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| How many 1911's are enough?
I'm noticing what I believe is a trend? .45 ACP 1911's: S&W Kimber AMT Taurus Rand 9mm 1911's: Kimber Taurus .22LR 1911's: Kimber & Kimber Conversion. Toss in a 45/22 Ruger. I've owned/or been issued others, but these are the ones in the Sidearm Locker right now. Is this enough 1911's? or do I need to add a couple of other calibers? Is it strange that with all the Colt 1911's I've owned/been issued none of them seem to have found a home currently in the sidearm locker? ![]() |
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Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Seattle area--Sodom & Gomorrah on Puget Sound
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"Enough"? IS there any such thing? |
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Enough, like not to few and definitely not to many.
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Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Antonio, Texas
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How many's enough? Oh, at least 3 more than I have now. ![]() |
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Caliber will always be .45ACP but manufacturers undecided on. Only other requirement settled as of now is it must be blued, not stainless.
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SW1911SC E-Series? Round Butt Scandium Frame | Smith & Wesson | |
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Thanks for the suggestion but I prefer the square butt like found on the Remington R1 Carry: https://www.remington.com/handguns/model-1911-r1-carry Also note it has an ambi-safety which is mandatory for this old Southpaw. Oh, I managed for years without the ambi-safety and would occasionally carry condition zero ![]() I've also considered the Rock Island and Springfield 1911s for cost reasons. Both offer standard frame and ambi-safety. Last edited by csmkersh; 10-03-2018 at 08:09 AM. |
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Lessee, I have both steel and alloy 1911s in both 5" and Commander lengths, and duplicates of some configurations. One has S&W adjustable sights, one has stock 1911A1 sights, the rest have hi-viz fixed sights zeroed for 50 yards. I have three 1911s set up as .22 conversions (1 Colt Ace, two Ceiners). I have an ODI Viking (all-stainless Seecamp DA conversion, Commander length). I'm pretty well fixed 1911-wise. ![]() |
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I do need a 1911 frame for my Ceiner conversion kit but other than that I'm interested in mid-size and full size complete guns and lean toward all steel.
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I have my Colt .22 unit (which is all steel) set up on an alloy frame because on a steel frame, I thought it was tangibly heavier than a steel 1911. Now it's a little lighter. Kinda handles somewhere between a LW Commander and an all-steel 1911. | |
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Thanks for that info, Snake. I'll make sure I stay with steel frames all around. I know gun weight bothers some, but I carried a Remington or Ithica 1911 in a Bianchi shoulder rig 12 to 18 hours a day back in '87. I've also carried a 6½" barreled SAA hours at a time. Learned the hard way to tie that rig down any time I was going to get on a horse and it wasn't to play Hollywood cowboy. A holster bounces unless tied down on a galloping horse. ![]() Last edited by csmkersh; 10-03-2018 at 10:52 AM. |
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sgmkersh, YES it does & if you fail to tie it down you end up with a needlessly SORE place at end of day. BTW, have any of you TRIED OUT a TISAS .45ACP or their 1911-style in 9x19 or .38 Super from Turkey?? - I hear that they are NICE, especially given the low price. yours, sw |
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| No, I haven't but I'm looking for a frame that already has an amby-safety. I've replaced the factory safety on a number of 1911s but parts have tripled in cost since I replaced the last one.
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Both Models are standard with an ambi-safety. A Long time ago I bought frames in the white, depending on the depth of your spare parts locker this may or may not be advisable. ![]() | |
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It's been over a decade since I bought a frame in the white. I hate doing cold blue and don't have the facilities to hot blue. Thanks anyway for the suggestions. ![]() |
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Is there a shop or smith near you who does hot bluing? If so, they might drop your frame in the next tank for a very reasonable price. Most of the price of a blue job is in disassembly, polishing/prep, and reassembly. Take all that off the table and the few bucks they charge you for bluing is nearly pure profit for them. There are also a number of great spay-on finishes today, many available in a spray can for home use. | |
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Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Antonio, Texas
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Maybe it was more than a decade, I'll pull a Dr. Ford and admit I don't remember. But at the time building 1911s was a going business around the country. stand watie did a search for someone to hot blue his slide here and the best price he got was out of state and still over a $100 IIRC. Some of the spray on finishes required baking to some extent or they used to. Like I said, it's been years since I bought anything in the white. side note: Those S&W 1911s M118LR pointed to all have the 1911 backstrap that I prefer, not the A1. |
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Banned Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: 29.62 N 81.219 W
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Not a fan of the 1911 arched mainspring?
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Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Antonio, Texas
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Nope. My Government Model was an A1 but I swapped the main spring housing for a flat one. At one time it also had a full length guide rod but took Charlie Petty's advice and put the factory rod back in. Never regretted either change. ![]() My latest carry. Still looking for a couple more 1911s. ![]() Last edited by csmkersh; 10-04-2018 at 08:03 PM. |
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