shot them in the thumb. Also I needed something that would fire no matter if it was caked in mud. I know that at 60 yards the bad guys could make faces at me with little chance l could hit them, but at 60 yards l am running. As it turned out the only time l had to eject I was well at sea. Salt water didn't bother it at all. Still have it, in the original shoulder harness. Great pistol.
I carried a S&W model 6906(on duty) and a 3913 (off duty) for several years. If I wasn't in my jurisdiction, I often carried a snub nose S&W model 10 (round butt) that's my preferred weapon. I cut my teeth on a 1911 & later a FN P-35. Absolutely loved those weapons, but my Chief wouldn't allow it after a complaint from a local big wig didn't like it was carried cocked and locked. Such is life, I always disliked idiots that were concerned with optics over usage.
Yeah, several departments in the Denver area had brass declare the 1911 verboten for that reason. Shame, though. Good gun when in good hands. Thanks for watching.
I'm not a 1911 guy, and I've NEVER had an issue with the safety when drawing one. I still bought a DA/SA when I finally got around to adding a 1911 to my menagerie, but I think that it had more with the way I grew up and was taught to carry as opposed to any concerns I had with the safety.
I hated it when mine was issued to me. I never could shoot it all that well unlike everything else. What really burned me was I had pulled an expert badge with everything else I’d touched . I got to hang that marksman Badge on my dress greens that I h actually had to wear part of the time as an MP. It was more brass to polish and stuff to hang on my gear and it doesn’t look as good as the single expert badge with the three tiny ladders under it😕. Besides I had a hard time shooting the thing accurately . Now fast forward I carried everything under the sun over 30 work years and still prefer a lighter plastic pistol like a Glock for work. Strangely though after decades avoiding the 1911 I buy a Tisas and can’t seem to miss with the thing. I find that weird considering my past with it.
I am 74 years old, retired Army NCO and the very first handgun I held when I was 8, was my grandfather’s 1911. I have basically been a 1911 fanboy ever since. I currently have I think 19 different 1911s in my collection, from I believe 8 or 9 different manufacturers in just about every caliber they have been chambered in except 10mm. I hope to remedy that later this year. I even have 2 Llamas and 2 Brownings in 22LR and 380. I have barrels in 3, 4.25, 5, 6, and 7 inch. I have 2 wide body double stack guns and next week I will be adding a 2011 style gun. So yes I guess I am a fanboy. But as you point out it is a 120 year old design. I’m not sure I agree with the premise that the newer polymer guns are better. But they are lighter, less finicky and easier to defend in court. Hey every police department in the country issues some version of Tupperware pistol. What is my EDC? Well most often you will find a S&W 442 in my pocket until the weather requires heavier clothing then it might be a S&W M&P 40 or a Glock 21 SF. I may be an old dog, but I can still learn a new trick.
I never had any problems with any mil spec 1911 fail to fire hollow points. But i always over hauled every one i bought and made it custom the way i liked them before i ever shot them. I never liked 230 gr loads and have always used 165 gr hollow points. My go to 1911 is a 5 inch with a 7 inch barrel that i ported on my milling machine. I also added a square firing pin retainer. and tightened the slide so there is no slop. You can put your finger in the barrel and try to feel any movement and there is none in the barrel or slide. i built it to hunt hogs in Texas but it's now my go to gun for self defense.
I'm quite educated and competent with guns. If you had asked me before the following story occurred, I would have confidently asserted that it's not the gun, it's the shooter that matters. Then one day, I, my brother, a friend of his, and a friend of mine went shooting. We shot several guns that day, of varying calibers. Keep in mind that between the four of us we represented a wide range of heights and weights, so... long skinny fingers on lean hands and short fat fingers on pudgy hands. We were a diverse bunch, so it's not like the gun "fit" one of us well. When we shot the 1911 ALL FOUR OF US visibly tightened our groups and moved them toward the center. ALL OF US shot noticeably better with that gun than with any of the other revolvers or semi-autos we shot that day. We ALL noticed it, and laughed about it, and marveled over it. JMB just nailed it. He really did. And yeah, Han shot first. ^_^
Someone wrote a poem about the 1911 when it was replaced by the Beretta 9mm. I don't remember much of it except the last lines: So who are we who with the gun grow old? Well, we're America's fighting men. And we stopped them with it, cold.
I was issued a 1911 both times I went to vietnam. In my job it was wiser to carry multiple weapons that could fire the same rounds, so since my occupation warranted an issued 1911, I also opted for a brand new, still in cosmoline, M3 grease gun from WWII. Commonality of ammo was very important to me back then, as it is today. I have rifles and pistols chambered the same,IE; 357 lever rifle/model S&W 686+, and so on. Old habits I guess, but since it ain't broke...
@@matthewshannon6946 I don't blame you, it was sweet. And forget all about what you have seen in the movies. first of all there wasn't any 'selective fire'. It is full auto all the time. 2nd, with 3 50 round mags taped together it was kinda heavy. The 3 mags config was the one in the middle was facing up, the other two, one on each side were facing down. So when the middle mag was dry, it was easy to drop them out, turn them around around and shove a full mag back in and continue to rock and roll. Here is another thing, forget about what you seen in the movies about it's recoil, cause it isn't much at all. At 137 lbs back in country it was easily one handed with no problem.It spit flames like a cannon and sounded like one as well, lol. It was a very dependable weapon, NEVER a problem. I miracled mine to a noob when I went home.
I carried a Springfield 1911 for years as a LEO. I was very confident and comfortable with this gun. Practice and a clean gun are key when you carry a 1911, however they do run if they get dirty, except Kimbers. Kimbers have very tight tolerances and dirt will shut them down. I met Col. Jeff Cooper at his home, which was at the Gunsite property back in the 2000s, when I attended a AR15 instructor course. During the course I hade a fatal malfunction with my Colt M4 and I had to complete the course with the gun I had on my person. That gun was my 1911. I finished the course with the 1911 with a passing score. I have other guns but I am most comfortable with my 1911. I teach firearm classes now and one of the favorite guns of the students to try is the 1911. One reason is it is very accurate and it's just a fun gun to shoot. I emphasize to student that it does require continuous range time and practice when owning and wanting to carry a 1911. I like my 1911 and still enjoy range time with it today.
I don't think you could go wrong buying just about any 1911, but certainly there's enough information on RUclips and the internet to thoroughly research whatever gun you're looking at before you buy one. By the time I actually buy something I already know it inside and out, what people like, what they don't like, how to break it down for maintenance etc. Just basic common sense to me. And let's not forget gun shows, dealers and pawn shops, you should be able to get hands-on with any gun you're considering even it you ultimately order it online.
You need to review the history of the development of the 1911. It actually started in 1900 with the 38 caliber Colt Automatic. BTW that cartridge evolved into the 38 Super and in 1900 was more powerful than the 9mm parabellum. After it's first military trial the cartridges was slowed down by roughly 100 fps due to excessive recoil. 1905 was the first year for the 45 ACP and the the first appearance of a grip safety was in the 1907 variant. There were two variants made in 1909. The first was a modified 1907 with a grip safety that could be depressed by pulling the hammer to it's rear limit. This allowed the trigger to be pulled and allowed the hammer to be lowered to the safety notch are all the way forward. The second variant was a John Browning designed and manufactured hand made pistol that looked very much like the 1911 but with a more vertical grip that started with the 1900. Note prior to 1909 Colt was doing all of the development based on the original 1900 design by John Browning. This means it was the first version that used the tipping barrel design while retaining a grip safety.Changes between the 07/09 and the 1909 are significant. The grip safety was a John Browning design for the new pistol and much simpler than the colt design featured on the 07/09. Magazine release was moved from the heel to the current location on the 1911. The barrel mounted feed ramp on the 07/09 was changed to a frame feed ramp on the 1909. The frame was also a completely new design that retained the 1900 grip angle. In 1910 John Browning made more revisions and the thumb safety made its FIRST appearance. The most significant change was that the grip angle was change to the current 74 degree angle witch greatly reduced the perceived recoil. In 1911 there were a few relatively minor revisions, a key change was a revision to the thumb safety which allowed it to be used to retain the 3 pins at the rear of the frame and the right side thumb retention plate was eliminated.
Agree. After the Philipine - American War they determined the .38 Cailber Revolvers were INEFFECTIVE in Combat The Moro Rebellion (1899-1913) was an armed conflict between the Moro people and the United States military during the Philippine-American War
The process that decided what the military wanted that lead to John Moses Browning designing the 1911 started prior to 1900 when army leadership took the known pistols of the day and walked into a feed lot and started shooting cows to determine terminal efficacy of different rounds, and that's how the military came up with the requirements that they wanted a minimum of 45 cal and at least 830fps with a bullet weight of 230gr. Once those requirements were put out there, John and Colt did the rest!!!
Both my 1911's (both the 9mm and the 45 acp) were 100 % reliable from the first round! Also, if you are taking a really long distance shot, pulling the trigger to fire the gun can upset the gun and make you miss, but if you pull the trigger with the safety on and keep pulling it tight, then use the thumb to pop the safety of the gun, it will fire the gun off the safety as if it were a trigger, and the trigger finger continuously pulling against the trigger will help steady the gun making the shot more accurate!
1911 is the Harley Davidson of handguns and it's owners love to change them with aftermarket parts. I like the look, power and feel of a Rowland .460 Clark conversion for the 1911.😊
I can give more things I like about every car made. I think this guy just likes to hear himself talk. I carry, and have carried, nothing but 1911’s for 55 years. Never had one fail me. But then, I am well trained, very well practiced, and I take care of my guns.
My first 1911 was a Colt Ace in 22LR. Followed up by half a dozen different 1911 models over a 15 year period. I became a 1911 fanboy, trained under Jeff Cooper and had dinner in his home. Having good gunsmiths was part of the experience. My favorite modification was having a larger lowered shelf safety using a high thumb grip position. To this day the 1911 grip angle and trigger are my favorites. When I joined IDPA I quickly, and grudgingly, converted to polymer guns and never went back. I concur that the 4.25-in barrel 1911 with an alloy frame is the sweet spot. Although a Kimber "Officer's Model" with thinner alloy frame and thin grips from the factory was my favorite of all. Yes, I wish I still had it. I would bore you with all the models that I have owned and tested in part due to being friends with a pawn shop owner. Nowadays it seems to me that the ideal pistol is a lightweight, concealable model that you can shoot well. The Glock 43X and Springfield Hellcat are good examples. Out of a dozen Glocks that I owned I'm down to a g4 G17 that just sits in the safe now. And my Beretta 92 was replaced by the full size Beretta APX which also just sits. The compacts replaced the full sized pistols, and the subcompacts replaced the compacts for carry and practice. At one point I owned around 150 firearms, about two thirds handguns. It surprises me, as a former 1911 and Glock fanboy, that the top three pistols I keep at arms reach are a Ruger SR9c, a Springfield Hellcat, and a Ruger LCP MAX. Forgive me Col. Cooper!
Yes it was a need my brother or my sister, it wasn't a need for you , you may all ready know what's up , some people didn't , I'm probably like you a 911 fan it's the daddy to all the auto pistols but it's a tool at the end of the day and tools can be made better , the 911 is a old king with the best trigger there is I have shot my friends colt 911 , but to tell the truth my west german sig Sauer 220 shoots as well , without as much weight and recoil felt!! Strange but true, so when it comes to colts 911 it's a ten out ten but it's not the only star in town now that gun is 120 years old , it's one of the most beautiful pistol made , but a modern Glock is way more reliable and my sig is more reliable and easier to use that 911 is beautiful but we have moved on from the very useful but now long in the tooth colt 911 its just men bragging peace that pistol is great, but it's not what is wanted by no military that's modern, the USA are not getting colt to make it again right they could have ,. All I am saying is that there are a lot of bomb gun makers in this world that make killer pistols , I think the 911 is beautiful I like the way it looks better than my sig p220 but after shooting one and my west german sig P220 I didn't get all the legend because it was no better the sig shot as accurate and was lighter and less recoil over the colt 911 the colt trigger was sweet but so is the sig P 220 , so is the 911 the president? Yes but the sig is the Pope
@@TerranceGoldstein1970 M17 is also part of my group, but the Kimber is a long kept item, and been hand repaired, parkerized, and modified until I trust it completely any time. The sig sights had to be quickly moved to work in my case. Only .03 to .05 inches, but it wasn't going to function for me any other way. SOB still shoots low. Yeah I know combat sights go over the target.
