History of the 1911: Gun Guys with Ken Hackathorn and Bill Wilson - Ep. 4
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- Опубликовано: 22 мар 2018
- Ken Hackathorn and Bill Wilson talk about the history of 1911s, and their first experiences with one. Ken answers the question on why he carries a 1911.
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My grandfather used to take his 22 rifle to school, the teacher was ok with that, but got in trouble when he opened the window, shoots a squirrel, climbed out the window to retrieve it... the teacher called his parents, they explained that he sold the squirrels to help support his family (during the depression). The teacher accepted this and allowed him to do this from that day on. Ahhh "the good ol' days"... today you can't even pretend to shoot someone with your finger saying "pew pew".
'This is when they made guns to save lives and win wars, not to make a buck.' Spot on, thank you gents for this video.
I’ll tell you what, I’m only 29 and I just got an Ed Brown Special forces carry in .45 in all stainless, I will never go back to Glock as a go to again. Sorry Glock, your stuff works well, but it just isn’t a 1911.
I will never own a Glock. My Remington Rand mfg'd in 1944 has been my carry gun since 1985. A WW2 veteran brought it back and kept it in it's original generic looking box with extra magazine and brush. He stored it in an ammo can for 40 years, but never used it. Unfired, parkerized, with not a scratch on it. It took me a couple of boxes to get the feel of it and when I became familiar with how it shot, I never used any other pistol. Later, I picked up another barrel at a gun show with the HS stamp on it , which is the same as the original. I've seen these Remington Rands go for as high as $4500 on the internet, but mine will never be for sale. I added a personal touch by swapping out the grips ( I keep the originals in a drawer ) and now have truly beautiful yellow-stag grips that fit well with the green-colored parkerization of the gun.
Finally something on RUclips worth 23min of my time.
The dislikes are from Glock guys.
“The #1 cause of reloading is missing.”
I purchased my first gun when I was 11 years old. I bought it myself, meaning I handled the purchase myself without any help ot input from my parents. I took it to school on occasion on the school bus..left it on the bus all day cause I didn’t want to drag it around all day. After school I retrieved it from my bus and took it to another bus so I could go home with a friend and go hunting after school. Not an eyebrow raised or question asked. Those days are sadly probably gone forever.
Somebody help Hack with his mustache....it's weird
I just picked up my first 1911: a 1979-dated Colt Combat Commander. Love it.
Two legends: Ken Hackathorne and Bill Wilson. God bless them!
the 1911 will always be my favorite handgun
The first pistol I shot was a 1911. I was 10. We were at an old pig farm my father's best friend had in Winchester, VA. We nailed a 3oz dixie cup to a tree, and I could hit it consistently at about 7 yards. I was a WWII gun. My father's friend had a lot of WWII guns he has restored (he and my father were both veterans of the war). It was a lot of fun.. I have an Auto Ordnance reproduction of the 1911A1. It shoots very well and very accurately.
Hearing these two "Gods" of the 1911 world talking so self-effacingly about their first "1911 experiences" is emotionally moving beyond belief. If you ever had doubts about the 1911 in these troubled times, you just forgot them.
I love old stories like this. Im now 20 years old and own a Remington 1911 enhanced with custom grips my parents had made with the eagle globe and anchor on them. I got it after graduating from boot camp. Ive always been infatuated with firearms but there was one that stood out. My dad owned a colt gold cup when I was younger but sold it when I was in high school. (its rare my dad sells) Man I tried to get him to keep that so bad. Beautiful pistol and now it haunts him to this day that he sold it. But my next 1911 will be a les Baer concept ii. Anyways, awesome stories here!
Guys, your memories of 45s mimic my own. My Dad told me the same story about the 1911 not being accurate, when in fact it was the mass military training of the time that was lacking. I still wasn't deterred because he also said it had more "stopping power" than the Luger. I bought my first "1911" while in college in the 70s, a brand new Llama for $100 (I thought the rib on top of the slide was cool). It didn't fall apart like Bill's, but this probably had more to do with the fact that it spent most of its time jamming itself with 230 grain hardball. I still remember the first time I tried to shoot it at our old airport pistol range. A sympathetic pistolero watched me for a bit, then came over and showed me the Weaver stance and isometric hold. I kept the gun with me while in college, but as soon as I could save up enough dough, I replaced it with a brand new Colt Commander. That was in 1977 and I think I paid $200 for it. I went on active duty about two months later, and one of the first things I did was take the Colt to a gunsmith outside of Lackland AFB in San Antonio. He listened patiently as I described all the modifications I wanted done, Pachmayr wraparound grip, flat mainspring housing, extended ambidextrous safety, undercut trigger guard, beveled magazine well, fitted barrel and bushing, 4 lb long trigger, and S&W revolver sights. An anxious six weeks and $150 later I picked up my dream gun. I still own this elegant firearm, but it's now relegated to vault duty. As for the man who modified it, he was a retired Air Force gunsmith named Bob Day, who learned his craft on the job when Curtis LeMay demanded the USAF have the finest shooting team in DoD. And what LeMay wanted, LeMay got. As Archie Bunker used to say, "Those were the days".
As a kid, I devoured a book guns by Jeff Cooper. His praise of 'John Browning's Magnificent Man-Stopper' made me a 1911 fan in the late '60s. I finally shot one at Marine Corps OCS in 1975. It was a worn-out WWII pistol (we were warned the sear might fail and the pistol would go full-auto). It was also the first center-fire pistol I shot, and I tore the center out of the target!
Eyes and Ears! Fired thousands of rounds starting when I was 12 years old. Never wore hearing protection until the late 90's when they were required at at Match. Yes, Hearing is shot and progressively getting worse, and I hear crickets constantly and that will never go away! The eye protection not so much until last year when I had a Sig P320 Legion blow up in my hand from a round that was on the hot side! Plastic everywhere! No more plastic guns for this guy. And now the eye protection is a must!
Thanks for the history lesson of the 1911. Amazing how with 100 plus years of technology the 1911 can still compete with the best of them.
Oh man!... Ken’s first 1911 story makes me homesick for the good old days when we were still free to keep and bear arms.