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Finally bought myself a 1911, but nothing fancy.

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Jay:
Don't get me wrong, Rule, capacity isn't a big hang up for me, but I definitely take it into consideration in the big picture.

I'm sure I'll carry my wife's new J-frame at some point this summer, and I'll feel just fine with five available rounds.

Mostly, it's just that I have large hands, and small guns just flat out don't really fit me comfortably, so since I'm going to be carrying a larger framed gun whenever possible anyways, might as well carry as many rounds as I can also. But if I were to want to carry a 1911, like you said, I wouldn't let a few less rounds be the only reason I wouldn't carry it.

Like everyone has said, you gotta carry what you are comfortable with, and in a stressful situation, as much as I like some of my other guns, right now I want my Glock in my carry holster.

Jay:
Well, I got off work just early enough today that I had time to fly home and run exactly 2 mags through it before it got too dark and cold, so I thought I'd give you a run down now that I just walked back inside. I know 14 rounds through a gun is not enough to tell you anything, but hey, it's the best I can do now. I couldn't wait for this weekend to break it out when I had more time.

As some here know, I am not a great shot with a handgun (yet). I grew up on a farm shooting blue rocks and hunting and am very confident in my skills with a long gun, but we just never really had a use for a sidearm, so I am still a relative newb with them. In fact, it was just a couple years ago that I bought my first handgun.

So... Until tonight, I had never fired a 1911 type gun. In fact, I had never fired anything in a .45 so I wasn't sure what to expect.

So here are the only 14 rounds I have ever fired through this, or any other .45 so take this for what it is worth.

I was firing off hand, seven yards away, using Magtech 230 gr. FMC ammo that Cabella's had on sale.

This is the first mag. I was firing slowly, with a couple deep breaths in between shots while I was getting the feel of it. The flier was me, I felt myself twitch as  I pulled the trigger. I know this is a heavier gun than my G22, but I was surprised at the lack of felt recoil. My .40s all seem to have much more muzzle flip. I had read this before, but was surprised that there was that much difference. This was really much more of a steady push back that was controllable.

Oh, if it looks like there are keyholes, my backstop that I tape my targets to is made from old railroad ties, and they are obviously a rough surface and starting to get pretty shot up, so splinters poke through the paper just from the pressure of taping up the targets.





For the second mag, I sped up my shots, just taking a quick breath in between rounds and firing about as quickly as I could get the front site back on the target.  I wanted to see how quick of follow up shots I could get, (plus I was starting to get pretty cold).





I obviously have not fired this gun anywhere close to enough to really see how well it functions or groups, but as for right now, I am really happy with it. For a newb like me, and a gun that I have  less than  $500 into, (I traded another pistol that I couldn?t hit the broadside of a barn with and a little cash), I think it?s a keeper.

I can't wait to get some real practice time in with this gun and see what I can really do with it.

WarHorse1961:

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:o

Note to self, practice more!

Jay:
Thanks, I surprised myself.

I have been practicing a lot after getting completely embarrassed by the ccwne guys when they came down to shoot bowling pins at my place, but I can't shoot any of my other guns that well.

Maybe it was first timers luck, I don't want to get too excited until I really run some rounds through it.

Rule#.308:
Ahhh.  Very nice.  It's not beginners luck, it's a 1911.  I knew you would be pleased.  There is a reason it has been in the U.S. arsenal for near a century now and that reason is that it is very difficult to improve on perfection.  In one on one conversation I have had several high ranking military officers tell me the primary reason we went to the 9 mm was not because it is the round everyone else in NATO shoots.  You will have to figure out the main reason because I don't want people getting mad at me here on the forum for spilling the beans.  However I will tell you Marine Corps Special OPS still carries the 1911.

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