Back when I got my first handgun about 25 years ago, I went with a Kimber Custom 1911. It was $600 IIRC. That single action trigger is still the best trigger IMO. Great handgun so long as you have good mags to feed it reliably (I recommend Wilson Combat mags). It came with a cheap stamped mag that had occasional failure to feed issues but good mags fixed that issue for me. A lot of people decry the 1911 for being unreliable but I think it mostly associated with bad mags. I enjoyed shooting often because a box of 50 rds only cost like $8 back then. Those were the days. For the first several years, I put thousands of rds though it because I could afford to do so. Then a few years ago, as I'm sure you know, a bunch of civil disorder started happening causing firearm demand to skyrocket and everything skyrocketed. That same 1911 would cost about $1000 today and the ammo is about double ($16/50 rds) which is better than the peak average which was pushing past $20/50 rds at the worst of the gun rush. So, given the cost of shooting it now, my 1911 is more of a range toy these days. I switched to 9mm about 4 years ago and have been carrying that ever since. I'm carrying a hammer fired Sig SP2022 now. I have a striker fired P320 as well but after two decades of shooting hammer fired handguns, I still prefer the hammer fired handguns but it's hard to argue with the higher capacity of the P320. As for the 1911 fanboys, you forgot the greatest meme, "WON TWO WORLD WARS!!!!" 😄
For someone who claims to have read all you could get your hands on, you seem to have missed so much information that was available to you before you bought your 1st 1911. 1) the 45 acp cartridge was designed for the pistol (1910 model) not the pistol designed for the cartridge as the US Army stated the pistol had to be in 45 not the 38 Colt auto that the 1910 was chambered in. 2) the weight of the 1911 really has.not.changed since it was adopted 3) the grip safety was required by the cavalry so there would be no AD's when being reloaded so the trooper would not shoot his horse. Browning hated it. 4) the Commandr was originally designed with the 9mm in mind because the Army was considering moving to the 9mm in the 50's. Most of the other issues were also known and published before the FBI shootout so how you could not know them is beyond me. Homework, it is not for dummies anymore.
I love my US Military style Colt 1911A1, that I bought in the 1970's when I was in the USMC. Yes, keep it oiled, use ball ammo & I wrap mine in a cloth with a Silica Gel Pack Moisture Absorber. It has never let me down, I have had home invaders run at the sight of it, one only run from my house after it barked at him, one warning shot, I didn't have to take the kill shot.
I've owned and carried many guns in my time as a reserve law enforcement officer and a courier for an armored car company. Weight was never really a factor for me but I was carrying open not concealed. I was originally allowed to carry anything I could qualify with as long as it was in a military or police caliber. Among the various guns I carried were the Security Six my rookie year, followed by Makaroves when I was driving the armored car, and then the S&W model 15, 1911, Polish Radom, and Browning Hi Power. When the company told us we could no longer carry single-action semiautos I tried the S&W M&P semi-auto, Glock, and for the last month before I retired I carried a Webley MkVI. Of all of them, my favorite was and still is the Browning Hi Power. A word of warning to anyone who carries a semi-auto and moves around a lot. I was in and out of the armored truck all day long. Not to mention loading ATM's and picking up and delivering coin to banks. Ambi safeties can and in my case will be brushed off against doors, walls, and equipment. If you're right handed just don't add an Ambi safety. If you're a lefty like me, I found the safety off on my 1911 several times a day and got into the habit of checking it every time I got back in the truck. Finally, I ground the lever off the left side of the gun and solved the problem.
@Quakeboy02 and when John Moses Browning developed the 1911 he did not have hollow point Only a fool knowingly limits themselves to one Ammo when they have a simple fix
@@genroc2005 My complaint is that there are too many youtubers urging 1911 owners to take a dremel to their feed ramp, when the problem is most likely elsewhere. I've even seen people talking about "polishing" their feed ramp before they've even fired theirs. This is just as stupid as all the cars I hopped-*down* when I was a teenager. Try the thing for awhile. After you've shot a few hundred rounds, then *consider* what you're going to do about it. Taking a grinder to the feed ramp, no matter how accomplished you think you are is never a first resort. And urging new buyers to *polish* theirs before they've even shot the thing is irresponsible.
Exactly right, and when I built my competition 1911’s back in the 1980’s there was no such thing as a raised pad grip safety, so I learned to keep my thumb off the slide safety to depress the grip safety correctly. To this day even with large hands I don’t like my thumb riding the safety, which was just the custom started by Cooper and others back in the day to avoid accidentally bumping the extended slide safeties they were using up during recoil. When I setup my guns with a new barrel, I specified that the pistol feed 3 rounds, 230 grain ball, 200 grain SWC (the great H&G 68) for IPSC competition, and a 185 grain JHP which is a perfect defensive round. I think you’ll find that going to the smaller 185 grain will help with any feeding problems with hollow points, and those are with traditional non-ramped barrels, where the nose of the round (can’t say the “b” word here) has to transition from the frame to the throated barrel. I definitely agree about the fanboys, really irritating, and also because half the time they don’t know what they’re talking about. Thanks for the thoughtful video! 🙄
I've had many a 1911, some of which were handfit and tuned safe queens, but my favorite one by far is the cheapest one I've bought with the least amount of features - a Turkish 1911-A1 clone. There's a certain comfort knowing I'll never get my $400 investment out of it, so I have the luxury and freedom to beat on it until it behaves like a born-again Glock.
Picked up my 78 colt gov 1911.. From a retired LEO. From that moment I was in love and never looked back. Spring job. Powermags. Stainless Kart barrel fitted. Stainless bushing and end cap. So beautiful. Gunsmith got his share out of me for all that.
Great work on this video! You said good stuff that got me thinking. I have always hand wiped down my gun after using it; that day i mean after I used it. I use a few Q-tips and a cloth. Additonally, I light coat it. My .44 mag S&W has been with me since 1987. It is just right to care of this piece of equipment, it could last thousands of years!!!
At 12:55 when you put your thumb on the hammer, with very little pressure you will be disengaging the grip safety. And without putting some pressure down on the hammer, if it were to drop, it could still fire. Just put the manual safety on and pay attention to what youre doing when holstering. I carry a G19G5 in a molded leather holster I made, always a round in the chamber. I pay attention to what I'm doing when holstering and have never had an issue. Also with the 1911, if its not a series 80 then there is always a chance (although very slim) that it could fire when dropping the slide on a live round. Being able to draw quickly is important, but there's no reason to be reholstering as fast as you can. And if youve stopped a threat and still have a round in the chamber, the threat is gone and you should be paying attention while reholstering. If its empty and theres still a threat and you need to reholster it for some reason, well, now its empty so reholstering isnt an issue. Regardless of all that, I much prefer my Hi Power to my 1911, and i wouldn't be afraid to carry the Hi Power. But I'm faster and more accurate with my Glock, and it's got around 5000 rounds through it with 0 malfunctions outside of some bad U.S.A. made Norma i had (which malfunctioned almost every round in 5 different 9mms including 1 squib, 1 round had a backwards primer, and 1 wasnt even in Norma brass. I love Norma ammo but their U.S. made stuff is trash). My Hi Power has also been 100% reliable in the 1000ish rounds i have through it excluding that same bad ammo. I dont have much through my 1911, and its functioned fine with brass case fmj in Mec-Gar mags, but ive shot a few 1911s and had many malfunctions. I will attribute that to junk Colt mags, and also a few of those to steel case in the junk Colt mags, but they jammed on brass as well. I'm sure they'd run fine with Mec-Gar or Wilson Combat mags. But i wouldn't trust a 1911 without thoroughly testing both the mags and ammo. And i can get JHP 10mm for my G40G4 for the same price I can get 45acp FMJ, so it's hard for me to even justify shooting it often.
My dad was on a B17 crew in WW2. They were issued 1911 for side arm. It was protection if you had to bail out over hostile territory. His was made by the Singer sewing machine company. Singer made 500 of them for the Army. Lots of companies supported the war effort.
LOVE me some 1911. My range gun was a MkIV Series 70 Govt. model which had just the right amount of work to be as reliable as anything, it was accurate and was my duty weapon. My EDC was a Kimber Crimson Carry II (Officer's). It too gobbled anything I fed it w/o issue. One simply has to make friends with the notion that if it's comfy to carry it's going to bark in the paw more. If it's all steel, full-sized it's going to be softer shooting. I miss those two pieces immensely after they were stolen. Thieves/burglars need to be strung up by their scrotums, given a dull/rusty knife inside a building which is lit on fire and told to live or die (and leave 'em there to decide). I own (by choice) only ONE striker fired combat tupperware piece which is a back-up ONLY .380 (I will NOT own a Glock). I'm old school, give me metal, give me hammer fired, give me nice triggers. My current EDC is double action (not my favorite, but it works). M'be I qualify as 1911 fanboi. If so, I wear it with honor. I don't mind a few extra mags on my belt to make up for having a single stack mag, which is a moot point given that I live behind enemy lines where 10 round capacity is the limit by law. I have Kydex and leather, I prefer leather. Today's: "Combat Tupperware, striker fired, must have a red-dot, point the muzzle at my junk when holstering" crowd cause me to roll my eyes and cringe. If you're a 1911 hater, go right ahead and hate. I couldn't care less. You're entitled to be wrong. Many good men gave all so that you could do so.
Well, there are some things you may wish you knew, but they're not the ones in the video. 1. They will spoil you for all other triggers. A bad 1911 trigger is as good as the best of most other guns. 2. They are addictive. You will want more. More calibers, more barrel lengths, more accessories, more configurations. 3. They are the most tinker friendly gun. There is an almost endless list of parts. Want to change the slotted grip screws, you can get torx, hex, phillips. Hammers, standard, commander, extended commander, lightened, squared... Extended slide release, super extended, wide, medium, gas pedal. Sights, fixed, fiber optic, adjustable, dot, even integrated laser. Don't like grip safety, pin it. 4. No, they are not from God. He gave us the 10 Commandments. Then he gave us St. John Moses Browning to give us guns. 5. They will never be irrelevant. There are at least a dozen major manufacturers (Colt, Springfield, Smith and Wesson, Dan Wesson, Sig, Ruger, Wilson, Nighthawk, Les Baer, Taurus, GSG, Gerson, Rock Island), and another dozen or more minor makers who's list seems to grow monthly. The "hot ticket" Alpha 2011 race gun is slide interchangeable. The "hot ticket" duty carry is 2011 Stacatto. Not bad for a 125 YO design. --NOT a fanboy. I have more Glocks than 1911's..but not by much.
I have an inexpensive RIA officers model that was very reliable with hollow points and never failed me...until I had a friend tweak the main spring now its horrible
People have a nasty habit of fixing the 1911 until it's broke. One popular hobby i noticed is to fix and tweak the pistol until it can no longer use/run with standard U.S.GI Magazines. Then actually brag that they have to use high dollar Chip Mc Cormick, Wilson Combat and the like Magazines. Never been impressed with that line of thinking. Sounds to me like you just made your pistol less reliable. To each his own i guess.
The reason you have trouble with the grip safety, is because you're grip is, um, slightly off... Get a full pistol grip, now raise your thumb, there you go. Also, the heel of your left hand goes against the grip, and the fingers should wrap around higher, index touching the trigger guard. Oh, and your left thumb goes below the slide, and above the trigger. On some polymer guns, there's an indent for there your thumb goes... The idea is to cradle the firearm so you limit how much it moves when you fire it.
Loved might be a bit strong. He had respect for the design and its lineage from the 1911 to the P35 to the P210. It has some downsides, but was a solid evolutionary iteration from these earlier designs.
