I was just about over lusting for a 1911 , and just when I thought that I was out, they pull me back in again .

I like the 1911, but its not the pinnacle. The system is unique in that given its age it is relatively unchanged, but there are platforms that like the HKP7 that are closer to pinnacle status. That said, some designs just work, and the 1911 is one of those.

To the OP: I am similarly inclined. I’ve owned / carried / shot a fair number of different handguns over time, and a full-size 1911 keeps coming back a winner for me. I carry one daily; given a good holster, belt, and spare magazine pouch, it can work extremely well.

One of mine shown below with a few accessories.

Ohhh bendable. Resistance is futile. Embrace it.

Jeez nobody ever got hurt by just taking one bite.

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Originally posted by TheFrontRange:
To the OP: I am similarly inclined. I’ve owned / carried / shot a fair number of different handguns over time, and a full-size 1911 keeps coming back a winner for me. I carry one daily; given a good holster, belt, and spare magazine pouch, it can work extremely well.

One of mine shown below with a few accessories.

That right there, sir, is pure sex on a stick! Les Baer? The floorplates on those mags are interesting...any info?

John Moses Browning was not only the greatest American firearm designer ever. Browning was the greatest firearm designer in the entire world and is yet to be eclipsed.

However, swinging barrel links and barrel bushings mark the 1911 as an evolutionary step in firearms design, a point which has now been moved past in the 100+ years since the 1911.

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That right there, sir, is pure sex on a stick!

Yeah what he said to a T. Beautiful gun. Love the simple lines.

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Originally posted by 92fstech:

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Originally posted by TheFrontRange:
To the OP: I am similarly inclined. I’ve owned / carried / shot a fair number of different handguns over time, and a full-size 1911 keeps coming back a winner for me. I carry one daily; given a good holster, belt, and spare magazine pouch, it can work extremely well.

One of mine shown below with a few accessories.

That right there, sir, is pure sex on a stick! Les Baer? The floorplates on those mags are interesting...any info?

All of that and I'm going with Toyota Tacoma.

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Originally posted by cslinger:
Which to be honest is a GAME. The 1911 was designed as a combat pistol and there are better options today.

You could argue that, but it is also HIGH PERFORMANCE.
And high performance hardware in a given category is the pinnacle of that category.

Sounds awful pretty

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That right there, sir, is pure sex on a stick! Les Baer? The floorplates on those mags are interesting...any info?

Hey, thank you! It’s a Les Baer UTC model spec’d with no front cocking serrations and no “.45 ACP” marking on the slide. The magazines are Wilson Combat 47s with Wilson’s low-profile steel basepad - I either bought those mags with that type of base on, or bought the bases separately (I’ve done a bit of both over time).

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That right there, sir, is pure sex on a stick!

Yeah what he said to a T. Beautiful gun. Love the simple lines.

Thank you!

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All of that and I'm going with Toyota Tacoma.

That’s hilarious! You are correct, ‘tis a Taco!

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Originally posted by parabellum:
John Moses Browning was not only the greatest American firearm designer ever. Browning was the greatest firearm designer in the entire world and is yet to be eclipsed.

However, swinging barrel links and barrel bushings mark the 1911 as an evolutionary step in firearms design, a point which has now been moved past in the 100+ years since the 1911.

And probably will never be eclipsed, given the number and variety of successful designs that can be attributed to Browning. I am at best a casual student of firearms history, but most notable names like Glock, Garand, Williams, or Kalashnikov, bring up only one significant design, with derivatives. With Browning, there are shotguns, rifles, pistols, machine guns.

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Hey, thank you! It’s a Les Baer UTC model spec’d with no front cocking serrations and no “.45 ACP” marking on the slide. The magazines are Wilson Combat 47s with Wilson’s low-profile steel basepad - I either bought those mags with that type of base on, or bough the bases separately.

Thanks for the info. I love the simple lines of that gun, and the clean slide profile with no rollmarks. Everything I'd want in a 1911, nothing I don't. I have a hard time justifying that type of expenditure (especially when my shooting ability likely wouldn't allow me to do anything with it that I can't do with my SA), but a Les Baer like that is truly a grail gun of mine. The nearest "big" gun store has a nice display of Baers, and I drool over it every time I go in there. Maybe if I sold off a bunch of stuff like I suggested back in the OP.....

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Originally posted by TheFrontRange:

Hey, thank you! It’s a Les Baer UTC model spec’d with no front cocking serrations and no “.45 ACP” marking on the slide. The magazines are Wilson Combat 47s with Wilson’s low-profile steel basepad - I either bought those mags with that type of base on, or bough the bases separately.

Thanks for the info. I love the simple lines of that gun, and the clean slide profile with no rollmarks. Everything I'd want in a 1911, nothing I don't. I have a hard time justifying that type of expenditure (especially when my shooting ability likely wouldn't allow me to do anything with it that I can't do with my SA), but a Les Baer like that is truly a grail gun of mine. The nearest "big" gun store has a nice display of Baers, and I drool over it every time I go in there. Maybe if I sold off a bunch of stuff like I suggested back in the OP.....

I hear you on that, sir!

I found this one for sale online, being sold by the original owner at a fairly decent discount. I was a Baer fan already but really liked this one with the cleaner look.

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Originally posted by Bulldog7972:
Do those of you that own or carry a 1911 have any concerns about the thumb safety disengaging with a ND becoming the end result? I own a S&W 1911 but I'm a little hesitant to carry it because I worry about a ND even though I really want to carry it.

No. But I'm new to the pistol, only having owned/shot/carried them since 1972

Having said that, I don't use ambi-safeties. I also use standard GI size/type safeties, not extended. Wilson thought I was crazy when I ordered my WC Professional in 2005 and requested a GI style safety rather than extended. However, they were kind enough to fabricate one for me.

That is a fine looking 1911 sir. As much as I love my revolvers and various other implements of fun times, the 1911 is still one of my favorites.

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I just wanted to repost what is, IMHO, the best looking 1911 I've ever seen.

So good, it almost makes me prefer the 1911 over the 1903 in terms of looks. Wow.

That is one of the reasons I love Dan Wesson. They roll the model number on slide, very small and tasteful, and that is it.

Pinnacle? Well that’s just stupid. Of course it’s not the pinnacle. It’s a great gun and I love mine.

The only reason we have conversations, which are fun, is not many technologies can you compare a brand new product and a 100+ year old product and the basically function the same. Nothing else has advanced so little in 100 years. Until we get phased plasma rifles we can argue this.

My one and only real gripe for me is the grip safety. If I draw and fire one handed my grip sometimes is just off enough to not actuate the safety. If I shot 1911’s and only 1911’s maybe it’s I could train myself out of it. Dunno. I draw a CZ P10,G19,320,etc a fast draw poor hand placement the gun still fires.