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ShootDontTalk wrote:

WildBill wrote: I may be wrong, but I don't think that you can buy a quality 1911 that is priced similarly to a Glock.

I agree. Glocks serve a different function than 1911's. Rest assured that there is no firearm ever made that hasn't suffered a kaboom. Don't worry about that issue. Throw in that the poorest selling Glock model, by itself, has probably sold more units than all civilian made 1911's ever made and you have two guns with different purposes. If you need what the Glock offers, buy a Glock. It will reliably provide what you need forever.

If you want a quality 1911, it is going to be more expensive than any Glock. If you want a ready-made BBQ 1911, get your checkbook ready for a shock. Reliability wise, the inexpensive 1911 will be hard pressed to match a Glock, though some might. I would not buy a cheap 1911. Buy a good quality 1911 (in .45) and be done with it. You won't ever regret it. My opinion.

BTW a quality combat style 1911 (5in barrel) in .45, with good ammo, will deliver 2 inch (or better) groups in a machine rest at 50 yards. My competition NRA Bullseye gun regularly shot .5 inch groups with match ammo in a machine rest at 50 yards.

DevilDawg wrote:I have zero input for the Glock other than you will get far more capacity than with a 1911.

I have owned and enjoyed a Ruger SR1911 ever since they first became availablein my market. I paid $550 for it new, I am not sure what they cost now. Zero problems. Shoots better than I can and loves cheap range ammo and HP. I can conservatively say I have 2,500 rounds through it so far. Plus my buddies from overseas love shooting it when here and they bring 500rds each time.

Now for the contiversial part. I switched to Froglube on all my pistols. They love it including this 1911. No petro based cleaners or lubes.

For those within the gov't using snooping programs before your little act gets defended tomorrow night. All above pistols were lost in the flooding last week. Sorry, check in the Galveston Bay Area for them.

drjoker wrote:The Glock 17L is $600, offered to me by another forum member (unfortunately he lives several hundreds of miles away and won't mail it). The Ruger SR1911 is $667 at Grabagun in Carrollton. I would rather have a S&W 1911 with the accessory rail but that's over $1300! So, I plan on buying the Ruger SR1911 without a rail and use my 3d printer to make a rail for it. The rail would be attached to the gun as a part of the handle scales and with set screws to tighten around the trigger guard and bottom of the frame.

The Ruger should be a quality 1911, but I just want to double check. I mean, it is made in the USA, has a lifetime warranty (not written), and not made of Fillipino parts assembled in the USA. The NRA says it is a 2 inch group gun at 25 yards.

I'm thinking about gussying it up to use as an open carry BBQ gun to carry at NRA shindigs and gun club parties. monogrammed scrimshaw ivory handles, gold plated safety switch/hammer/trigger, and polished slide with a stingray skin holster. Heehaw, pardner!

C-dub wrote:

WildBill wrote:

drjoker wrote:I want to figure out the probability of failure with a quality 1911 that is priced similarly to a Glock.

I may be wrong, but I don't think that you can buy a quality 1911 that is priced similarly to a Glock.

Even if the 17L is around $700, a quality 1911 is still going to be $100-$200 more at the least.



Then there's the purpose for having either one. The 17L cannot be used for IDPA because the barrel is too long and it won't fit in the box. It would make an awesome 3-gun handgun.

Something like this:
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The 17L would be awesome for a GSSF match, though. I've never shot an IDPA match before, just GSSF.