An Incomparable Warrior: The 1911

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Once, on another board, I challenged everyone to name anything else from 1911 that was still not only in common use, but still among the finest things available in its category. About all anyone could come up with were some industrial-grade sewing machines, and some wooden canoes.

Here's a few of mine, including my "house gun," a homebuilt .45 based on a WWII Ithaca slide and Essex frame; lightweight .45 built on Fed Ord alloy frame with WWII Rem slide; .22 built on original 1924 1911A1 frame with Ciener .22LR conversion; .177 (BB)/CO2 Springfield Armory Mil-Spec that's perfect for basement shooting on days as cold as this one.

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That is a very nice collection.

 

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I love me some 45 ACP. Mine is a Springfield Range Officer and my oldest grandson's shoot it better than the 9mm pistol.
God, forbid I let them handle weapons in this day and age. They know how, what, when, and the proper way to handle every firearm we have. Makes me proud when they tell adults they are doing it incorrectly.