What is your favorite 1911?
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DammitBoy
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My Para-Ordnance PXT P14 after it went thru the shop for a little tune-up.
(let the wailing begin)
(let the wailing begin)
propex
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Dan Wesson CBOB 
weisse52
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Colt.
My favorite is the 70 series
My favorite is the 70 series
schmeky
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I bought this Kimber Classic Custom NIB over 13 years ago. Slide to frame fit is extremely tight, the lower barrel lugs are supported by the slide stop pin (like it was match fitted). It is bet your life reliable, shoots 1.25" 25 yard groups after over 10k rounds, has earned its place in my collection, and out of all my 1911's, including my Les Baer, this is my all time favorite.
jwr747
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have my dad's Colt GI 1911 built in 1918,Augusta Arsnal rebuild,doesn't rattle when shaken,been shooting it for 50 years on and off.has never not gone bang,will group about 2in.at 25yds.no bells,no whistles,don't know what more you could want. jwr
JTQ
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Colt Combat Elite I bought in 1991. I've spent quite a few hours in gun stores and at gun shows looking at and handling different pistols with the intention of getting a new gun. The only thing I've figured out from all my research is that I like my pistol better than what is out there (price is a factor though), and if I didn't have my current 1911 and I found it at a store, it would be the one I would buy again.
10-Ring
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Favorite 1911 -- that I own -- is my semi custom Colt XSE 1911
HammerheadSSN663
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Colt Commaner blued all steel/Dan Wesson CBOB.
Quack
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depends on the use.
For range it's the Wilson Combat Longslide:
For gun games it's the STI Edge:
for carry it's either my Kobra Carry or EMP:
For range it's the Wilson Combat Longslide:
For gun games it's the STI Edge:
for carry it's either my Kobra Carry or EMP:
Texas Colt
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I own several Colts; Officers, Commanders, and Gov't models, but I'd have to say that my all-around favorite is my Colt CCO. It has a perfect balance, conceals well, and is a sweet shooter.
well i'd have to say my favorite is the para gi expert, only$550 and it shoots anything you put into-and one hole out to 20 yards.
i just bought a Springfield champion operator, haven't picked it up yet, but once i fire it my favorite might change lol
i just bought a Springfield champion operator, haven't picked it up yet, but once i fire it my favorite might change lol
DammitBoy
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Para is a great gun at a decent price and if you buy the high capacity version, you double the number of rounds in your magazine.
The double stack magazine gives me a much better grip than any single stack magazine.
The double stack magazine gives me a much better grip than any single stack magazine.
loop
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schmecky,
Had to snicker when I saw your favorite 1911. My favorite is a Kimber Classic Custom I bought NIB about 13 years ago...
It is almost a mirror image - a negative mirror image.
I see you 've done a bit of work to yours. I've done a bit to mine, too...
Had to snicker when I saw your favorite 1911. My favorite is a Kimber Classic Custom I bought NIB about 13 years ago...
It is almost a mirror image - a negative mirror image.
I see you 've done a bit of work to yours. I've done a bit to mine, too...
"p238 isn't a 1911. Neither was the Mustang it's based on."
Orly?
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/reviews/what-defines-a-1911-pistol/ For you reading pleasure.
"OK, that’s what it was in 1911 when the Army Ordnance board adopted it as the sidearm of the U.S. Armed Forces. It was a single-action .45 caliber semi-automatic with a 5” barrel. Life was simple then. In the mid-1920’s it went through some minor changes, mostly involving the trigger and beavertail, and became the M1911A1. All the while, Colt was producing a “Government Model” for commercial sales to civilians which closely matched the form of the G.I. gun. But, in 97 years of its life, the design has experience some “mission creep.” It has been built with 3”, 3.5”, 4”, 4.25”, 5”, and 6” barrels. 8, 10,14 and other capacity magazines have been built for it. It has been chambered in 9mm, .38 Super, .40 S&W, 10mm, 9×23mm, and other cartridges. Yet, the pistol remains a “1911”. What is it that remains consistent through all of the myriad variations?