I carried an original 1911 as my CCW for about 20 years. On hot (77 and up days) with inside the pants carry the slide would get rusty a lot. It had to be wiped and oiled almost every day in the summer time. If you missed a day or two of doing that you would need steel wool to get the rust off. Yes, the 1911 is a safe gun, if you don't drop it. However as originally designed if it lands on concrete from 3 to 4 feet height and hits hammer or muzzle first it can indeed go off. I saw it happen to someone else and also investigated two ADs where that had happened. That's why in 92 I retired my 1911 and replaced it with a 1991 with a Series 80 safety. Now that is a safe design. Of course times changed and my agency mandated a 9mm so hello Sig 228. Both my GI 1911 and the 1991 feed hollow ponts reliably, even the old CCI 200gr. Lawman round. I think the secret is how much you shoot it. Do not polish your feed ramp by hand. The correct feed ramp angle is 31.5 degrees. If you try polishing it manually. You risk ruining the gun if you try hand polishing and change the angle even slightly. Let simple usage with FMJ ammo do the polishing for you. I don't know how many shots my grandfather put through the 1911 during WWI, but my Dad, who got it from him when he finished Basic training in WW2 once told me he had fired about 2,000 rounds through it, before he gave it to me. I did about 1,400 rounds a year (job related training expense deduction) through it and after a few years that feed ramp was pretty smooth and it would fire Super Vels and lead SWCs with no problem. After a 1,000 rounds of FMJ the 1991 had a pretty smooth feed ramp too. Magazines are also a big issue. We can do better than the old original GI type magazine. Personally I like Wolf magazines. Yes technology improves. There is a P80 Glock 19 clone not far away and I really like (as Jeff Cooper also did) the CZ75.
well w/o Holster sweat is salt salt =rust. What cured it long rubbing grease or gun oil? I would think if your using steel wool then its time to resurface the pistol or swap out unless there are trust issues in a series of serial numbers or run?. I love the series 80 but many do not also the older series 70 and below never gave drop problems But I am going to chase this issue to see how many have experience such an event, we had 50 or so in the armory and they were very old ,loose and among the 1911's made by electric companies and dairy companies, machinists like singer etc etc. I adore the pistols in the military and found them very accurate for the age they were.
@@davidjabez2565 LoL I used a lot of Numrich 44-40 cold blue in those days. The part of the slide that was in holster, especially the left side was pretty much otherwise bare metal due to removed rust. Later I rust blued it and that lasted maybe one summer, then I parkerized the slide, but that left side was bare metal the first bare metal again after a few months from working out in the spring rains, so back to 44-40. Slide got a mottled appearance for sure. .Swapping a reliable pistol that is normally carried holstered because the finish is ruined for a possibly not so reliable one with a pretty finish would be silly in my opinion (and maybe life threatening too). The gun always works and that is what was important. The US Army ran into the problems coming from dropping a loaded 1911 way back in the days of chasing Pancho Villa. That is why in 1915 they began publishing instructions that when not in combat the gun was to be carried holstered with an empty chamber. Apparently the cavalry experienced some issues galloping around on horseback back in the days of the wide spur hammer on a fully loaded 1911. In the 1930s Colt developed and introduced the Swartz firing pin safety to fix the problem, but the Army Ordnance Board decided it was too costly a modification for the pistols it already had in stock and refused it. Colt did offer it commercially, but it didn't catch on because the military hadn't endorsed it. When the US entered WW2 the military was Colt's only 191a11 customer Colt had so the Swartz safety vanished. Generally speaking any loaded 1011 will go off if you drop it muzzle first onto hard concrete from 48 inches or higher. The same is true if the hammer is down on a loaded chamber and it is dropped the same height onto concrete. It won't matter if it is a 1911, a 1911a1 or a Series 70 pistol. When in 1983 the US Military began looking for a new pistol to replace the older worn out ones, after turning down the absurdly High price Colt wanted for a military production run of new 1911a1s. they introduced the drop test as one of the things they were testing. The Colt 1911a1a they tested all failed the drop test. The Beretta 92 and the Sig Sauer 228 passed those drop tests. By 19991 Colt commercially introduced the Series 80 firing pin safety. Too little, too late where the US Military was concerned. Why Colt did not reintroduce their original Swartz firing pin safety is unknown. Maybe they had just forgotten it existed. Many people who have compared them prefer the mechanics of the Swartz safety over that of the Series 80 safety. But the Series 80 firing pin safety works just as well as the Swartz and it is what we have. If your 1911a1 pistol is a Series 80 pistol it will pass the above drop test. It should be noted when Austria adopted a new service pistol their drop test specified a 6 foot drop onto a hardened steel surface from multiple angles. The pistol they chose as their new service pistol (there were other tests it also passed) is called the Glock 17. The state of California requires a pistol pass a loaded drop test of 30 inches onto concrete. It is a meaningless test as many pistols that would fail at 4 feet (48 inches) simply don't pick up enough inertia during a 30 inch fall to move the firing pin hard enough to set off the primer when the gun smashes into the concrete. Still we should perhaps give them some credit for at least having a loaded gun drop test/ Glad I never carry one of the guns that fail even the 30 inch test.. The US Department of Justice since the 1980s runs a program called the National Institute of Justice Compliance Standard Testing For Auto Pistols. This program of evolving pistol standards has been around since the 1980s and has played a big role in police departments phasing out one model of pistol in favor of newer ones that meet new standards the older ones don't. Any actual Federak, State or local law enforcement agency can only purchase and use pistols that meet the current test standards The standards are reviewed and changed when appropriate. NIJ Standard-0112.03 (published in 1999) requires the gun not discharge when dropped 4 feet (in multiple specified ways) onto a 1 inch thick rubber mat backed by concrete. However NIJ Standard-0112.04 (published in 2022) now requires drops of 5 feet onto a clean level concrete surface. The concrete must be of 3,000 PSI and have a minimum thickness of 4 inches and be metal float finished in accordance with American Concrete Institute instruction 318. That's truly nothing. The current NATO Standard (STANAG) pistol drop test totally blows that away. The current NATO drop test a pistol design must pass before it is NATO approved and issued a NATO Stock number is to drop the loaded pistol 5 times at specified angles from a height of 9 feet, 8 inches.(3 meters) onto a hardened steel surface at least 3 inches thick. A single discharge is a failure of the design. The pistol must then be capable of firing a loaded magazine without any service or repair.
There is NOTHING about the 1911 that if you had done the research you could have found out. There is NO firearm with more information publish on every eventuality and detail of this fantastic firearm. Did you say your forum is design for the intelligant?
My favorite 3 semiautomatic pistols of all time are the 1911, Browning Hi-Power and Beretta 92/99. Initially the Beretta was my top favorite. Because of Martin Riggs In Lethal Weapon. But as I grew into an adult and gained experience shooting the Trigger of the 1911 began to impress me more. The Clinton Era bans from 1994 to 2004 limited magazine capacity to 10 rounds. And that evened the playing field somewhat. I'd rather have 8 rounds of .45acp than 10 9mm or .40s&w. Then I discovered 10mm. And I believe it to be true that 10mm is the best mm. The 1911 is the only one of these three platforms offered in 10mm. I do consider myself to be a fan of 1911s and I personally know of others who have equal love for the pistol. But Glock fan boys seem to take it farther than 1911 fans. James Yeager has said that it is just as common to get a Glock out of the box that doesn't work as it is to get a 1911 out of the box that does. Social media pages were full of Glock fans attacking 1911s right up until Sig Sauer's pistol beat out the Glock for the U.S. Army contract.
You need to stop talking and just get to the point, I hate people that just like to run off at the mouth. You are also and ID10T, the 1911 is simply the Best!!! Get real!!!
The fruit of the spirit is love,joy,peace,patience,goodness,kindness,gentleness,self control,endurance to hardship.How have so many folks in America moved so far away from God? I believe that this godless heathen in the whitehouse is a vessel of wrath.
I've got a Kimber 1911 and I like it. I don't have problems with the grip safety or the thumb safety myself. Yes it is one extra step but as stated it also makes these firearms super safe. There is no getting around the rounds limitation though. Especially if compared to modern strikers which can double stack 17 rounds per magazine. If you want to talk about heavy you look at the Thomson SMG. Holy cow is that a heavy firearm. I had to buy the semi auto since I am a bit of a WW2 history buff and the semi auto because I am not independently wealthy to be able to afford a pre ban full auto. Just not the most convenient thing to be lugging around and add in it's cost at the time it is no wonder they made the grease gun.
Browning was such an Engineer that he took the weight of fully descended Man Testicles as a cantilever, into considerations. That's why some people can't shoot the thing.. they got no balls.
My step father (my real dad was killed by a drunk driver just before I was born) was in the USCG and while walking around San Fran one day, he found a gun shop that was selling 1911’s (mil iss), so he ordered 2. The dealer found an opportunity to make a few bucks and sold one of them before dad could get back to pick them up. He never really got over that. From 10 years old I was taught all the ‘how to-s’ about guns, shot every one dad had, and now belong to me. Dad loved this gun. I admit it is a little heavy, but you get used to it if you shoot regularly. This gun has never broken, never experienced a malfunction or stove pipe, or failed to operate as designed. I consider the two safeties a plus although, as we all know, the Real safety is your index finger. Expect that every person you shoot will likely die. In the immortal words of Don Henley, Get Over It. Settle all of this in your mind before hand, and the 1911 will do everything in its power to assure you that when the dust settles, you will go home.
Funny thing: I handled a LOT of guns in the gun store and came away empty handed. I just didn't like the feel of any of them. They were either too thin or felt like I was holding a square block of wood. The 1911 my buddy had was the only one that called my name. I wound up with a Tisas Carry (4.25"). I haven't been disappointed.
I first carried a 1911 in military service over 50 years ago. I now have a collection of pistols, but my favorite is a Kimber TLE Custom ii. It is a joy to use, and functions very well. I greatly enjoy the ritual of taking it down, cleaning and lubricating it, and reassembling it. For carry it is heavy, but it is relatively slim for its size, and I have found several ways to carry it that work well for me.
An empty all steel 1911 is still a close quarter combat weapon. Because of it's weight it becomes a club, whereas an empty polymer pistol becomes a fly swatter. No joke and not a theory. I saw the magazine tab penetrate a man's skull in grappling combat in Vietnam when a drugged perpetrator was trying to kill a 173rd Airborne MP in Bong Son, in 1968. His partner interceded by clubbing the bad guy on the head with the butt end of his 1911. Because he was heavily drugged it took more than that but it rattled his brain totally. Thanks for posting .
Love the video!. Love the fanboys! I learned a few things from this video. I got a used 66 year old full size Colt 1911. It was used in competitions . Looks rough but very tight and accurate. Softer shooter than my 9mm or 380 and thats due to all that steel. I found the discussion on the 1911 being made for 45 very interesting. I want a good shooting 9 mm. I'm going to go with the John Moses Browning SA-35 from Springfield. Reason being, its made for a 9MM and has John Moses Browning historic build. I'll stay with all steel for the soft shooting. Nice video. Were I to carry ... thats a different story.
@@locacarnivore900 I believe that the 10mm has shown up the venerable 45 acp. As for the 1911, as the man said, it's 100+ years old, so it's not a modern design, or space age materials, and it's only 7+1. Not much compared to today's new auto's. But it sure is a pleasure to shoot- clean- and shoot again and again.
I carried a 1911 for a year in Nam. I was very familiar with them from an early age, around ten or eleven. With the safety off, I kept my 1911 in my holster, one in the pipe, with the safety off. In combat situations, you don't need to worry about, if it will shoot or not. You have to factor in adrenaline if you are discussing carrying for protection.
I gave my son a Colt 1911 for his birthday. It was made in 1918. This video has convinced me to replace the one I gave him. I am without a Colt 1911 for the first time in my life. Thank you for the inspiration to get another one, even at my advanced age.
I like my 1978 Colt Commander. I carry it concealed daily. It functions reliably with nearly any anything you can put through it. The only thing is here in New Mexico the dust and sand collect in the oil if too much is used. Cleaning is required pretty regularly especially after carrying it for several days concealed. I also retained the stock small safety that doesn’t protrude out too far. 1 1/2 inch groups at 25 yards are not uncommon. All that being said I also still like my S&W revolvers too.
My dad carried one in Korea. Saved his life after his rifle jammed. He loved the 1911. He told me that 1911 was the reason I was alive.
Great story. Thanks for watching.
Jeff Cooper was wrong about alot looking back now.
I'm very heavy. I had many of them ...40 oz not 40 pounds
Nobody has ever built a better firearm than browning.
Everyone needs a 1911 in their collection.
Carried a 1911 from 74 to 89 as a Military Police Man fell in love with it and bought a combat commander as my personal side arm and still carry one Im 71 and yes I wore a Steel pot
I carried a 1911 as an MP 1968-1970! Loved it! When you pick it up, thete is not another pistol that sits in your hand like that one! Just PERFECT! I own 3: A Colt CQBP; a Charles Daley, and a TISAS. I did buy an FN FNX TACTICAL .45. Holds 16 rounds and feels like a 1911. Awesome pistol!
