Originally Posted by
bjxds
Looks interesting, and its almost as good looking as a "Real 1911" 45 cal that is. Seriously, I have thought about the 9mm 1911, and probably end up with one some day, but for some reason I still think a 1911 should be 45.
It seems that a 9mm 1911 would have all the same, lets say non positive issues many associate with the 1911 platform, heavy, limited capacity, and the ever finicky/ not reliable comments. Do most of you see this as an alternate caliber in the 1911 for CCW or just another range gun?
Either way, I still think the 1911 is a thing of beauty, and one of the finest pistols ever made, there is just something about one that I will always love.
Meh...
It depends on what your standard of reliability is. Not to beat a dead horse or unreasonably trumpet the merits of a plastic pistol but plastic is pretty darned durable and can take a hell of alot of abuse and neglect. I like simplicity so i carry plastic service weapons.
I no longer own my 9mm 1911 but what i can say say is that it was THE most fun gun i have ever owned, period, end of story. It was a genuine joy to shoot and play around with but never in a billion years would i want to carry a 5 inch steel gun. The gun was absolutely 100% reliable in every way, shape and form BUT the magazines needed to be babied. Often times, when removing a magazine from a pouch, i would have to manually push the first round back in order to properly seat it in the magazine so that it would load properly into the gun.
This was just something that bothered me because even running stages with five reloads and all of those magazines coming out of pouches and going into the gun i NEVER had a mag related malfunction.
So, the point is, i didnt "feel" comfortable with the gun or platform as a self defense weapon. Could it be made to work? Absolutely but that will be up to the individual based upon how anal they want to be with their chosen carry gear.
As an aside, i ran the gun with Dawson Metal form 10 rounders, wilson 10 rounders and the tripp cobra 9mm magazines. All of these mags had a quirk somewhere in some way shape or form.
You are a genuine toolbag if you have your EDC "loadout" in your signature line...
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