Vickers Tactical 1911 Operators Class Pictures & Review Thread

[Matt Edwards]

P1408 is on the money. I'll try to expound...
As far as the durability and reliabilty, his comment was something like "If you backed up a semmi truck full of .45 ammo, the HK would probalbly win the day." In the end it seems he thinks the M&P is just better suited as a service pistol. What I generally say to guys at work that ask about HK pistols is this...
I believe the HK line of pistols are the best enginerd, reliable and durable pistols on the market. As a pure machine in an assinged task, they can't be beat. However, sometimes I think the Germans totally disreagaurd the fact that it has to interface with a human hand.
There is no doubt it will be popular with some and it is very evident that Larry has done all that could be done to make it more ergonamic. I think it is obvious that even he thinks they still fell short on this. Reliability and durability don't much matter if the pistol is too large or too fat for most to use effectively.
That, of course is just my take. I must admit...I was not surprised by this at all. The M&P has meny more features that are "1911 like". Larry said it was a "product improved Glock". I read that as a good blending between a Glock ( As the man says, "it's a Glock world. All others are on the perifery") and the 1911.
I was done being surprised at Larry's opinions after the first phone conversation I ever had with him. It went some thing like "just get a Glock..." if I recall correctly...I followed his advice, but also got a couple "high end" 1911s as well.

[John_Wayne777]

I was done being surprised at Larry's opinions

I dunno about that.....Larry seems to have an endless capacity to shock and amaze....

[Ron Flowers]

Am posting to this thread late...I actually posted to another forum an AAR on the class, in which I also praised the quality of instruction.. It was different, yet more, than I expected....and my only criticim was that the detailed take-down, starting about mid-way through it, went at a pace that far exceeded what this novice was able to sustain. I am glad there were a handful of guys with a lot more experience with the pistol than I who could help me in the disassemby and re-assembly.

Paul...if you are reading this, I jave been remiss in contacting you. Thank you for facilitating this course....I know first hand how hard and frustrating that can sometimes be. I regeret not being able to meet you, but hope to in the future.

Regards,

Ron Flowers

[VA_Dinger]

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