In some ways worrying about which pistol you're carrying is sort of like arguing over which hat is better for getting hit by lightning. Just know your gun, train, keep after maintenance.
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In some ways worrying about which pistol you're carrying is sort of like arguing over which hat is better for getting hit by lightning. Just know your gun, train, keep after maintenance.
IMHO - People who invalidate other people's choices or take an extreme stance against something without fully understanding something or making assumptions, are foolish. Wrestle with it, figure it out, learn it, get good at it. Whatever it is.
If you're a shitty shot, you're gonna be a shitty shot no matter what you use. 1911 or not.
"I wish I had time to inspect your Wilson and maybe throw it in the dirt and stomp on it a few times."
A long, long time ago in a plowed field I dug a hole, tossed in my DCM GI 1911, buried it, and jumped up and down on it a while. Then I dug it up, racked the slide, and fired a mag full off. No big deal.
Time and chance have since pushed me to a G19 for EDC, but I couldn't face life without a few 1911s.
My 1911 is still my favorite, it has been a learning tool that has challenged me on the range and the work bench. Currently the only 3 parts that are original to the gun are the slide, frame, and barrel. I'm taking a stab at fitting a new barrel this year and lowering/flaring the ejection port. I have some cleaning up to do on the slide and frame before I strip the entire thing and re-park it, then it will be just about complete. Been shooting and cutting on this gun for 12 years, I really hope Im never finished with it.
That's the thing I find HILARIOUS these days. Glocks are starting to become what the 1911 was back in the '90s. An impossible POS. Since the internet, finding good 1911 'smiths and real information has become a lot easier. Back in the day if you took a choking 1911 to the local gunhack, chances were right at 100% he'd polish something, bend your extractor, and smash on your feedlips. Then you'd go back to the range and right before you ran out of ammo it'd choke a little one time just enough to drive you nuts.
The only ones that really worked were g.i. guns with g.i. mags, and g.i. spec ammo ('magine dat). Sigs and Beretta were tops back then and I'm seeing a lot of people migrate back to the 92 and P series Sigs these days too. Whole thing is funny.
They're also the same ones who shoot Glock because of the 'consistent trigger', then render the gun inoperable trying to make the trigger lighter, or whatever they think is going to happen to it after all sorts of polishing and springs and other manners of junk.
I'm so thankful that I've never had trouble with a DA/SA since I don't have to 'master' the Glock trigger.
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