Hedge Hog
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We love our 1911's. I have to ask, though, how necessary is replacing all the MIM parts? J.B.'s intended genius/masterpiece/reliability notwithstanding, why does a 1911 need to have all the MIM pieces replaced, yet the ____________ pistol (fill in the blank) does not? I don't hear of Glocks, SIG's, S&Ws, Rugers, yadda-yadda needing to have all their cast or MIM particulars replaced. Certainly they are full of them. Why, Santa Claus, why?
Let's dispense with all the arguments regarding the 1911's superiority. Why the double standard, if indeed that is what it is? I understand the notion that for a defense pistol, we want to have utter trust in all components. If this notion is true, and I happen to agree, then do other pistols not NEED replacement of their MIM or cast parts? If they don't, (gulp), why this discrepency? In this scenario, I suggest: (1) either all lesser pistols will soon utterly fail due to MIM (or plastic) infection; (2) the 1911 requires higher quality parts than other designs to function reliably; or (3) our beloved forged, tooled, wire cut, uber steel parts are all .......... bling, all obsession.
Now for some pre-emptive house cleaning: I am not a troll, I do not have an agenda against the 1911, George W. or the Mormon church (J.B. was LDS). It is far and away my favorite pistol. I want some discussion, not the accusations less mature posters seem to throw when their knickers get twisted in their forged, rear-only serrated, carbon steel slides.
Let's dispense with all the arguments regarding the 1911's superiority. Why the double standard, if indeed that is what it is? I understand the notion that for a defense pistol, we want to have utter trust in all components. If this notion is true, and I happen to agree, then do other pistols not NEED replacement of their MIM or cast parts? If they don't, (gulp), why this discrepency? In this scenario, I suggest: (1) either all lesser pistols will soon utterly fail due to MIM (or plastic) infection; (2) the 1911 requires higher quality parts than other designs to function reliably; or (3) our beloved forged, tooled, wire cut, uber steel parts are all .......... bling, all obsession.
Now for some pre-emptive house cleaning: I am not a troll, I do not have an agenda against the 1911, George W. or the Mormon church (J.B. was LDS). It is far and away my favorite pistol. I want some discussion, not the accusations less mature posters seem to throw when their knickers get twisted in their forged, rear-only serrated, carbon steel slides.