Posted on 12/13/2014 8:16:20 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie
A pretty broad generalization. A stock 1911 has a few deficiencies for competition shooting. The design of the chamber and ramp of the original design were excellent for handling military hardball ammunition. I have a very cheap stock Norinco that has never malfunctioned, but it has a lousy trigger, sights, grip, and other shortcomings that my match guns don't suffer from. I would bet my life that I could throw it in a glove box or console and not touch it and it would perform perfectly without worrying about babying it.
A fully tuned custom 1911 is very expensive if you can't do the work yourself, and the tighter everything fits together the more you have to clean and lube things to keep them going.
That gun is in the trunk of the patrol mans car.
“This. You have no idea what trail of police ballistic records this weapon is dragging around in its wake.”
Not in this case.
Glocks particularily, are so uniform, with polygonal rifling, that it is very difficult to tell the difference between them from ballistic evidence.
Six-Groove Polygonal Rifling Profile:
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Presently (1991) it is used in the Austrian Glock pistols in 9mm, 40 S&W, 10mm Automatic and .45 ACP. Some semiautomatic pistols made by the Heckler & Koch firm of Germany also use this type of rifling with 4 grooves and a right twist whereas the Glock guns have used 6 groove/right twist configurations to date. The interior surfaces of these barrels are very smooth and therefore the markings they impart on fired bullets are very fine. This has often made the process of identifying bullets fired from such guns quite difficult.
Cannot think of a legitimate reason. Too heavy to fall out of pocket unnoticed.
Sounds like someone was up to no good.
I read where the rifling of the Glock is different that land/grooves. Lead will foul the rifling that’s why Glock developed their own round. What I read ....
The Glock has polygonal rifling. You do not want to shoot cast lead bullets because it will gunk up the barrel & kaboom. You can buy aftermarket barrels with traditional lands and grooves that will shoot reloads.
The reason Glock developed the 45 GAP was so you can have a 45 that pretty much has the exact same grip size as their other popular 9mm & .40 caliber models. The round is just a tad shorter and maybe loaded a bit hotter, but basically shoots just the same as a 45 ACP.
Trying to get used to my dad’s 1911A1 ..... I shoot a Beretta Tomcat in .32 using Glaser Safeties and Hydra-shocks. I have a CWP ..
The Springfield made this just like the WW 1 ...this is reliable...I shoot mine - have others shoot it to test it...if you ever run out of rds - you can punch people in the face with it...the price on mine was $650...it came with 2 mag’s, cleaning tool, and case - plus twin magazine & thin holster for easy concealment...I purchased a paddle holster for the actual weapon (Blackhawk)...$750 - I ended up with a concealable pistol holster, magazine holster, 3 magazine (I purchased a Colt 8 rd), and the satisfaction of extreme firepower if I need it...
You could skip the paddle holster and use the one that comes with it (belt) - basically everything is in the case for $650 minus an extra 3rd magazine and you are set!
I wish I had this in Iraq instead of the Beretta M9 (9mm) and the Glock 17 (9mm) I had to carry...
What concerns me more than the finding of of thrown away firearm is that you reside where such occurrence happens....
My little rural town has installed a second stop light-I’m feeling the urge to move to a less-densely populated area...
Seems like you got a lot of good gun for the money. I'd love a 1911, but where I am that would be like getting a pot of gold from a wee Leprechaun.
Now, let me make you laugh (or at least shake your head in shock). I am one of the few licensed people in my country (and getting that license in Kenya is a long convoluted process), and the firearm I got was the Gen 4 Glock 19. Price in Kenya? US $2,941. Why? That's the price on offer. Any difference between it and the us $550 Glocks sold in the US? None!
Enjoy your freedoms!
DAMN!!!!
I feel for you brother-— that is a steep price to own a sidearm...per the freedoms in the US - as long as the public is armed -— we’ll never see prices like that...
You need to move to the US if you can...I’d like to visit Kenya one day - but not reside there....be safe!!!
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