Nailed It !
Posted on 01/28/2017 9:22:37 AM PST by MtnClimber
For more than a hundred years, one weapon has travelled with American troops into almost every crisis, hot spot and war the United States has participated in. Developed as a response to Washington’s first overseas insurgency, the 1911 pistol still accompanies U.S. forces today around the world.
The 1911 semiautomatic pistol was invented by John Moses Browning, one of the most successful—and some would say, legendary—inventors of firearms who ever lived. Between 1879 and 1926 the prolific Browning invented some of the most successful firearms ever made, including the 1911 pistol, the Browning Hi-Power pistol, the Browning Automatic Rifle and the M2 Browning heavy machine gun. Invented in 1921, the M2 still serves as the standard heavy machine gun of the U.S. armed forces.
The 1911 was designed with a new handgun cartridge, .45 ACP, in mind. The .45 Automatic Colt Pistol round, also designed by John Browning, was developed in response to the ineffectiveness of the U.S. Army’s then sidearm, the Colt M1892 revolver. U.S. troops sent to the Philippines during the Philippine-American War (1899–1902) discovered the revolver’s .38 Long Colt cartridge lacked the ability to reliably incapacitate Moro warriors in combat. The Muslim warriors tied off their limbs to prevent blood loss. They were still able to get within striking distance of U.S. soldiers with melee weapons, even after being shot.
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The Model 1911 is my absolute favorite handgun.
It would have been nice when discussing the origins of the 1911 in the early days to show a real 1911 in the photograph that accompanied the article. The one shown is a 1911A1.
We own three. Marvelous weapons.
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I have a few handguns, but my 1911 is my favorite.
I should say my 1911’s.
All steel baby! All steel!
1911 is a good gun. Any well-made modern design semi is better.
John Browning even designed the Winchester’s Model 60 .22 single shot rifle made four years in the 1930’s that put meat on the table for many depression era families. Don’t forget the Browning 9mm. The list goes on and on.
Probably the most ergonomic handgun ever made IMHO. Yes I know all of the arguments for the newer automatics, but the feel of the single stack in your hand, the way it grips when you bring it up on target, there just isn’t anything else like it.
Again, JMHO, YMMV
So untrue. A Glock, for example, can’t come close with those crappy triggers pulling your point of aim off.
Same here. Most handgun triggers hang from the top with allot of travel in the pull. A 1911 pushes back with a clean break with no slop. The handle is at a better angle, and of course the thumb safety is the best place for it. It is slender because of the single stack, perfect for conceal carry. You can customize them like a Harley Davidson bike or a pickup truck, tons of accessories. Cocked N Locked, ready to rock. They are art and machinery.
Built to put down radical Islamists.
One reason we have a few around the house.
I have not found any of the polymer guns I like nearly as much. The grip is great, it points very naturally and can be made very accurate.
Nailed It !
We have two.A 1911 that was given to me by a family friend who carried it in the Argonne forest in 1918 and a 1911A1 purchased decades ago through DCM.Either one is still combat effective-the 1911 will be 100 years old this year.
Granted a Glock out of the Box is not ideal but they can be easily re-triggered for about half the cost of a 1911.
The 1911 is like a French maid. Every man should have one.
Glock triggers, especially with a drop-in 3.5 lb trigger connector, are far crisper than most stock (and affordable) 1911s.
— I suspect that they fear either the sniper with a 1500 yard half minute group capable rifle or a helicopter gunship popping above the hill, trees or whatever ——and hardly give a thought to whatever handgun anyone might have-—
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