Forged 1911

[Russian Enthusiast]

What would happen if a 1911 was stamped from forged steel like the AK's

[4thPointOfContact]

I thought the 1911 was forged as opposed to a stamped sheet metal AK?

If it were stamped, then it would most likely be like some SIG P226's that as I recall had a stamped slide

[Russian Enthusiast]

Parts are just stamped but the metal used is first forged making it stronger and thats why stamped lasts longer than milled

[Greg Bell]

:blink:

[Russian Enthusiast]

I'm sorry sir but I don't understand your face

[Greg Bell]

Story of my life

[J_Dub_503]

Absolutely classic.

To the OP - Being that the 1911 has been around for well over a 100 years, the platform has pretty much reached it's engineering peak. I can't imagine after a century that there'd be any significant improvements that could affect the performance of the 1911. It all comes down to quality of materials and machining tolerances.

[TiroFijo]

:blink:

Greg, after reading this:

"Parts are just stamped but the metal used is first forged making it stronger and thats why stamped lasts longer than milled"

my feelings were more like :fie: