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Offline FX1

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1911 3inch
« on: January 30, 2018, 09:46:16 AM »
Anyone had experience with 9mm or 45. I lost my carry g43 this weekend and need to replace with a all steel gun.
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Re: 1911 3inch
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2018, 10:56:40 AM »
Springfield EMP, but mine is the older model. The newer ones are 4" IIRC. Also the Sig P938, both in 9mm. Very small for carry but decent quality. I don't buy kimber, like colt, over hyped over priced and under quality IMO. The fact that kimber only provides one mag finishes the deal to me, Springfield provides 3.

Still I also like the Glock 19 for belt carry as well as the LCP for pocket carry. While I like the 1911 platform I am not "married" to it and find that other makes / models of handguns perform as well or better for various purposes. In this regard I find diversity is indeed wonderful.
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Re: 1911 3inch
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2018, 11:28:40 AM »
Sti duty one or escort is what I am looking at. I had a couple kimbers and they didn't like all ammo. Still have spring kits for those guns.



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Re: 1911 3inch
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2018, 11:34:39 AM »
Well, the heck with all of you.  I've had a Kimber Compact Carry .45 ACP for nearly ten years, and I love it.

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Re: 1911 3inch
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2018, 11:40:43 AM »
I’m a Sig guy all the way, 229/239.  Both shoot wonderfully in 9mm since you mentioned it.

Only .45 I ever liked to shoot was the P220.   1911s are iconic but mine live in the safe.   
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Re: 1911 3inch
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2018, 12:30:17 PM »
It will be my finishing pistol for ranch carry. The extra thumb safety I like because I don't always have it in a holster. Always was paranoid with the glock without the holster.

I just shot my buddies kimber raptor in 45 and it was ok. I have plenty of 45's and only have two 9mms. Kinda would like another one for a excuse to buy more ammo.
 
It would be nice to find someone with a 9mm 1911 to compare.
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Re: 1911 3inch
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2018, 12:41:19 PM »
Where are you carrying it?

In a jacket pocket?  Waistband?

For multiple safeties including external it’s hard to beat a Beretta.  In 9mm they feel like a .22LR. 

If it has to be a 1911 why not a Para?

https://www.gunbroker.com/All/search?Keywords=Para+1911+3+Inch+3”
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Re: 1911 3inch
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2018, 01:06:03 PM »
Main reason is that sti just stopped making 1911. The prices shot down because dealers can sell them for cost if they want. I can see the prices shooting back up.

Also sti is one of the best shops in the country. I live down the road and took a tour of their shop. Basically you get a custom tuned gun and fit and finish is up their with the best.

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Re: 1911 3inch
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2018, 01:12:44 PM »
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/741844229

This guys reserve is too high but I found the same pistol in stainless for less. Only issue that it's a 9mm. Having a hard time getting over that hump.
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Re: 1911 3inch
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2018, 02:33:39 PM »
Gman and Mav usually have great advice on subject matter.

Personally, I carry a Colt Commander (2013) in .45ACP in the winter (very comfortably) in an OWB holster. This thing is a lazer at the range. Makes anyone look good, right out of the box.

Summer time I carry a lighter weight CZ75 PCR in 9mm. Small, lightweight, conceals nicely IWB for those hot summer days where nothing but a t-shirt is worn. Sure there are smaller more compact pistols for summer carry, but this pistol is like the Commander, makes everyone look good on the range.

Carry what you can confidently group on the range.
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Re: 1911 3inch
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2018, 02:53:13 PM »
Quote from: FX1 on January 30, 2018, 01:12:44 PM
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/741844229

This guys reserve is too high but I found the same pistol in stainless for less. Only issue that it's a 9mm. Having a hard time getting over that hump.

9mm is a great round with all the advancements in bullet technology.  If it is to put something out of its misery I would think that's enough.    I have zero experience with 1911s in 9mm.   As long as they function reliably...

As for the reserve prices, just keep searching that site and you'll snipe one for cheap eventually.  I've bought a lot of handguns that way.  Never had a problem.   There are some lugnuts that constantly re-post the same outrageously priced gun over and over and over hoping someone stupid will buy it.   Just keep searching.
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Re: 1911 3inch
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2018, 02:55:15 PM »
How do you intend to carry it?

I would never carry a 1911 cocked and locked other than in a holster.  Seen too many instances of people AD'ing themselves.  Heck I wouldn't carry it with a round in the chamber that way either, frankly.   Plenty of good options out there for carry rigs.
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Re: 1911 3inch
« Reply #12 on: January 30, 2018, 02:57:37 PM »
Quote from: Vraciu on January 30, 2018, 02:53:13 PM
9mm is a great round with all the advancements in bullet technology.  If it is to put something out of its misery I would think that's enough.   

As for the reserve prices, just keep searching that site and you'll snipe one for cheap eventually.  I've bought a lot of handguns that way.  Never had a problem.   There are some lugnuts that constantly re-post the same outrageously priced gun over and over and over hoping someone stupid will buy it.   Just keep searching.
I agree! The 9mm has come along way and the price of ammo has stayed relatively the same.
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Re: 1911 3inch
« Reply #13 on: January 30, 2018, 02:59:20 PM »
Quote from: 1stpar3 on January 30, 2018, 02:57:37 PM
I agree! The 9mm has come along way and the price of ammo has stayed relatively the same.

Yep.  In a way it bums me out because I was a huge .40 S&W fan, but the 9mm is starting to render it obsolete.   Thankfully I have spare .357SIG barrels for each gun just in case.
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Re: 1911 3inch
« Reply #14 on: January 30, 2018, 03:25:11 PM »
Quote from: Ripsnort on January 30, 2018, 02:33:39 PM
Gman and Mav usually have great advice on subject matter.

Personally, I carry a Colt Commander (2013) in .45ACP in the winter (very comfortably) in an OWB holster. This thing is a lazer at the range.


Carry what you can confidently group on the range.

I agree with you.... Especially the last sentence

I carry my 1975 Colt Combat Commander .45 STS satin finish, either mid-back, side or shoulder holster...depending on what, when and where I'm going and time of year... my Grandpa gave me this gun when I graduated Navy boot camp in 85.... I took full ownership when he passed in the mid 90's... But I have been shooting it since I was 8 years old..... and even after 42+ years of shooting it, I can still rapid fire a full clip and keep a 4.5 to 5 inch grouping at 50 yards.... Firing single shots my grouping comes in under 3 inches....

I love my Ruger BlackHawk .44 revolver, but being single action, I am nowhere close... even with the fluted barrel, it still kicks harder than my. 45....

But I got my marksman in boot camp on the 1911. 45 (after passing first round with .22 on 1911 frame)... Only 3 of us out of 120 recruits that day got marksman and I had just turned 17 by 3 weeks...

Later on I got qualified on the pump shotgun navy/marine model mossburg and then some rifles.... I only needed the. 45 and shotgun qualifications for Shore Patrol duty and flight line guard duty

One of my friends recently bought a new colt defender. 45 3 in. and I hate it and it's 3 times louder than my old .45 which is only like 1 1/2 in longer barrel....

FX1, I know you're an avid sportsman that hunts and if I remember correctly your daughter hunts with you.... Most people don't realize or understand wildlife conservation and the need for hunting... As I was always taught, if you ain't gonna eat it don't waste the bullet/round/shell.... Shoot a picture instead...

Hate to hear that you lost your gun...hope you have already reported it

Cheers

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