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The Colt Model 1911 has a really long lifespan. I can remember when I first qualified on the 1911 while in the military. This may sound cheesy, but it was a huge accomplishment for myself with no pistol shooting experience at the time. What I also love was seeing those old WWII training footage back in the day. You'll notice this footage is very similar to the FBI pistol training and utilizing Col. Rex Applegate combat shooting methods for close quarter combat. Maybe I’m just old school but I like the tradition that these bad boys 1911 have gone through....

Kewl Colt 1911 (clone?) built for POTUS by Jesse James. Must see if you're a 1911 fan.

We keep hearing the never-ending “1911 vs. Glock” argument. The two guns are as different as apples and oranges. It’s time to step it up and compare apples to badass apples with the REAL argument: which is better, the 1911 or the Sig Sauer P220? I've always been a Sig Sauer fanboy and it all started when I got my first Sig Sauer P226 then wandered over to the P220 in .45 ACP years ago. At the time, I was sporting a Colt M1991A1 that I had spent hours working on, lovingly going through and modifying, upgrading to suit my...

Which is faster and more accurate? Larry Vickers of Vickers Tactical and his buddy Dave Royer were out testing a firearm myths whether dual-wielding versus using sight alignment with a single pistol is better. Seen all the time in the movies Dave and Larry are out to show you what really happens when you fire two pistols at the same time. So they set up a couple of test drills one is stationary and the other shooting on the move. Stationary Drill They start the test with stationary shooting at multiple targets. (5 targets) Dual shooting (using H&K .45 Compact...

I have been told that the Chinese have a knockoff of the 1911 Colt .45 that goes for around $150.00 and isn’t a bad buy. Any of our FR gun experts know anything about this? I would like to hear your comments Thanks ROBE