Did y'all know I like my 1911?
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I still own a few. But yeah, they have heen supplanted for anything serious by other gats. Gats made in Oberndorf.
Define serious. If it's low percentage shots at 50.... I'm grabbing my Ed Brown before my Glock.
First off, ed brown is a sexy pistol. I have shot high dolla TRPs and les baers but not one of those.
2nd, what i really should have said is that the 1911 is a system where you have spare parts, gats and ability to repair.
They're cool guns if you want to get into them. I've always loved them but also HKs. My favorite steel framed gat is the almighty FN hi-power.
The only read the Hi Power exists is cause colt had the 1911 patent. It was finally made reliable when that patent ran out and they could copy key systems. It's not different enough for me to consider it a truly separate platform. Kinda like how all striker fired guns are pretty much the same to me. Browning wanted to just re chamber it first 9mm and call it good for the French army but that wasn't possible. Hence, the Hi Power exists.
My point was its plenty serious. 70+ years and counting of special operations use for a reason. Not arguing the glock can handle more mud and shit and stay functioning though.
The 1911 uses a barrel link, the hi-power a cam notch. Also the hi-power was designed by Browning at the start and finished by a brilliant Belgian named Dieudonne Saive.
Same dude who invented the FAL in fact.
Also the 1911 has a grip safety and mag disconnect, huge fundamental differences as well as the hinge vs sliding trigger shoe.
They are similar in that many guns are descended from the 1911.
But ya know what? I misspoke. Any handgun in decent quality in skilled hands is perfectly suitable. And i want to shoot your Ed Brown.
The HK45C was my answer to needing a .45 badass combat pistol, yours may vary and i say cheers to you.
Guns and America forever, Uncle Scruffy