The 1911 Handgun Picture Thread

[Pappabear]

My new plinker

Very clean and very nice. Well done !

[boomer223]

Very clean and very nice. Well done !

Thank you Sir!

[Ned Christiansen]

Bowling Pin season is almost upon us.

Compensators for.50 GI caliber 1911's:

[jwperry]

Bowling Pin season is almost upon us.

Compensators for.50 GI caliber 1911's:

I don't know what I'd do with one of those, I just know that's really cool looking...

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[Ned Christiansen]

Well there's pretty much only one thing to do with it and that is, shoot bowling pins!

[BigDog]

Think you used enough port there, Butch?

[Ned Christiansen]

Hah, good one.

Hey they got it open didn't they?

[gaijin]

Opposite end of the spectrum; Nelson .22 upper, Caspian build frame (1.75# trigger), Leupold DeltaPoint (or whatever it's called).
It'll shoot an inch or under at 50 yds. with match ammo.
Great for sight picture/trigger control/fundamentals practice or introducing new (younger) shooters to the platform.

[Ned Christiansen]

Sweetest .22 ever! I have a Kimber .22 1911 that is pretty good but I have become frustrated over the years with semiauto reliability in .22. Pistols in particular can be picky about the type of ammo. I have come to the point where when I really need it to work for sure, I will lightly lube the ammo. Sounds stupid and wrong but it works.

[gaijin]

I had trouble with the new frame too Ned.
About one choke 'n puke per magazine makes it about effing impossible to focus on shooting a group.

What I found; the mag release shelf/ledge (that holds mag in place) was holding the mag too high- it was spring the ejector up- and causing the malfs.
I found a few, old mag releases in my parts box, tried them until I found one that worked.
Prior to this I was CERTAIN the issue was related to too much MS tension or RS weight. Wasn't the case.
And thanks for the compliment, high praise from you.