Me too..at 71 life membership DAV.. hoowa
A Colt 1911 is like a Glock except for men.
Yeah...let me guess, you'll live and die by a 1911? Damn fine pistol...for the range.
Lmao for real 1911 are nice and all but I'd trust my life to a g19 before I carry a 1911
@@66cujotwo way range.
@@asherdie hunh?
@@user-nw3xh1nq2d Zactly!
The 1911 I carried in the Army rattled like a sidewinder but could chamber a dog turd
They are best a little loose. The ultra-tight ones designed for "accuracy" often need a long break-in period. Thanks for watching.
@@locacarnivore900 Funny how The Enemy never complained about it
You could fire a Joe Biden? Or a Kamallah round? (Aka) DOG TURDS
@@user-qb8mj3nd6xuh yeah to quote Jim Morris author of War Story:
You know what the difference between a war story and a fairy tale? A more story starts off this ain't no s*** in a fairy tale starts off once upon a time.
Carried one for over fifty yrs on an off
I still carry a Colt series 70 1911 in .45 i bought in 1980 and your right it is a heavy gun to strap on your side but like Col. Cooper said, 'If your in a fight and you want to win this is the gun you should carry.' 💀
They All Fall To The .45 Ball.
I carry my 1911 for work every day
Right there with you! 42 years of ❤😊
The 1911 is St. John Moses' second greatest invention after the "Ma Duce".
Agreed, but the holster for a Ma Duce is just too big for my waist size! LOL. --Old Guy
I loved the way he could dominate a basketball court too.
I'd have to call it a toss up. Although White Feather never recorded a sniper kill shot with a 1911.
The first was the Winchester model 12 😅
Hi - Power too.
Cut my teeth on a 1911, what Army was qualifying with when I was in. I inherited my uncle's that he used for competition, but carried a polymer framed, striker fired EDC for a long time. I finally got around to getting back into a 4.25" for EDC. As soon as I picked it up, it felt like I never put one down. A very little bit of practice and I realized I never lost an automatic safety drop on a draw. Love it.
Down side? It's not the weight. The narrow frame and slide make it ride just right on my hip. But, with the Glock, if I didn't want to carry extra mags, I didn't. It had a 13+1 capacity. With the 1911, I _ALWAYS_ carry extra mags, whether in a carrier or my back pocket.
But the balance, muzzle control, quick on sight and that oh-so-sweet trigger far outweigh the inconvenience. It eats hollow points or ball without missing a beat and it doesn't hurt that there's 230gr dumping energy into the target.
Thanks for sharing that, and thank you for watching.
This is the kind of guy that as he walks towards you, you walk the other way.
You have singular wit, sir. Thanks for watching!
John Moses Browning was not merely a "human being." That man won us two World Wars with his gun designs.
Facts💪
I think the men who carried them contributed a little, too.
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So, you're saying with only JMB designed weapons we would have won the war? We didn't need the tanks or aircraft or ships or submarines?
The the m16 that eventually became the m4? At least once they realized that minimal maintenance and even decent quality ammo would make it an ass whooping platform!!! I know some of the old school guys hate the AR-15 as well, but there's a reason it's so damn popular!!! The crazy part is that the vast majority have only been sold since the ban sunsetted in 2004, and there's an unreal amount of them in circulation!!!@@mmabagain
1911 pistols are made for a real men
.45 caliber are made for real men.
Which why I have them. Chest pound/grunt-grunt/battle cry, ad nauseum... Thanks for watching.
357 magnum
45 autos are not made for clumsy people .😂
1911's were MADE by real men.
Everyone got to have a 1911 in their collection
Hell yes no collection is a collection without a 1911 45 cal not a 9mm
🇦🇺😎👍🏁1911🏁
In my service during the Vietnam war, I eventually got a Remington made M1911, Serial # 6. This weapon had to be a World War 1 or 2 made weapon. But this weapon was the best pistol I ever used. It was deadly accurate, reliable, you could drop it in the mud, pick it up and shoot it. I wish I had that pistol today!
The U.S. Military never ordered anymore 1911 Pistols after 1945 We had plenty by then.
@@richbutler7828 So my reasoning is right, I had something from the first or second world war.
When Chuck Norris holds a 1911, the gun tries to put the safety on Chuck.
HAHAHAHA! Haven't heard that one!
Purchase one for my wise,she heated it ,would eject shell casinos in to hre face.sent it back colt 4 time's.got rid of it
....spell ck sucks
People think I'm crazy, but they just don't understand me!!!
My late dad was a champion competition handgun shooter. He was a huge fan of the M1911. It was not the first gun I ever fired, but it was one of the first.
I didn’t start buying handguns until my mid twenties when I was in the army. The first handgun I ever bought was a Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 Magnum 7 1//2 inch barrel six shot single action only revolver. Within a couple of years I sold it - the only gun that I’ve ever sold - and bought a S&W 686 DA/SA 6” barrel .357 Magnum revolver. I still have that gun today after 37 years, and it remains one of my favorites. For many years it was the only handgun I owned. While I did carry a Government M1911 for a bit during my military service, I was not impressed with it enough at the time to go out and buy one for myself.
I didn’t get an M1911 until a little over two years ago. It’s a Rock Island Armory M1911A1FS “Tactical II”, full size, single stack, .45 ACP. It even has a full length guide rod, which makes field stripping and reassembly even more of a nuisance, but it has all the other features I wanted so I just accepted the FLGR as part of the package. It’s got a skeletonized trigger and hammer, high viz red fiber optic front sight, fully adjustable rear sight (two white dots), G10 grips, extended beavertail, and extended ambi thumb safeties (I needed the ambi thumb safeties cuz I’m a lefty, of course). I got it for $700 out the door, and I felt like I got a lot of gun for that price.
I’m a reasonable marksman but I did not inherit the talent of my late dad. I shoot my M1911 OK but I have since acquired two 9mm pistols - a Browning Hi-Power clone and an IWI Jericho - and I shoot both of them more accurately, and I have also found them to be more reliable than my M1911, able to go to higher round counts before they start to “complain”. With my M1911, starting out clean, I can depend on it to run like the proverbial sewing machine for the first 150 rounds. As I approach 200 rounds, I begin to get failures to go into battery. Perhaps at that point maybe all it needs is a little oil, but I usually just clean it around the 200 round mark. Of all of my handguns, it is the biggest pain in the butt to clean.
If it is in a state of not having been fired since it was last cleaned, I sometimes carry it OWB under my sport jacket in my role as security in my synagogue. In that capacity it has Remington 185 grain HTPs on board. It is a small synagogue and I have determined that to defend it, I wouldn’t have to shoot farther than 15 yards, and I am fully confident with my M1911 at that range.
I enjoy owning it for the history behind it, and it does indeed have about the best trigger of any semiautomatic pistol. Although it is not my only option for “sheepdog” duty at my synagogue, I do appreciate the safety features when I carry it; I agree that it is one of the safest pistol designs ever produced.
That’s my “M1911 story”.
I also carry as sheepdog for a synagogue. I have never understood how people whose grandparents were murdered and burned in ovens, don’t all have lots of firearms and train often. Mystifying.
I started purchasing handguns when I started hurting all over, all the time, because I'm old and heavy (I can't really say fat as I'm only 16% body fat, but am 6'1" and 297lbs) but I did get a Tisas 1911 in .45, and while I honestly hate it because of the weight and low ammo capacity, I am slightly more accurate with it than my 3 glocks, but that could just be due to the slightly longer barrel
A lot of people ovn here talk about Col. Cooper but one of his favorite sayings was “ If you can’t handle the problem with seven rounds then you probably can’t handle it with fifty”.
When god is busy and the law is 15minutes away, dial 1911.
I wish I knew this BEFORE I selected your video.
Me too.
I'm only 2:23 into this video and I agree.
I'm 72 years old.
I'll suck it up and hear him out till the end.
Can’t watch anymore
@@johndeere1951a I made it to 7 minutes before giving up on hearing anything worthwhile.
For real! Hard to believe someone bought a 1911 while knowing absolutely nothing about it.
I bought my first handgun this year, at the age of 70. After trying a number of polymer guns at the gun store, I walked away without buying anything. I wanted to buy the G43X for various reasons, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. It took me awhile to realize that the 1911 that my buddy had let me shoot a few weeks earlier had already taken my heart. I love the fit of the 1911 in my hands. Being an old guy, I like the ability to spend some quality mechanical time with it, cleaning and oiling. And one other thing about this gun. My buddy had 3 guns: a .380, a 9mm, and a 1911 in .45. I described my initial feelings to him about those guns as "pop", "Bang", "BOOM"! I like the BOOM! :)
Recently, for some reason, I decided to get a .380. I hadn't liked the feel of the one he had. But, I liked the looks of the "Bond gun" - the Walther PPK. And it looks like a "tiny 1911" to my eyes, so, I got one. It sounds a lot more like the 1911 than I had expected. Being a pure blowback design must have something to do with that. In any case, the PPK/S-1 I bought also gives me pleasure as I take it apart, clean, and re-lube it after a day at the range. It's a fun gun, but not as pleasurable to shoot as the 1911. It hits your hand surprisingly hard for a .380. Maybe that's why I like it. LOL
Glad you were able to find something you enjoy, it’s never too late to start.
You would probably enjoy the colt mustang or a clone of, IE, SIG P238. same controls as a 1911 minus the grip safety. I’ve owned the sig and it was a surprisingly soft shooter.
Thanks for sharing, and thank you for watching. Cheers.
When I finally decided that I needed a PPK/S, they were scarce as hens' teeth. One day at a local gunshop, after the counter dude said the didn't even know when they might get one, he pulled out a Browning 1911-380 with a 4.2 in. barrel, the fancy Black Label model. As he handed it to me, he stated that it was actually pleasant to shoot, unlike the Walther. Once I held the pistol, I didn't want to put it down. Every thing about the gun was perfect. The grip, the trigger, the sights, the safeties, all perfect. It was beautifully crafted, and I bought it on the spot.
I have many (11) hand guns. Only my Luger fits my hand like the 1911, and the 1911 gets shot far more often. Since it's not a simple blowback design, the .380 recoil is quite mild. My 75 year old hands appreciate that.
Try a P226 or P229 in 9mm if you're looking to get a 9mm. Handle very similarly to a 1911 but no safety unless you get the SAO Legion model.
BS 1911 is a superb weapon, you need to train and learn about any weapon 🦅🇺🇸
If you recall, I say it is a great gun numerous times in the video. Thanks for watching.
I had a nra instructor tell me not to call a pistol a weapon but I never asked him why. Does anybody know the why?
@@blankblank4130Fuddery Fuddery that's what the NRA has done to me. 😛🙄
@@savagelee6973nice SW callback
@@savagelee6973 Yes, Obi-Wan, when Jedi chopped people up rather than blasting big holes in them. :)
I have a Belgium made Browning Hi- Power 9mm. Bought 1974. Yes I know what everyone one is thinking. This is one of the smoothest operating pistols I have ever shot. Very accurate.I like the extra rounds in the mag.
Hi-Powers rock! The first "2011": double stack, single action, 9mm. Thanks for watching.
But less firepower
@@SuperColonel91 Shot placement matters.
@@bobwilliamson5993
I have one also. It is as you described, and mine doesn't see daylight too often. I also own it's big brother, a 1911. I don't mind my Glock getting trashed. But, the 2 Browings are like my Ferrari and Lamborghini.
"It's going to rain next week?" Them cars are staying undercover in the garage then!
In 1971, I became a Military Policeman in the U S Army. Carried a 1911 for the next four years. It was my first and greatest love of all the handguns I have ever had or used.
I was an MP as well and love the 1911.
I started shooting and carrying a 1911 at age 18 in the Navy (Social Security age now), the first auto I'd ever shot (revolver boy on the farm) and instantly fell in love with it. Carried it almost my entire 22 year career until the Beretta was adopted. Still it's the most comfortable and accurate sidearm I've ever experienced. So my post military days have always carried through with a 1911. Granted, I have some striker fired stuff but still I always carry my clunker 4 pounder on my side.
In Nam I carried a 1911, my own custom one I brought with me ,,don't even ask how I got it there or back,, that was just some top secret , sneaky shit going on, on my part that I was able to pull off. I also carried a 357 snubby model 19 (I think) and a really old sawed off side by side 12 ga mares leg I inherited from the last 60 gunner I took over for.
