February 14, 201412 yr I'll take them if you want to give them to a good home. I'd give them the love they are longing?? Sorry TAC. Spindoc was spot on.
February 14, 201412 yr The 1911, while a favorite among many and just a classic looking beautiful pistol, is an extremely complicated design and must be well maintained. The more modern .45 caliber designs, such as the Glock, etc. are much simpler and have far fewer moving parts. Maintenance is a far lesser concern, and breakdown and cleaning is much easier. With all that said, there's just something about a 1911 that no other design has, and most every pistol shooter at some point in time wants one. I want one, just can't justify the purchase right now.
February 19, 201412 yr 1911's you pay for a name a lot of the time. Those hand fitted guns - Wilson Combat, Les Baer, etc - are nice and tight guns but there is a point of diminishing returns.
February 19, 201412 yr Author 1911's you pay for a name a lot of the time. Those hand fitted guns - Wilson Combat, Les Baer, etc - are nice and tight guns but there is a point of diminishing returns. First time I shot a Wilson I was worried about embarrassing myself after watching the owner shoot with it, he said "Don't worry, that gun makes up for a lot of what's behind the trigger." He was correct is was the easiest and most accurate firearm I had ever shot. Your right about the diminishing return though...just not sure where it starts
February 19, 201412 yr 1911's you pay for a name a lot of the time. Those hand fitted guns - Wilson Combat, Les Baer, etc - are nice and tight guns but there is a point of diminishing returns. But isn't that true for just about all top end items? When it comes to cars, is a $1.5Million Bugatti Veyron really that much better than a Corvette ZR1 which I think can be had for less than $100K? When you start going up the quality ladder of it seems like just about anything, the price starts rising much faster than the quality it seems.
February 19, 201412 yr Correct about Browning. Here is a link worth reading: The Sight's 1911 .45 ACP History. General Thompson is mentioned in the article. Thompson grew up in Newport and was a close friend to Henry's family and neighbor. Thompson got her grandfather a commission in the Army and they worked together in the Ordnance Dept. I was not able to open the link but I assume this is the Thompson that made the Tompson Submachine Gun or sometime just called a Tommy Gun? I have always wanted to see (and possibly shoot) one of those. I believe Tommy Guns shoot the .45 ACP.
February 19, 201412 yr I was not able to open the link but I assume this is the Thompson that made the Tompson Submachine Gun or sometime just called a Tommy Gun? I have always wanted to see (and possibly shoot) one of those. I believe Tommy Guns shoot the .45 ACP. Correct...it's .45 ACP. I got to shoot a Thompson once, and man oh man was it an adrenalin rush. Awesome! Chicago Typewriter and Trench Broom were always my favorite nicknames for them.
February 19, 201412 yr Correct...it's .45 ACP. I got to shoot a Thompson once, and man oh man was it an adrenalin rush. Awesome! Chicago Typewriter and Trench Broom were always my favorite nicknames for them. Does the drum magazine hold 50 rounds? Does it weigh enough that the recoil of the 45 ACP is very controllable, ie you can hold the sights on target? I know many have said rounds more powerful that 9mm can be hard to control in a submachine gun but I am guessing Thompson may have enough weight to control. Some submachine guns fire 10mm. That could be a bear to control.
February 19, 201412 yr Does the drum magazine hold 50 rounds? Does it weigh enough that the recoil of the 45 ACP is very controllable, ie you can hold the sights on target? I know many have said rounds more powerful that 9mm can be hard to control in a submachine gun but I am guessing Thompson may have enough weight to control. Some submachine guns fire 10mm. That could be a bear to control. Well the classic drum mag for a Thompson was 50 rounds. I believe the military issue was the 10 round straight mag. There were also some aftermarket 100 round drums made as well, if I'm not mistaken. As far as target accuracy, I'm not a little guy, and even when I was bracing myself and trying to hold steady, I was still walking upwards within the course of a +/- 10 round burst (it's a submachine gun, so you can only monitor the size of your bursts by pulling your finger off the trigger). It wasn't all over the place, but it still wasn't holding a "small grouping", per se. Regardless, the Tommy Gun was an advantage for its simple ability to put the most lead down range the fastest.
February 19, 201412 yr Well the classic drum mag for a Thompson was 50 rounds. I believe the military issue was the 10 round straight mag. There were also some aftermarket 100 round drums made as well, if I'm not mistaken. As far as target accuracy, I'm not a little guy, and even when I was bracing myself and trying to hold steady, I was still walking upwards within the course of a +/- 10 round burst (it's a submachine gun, so you can only monitor the size of your bursts by pulling your finger off the trigger). It wasn't all over the place, but it still wasn't holding a "small grouping", per se. Regardless, the Tommy Gun was an advantage for its simple ability to put the most lead down range the fastest. I never have understood the point of a 10 round magazine in an automatic weapon???? That makes sense. I just asked because I have seen some decent shooters online have difficulty holding and HK MP5 on target and they were shooting 9mm so I wondered what .45 ACP would be like. Granted, some guys can shoot the MP5 so well you almost wonder if they could sign their name. That was an exaggeration but you get the point.
February 19, 201412 yr Author I never have understood the point of a 10 round magazine in an automatic weapon???? That makes sense. I just asked because I have seen some decent shooters online have difficulty holding and HK MP5 on target and they were shooting 9mm so I wondered what .45 ACP would be like. Granted, some guys can shoot the MP5 so well you almost wonder if they could sign their name. That was an exaggeration but you get the point. The "Stick" magazines issued to the military were 30 round magazines, not 10 round.
February 19, 201412 yr I never have understood the point of a 10 round magazine in an automatic weapon???? That makes sense. I just asked because I have seen some decent shooters online have difficulty holding and HK MP5 on target and they were shooting 9mm so I wondered what .45 ACP would be like. Granted, some guys can shoot the MP5 so well you almost wonder if they could sign their name. That was an exaggeration but you get the point. That was a mental error. It's a 30 round straight magazine....not 10.
February 20, 201412 yr First time I shot a Wilson I was worried about embarrassing myself after watching the owner shoot with it, he said "Don't worry, that gun makes up for a lot of what's behind the trigger." He was correct is was the easiest and most accurate firearm I had ever shot. Your right about the diminishing return though...just not sure where it starts I've had a couple of different high end 1911's (bought on the used market), buy used - gently used - and see what you like.
February 23, 201412 yr Hey SpinDoc or any of you other 1911 guys, do youknow about Para brand of 1911's?
February 23, 201412 yr Hey SpinDoc or any of you other 1911 guys, do youknow about Para brand of 1911's? Curious, did you happen to see them at Shooter's Supply?
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