[sig226]

This one began life as a scratched - up, green Springfield 1911A1 Loaded.

Let's see 'em!

[sig226]

ping

[Andonius_99]

Here's a picture of mine...

Ain't she a beaut?

[xcamel]

Alrightythen...

[doodad]

What were the complaints from the soldiers. It doesn’t look like too much changed cosmetically.

My Dad still carries his from his Army days.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

IMO,The best damn pistol period.

[P8riot]

My preferred carry. A stainless Springfield .45ACP Champion modified in 1997 by the late Joe Bonar of Novak's in WV.

[Renfield]

My 45s are of the Ruger Bisley Vaquero persuasion (got bit by the SASS bug....)

I also have a Smith & Wesson model 25-7 in 45LC, with unfluted cylinder, bull barrel and Hogue grips, that has the best trigger I have ever felt on any firearm.

[Shooter 2.5]

Who made the grips?

Some of my 1911’s are on my profile page. My daugter in law is shooting her Kimber in one of the pictures.

[mbynack]

I would love to own one. I never got a chance to fire one in the Air Force. My first issued sidearm was a S&W 38 special and then we got the M-9s.

The family financial manager has temporarily suspended my discretionary gun purchasing rights and I'm limited to buying ammo and targets until I pay down my credit card.

[revtown]

I’d like to show you mine, but it’s still in pieces, because I broke it down too far when cleaning it and can’t get it back together right.

I should never of removed the mainspring housing. But it seems like there’s something disconnected up by the hammer.
The connecting rod from the hammer down to the mainspring still does what it’s supposed to, there must be some other ‘safety’ interlock that came undone.

It’s a SA 1911 with ILS. Any suggestions?

[andy58-in-nh]

Here's mine...

[Clint N. Suhks]

Does my Coonan .357 Mag built on a 1911 frame count?

[Pontiac]

Back in the day this was the gun of my dreams.

AMT Hardballer Longslide

[Retired COB]

It was adopted because.38 caliber revolvers failed to stop the Mauro Tribesmen in the Philippine Insurrection. .30 caliber Krag - Jorgenson rifles also failed to stop the Mauros, most likely because they ate opium, but the United States decided to standardize a larger caliber.

The way I heard it the Philippine Tribesmen tied a string around their penis which caused their bladder to back up and poison their systems....making them totally immune to pain. They did this in preparation for suicide charges. The .45 was developed so that a hit anywhere (even in the palm of an outstretched hand) would knock them down. The smaller stuff just poked small holes in them and they kept coming.

[mountainlion]

The 1911 can fire 1,000 rounds in less than 11 minutes and have fired over 250,000 rounds without malfunction.

Hard to beat!

[Gilbo_3]

Wish I could post a pic of mine [70 series Colt Gov] with its 'custom engraving' by none other than God himself...

long story short, pistol was found in a lake bed at winter pool, the previous owner couldnt get it 'unstuck', so he used it as 'yard art' in a concrete flower box on the weather side of the porch...

6-7 yrs later I noticed it and asked if I could try to get it moving again, two weeks alternating between ATF baths and 'FReeAll' it was completely stripped and re-assembled and test fired...

I stripped and scrubbed and re-blued [my first attempt] a finish that has etchings of leaves and barnacles etc permanently engraved in the metal...and with the addition of new mags [the spring was weakened too much] it goes BANG EVERY TIME...

perfect carry piece cause I know I cant hurt the finish...

LFOD...

[rosenfan]

It was adopted in 1911 and is probably the longest serving military weapon ever devised.

British Land Patter Musket (Brown Bess): adopted in 1722, officially replaced in 1838. Some were still in service in the 1850s.

[Uri’el-2012]

Mauro Tribesmen in the Phillippine Insurrection

They were Muslim Terrorists.

[aomagrat]

The 1911 is my favorite pistol. I have 5.

Smith & Wesson SW1911 .45ACP

Colt MK IV Series 80 .38 Super

Colt 1991 Commander .45ACP

Rock Island 1911 .38 Super

Remington Rand 1911A1 .45ACP

[Deaf Smith]

Mine is a Colt 1991 Long Slide series 80 that was on limited special of $399 (back in '91) I had logged out a Commander and during the five day waiting period a pimple faced, 20 year old police cadet present a letter from his mommy & police chief for permission to purchase a handgun.

The store tampered with the Federal Firearms Log Book and my Commander was gone.