I live in Europe (Bosnia & Herzegovina) and most of my life I’ve been shooting only 9mms, Glocks, Berettas and CZs and I don’t have any experience with the 1911s. I’ve had a 1st gen Glock 17, a 3rd gen Glock 19, a Beretta 92FS Inox (which is my father’s pistol now). Than I got myself two CZ85B which I really like, because of its steel frame, excellent ergonomics, cocked & locked carry condition etc. But Todd Louis Green has really influenced me with his article “Zed is not your friend” and he personally advised me to get either G17 or a G19 if I want the most reliable and durable pistol because I cannot have a ton of them and because of some very restrictive laws we have here and also “my budget” doesn’t allow me to buy everything I want. So I replaced one of my CZs with a new 3rd gen Glock 17 last year. Thanks Todd!
Here I am with my G17:
I really do like both Glocks and CZs and also Berettas 92. Recently I’ve been thinking about purchasing a 1911 and I think an Ed Brown 1911 would be the perfect choice as it is a high quality 1911. But before I make this “expensive” step I have to ask you guys some questions:
1. When you want to replace a part in your Ed Brown can you just put the new part in or you have to fit the part in and “tune it up” somehow to make the pistol work reliably? Is that the case with all 1911s with the Smith & Wesson 1911s which can be found in Bosnia? Also what about the SIG 1911? That new “scorpion” looks really ‘tactical’.
2. How many rounds should I expect to fire before I need to replace something (If I buy a Kobra Carry for example)? I am talking here about malfunctions. When will my pistol start to jam (If I just clean it and oil it regularly), 5000 rounds, 10 000 rounds?
3. Will any 1911 offer me more “durability/reliability” then my CZ85B? (I speak about the CZ75 design here in general) Yeah I know the polymer pistols work, but “just in case” I want to have a classic pistol which I can depend on. (If those “black evil guns” just crack or biodegrade over time)
Thanks for your time and answers!