While I've owned, shot, carried 1911's for 35 + years
and still own DW, STI and a SAC Colt... unless a 1911
is calling you, I'd go HK, M&P, Glock
While I've owned, shot, carried 1911's for 35 + years
and still own DW, STI and a SAC Colt... unless a 1911
is calling you, I'd go HK, M&P, Glock
Jumping on board.
Ineedwant a 1911 to shoot in this competition: www.thepinshoot.com.
Here’s me last week, shooting it for the first time with a borrowed pistol:
The pins are 3 lbs something, at 21 feet. Most all are shooting 5” 1911s in .45ACP. Scoring is knocking the pin to the ground, 9mm doesn’t cut it.
A Glock 21SF is an option, but I have not shot one yet. I disliked the hinged trigger on my M&P 1.0 immensely. I don’t see buying another M&P unless S&W changes that. The 1911 I shot pointed well for me; I was able to get good hits, and the trigger was crisp.
I am a lefty, with size M hands. Based input on p-f, I’m looking a a Ruger SR1911 or a Springfield Garrison Loaded. I’d like to keep it around $1k or less.
The Ruger, based on positive reviews, great customer service stories, and satisfaction with several Ruger revolvers has me leaning that way. I would have to install an ambi safety, but absent that, the Ruger looks like the most affordable reliable 1911 that meets my needs.
Last edited by RJ; 06-20-2022 at 12:01 PM.
Plus a shooting session with it also counts as a upper body workout!
For the OP - I’ll be honest, if I could only keep one of my .45s to shoot - I would most likely keep my M&P. To my mind it shoots every bit as well as my 1911s, has a wonderful Apex trigger, a perfect balance of magazine capacity and size, manual safety plus a few passive safeties, and is just as ergonomic. My 1st gen M&P45 has been a wonderful pistol, I can only imagine how much better the 2.0 is.
My USPc LEM would be a close second just because the damn USP is such a solid functional gun and the compact version is actually small enough I can shoot it well.
Well I'll add that my gen 1 M&P45 is the softest, most accurate shooting 45 I've owned. I did APEX the trigger, added Trijicon HD XR's and stippled it a bit, shot a match or two with it but I let it sit in the safe mostly. I can't explain why but I never get it out anymore. A buddy bought a gen 2 after shooting mine and loves his too but has the same problem, he just doesn't shoot it much anymore.
I bought a G21 gen 4 and the M&P just fit me so much better I sent the G21 down the road.
But everyone needs a 1911...