In this observer’s humble opinion, the defining characteristic of the M1911 pistol is its action. That which does not change across all of the design permutations is the action which is single and the grip safety and the manual or thumb safety. If the pistol has these characteristics, it is a 1911. Without them, it is not."
Granted this is an opinion like evrything else on this board.
OK, that’s what it was in 1911 when the Army Ordnance board adopted it as the sidearm of the U.S. Armed Forces. It was a single-action .45 caliber semi-automatic with a 5” barrel. Life was simple then. In the mid-1920’s it went through some minor changes, mostly involving the trigger and beavertail, and became the M1911A1. All the while, Colt was producing a “Government Model” for commercial sales to civilians which closely matched the form of the G.I. gun. But, in 97 years of its life, the design has experience some “mission creep.” It has been built with 3”, 3.5”, 4”, 4.25”, 5”, and 6” barrels. 8, 10,14 and other capacity magazines have been built for it. It has been chambered in 9mm, .38 Super, .40 S&W, 10mm, 9×23mm, and other cartridges. Yet, the pistol remains a “1911”. What is it that remains consistent through all of the myriad variations?
In this observer’s humble opinion, the defining characteristic of the M1911 pistol is its action. That which does not change across all of the design permutations is the action which is single and the grip safety and the manual or thumb safety. If the pistol has these characteristics, it is a 1911. Without them, it is not. Here’s a diagram of the action:
BTW: I really like that Kimber loop.
Orly?
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/reviews/what-defines-a-1911-pistol/ For you reading pleasure.
"OK, that’s what it was in 1911 when the Army Ordnance board adopted it as the sidearm of the U.S. Armed Forces. It was a single-action .45 caliber semi-automatic with a 5” barrel. Life was simple then. In the mid-1920’s it went through some minor changes, mostly involving the trigger and beavertail, and became the M1911A1. All the while, Colt was producing a “Government Model” for commercial sales to civilians which closely matched the form of the G.I. gun. But, in 97 years of its life, the design has experience some “mission creep.” It has been built with 3”, 3.5”, 4”, 4.25”, 5”, and 6” barrels. 8, 10,14 and other capacity magazines have been built for it. It has been chambered in 9mm, .38 Super, .40 S&W, 10mm, 9×23mm, and other cartridges. Yet, the pistol remains a “1911”. What is it that remains consistent through all of the myriad variations?
In this observer’s humble opinion, the defining characteristic of the M1911 pistol is its action. That which does not change across all of the design permutations is the action which is single and the grip safety and the manual or thumb safety. If the pistol has these characteristics, it is a 1911. Without them, it is not."
Granted this is an opinion like evrything else on this board.
OK, that’s what it was in 1911 when the Army Ordnance board adopted it as the sidearm of the U.S. Armed Forces. It was a single-action .45 caliber semi-automatic with a 5” barrel. Life was simple then. In the mid-1920’s it went through some minor changes, mostly involving the trigger and beavertail, and became the M1911A1. All the while, Colt was producing a “Government Model” for commercial sales to civilians which closely matched the form of the G.I. gun. But, in 97 years of its life, the design has experience some “mission creep.” It has been built with 3”, 3.5”, 4”, 4.25”, 5”, and 6” barrels. 8, 10,14 and other capacity magazines have been built for it. It has been chambered in 9mm, .38 Super, .40 S&W, 10mm, 9×23mm, and other cartridges. Yet, the pistol remains a “1911”. What is it that remains consistent through all of the myriad variations?
In this observer’s humble opinion, the defining characteristic of the M1911 pistol is its action. That which does not change across all of the design permutations is the action which is single and the grip safety and the manual or thumb safety. If the pistol has these characteristics, it is a 1911. Without them, it is not. Here’s a diagram of the action:
BTW: I really like that Kimber loop.
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