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Boasting, that few other handguns can make! #12266518 09/12/17
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 24,667 NW Nevada GunGeek OP Campfire Ranger
OP GunGeek Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 24,667 NW Nevada	The M1911 .45 ACP was put to some uses beyond the scope of what the designers intended. Few other pistols can make such bragging rights... Stops an armor column (okay, it says 3 tanks, but armor column sounds better) http://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/03/world/a-marine-pistol-drawn-stops-3-israeli-tanks.html?mcubz=0 Shot down a Japanese Zero https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_J._Baggett Two dudes in a Piper Cub shoot down a German Storch, then land and take the crew prisoner!!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_Francies#Military_Service There are probably more great stories, but these are three of the greatest.

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Re: Boasting, that few other handguns can make! GunGeek #12266556 09/12/17
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pal Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 11,049 so cal	Even without those bragging rights the 1911 is one of my all time favorite firearms. "There's more to optics than meets the eye."--anon "...most of us would be better off losing half a pound around the waist than half a pound on our rifle."--dhg

Re: Boasting, that few other handguns can make! GunGeek #12266616 09/12/17
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FieldGrade Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 18,243 North Central Idaho	Definitely a timeless classic. I love mine.

Re: Boasting, that few other handguns can make! GunGeek #12266770 09/12/17
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 67,737 N. Central Florida, and Miami Mannlicher Campfire Kahuna
Mannlicher Campfire Kahuna Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 67,737 N. Central Florida, and Miami	I have several, and like them. I don't often carry one for CCW though. Sam......

Re: Boasting, that few other handguns can make! GunGeek #12266931 09/12/17
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Mackay_Sagebrush Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 15,867 Likes: 6	And an FN M 1910 was used one June day, which resulted in the deaths of over 18 Million. THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running! www.lostriverammocompany.com

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Re: Boasting, that few other handguns can make! GunGeek #12266932 09/12/17
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alwaysoutdoors Campfire Ranger A Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 28,115 Likes: 2 TN	And who didn't already know the 1911 handgun kicks azz?

Re: Boasting, that few other handguns can make! alwaysoutdoors #12267356 09/13/17
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jimmyp Campfire Ranger J Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 18,312 Likes: 1 Mobile	the gun aficionado's still love them and wax poetic over their virtues, while the hoi pol·loi with their bourgeois tastes cling to their soul less plastic pistols. I have fallen into the "meh" category,and have given up fondling pistols and imagining I am Sgt. York for the practicality of high capacity plastic.

Re: Boasting, that few other handguns can make! GunGeek #12267377 09/13/17
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,327 Eastern N.C. Triggernosis Campfire Tracker
Triggernosis Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,327 Eastern N.C.	The 1911 can also boast that it won't feed hollow-point bullets reliably for sheet unless it has been worked over really well.

Re: Boasting, that few other handguns can make! FieldGrade #12267486 09/13/17
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,726 Likes: 18 USA T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage
The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,726 Likes: 18 USA	Originally Posted by FieldGrade Definitely a timeless classic. I love mine. This.

Re: Boasting, that few other handguns can make! Triggernosis #12267569 09/13/17
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Reloder28 Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,901 Likes: 1 Deer Park, Tx	Originally Posted by Triggernosis The 1911 can also boast that it won't feed hollow-point bullets reliably for sheet unless it has been worked over really well. My Sig runs them just fine right out of the box. "I never thought I'd live to see the day that a U.S. president would raise an army to invade his own country." Robert E. Lee

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Re: Boasting, that few other handguns can make! Mackay_Sagebrush #12267679 09/13/17
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OP GunGeek Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 24,667 NW Nevada	Originally Posted by Mackay_Sagebrush And an FN M 1910 was used one June day, which resulted in the deaths of over 18 Million. Yep, deadliest handgun ever!!!

Re: Boasting, that few other handguns can make! Triggernosis #12267683 09/13/17
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OP GunGeek Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 24,667 NW Nevada	Originally Posted by Triggernosis The 1911 can also boast that it won't feed hollow-point bullets reliably for sheet unless it has been worked over really well. Bullchit!!! Colt's have been feeding JHP's reliably out of the box since the '80's. Same for Springfield.

Re: Boasting, that few other handguns can make! GunGeek #12267716 09/13/17
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OP GunGeek Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 24,667 NW Nevada	Another impressive feat with a pistol. Sky Marshall Mordechai Rachamim took down three terrorists, one throwing grenades, the other two armed with AK's. Rachamim killed one, and injured the other two. And what did he use as his weapon of choice? A Beretta Model 71 in .22lr! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Al_Flight_432_attack http://www.tactical-life.com/firearms/israeli-mossad-22-lrs/#mossad-22-lsr-beretta-70

Re: Boasting, that few other handguns can make! Reloder28 #12267913 09/13/17
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,726 Likes: 18 USA T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage
The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,726 Likes: 18 USA	Originally Posted by Reloder28 Originally Posted by Triggernosis The 1911 can also boast that it won't feed hollow-point bullets reliably for sheet unless it has been worked over really well. My Sig runs them just fine right out of the box. I don't believe that has been a problem since the 1970s. Most are made, since the 1980s, so that they can handle hollow points right out of the box. Heck, my unmodified, early 1960s, Colt Government Model handles them just fine (never has jammed on one), so long as they are 230 grain and conform closely to the proper shape of a .45 ACP bullet.

Re: Boasting, that few other handguns can make! GunGeek #12267950 09/13/17
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,726 Likes: 18 USA T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage
The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,726 Likes: 18 USA	Originally Posted by GunGeek Originally Posted by Mackay_Sagebrush And an FN M 1910 was used one June day, which resulted in the deaths of over 18 Million. Yep, deadliest handgun ever!!! The poor Archduke. Killed by a Free Mason using the 1910, sparking WWI.

Re: Boasting, that few other handguns can make! GunGeek #12268227 09/13/17
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OldRooster Campfire Tracker O Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,412 West Virginia	Originally Posted by GunGeek Originally Posted by Triggernosis The 1911 can also boast that it won't feed hollow-point bullets reliably for sheet unless it has been worked over really well. Bullchit!!! Colt's have been feeding JHP's reliably out of the box since the '80's. Same for Springfield. GunGeek, thank you.

Re: Boasting, that few other handguns can make! GunGeek #12270716 09/14/17
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R_H_Clark Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 10,972 NW Alabama	I still love them and think they are the sexiest pistol ever made but I don't carry one for SD anymore,nor do I think they are the best choice for most people for SD.

Re: Boasting, that few other handguns can make! GunGeek #12272912 09/15/17
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,327 Eastern N.C. Triggernosis Campfire Tracker
Triggernosis Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,327 Eastern N.C.	So what is a good quality 1911 style pistol for someone who doesn't have one? And what's the difference between a 1991 and 70-series 1911?

Re: Boasting, that few other handguns can make! Triggernosis #12272975 09/15/17
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,726 Likes: 18 USA T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage
The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,726 Likes: 18 USA	Originally Posted by Triggernosis So what is a good quality 1911 style pistol for someone who doesn't have one? And what's the difference between a 1991 and 70-series 1911? The 1991 has the internal firing pin safety while the 1911 doesn't. Springfield Armory and Colt make good 1911s. If you don't want the internal safety Colt, buy the "Series 70" versions.

Re: Boasting, that few other handguns can make! The_Real_Hawkeye #12273105 09/15/17
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leemar28 Campfire Regular L Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 760 Mt,Va	How does the internal fireing pin safety work ? Hang on tight !

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