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Thread: Your MUST-HAVE features on a duty grade/carry 1911:

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    reliability....duh
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    dark durable finish
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    Am I the only believer so far in extended slide releases?
    Experience is a cruel teacher, gives the exam first and then the lesson.

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    I've never had a problem on a gun running an extended slide release. None of mine have then right now, but that can always change in the future.

    I would say if I could only have one and had to keep its requirements realistic...

    5" Barrel with standard guide rod and bushing
    Flat and checkered MSH, and a decent beavertail saftey
    Flat head grip screws
    Night sights


    The rest I could do without.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grand58742 View Post
    Am I the only believer so far in extended slide releases?
    Yes, and you will probably be the only one in this thread unless it gets really long.


    My list of MUSTS:

    1) quality internals
    1) improved sights
    1) properly tuned, high quality extractor
    1) beavertail

    I'll shoot them without the above, but I won't keep one without the above.

    I have enough scar tissue from Glocks and GI 1911s that I really don't want to shoot 1911s without beavertails any more if possible.

    I have a LONG list of preferences but the above are mandatory.
    Full disclosure: I'm the editor of Calibre Magazine, which is Canada's gun magazine. In the past I've done consulting work for different manufacturers and OEM suppliers, but not currently. M4C's disclosure policy doesn't seem to cover me but we do have advertisers, although I don't handle that side of things and in general I do not know who is paying us at any given time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by _Stormin_ View Post
    I've never had a problem on a gun running an extended slide release. None of mine have then right now, but that can always change in the future.

    I would say if I could only have one and had to keep its requirements realistic...

    5" Barrel with standard guide rod and bushing
    Flat and checkered MSH, and a decent beavertail saftey
    Flat head grip screws
    Night sights


    The rest I could do without.

    I'm curious as to why flat head grip screws are important to you?

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    Quote Originally Posted by RussB View Post
    I'm curious as to why flat head grip screws are important to you?
    Flat head grip screws allow you to take the grips off using the rim of a cartridge, facilitating complete disassembly of the pistol without any external tools other than what is available on the pistol. Hex head, and really any other non-flat head screws, require a bit to remove.

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    Thanks for the info!

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    I don't think it's a coincidence that all of my 1911's has trended towards the 10-8 spec (although one is an NHC 10-8), a lot of that made sense to me.

    Minimally, a highly visible front sight with a tritium insert, the ability to mount an X300, a 5# trigger, a stack of quality magazines and some reliability work (extractor, feed ramp, ejector, springs).

    That said once I'm paying over a grand and a half, I'd prefer some sort of 10-8 clone, which is what I keep coming back to, down to the flat grips screws, 10-8 rear sights/trigger, and G-10 grips.
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    I don't believe one can get any advice better than from Jeff Cooper;

    Sights you can see;

    Trigger you can manage;

    and a dehorning.

    I would also add a bevel to a magazine well, and for those with large hands, a beavertail grip safety.

    I've always wondered how those who shot the original Army tests were able to make through that many rounds without ending up losing the web of their hand.
    If it isn't durable, it isn't reliable.

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    Quality magazines for reliability, tuned extractor (if needed), 100% reliability with carry/duty ammo, night sights. Money.....to keep the gun running.

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