I primarily carried a M-60 in the field and while pulling door gunner duty during my 2 tours, but my 1911 saved my bacon on at least 3 occasions.
During the battle of Hue City we were under very very heavy contact where I literally melted down a barrel on the 60 and when my assistant gunner was changing it out 4 NVA came flying around a corner with fixed bayonets
In that slow mo...you can see each frame in microseconds...and recall is total. It's "the zone."
USNR, 67', 68'.
@@boogerdog5247 YA BROTHER ! and not a good zone to be in either.
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The strange thing about it, is after it is over, ONLY then do you become aware of the adrenalin dump.
To all those that posted above in this thread, I salute you...thank you for the lives you saved in those moments long long ago.
You know who you are, you know how the events unfolded, and living thru them to recant instances where body seemed to separate from mind .
God speed brethren.
@@boogerdog5247 You hit the nail on the head and must be you've been there done that to be able to know these things too? It's crazy how when your in heavy contact there's really no fear and only afterwards does it all sink in as to WTF just happened .
In times like those the mind can be your most powerful ally, or your worst enemy and it can either make or break you spiritually and physically . What helped me through was my unwavering faith in God and my never ending sense of right and wrong and sticking to those ideals is something that has served me well all through out my life and something I'll never waver on.
God Bless my Brother,,,,
LOL
My dad is an “old school” revolver guy. He has close to 90 revolvers in his collection ranging from .22 to 357 Mag to .44 Mag and has a Thompson Contender single shot 30-30. His one step into semi-autos is his Colt Mustang (380 ACP). I started and progressed in the opposite direction. I bought close to 30 semi-autos before I started buying revolvers. Seven of my semiautos are 1911s and only one is the full 5” “Government” model. At 6’5” 230 lbs I’ve never had a problem conceal carrying 1911s but nowadays I open carry everything so it’s a moot point for me.
I liked my little Colt Mustang. It was an excellent 2nd gun.
Only one revolver. Colt anaconda 6 inch. So beautiful. Thought about a 357 but idk. I'm more a 44 kinda guy
@@ZDM314 You can probably find a Colt New Service in .44 Special with a little hunting around.
@@ZDM314 I saw a new "used" 6-inch Anaconda at my local gun store. It still had the trigger guard tag on, etc. They gave me a $200 discount for being technically "pre-owned," and I have been smiling ever since. I like .44 Special; it has more punch than a .45 ACP yet is much more fun to fire in quantity. I save the .44 Maggie for bears at the farm. I won't shoot them unless I am attacked, but then I'd do it. I'm glad you got your great revolver. --Old Guy
Back when men were men and sheep were scared!!!😂😂😂
I was stationed at GLYNCO (Federal Law Enforcement Training Center) as a Border Patrol Firearms Instructor. One day we heard that a Michigan State Police officer had experienced an AD (Accidental Discharge) with a 1911. That in itself was no surprise since its manual of arms is a bit complicated. What was very surprising was that it was reported that the series 70 in question had fired with the thumb safety in the ON position!! (?) I made an immediate trip to the armory. The three gunsmiths at the armory had all been military armorers and were very experienced with the 1911. What they told me was the thumb safety only locks "the sear!" The only thing preventing a cocked and locked 1911 from firing was the sear / hammer interface, and if that interface had been modified to provide a light, crisp trigger pull it could indeed AD with the thumb safety on! I then decided that if I ever carried a 1911 in Condition one there would be a safety strap / thumb break in front of the cocked hammer.
One thing also not mentioned is that a heavy firing pin can move forward when the 1911 is dropped, hitting the primer hard enough to cause the gun to fire. Many replace the firing pin with a titanium one, and a heavier firing pin spring, eliminating the possibility of an AD made by a heavy firing pin moving during someone dropping the gun, which while not recommended, can happen.
I shoot the 1911 the best of any handgun, due to the trigger and how solid the frame feels during firing the gun. I carry a Ruger SR9c and have also got a S & W 3913. I like the 3913, but the Ruger is also a great gun. That said, I have considered going back to carrying a 1911 in Commander length and 9mm caliber. An alloy frame would make it just about the best carry gun for me. But I would have to sell one or the other of my current carry guns, which I hate to do.
Why do I always hear the Peter Gunn theme when I look at 1911s? Beautiful
Great information. I’ve gone 800 rounds without cleaning while constantly keeping my 1911 aggressively lubricated. Never had a problem with it being too dirty. Oiling it constantly in a way helps the pistol clean itself. Well not exactly but I think you get the point.
Correct, its no different with an AR, or for tat matter most Internal combustion engines, lube and it works. You don't take your car/truck engine apart and clean on a regular cycle, you just keep it lubed, same for firearms as for as I am concerned.
Just to give you a heads up, this is going to be a fairly long comment...
I'm 62 years old, and I have worshiped at the alter of J.M Browning since I was about 14 years old,
which was when I got my first 1911. Since then my Collection of 1911's with the little horse on the side
has grown exponentially. I do agree with you, the Commander is my favorite, whether it's an all steel
version or the lightweight version which is my favorite. My oldest Colt 1911 is a U.S ARMY stamped Colt
that was made in 1917. I cleaned it, replaced the springs and used Wilson mags, and this gun has been
completely reliable using 230 grain ball ammo. I even carried it concealed for awhile...
I'd like to add a couple things that people should know. One, watch some videos and learn how to
assemble the gun correctly without putting a big idiot scratch on the frame, when the slide stop is inserted...
Two, one of the biggest problem areas with 1911's is magazines. Using quality magazines will eliminate
a large percentage of problems. So before you run off to the local gunsmith / hack, because your 1911
won't feed, try a quality magazine.
It's true that the older 1911's weren't designed to feed hollow point ammo. That said, that's just
one more thing that is great about the 45acp is that you can use 230 grain ball ammo for defensive use
because of it's size, and they are still very effective.
I was with you until you claimed that the 1911 isn't a magical gift from the gun gods. How dare you....
Blasphemy I tell you. Unsubscribed... Just kidding. Maybe LOL
Excellent story.
I've got 6 Mec Gars for my Tisas Carry 1911. They all work perfectly.
@@Quakeboy02 MecGar 7 rd mags are incredible mags. Great choice that won't break the bank either.
Remember. Guns have only 3 enemy's....1, Rust, 2 Grandmas, and worst of all Politicians..Schumer, & etc.......
Learned the 1911 back in army officers training in 1983. Hve owned a lot of 1911s since then, and now im 63, and still own 5 1911s. Had one next to me during the Rodney King Riots in LA (along with a Remington 870 shotgun), had one with me during every civil disturbance episode, so I'll die with one on my side. Nothing feels as comfortable, as comforting, or as confident as having a good 1911 in your hand. When things go bump in the night, a cold 1911 will warm your heart and sooth an anxious soul.
1974 Llama 1911. One of the best firearms I ever owned. Bought new in the box 1981, never fired. Paid $100 for pistol, holster, 4 mags.
3 Llamas to my arsenal. The sloppiest, nastiest, most beat to crap one I got for free is, out of 11 1911s I have, absolutely the best of all of them.
@@clipper142 agree 100%. People just don't know.
Good pal had a Llama....shot great...Tore in it down, replaced all guts to with Colt parts.....Polished a little here and there....He was a south paw. Install an ambient thumb safety.... He was in a shootout.....hit a bubble gum machine.....said it EXPLODED as on a Burt Reynolds movie....
got one in 81 is yours the one with the cool vent rib
Hey there, Dr. Strangelove, I liked the video. When I was 11, I learned to shoot on a 1911 with the Ace .22 converter installed. I learned to field strip that gun fast; my dad was a combat veteran of WW-2. I have four 1911s now: a reliable Officer's ACP (just lucky, I guess), two full sized ones from the 1990s/2000s, and my buddy "Turk's" 1911 that his dad gave him before he went to Korea in the Navy in 1950. Turk's initials are engraved on the slide; I will treasure that gun till my last breath. Thanks to Turk, and dad. --Old Guy
"Hey, you can't fight in here, this is the war room." Thanks for watching!
When I flew jets off the ship during Vietnam, (1968-70) I carried a 1911 45 ACP. I figured that l needed a pistol that would stop any enemy even if I shot them in the thumb. Also I needed something that would fire no matter if it was caked in mud. I know that at 60 yards the bad guys could make faces at me with little chance l could hit them, but at 60 yards l am running. As it turned out the only time l had to eject I was well at sea. Salt water didn't bother it at all. Still have it, in the original shoulder harness. Great pistol.
You can never go wrong with a 1911
LOL!!!!!
@@66cujo Men can never go wrong with a 1911.
@@JoseyWales44s if it's used at a range...sure.
@@66cujo If a range was a battlefield you'd be right, but you're not right.
I carried a S&W model 6906(on duty) and a 3913 (off duty) for several years. If I wasn't in my jurisdiction, I often carried a snub nose S&W model 10 (round butt) that's my preferred weapon. I cut my teeth on a 1911 & later a FN P-35. Absolutely loved those weapons, but my Chief wouldn't allow it after a complaint from a local big wig didn't like it was carried cocked and locked. Such is life, I always disliked idiots that were concerned with optics over usage.
Yeah, several departments in the Denver area had brass declare the 1911 verboten for that reason. Shame, though. Good gun when in good hands. Thanks for watching.
Politicians....why'd it have to be politicians....
*deep breaths....stay calm* And government is why we can't have nice things.
Call me a fanboy, but I quite like the grip safety on the 1911, I have big hands so it doesn't bother me at all.
I'm not a 1911 guy, and I've NEVER had an issue with the safety when drawing one. I still bought a DA/SA when I finally got around to adding a 1911 to my menagerie, but I think that it had more with the way I grew up and was taught to carry as opposed to any concerns I had with the safety.
Same here. I carry fullsize concealed.
What the hell is a fanboy?, I have a Randal 1911 SS clone, it puts down what I aim at.
@@jeffl7852 I'm not google or siri.
I hated it when mine was issued to me. I never could shoot it all that well unlike everything else. What really burned me was I had pulled an expert badge with everything else I’d touched . I got to hang that marksman Badge on my dress greens that I h actually had to wear part of the time as an MP. It was more brass to polish and stuff to hang on my gear and it doesn’t look as good as the single expert badge with the three tiny ladders under it😕. Besides I had a hard time shooting the thing accurately .
Now fast forward I carried everything under the sun over 30 work years and still prefer a lighter plastic pistol like a Glock for work. Strangely though after decades avoiding the 1911 I buy a Tisas and can’t seem to miss with the thing. I find that weird considering my past with it.
I am 74 years old, retired Army NCO and the very first handgun I held when I was 8, was my grandfather’s 1911. I have basically been a 1911 fanboy ever since. I currently have I think 19 different 1911s in my collection, from I believe 8 or 9 different manufacturers in just about every caliber they have been chambered in except 10mm. I hope to remedy that later this year. I even have 2 Llamas and 2 Brownings in 22LR and 380. I have barrels in 3, 4.25, 5, 6, and 7 inch. I have 2 wide body double stack guns and next week I will be adding a 2011 style gun. So yes I guess I am a fanboy. But as you point out it is a 120 year old design. I’m not sure I agree with the premise that the newer polymer guns are better. But they are lighter, less finicky and easier to defend in court. Hey every police department in the country issues some version of Tupperware pistol. What is my EDC? Well most often you will find a S&W 442 in my pocket until the weather requires heavier clothing then it might be a S&W M&P 40 or a Glock 21 SF. I may be an old dog, but I can still learn a new trick.
I never had any problems with any mil spec 1911 fail to fire hollow points.
But i always over hauled every one i bought and made it custom the way i liked them before i ever shot them.
I never liked 230 gr loads and have always used 165 gr hollow points.
My go to 1911 is a 5 inch with a 7 inch barrel that i ported on my milling machine.
I also added a square firing pin retainer. and tightened the slide so there is no slop.
You can put your finger in the barrel and try to feel any movement and there is none in the barrel or slide.
i built it to hunt hogs in Texas but it's now my go to gun for self defense.
I'm quite educated and competent with guns. If you had asked me before the following story occurred, I would have confidently asserted that it's not the gun, it's the shooter that matters.
Then one day, I, my brother, a friend of his, and a friend of mine went shooting. We shot several guns that day, of varying calibers.
Keep in mind that between the four of us we represented a wide range of heights and weights, so... long skinny fingers on lean hands and short fat fingers on pudgy hands. We were a diverse bunch, so it's not like the gun "fit" one of us well.
When we shot the 1911 ALL FOUR OF US visibly tightened our groups and moved them toward the center. ALL OF US shot noticeably better with that gun than with any of the other revolvers or semi-autos we shot that day. We ALL noticed it, and laughed about it, and marveled over it.
JMB just nailed it. He really did.
And yeah, Han shot first. ^_^
It's a natural pointer...very ergonomic!
1911.....ok.....1911... Still one of the finest weapons ever designed!!
the 1911 is the best rigger found so far in life, talking about the cheap 80 series washing machine common series, and the trigger is still fantastic.
Nice rehearsal video. Looking forward to seeing the final product.😁
10,000 comedians out of work and they all comment on RUclips. :)
Someone wrote a poem about the 1911 when it was replaced by the Beretta 9mm. I don't remember much of it except the last lines:
So who are we who with the gun grow old?
Well, we're America's fighting men.
And we stopped them with it, cold.
I was issued a 1911 both times I went to vietnam. In my job it was wiser to carry multiple weapons that could fire the same rounds, so since my occupation warranted an issued 1911, I also opted for a brand new, still in cosmoline, M3 grease gun from WWII. Commonality of ammo was very important to me back then, as it is today. I have rifles and pistols chambered the same,IE; 357 lever rifle/model S&W 686+, and so on. Old habits I guess, but since it ain't broke...
Seems like we have the same armory🫡
@@leroybishop2245 My world back then was -small, and quiet.
In last two years went and got striker fired pistol i don't feel as comfortable with it trigger on 1911 spoiled me
Ohhhhh! I'm so jealous of that grease gun!!
@@matthewshannon6946 I don't blame you, it was sweet. And forget all about what you have seen in the movies. first of all there wasn't any 'selective fire'.
It is full auto all the time. 2nd, with 3 50 round mags taped together it was kinda heavy. The 3 mags config was the one in the middle was facing up, the other two, one on each side were facing down.
So when the middle mag was dry, it was easy to drop them out, turn them around around and shove a full mag back in and continue to rock and roll.
Here is another thing, forget about what you seen in the movies about it's recoil, cause it isn't much at all. At 137 lbs back in country it was easily one handed with no problem.It spit flames like a cannon and sounded like one as well, lol. It was a very dependable weapon, NEVER a problem. I miracled mine to a noob when I went home.
I carried a Springfield 1911 for years as a LEO. I was very confident and comfortable with this gun. Practice and a clean gun are key when you carry a 1911, however they do run if they get dirty, except Kimbers. Kimbers have very tight tolerances and dirt will shut them down. I met Col. Jeff Cooper at his home, which was at the Gunsite property back in the 2000s, when I attended a AR15 instructor course. During the course I hade a fatal malfunction with my Colt M4 and I had to complete the course with the gun I had on my person. That gun was my 1911. I finished the course with the 1911 with a passing score. I have other guns but I am most comfortable with my 1911. I teach firearm classes now and one of the favorite guns of the students to try is the 1911. One reason is it is very accurate and it's just a fun gun to shoot. I emphasize to student that it does require continuous range time and practice when owning and wanting to carry a 1911. I like my 1911 and still enjoy range time with it today.
I don't think you could go wrong buying just about any 1911, but certainly there's enough information on RUclips and the internet to thoroughly research whatever gun you're looking at before you buy one. By the time I actually buy something I already know it inside and out, what people like, what they don't like, how to break it down for maintenance etc. Just basic common sense to me. And let's not forget gun shows, dealers and pawn shops, you should be able to get hands-on with any gun you're considering even it you ultimately order it online.
You need to review the history of the development of the 1911. It actually started in 1900 with the 38 caliber Colt Automatic. BTW that cartridge evolved into the 38 Super and in 1900 was more powerful than the 9mm parabellum. After it's first military trial the cartridges was slowed down by roughly 100 fps due to excessive recoil. 1905 was the first year for the 45 ACP and the the first appearance of a grip safety was in the 1907 variant. There were two variants made in 1909. The first was a modified 1907 with a grip safety that could be depressed by pulling the hammer to it's rear limit. This allowed the trigger to be pulled and allowed the hammer to be lowered to the safety notch are all the way forward. The second variant was a John Browning designed and manufactured hand made pistol that looked very much like the 1911 but with a more vertical grip that started with the 1900. Note prior to 1909 Colt was doing all of the development based on the original 1900 design by John Browning. This means it was the first version that used the tipping barrel design while retaining a grip safety.Changes between the 07/09 and the 1909 are significant. The grip safety was a John Browning design for the new pistol and much simpler than the colt design featured on the 07/09. Magazine release was moved from the heel to the current location on the 1911. The barrel mounted feed ramp on the 07/09 was changed to a frame feed ramp on the 1909. The frame was also a completely new design that retained the 1900 grip angle. In 1910 John Browning made more revisions and the thumb safety made its FIRST appearance. The most significant change was that the grip angle was change to the current 74 degree angle witch greatly reduced the perceived recoil. In 1911 there were a few relatively minor revisions, a key change was a revision to the thumb safety which allowed it to be used to retain the 3 pins at the rear of the frame and the right side thumb retention plate was eliminated.
True. Want to be a guest on the channel?
Agree. After the Philipine - American War they determined the .38 Cailber Revolvers were INEFFECTIVE in Combat
The Moro Rebellion (1899-1913) was an armed conflict between the Moro people and the United States military during the Philippine-American War
The process that decided what the military wanted that lead to John Moses Browning designing the 1911 started prior to 1900 when army leadership took the known pistols of the day and walked into a feed lot and started shooting cows to determine terminal efficacy of different rounds, and that's how the military came up with the requirements that they wanted a minimum of 45 cal and at least 830fps with a bullet weight of 230gr. Once those requirements were put out there, John and Colt did the rest!!!
It was one of the first instances of terminal ballistics research!!!
It was also one of the first if not the first major standardizations of small arms the US military had achieved!!!
My 2 new RIA 1911's are awsome ..wish I had em when I was active duty..Army MP .71-75
Too heavy.....are you telling me you never handled the damn thing before you purchased it ???
Love 1911s. Fun to shoot and fun to work on and customize. Should be in every collection.
Both my 1911's (both the 9mm and the 45 acp) were 100 % reliable from the first round!
Also, if you are taking a really long distance shot, pulling the trigger to fire the gun can upset the gun and make you miss, but if you pull the trigger with the safety on and keep pulling it tight, then use the thumb to pop the safety of the gun, it will fire the gun off the safety as if it were a trigger, and the trigger finger continuously pulling against the trigger will help steady the gun making the shot more accurate!
1911 is the Harley Davidson of handguns and it's owners love to change them with aftermarket parts.
I like the look, power and feel of a Rowland .460 Clark conversion for the 1911.😊
I can give more things I like about every car made. I think this guy just likes to hear himself talk. I carry, and have carried, nothing but 1911’s for 55 years. Never had one fail me. But then, I am well trained, very well practiced, and I take care of my guns.
My first 1911 was a Colt Ace in 22LR. Followed up by half a dozen different 1911 models over a 15 year period. I became a 1911 fanboy, trained under Jeff Cooper and had dinner in his home. Having good gunsmiths was part of the experience. My favorite modification was having a larger lowered shelf safety using a high thumb grip position. To this day the 1911 grip angle and trigger are my favorites. When I joined IDPA I quickly, and grudgingly, converted to polymer guns and never went back. I concur that the 4.25-in barrel 1911 with an alloy frame is the sweet spot. Although a Kimber "Officer's Model" with thinner alloy frame and thin grips from the factory was my favorite of all. Yes, I wish I still had it. I would bore you with all the models that I have owned and tested in part due to being friends with a pawn shop owner. Nowadays it seems to me that the ideal pistol is a lightweight, concealable model that you can shoot well. The Glock 43X and Springfield Hellcat are good examples. Out of a dozen Glocks that I owned I'm down to a g4 G17 that just sits in the safe now. And my Beretta 92 was replaced by the full size Beretta APX which also just sits. The compacts replaced the full sized pistols, and the subcompacts replaced the compacts for carry and practice. At one point I owned around 150 firearms, about two thirds handguns. It surprises me, as a former 1911 and Glock fanboy, that the top three pistols I keep at arms reach are a Ruger SR9c, a Springfield Hellcat, and a Ruger LCP MAX. Forgive me Col. Cooper!
The 1911 isn’t for you, And that’s ok …. I guess. No need to make a video about it.
Why not. I like different opinions.
You missed the point. It is in fact "for me" and has been for decades, it just has a few "features." Thanks for watching.
Yes it was a need my brother or my sister, it wasn't a need for you , you may all ready know what's up , some people didn't , I'm probably like you a 911 fan it's the daddy to all the auto pistols but it's a tool at the end of the day and tools can be made better , the 911 is a old king with the best trigger there is I have shot my friends colt 911 , but to tell the truth my west german sig Sauer 220 shoots as well , without as much weight and recoil felt!! Strange but true, so when it comes to colts 911 it's a ten out ten but it's not the only star in town now that gun is 120 years old , it's one of the most beautiful pistol made , but a modern Glock is way more reliable and my sig is more reliable and easier to use that 911 is beautiful but we have moved on from the very useful but now long in the tooth colt 911 its just men bragging peace that pistol is great, but it's not what is wanted by no military that's modern, the USA are not getting colt to make it again right they could have ,. All I am saying is that there are a lot of bomb gun makers in this world that make killer pistols , I think the 911 is beautiful I like the way it looks better than my sig p220 but after shooting one and my west german sig P220 I didn't get all the legend because it was no better the sig shot as accurate and was lighter and less recoil over the colt 911 the colt trigger was sweet but so is the sig P 220 , so is the 911 the president? Yes but the sig is the Pope
His video isn't for you, And that's ok.... I guess. No need to make a comment about it!
@@TerranceGoldstein1970 M17 is also part of my group, but the Kimber is a long kept item, and been hand repaired, parkerized, and modified until I trust it completely any time. The sig sights had to be quickly moved to work in my case. Only .03 to .05 inches, but it wasn't going to function for me any other way. SOB still shoots low. Yeah I know combat sights go over the target.
Back when I got my first handgun about 25 years ago, I went with a Kimber Custom 1911. It was $600 IIRC. That single action trigger is still the best trigger IMO. Great handgun so long as you have good mags to feed it reliably (I recommend Wilson Combat mags). It came with a cheap stamped mag that had occasional failure to feed issues but good mags fixed that issue for me. A lot of people decry the 1911 for being unreliable but I think it mostly associated with bad mags.
I enjoyed shooting often because a box of 50 rds only cost like $8 back then. Those were the days. For the first several years, I put thousands of rds though it because I could afford to do so. Then a few years ago, as I'm sure you know, a bunch of civil disorder started happening causing firearm demand to skyrocket and everything skyrocketed. That same 1911 would cost about $1000 today and the ammo is about double ($16/50 rds) which is better than the peak average which was pushing past $20/50 rds at the worst of the gun rush.
So, given the cost of shooting it now, my 1911 is more of a range toy these days. I switched to 9mm about 4 years ago and have been carrying that ever since. I'm carrying a hammer fired Sig SP2022 now. I have a striker fired P320 as well but after two decades of shooting hammer fired handguns, I still prefer the hammer fired handguns but it's hard to argue with the higher capacity of the P320.
As for the 1911 fanboys, you forgot the greatest meme, "WON TWO WORLD WARS!!!!" 😄
What you talking about Willis?
The best pistol is the one that's in the hands of the best trained, proficient and capable shooter...
"Steel is not strong. Flesh is stronger." Thulsa Doom
For someone who claims to have read all you could get your hands on, you seem to have missed so much information that was available to you before you bought your 1st 1911. 1) the 45 acp cartridge was designed for the pistol (1910 model) not the pistol designed for the cartridge as the US Army stated the pistol had to be in 45 not the 38 Colt auto that the 1910 was chambered in. 2) the weight of the 1911 really has.not.changed since it was adopted 3) the grip safety was required by the cavalry so there would be no AD's when being reloaded so the trooper would not shoot his horse. Browning hated it. 4) the Commandr was originally designed with the 9mm in mind because the Army was considering moving to the 9mm in the 50's. Most of the other issues were also known and published before the FBI shootout so how you could not know them is beyond me.
Homework, it is not for dummies anymore.
I love my US Military style Colt 1911A1, that I bought in the 1970's when I was in the USMC. Yes, keep it oiled, use ball ammo & I wrap mine in a cloth with a Silica Gel Pack Moisture Absorber.
