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JSThane wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:And, when Open Carry goes into effect, if you OC your Glock, you're just another guy with a gun; but when you OC your 1911, you become the cool guy who is both a scholar, gentleman, and warrior monk with a knowledge of fine wine.

In other words, I -really- need to get a finely hand-tooled rig for my 6" S&W 27-2, and I'll be rated not just a scholar, gentleman, and warrior monk, but also as a philosopher. After all, it holds less ammo than even a 1911!

And if I'm a philosopher as well, then I'm still free to drink beer, right?

Are you joking, or do you really have a S&W 21-2? Those are exceedingly rare! .44 special right?

You're obviously not a redneck like I am. To plate something in gold, all you need is a car battery, vinegar, water, a glass bowl, and some scrap gold:
http://www.banjohangout.org/archive/173409

To polish the gun, all you need is sandpaper and water:
https://youtu.be/xOoaJGcN1rg

The holster is homemade from leather purchased at goodwill. You buy a nice purse at goodwill, taking care not to buy a brand name purse because they are more expensive. A non-brand name handbag or purse that you can cut up to make a fancy holster costs $2. Tandy Leather also has a nice scrap bin if you're at their retail store location.

The grips are going to be 3d printed with $2 in plastic. I have a 3d printer.

WildBill wrote:

drjoker wrote:
Something like this:
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Tricking out a 1911 like this will easily double the original price. Adding the holster and belt will add another $300.

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:


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

OK,

I've heard online that the 1911 is not reliable. It is only reliable with ball ammo. But these are just internet rumors. I was wondering, How many jams / misfires / FTF / FTE / failures to fire have you ever experienced with your Ruger SR1911? This is with what round count on the gun? I want to figure out the probability of failure with a quality 1911 that is priced similarly to a Glock. I am especially interested in your round count of hollow points and the number of failures with hollow points.

I have a Glock 19 that I bought when they first came out with them, a Gen 2 (the Gen 1 G19s were only very early production with just a few sample models produced for gunwriters and other "market leaders"). I have shot the snot out of it with a round count of 1700. I have never had a failure to fire of any sort. Not with laquer wolf ammo, reloads, lead ball, hollow points, copper ball, etc.

What about your 1911?

I'm thinking about buying either a full size 1911 or a Glock 17L.

Thanks.

P.S. I have had ONE failure with my Glock 26 when it was new and not lubed. After I cleaned and lubed it, the G26 ran just fine. The round count with the G26 is very low, 100 rounds.