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4 Things Why I Wouldn't Trust the 1911 with my Life
AShooting Journal ^
| 11/3/2015
| D Shaw
Posted on 11/03/2015 7:47:07 AM PST by w1n1
Daniel Shaw, retired US Marine Infantryman and Combat Weapons Master Instructor, explains why the 1911 is not the defensive gun he chooses to carry.
Shaw gives us four reasons why he opts to go with something aside from John Browning's classic handgun:
- limited magazine capacity
- safety lever
- reliability
- magazine compatibility
The former Marine is careful to note that this is his opinion, based on his experience, and acknowledges that everyone is free to pick the platform thatâs right for them. With that in mind, what are your thoughts on the 1911? Do you trust your 1911 with your life? Do you have four reasons to back up your stance? Watch the video here.
TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Outdoors; Society
KEYWORDS: 1911; banglist; guns; usmc
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To: usual suspect
I love my 45 cal 1911. It is what I shoot at the range. However, I find it too large to conceal. I have a single stack Kahr 9 mm for cc. Yeah... I have a 45 cal 1911 that stays in the console. My carry is Kahr 9mm. It's a CW9..... a great shooting gun.
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posted on
11/03/2015 9:14:24 AM PST
by
kjam22
To: Chainmail
“The right tool for the right job”. Kimber 45 for in town shopping and the Bank deposit/withdraws, the 44 super Blackhawk for outside and around the property. Cabinet Mountains area, close to the Yaak River.
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posted on
11/03/2015 9:15:35 AM PST
by
davidb56
To: rjsimmon
My S&W .357 magnum does not have a safety.
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posted on
11/03/2015 9:24:52 AM PST
by
WayneS
(Yeah, it's probably sarcasm...)
To: w1n1
Everybody has opinions....
I don’t like safeties either. But seems to me that learning how to keep one in the pipe at the ready would be SOP?
I’ve read of several off-duty LEO’s & CCP holders being killed because they needed either that extra second to chamber a weapon or pointed and pulled the trigger only to hear a “click” and then get blown away.
To: Don Hernando de Las Casas
My hands are average, but I love the 1911 grip and besides a Browning Hi-Power, there’s nothing like it.
To: bk1000
...if it has a transfer bar.
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posted on
11/03/2015 9:30:33 AM PST
by
WayneS
(Yeah, it's probably sarcasm...)
To: WayneS
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posted on
11/03/2015 9:33:03 AM PST
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: w1n1
The gun I have when I am camping etc. has a Colt series 70 upper and a Para-Ordinance low with a 13 round magazine capacity.
To: rjsimmon
All weapons have safeties. The 1911's is comfortable to me as is the Baretta. Don't much care for the Glock.Not all. I have a Sig that has no safety at all. I really appreciate the fact that when you pull the trigger, the gun will fire. The safety is always between your ears anyway. Depending on something else is where ADs come from.
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posted on
11/03/2015 10:05:05 AM PST
by
zeugma
(Teach your child a love for motorcycles, and he'll never have money for drugs.)
To: Roman_War_Criminal
The Browning is single-stack, yes?
To: Prole
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posted on
11/03/2015 10:33:56 AM PST
by
Kommodor
(Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
To: Don Hernando de Las Casas
I agree, the CZ P01 is my carry choice - with decocker. I’m a revolver man myself, and found this weapon to be as revolver like in handling as I could get. Add to that it sits in your hand like a 1911 ( which I’ve also plenty of time with), and shoots the easy to find and relatively cheap 9mm accurately.
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posted on
11/03/2015 10:57:39 AM PST
by
arrow107
To: bk1000
1858 Remington’s have them, there’s a notch between each nipple you rest the hammer in/on...
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posted on
11/03/2015 10:59:17 AM PST
by
Axenolith
(Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
To: Don Hernando de Las Casas
I have a S&W 4506 as well. Picked up a couple 10 round mags, aftermarket, for it when I purchased it 20+ years ago. Love ... that ... gun!
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posted on
11/03/2015 11:11:11 AM PST
by
Comment Not Approved
(When bureaucrats outlaw hunting, outlaws will hunt bureaucrats.)
To: arrow107
Does the P 01 have a decocker? My 75 B does not.
To: Comment Not Approved
Built like a tank and just as heavy, but I love mine. Got it from a pawnshop in KC, I believe, about 5 years ago for $400.
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
>>I would trust a 1911 more than 95% of Congress critters when it comes time to defend my life !! <<
Would you mind naming the 25 Congress critters you would trust with your life. I wouldn’t trust five of them.
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posted on
11/03/2015 11:25:57 AM PST
by
B4Ranch
(Trump is not our candidate, he is our Special Forces unit.)
To: jpsb
Like you, I am a revolver fan. Much more since I added Crimson Trace Laser sight to it. Don’t need my glasses- just put the red dot on the target and squeeze.
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posted on
11/03/2015 11:34:36 AM PST
by
B4Ranch
(Trump is not our candidate, he is our Special Forces unit.)
To: w1n1
I used to carry a 1911 in a belt pack (not a holster). I had no problems with the safety; a Kimber is more accurate than I am; I've never had a problem with reliability. However, the issue of magazine capacity finally caused me to change. I now carry a Browning Hi-Power in 9 mm. I'm considering switching to a ParaOrdnance .45 for the higher magazine capacity while retaining the .45 effectiveness. I wil not quibble with the opinions of the person quoted. He's entitled to his; I'm entitled to mine.
To: w1n1
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posted on
11/03/2015 1:16:17 PM PST
by
archy
(Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except bears, they'll kill you a little, and eat you.)
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