It has never let me down, I have had home invaders run at the sight of it, one only run from my house after it barked at him, one warning shot, I didn't have to take the kill shot.
I've owned and carried many guns in my time as a reserve law enforcement officer and a courier for an armored car company. Weight was never really a factor for me but I was carrying open not concealed. I was originally allowed to carry anything I could qualify with as long as it was in a military or police caliber. Among the various guns I carried were the Security Six my rookie year, followed by Makaroves when I was driving the armored car, and then the S&W model 15, 1911, Polish Radom, and Browning Hi Power. When the company told us we could no longer carry single-action semiautos I tried the S&W M&P semi-auto, Glock, and for the last month before I retired I carried a Webley MkVI. Of all of them, my favorite was and still is the Browning Hi Power. A word of warning to anyone who carries a semi-auto and moves around a lot. I was in and out of the armored truck all day long. Not to mention loading ATM's and picking up and delivering coin to banks. Ambi safeties can and in my case will be brushed off against doors, walls, and equipment. If you're right handed just don't add an Ambi safety. If you're a lefty like me, I found the safety off on my 1911 several times a day and got into the habit of checking it every time I got back in the truck. Finally, I ground the lever off the left side of the gun and solved the problem.
The older colts were designed to shoot ball ammo
Take it down and polish the ramp, and it feeds hollow point just fine
If John Browning had wanted polished ramps, he would have polished them.
@Quakeboy02 and when John Moses Browning developed the 1911 he did not have hollow point
Only a fool knowingly limits themselves to one Ammo when they have a simple fix
@@genroc2005 Mine feeds hollow points just fine without any Bubbafication.
@Quakeboy02 many of the older ones do not
@@genroc2005 My complaint is that there are too many youtubers urging 1911 owners to take a dremel to their feed ramp, when the problem is most likely elsewhere. I've even seen people talking about "polishing" their feed ramp before they've even fired theirs. This is just as stupid as all the cars I hopped-*down* when I was a teenager. Try the thing for awhile. After you've shot a few hundred rounds, then *consider* what you're going to do about it. Taking a grinder to the feed ramp, no matter how accomplished you think you are is never a first resort. And urging new buyers to *polish* theirs before they've even shot the thing is irresponsible.
Exactly right, and when I built my competition 1911’s back in the 1980’s there was no such thing as a raised pad grip safety, so I learned to keep my thumb off the slide safety to depress the grip safety correctly. To this day even with large hands I don’t like my thumb riding the safety, which was just the custom started by Cooper and others back in the day to avoid accidentally bumping the extended slide safeties they were using up during recoil.
When I setup my guns with a new barrel, I specified that the pistol feed 3 rounds, 230 grain ball, 200 grain SWC (the great H&G 68) for IPSC competition, and a 185 grain JHP which is a perfect defensive round. I think you’ll find that going to the smaller 185 grain will help with any feeding problems with hollow points, and those are with traditional non-ramped barrels, where the nose of the round (can’t say the “b” word here) has to transition from the frame to the throated barrel.
I definitely agree about the fanboys, really irritating, and also because half the time they don’t know what they’re talking about.
Thanks for the thoughtful video! 🙄
I've had many a 1911, some of which were handfit and tuned safe queens, but my favorite one by far is the cheapest one I've bought with the least amount of features - a Turkish 1911-A1 clone. There's a certain comfort knowing I'll never get my $400 investment out of it, so I have the luxury and freedom to beat on it until it behaves like a born-again Glock.
Ditto on the Turkish 1911
I have one too. Not bad guns really.
Tisas does make some really nice 1911's.
Picked up my 78 colt gov 1911.. From a retired LEO. From that moment I was in love and never looked back. Spring job. Powermags. Stainless Kart barrel fitted. Stainless bushing and end cap. So beautiful. Gunsmith got his share out of me for all that.
Great work on this video! You said good stuff that got me thinking. I have always hand wiped down my gun after using it; that day i mean after I used it. I use a few Q-tips and a cloth. Additonally, I light coat it. My .44 mag S&W has been with me since 1987. It is just right to care of this piece of equipment, it could last thousands of years!!!
Glad you liked it, and thanks for the feedback.
Great video! I just ordered the Springfield Ronen .45 and this is all great information. Love the humor too! Thanks!
And thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers.
Who knew they were heavy? It's not like one can actually handle one before buying.
There’s a difference between handling one in a gun shop, and actually carrying it. Holster design is especially important with a heavier pistol.
You sound like a guy that hears someone say dog poop tastes good, and you can hardly wait for your dog to visit the back yard.
So... the 1911 is not idiot proof. Or its less idiot proof than some more modern designs...
OTOH, the guy with the 1911 is more likely to know what makes his gun work and how to use it than the nameless, faceless guy with the plastic gun.
At 12:55 when you put your thumb on the hammer, with very little pressure you will be disengaging the grip safety. And without putting some pressure down on the hammer, if it were to drop, it could still fire.
Just put the manual safety on and pay attention to what youre doing when holstering.
I carry a G19G5 in a molded leather holster I made, always a round in the chamber. I pay attention to what I'm doing when holstering and have never had an issue.
Also with the 1911, if its not a series 80 then there is always a chance (although very slim) that it could fire when dropping the slide on a live round.
Being able to draw quickly is important, but there's no reason to be reholstering as fast as you can. And if youve stopped a threat and still have a round in the chamber, the threat is gone and you should be paying attention while reholstering. If its empty and theres still a threat and you need to reholster it for some reason, well, now its empty so reholstering isnt an issue.
Regardless of all that, I much prefer my Hi Power to my 1911, and i wouldn't be afraid to carry the Hi Power. But I'm faster and more accurate with my Glock, and it's got around 5000 rounds through it with 0 malfunctions outside of some bad U.S.A. made Norma i had (which malfunctioned almost every round in 5 different 9mms including 1 squib, 1 round had a backwards primer, and 1 wasnt even in Norma brass. I love Norma ammo but their U.S. made stuff is trash).
My Hi Power has also been 100% reliable in the 1000ish rounds i have through it excluding that same bad ammo.
I dont have much through my 1911, and its functioned fine with brass case fmj in Mec-Gar mags, but ive shot a few 1911s and had many malfunctions. I will attribute that to junk Colt mags, and also a few of those to steel case in the junk Colt mags, but they jammed on brass as well. I'm sure they'd run fine with Mec-Gar or Wilson Combat mags. But i wouldn't trust a 1911 without thoroughly testing both the mags and ammo. And i can get JHP 10mm for my G40G4 for the same price I can get 45acp FMJ, so it's hard for me to even justify shooting it often.
Thanks for the tip about putting the thumb between the trigger and the frame when holstering the handgun.
You are quite welcome. Love to help people get safer. Cheers.
Worth the price of admission to be sure.
My dad was on a B17 crew in WW2. They were issued 1911 for side arm. It was protection if you had to bail out over hostile territory. His was made by the Singer sewing machine company. Singer made 500 of them for the Army. Lots of companies supported the war effort.
LOVE me some 1911. My range gun was a MkIV Series 70 Govt. model which had just the right amount of work to be as reliable as anything, it was accurate and was my duty weapon. My EDC was a Kimber Crimson Carry II (Officer's). It too gobbled anything I fed it w/o issue. One simply has to make friends with the notion that if it's comfy to carry it's going to bark in the paw more. If it's all steel, full-sized it's going to be softer shooting. I miss those two pieces immensely after they were stolen. Thieves/burglars need to be strung up by their scrotums, given a dull/rusty knife inside a building which is lit on fire and told to live or die (and leave 'em there to decide).
I own (by choice) only ONE striker fired combat tupperware piece which is a back-up ONLY .380 (I will NOT own a Glock). I'm old school, give me metal, give me hammer fired, give me nice triggers. My current EDC is double action (not my favorite, but it works). M'be I qualify as 1911 fanboi. If so, I wear it with honor. I don't mind a few extra mags on my belt to make up for having a single stack mag, which is a moot point given that I live behind enemy lines where 10 round capacity is the limit by law.
I have Kydex and leather, I prefer leather. Today's: "Combat Tupperware, striker fired, must have a red-dot, point the muzzle at my junk when holstering" crowd cause me to roll my eyes and cringe.
If you're a 1911 hater, go right ahead and hate. I couldn't care less. You're entitled to be wrong. Many good men gave all so that you could do so.
Yep , I prefer hammer fire as well much safer to carry, 1911 is a fantastic piece most others copy.
I have not had any problems with the series 80 officers model 45 ACP.
May St. John Browning have mercy on your soul...
Well, there are some things you may wish you knew, but they're not the ones in the video.
1. They will spoil you for all other triggers. A bad 1911 trigger is as good as the best of most other guns.
2. They are addictive. You will want more. More calibers, more barrel lengths, more accessories, more configurations.
3. They are the most tinker friendly gun. There is an almost endless list of parts. Want to change the slotted grip screws, you can get torx, hex, phillips. Hammers, standard, commander, extended commander, lightened, squared... Extended slide release, super extended, wide, medium, gas pedal. Sights, fixed, fiber optic, adjustable, dot, even integrated laser. Don't like grip safety, pin it.
4. No, they are not from God. He gave us the 10 Commandments. Then he gave us St. John Moses Browning to give us guns.
5. They will never be irrelevant. There are at least a dozen major manufacturers (Colt, Springfield, Smith and Wesson, Dan Wesson, Sig, Ruger, Wilson, Nighthawk, Les Baer, Taurus, GSG, Gerson, Rock Island), and another dozen or more minor makers who's list seems to grow monthly. The "hot ticket" Alpha 2011 race gun is slide interchangeable. The "hot ticket" duty carry is 2011 Stacatto. Not bad for a 125 YO design.
--NOT a fanboy. I have more Glocks than 1911's..but not by much.
I have an inexpensive RIA officers model that was very reliable with hollow points and never failed me...until I had a friend tweak the main spring now its horrible
People have a nasty habit of fixing the 1911 until it's broke. One popular hobby i noticed is to fix and tweak the pistol until it can no longer use/run with standard U.S.GI Magazines. Then actually brag that they have to use high dollar Chip Mc Cormick, Wilson Combat and the like Magazines. Never been impressed with that line of thinking. Sounds to me like you just made your pistol less reliable. To each his own i guess.
The reason you have trouble with the grip safety, is because you're grip is, um, slightly off...
Get a full pistol grip, now raise your thumb, there you go.
Also, the heel of your left hand goes against the grip, and the fingers should wrap around higher, index touching the trigger guard.
Oh, and your left thumb goes below the slide, and above the trigger. On some polymer guns, there's an indent for there your thumb goes... The idea is to cradle the firearm so you limit how much it moves when you fire it.
Jeff cooper loved the cz 75 9mm.
Loved might be a bit strong. He had respect for the design and its lineage from the 1911 to the P35 to the P210. It has some downsides, but was a solid evolutionary iteration from these earlier designs.
Yes, he did, and revolvers, too. Miss him.
I love and carry a 1911 daily. With that being said the gun that fits you the best is what’s important
Dan Wesson Silverback (or Razorback) in 10mm is muh dream piece 💪😎🤙
I carried an original 1911 as my CCW for about 20 years. On hot (77 and up days) with inside the pants carry the slide would get rusty a lot. It had to be wiped and oiled almost every day in the summer time. If you missed a day or two of doing that you would need steel wool to get the rust off. Yes, the 1911 is a safe gun, if you don't drop it. However as originally designed if it lands on concrete from 3 to 4 feet height and hits hammer or muzzle first it can indeed go off. I saw it happen to someone else and also investigated two ADs where that had happened. That's why in 92 I retired my 1911 and replaced it with a 1991 with a Series 80 safety. Now that is a safe design. Of course times changed and my agency mandated a 9mm so hello Sig 228.
Both my GI 1911 and the 1991 feed hollow ponts reliably, even the old CCI 200gr. Lawman round. I think the secret is how much you shoot it. Do not polish your feed ramp by hand. The correct feed ramp angle is 31.5 degrees. If you try polishing it manually. You risk ruining the gun if you try hand polishing and change the angle even slightly. Let simple usage with FMJ ammo do the polishing for you. I don't know how many shots my grandfather put through the 1911 during WWI, but my Dad, who got it from him when he finished Basic training in WW2 once told me he had fired about 2,000 rounds through it, before he gave it to me. I did about 1,400 rounds a year (job related training expense deduction) through it and after a few years that feed ramp was pretty smooth and it would fire Super Vels and lead SWCs with no problem. After a 1,000 rounds of FMJ the 1991 had a pretty smooth feed ramp too. Magazines are also a big issue. We can do better than the old original GI type magazine. Personally I like Wolf magazines.
