Posted January 13, 2016 11:00 am by Comments

By Caleb

Safariland ALS with Colt 1911-1

There’s something about shooting 1911s that reminds me how much I hate the platform. No matter how many times I divest myself of them, sell them, I always seem to end up back with them. In fact, I’ve done some of the worst shooting of my life with 1911s of various flavors.

The 1911 has a lot of problems, and here are five reasons why it sometimes just drives me completely insane.

1. Shootability
1911s are easy to shoot. Ridiculously so. In fact, the light triggers, solid ergonomics and relative ease of operation make them so easy to shoot that you can often hide poor fundamentals behind them. For example, if you struggle with managing your trigger, just tune that 1911 trigger down to 2.5 pounds! Trigger pull issues solved. Hiding skill deficiencies behind equipment impedes your growth as a shooter and can lead to failure at critical moments.

2. Endless customization
You know what’s awesome? Buying a used 1911 and having no idea what kind of amateur gunsmithing has gone into the gun. Did someone do a “trigger job” that broke through the surface hardening of the sear? Now your gun might go full auto and you’ll never know until it happens! Plus, parts …Read the Rest

Source:: Gun Nuts Media

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