Yes technology improves. There is a P80 Glock 19 clone not far away and I really like (as Jeff Cooper also did) the CZ75.
well w/o Holster sweat is salt salt =rust. What cured it long rubbing grease or gun oil? I would think if your using steel wool then its time to resurface the pistol or swap out unless there are trust issues in a series of serial numbers or run?. I love the series 80 but many do not also the older series 70 and below never gave drop problems But I am going to chase this issue to see how many have experience such an event, we had 50 or so in the armory and they were very old ,loose and among the 1911's made by electric companies and dairy companies, machinists like singer etc etc. I adore the pistols in the military and found them very accurate for the age they were.
@@davidjabez2565 LoL I used a lot of Numrich 44-40 cold blue in those days. The part of the slide that was in holster, especially the left side was pretty much otherwise bare metal due to removed rust. Later I rust blued it and that lasted maybe one summer, then I parkerized the slide, but that left side was bare metal the first bare metal again after a few months from working out in the spring rains, so back to 44-40. Slide got a mottled appearance for sure. .Swapping a reliable pistol that is normally carried holstered because the finish is ruined for a possibly not so reliable one with a pretty finish would be silly in my opinion (and maybe life threatening too). The gun always works and that is what was important.
The US Army ran into the problems coming from dropping a loaded 1911 way back in the days of chasing Pancho Villa. That is why in 1915 they began publishing instructions that when not in combat the gun was to be carried holstered with an empty chamber. Apparently the cavalry experienced some issues galloping around on horseback back in the days of the wide spur hammer on a fully loaded 1911. In the 1930s Colt developed and introduced the Swartz firing pin safety to fix the problem, but the Army Ordnance Board decided it was too costly a modification for the pistols it already had in stock and refused it. Colt did offer it commercially, but it didn't catch on because the military hadn't endorsed it. When the US entered WW2 the military was Colt's only 191a11 customer Colt had so the Swartz safety vanished.
Generally speaking any loaded 1011 will go off if you drop it muzzle first onto hard concrete from 48 inches or higher. The same is true if the hammer is down on a loaded chamber and it is dropped the same height onto concrete. It won't matter if it is a 1911, a 1911a1 or a Series 70 pistol.
When in 1983 the US Military began looking for a new pistol to replace the older worn out ones, after turning down the absurdly High price Colt wanted for a military production run of new 1911a1s. they introduced the drop test as one of the things they were testing. The Colt 1911a1a they tested all failed the drop test. The Beretta 92 and the Sig Sauer 228 passed those drop tests.
By 19991 Colt commercially introduced the Series 80 firing pin safety. Too little, too late where the US Military was concerned. Why Colt did not reintroduce their original Swartz firing pin safety is unknown. Maybe they had just forgotten it existed. Many people who have compared them prefer the mechanics of the Swartz safety over that of the Series 80 safety. But the Series 80 firing pin safety works just as well as the Swartz and it is what we have. If your 1911a1 pistol is a Series 80 pistol it will pass the above drop test.
It should be noted when Austria adopted a new service pistol their drop test specified a 6 foot drop onto a hardened steel surface from multiple angles. The pistol they chose as their new service pistol (there were other tests it also passed) is called the Glock 17.
The state of California requires a pistol pass a loaded drop test of 30 inches onto concrete. It is a meaningless test as many pistols that would fail at 4 feet (48 inches) simply don't pick up enough inertia during a 30 inch fall to move the firing pin hard enough to set off the primer when the gun smashes into the concrete. Still we should perhaps give them some credit for at least having a loaded gun drop test/ Glad I never carry one of the guns that fail even the 30 inch test..
The US Department of Justice since the 1980s runs a program called the National Institute of Justice Compliance Standard Testing For Auto Pistols. This program of evolving pistol standards has been around since the 1980s and has played a big role in police departments phasing out one model of pistol in favor of newer ones that meet new standards the older ones don't. Any actual Federak, State or local law enforcement agency can only purchase and use pistols that meet the current test standards The standards are reviewed and changed when appropriate.
NIJ Standard-0112.03 (published in 1999) requires the gun not discharge when dropped 4 feet (in multiple specified ways) onto a 1 inch thick rubber mat backed by concrete.
However NIJ Standard-0112.04 (published in 2022) now requires drops of 5 feet onto a clean level concrete surface. The concrete must be of 3,000 PSI and have a minimum thickness of 4 inches and be metal float finished in accordance with American Concrete Institute instruction 318.
That's truly nothing. The current NATO Standard (STANAG) pistol drop test totally blows that away.
The current NATO drop test a pistol design must pass before it is NATO approved and issued a NATO Stock number is to drop the loaded pistol 5 times at specified angles from a height of 9 feet, 8 inches.(3 meters) onto a hardened steel surface at least 3 inches thick. A single discharge is a failure of the design. The pistol must then be capable of firing a loaded magazine without any service or repair.
The 1911 has capability others do not
There is NOTHING about the 1911 that if you had done the research you could have found out. There is NO firearm with more information publish on every eventuality and detail of this fantastic firearm. Did you say your forum is design for the intelligant?
Things I wish i knew before watching half of this video
I'm trying to decide my next pistol to buy so I appreciate this man 's video
Thank you. Glad you found it helpful.
Love my Colt 45 LW commander.
I had one...the cops stole it from me on a BS charge...Great weapon!!
My favorite 3 semiautomatic pistols of all time are the 1911, Browning Hi-Power and Beretta 92/99. Initially the Beretta was my top favorite. Because of Martin Riggs In Lethal Weapon. But as I grew into an adult and gained experience shooting the Trigger of the 1911 began to impress me more. The Clinton Era bans from 1994 to 2004 limited magazine capacity to 10 rounds. And that evened the playing field somewhat. I'd rather have 8 rounds of .45acp than 10 9mm or .40s&w. Then I discovered 10mm. And I believe it to be true that 10mm is the best mm. The 1911 is the only one of these three platforms offered in 10mm. I do consider myself to be a fan of 1911s and I personally know of others who have equal love for the pistol. But Glock fan boys seem to take it farther than 1911 fans. James Yeager has said that it is just as common to get a Glock out of the box that doesn't work as it is to get a 1911 out of the box that does. Social media pages were full of Glock fans attacking 1911s right up until Sig Sauer's pistol beat out the Glock for the U.S. Army contract.
Purely hypothetical here, but if Jesus was to carry a firearm, He wouldn’t, but if he did, it would be a 1911.
A gun that has been around for a hundred years should have been well covered in all those magazines you read
You need to stop talking and just get to the point, I hate people that just like to run off at the mouth. You are also and ID10T, the 1911 is simply the Best!!! Get real!!!
Sooo, tell us what you really think. Thanks for watching. Cheers.
It's warm, kind people like you who make the internet such a dreamy place. Thanks for watching--don't forget to sub!
The fruit of the spirit is love,joy,peace,patience,goodness,kindness,gentleness,self control,endurance to hardship.How have so many folks in America moved so far away from God? I believe that this godless heathen in the whitehouse is a vessel of wrath.
I've got a Kimber 1911 and I like it. I don't have problems with the grip safety or the thumb safety myself. Yes it is one extra step but as stated it also makes these firearms super safe. There is no getting around the rounds limitation though. Especially if compared to modern strikers which can double stack 17 rounds per magazine.
If you want to talk about heavy you look at the Thomson SMG. Holy cow is that a heavy firearm. I had to buy the semi auto since I am a bit of a WW2 history buff and the semi auto because I am not independently wealthy to be able to afford a pre ban full auto. Just not the most convenient thing to be lugging around and add in it's cost at the time it is no wonder they made the grease gun.
Browning was such an Engineer that he took the weight of fully descended Man Testicles as a cantilever, into considerations.
That's why some people can't shoot the thing.. they got no balls.
My step father (my real dad was killed by a drunk driver just before I was born) was in the USCG and while walking around San Fran one day, he found a gun shop that was selling 1911’s (mil iss), so he ordered 2. The dealer found an opportunity to make a few bucks and sold one of them before dad could get back to pick them up. He never really got over that. From 10 years old I was taught all the ‘how to-s’ about guns, shot every one dad had, and now belong to me. Dad loved this gun. I admit it is a little heavy, but you get used to it if you shoot regularly. This gun has never broken, never experienced a malfunction or stove pipe, or failed to operate as designed. I consider the two safeties a plus although, as we all know, the Real safety is your index finger. Expect that every person you shoot will likely die. In the immortal words of Don Henley, Get Over It. Settle all of this in your mind before hand, and the 1911 will do everything in its power to assure you that when the dust settles, you will go home.
Thanks for sharing that story, and thanks for watching.
You didn’t pick it up before you bought it?
Funny thing: I handled a LOT of guns in the gun store and came away empty handed. I just didn't like the feel of any of them. They were either too thin or felt like I was holding a square block of wood. The 1911 my buddy had was the only one that called my name. I wound up with a Tisas Carry (4.25"). I haven't been disappointed.
Yes, I did--a lot!
I first carried a 1911 in military service over 50 years ago. I now have a collection of pistols, but my favorite is a Kimber TLE Custom ii. It is a joy to use, and functions very well. I greatly enjoy the ritual of taking it down, cleaning and lubricating it, and reassembling it. For carry it is heavy, but it is relatively slim for its size, and I have found several ways to carry it that work well for me.
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An empty all steel 1911 is still a close quarter combat weapon. Because of it's weight it becomes a club, whereas an empty polymer pistol becomes a fly swatter. No joke and not a theory. I saw the magazine tab penetrate a man's skull in grappling combat in Vietnam when a drugged perpetrator was trying to kill a 173rd Airborne MP in Bong Son, in 1968. His partner interceded by clubbing the bad guy on the head with the butt end of his 1911. Because he was heavily drugged it took more than that but it rattled his brain totally. Thanks for posting .
I used to know the 4 or 5 ways to open a beer bottle with a 45 when I was an MP. 😸
Never have a problem with my 1911s. Both standard GI issue models. I love the position of the thumb placement.
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Oh, thank god you told me. I'll get to work on that right away!
Love the video!. Love the fanboys! I learned a few things from this video. I got a used 66 year old full size Colt 1911. It was used in competitions . Looks rough but very tight and accurate. Softer shooter than my 9mm or 380 and thats due to all that steel. I found the discussion on the 1911 being made for 45 very interesting. I want a good shooting 9 mm. I'm going to go with the John Moses Browning SA-35 from Springfield. Reason being, its made for a 9MM and has John Moses Browning historic build. I'll stay with all steel for the soft shooting. Nice video. Were I to carry ... thats a different story.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
Yessir and this many years later 9mm is still a poor self defense cartridge
I'd be embarrassed to carry anything smaller than a .45 acp for self defense.
Hold that thought until you see some of our upcoming .45 ACP tests. Thanks for watching.
@@locacarnivore900 I believe that the 10mm has shown up the venerable 45 acp. As for the 1911, as the man said, it's 100+ years old, so it's not a modern design, or space age materials, and it's only 7+1. Not much compared to today's new auto's. But it sure is a pleasure to shoot- clean- and shoot again and again.
@@gotchagoing4905 Mine is 8+1.
I carried a 1911 for a year in Nam. I was very familiar with them from an early age, around ten or eleven. With the safety off, I kept my 1911 in my holster, one in the pipe, with the safety off. In combat situations, you don't need to worry about, if it will shoot or not. You have to factor in adrenaline if you are discussing carrying for protection.
I gave my son a Colt 1911 for his birthday. It was made in 1918. This video has convinced me to replace the one I gave him. I am without a Colt 1911 for the first time in my life. Thank you for the inspiration to get another one, even at my advanced age.
And thank you for watching, and the kind words.
I like my 1978 Colt Commander. I carry it concealed daily. It functions reliably with nearly any anything you can put through it. The only thing is here in New Mexico the dust and sand collect in the oil if too much is used. Cleaning is required pretty regularly especially after carrying it for several days concealed. I also retained the stock small safety that doesn’t protrude out too far. 1 1/2 inch groups at 25 yards are not uncommon. All that being said I also still like my S&W revolvers too.