There's often a lot of lore regarding what's needed to get stuff working, especially from enthusiasts. Much of it is actually unnecessary.
There's often a lot of lore regarding what's needed to get stuff working, especially from enthusiasts. Much of it is actually unnecessary.
"You win 100% of the fights you avoid. If you're not there when it happens, you don't lose." - William Aprill
"I've owned a guitar for 31 years and that sure hasn't made me a musician, let alone an expert. It's made me a guy who owns a guitar."- BBI
The 1911 is definitely the poster child for meticulous OCD anality fans.
Here's a 251 page thread on PF "The Art and Science of Keeping Your 1911 Running."
https://pistol-forum.com/showthread....r-1911-Running
In terms of how to grip a full size 1911 .45, I have no concern. My concern is simply that the gun's butt appears very slender/thin, so I'm not sure it will adequately fill my hand without adding some girth to the grips. I'll know for sure when I finally get the gun in my hands.
The Auto break reports were quite funny. When I initially read them, I thought the posters were mistakenly commenting on the wrong topic. After a few seconds I understood and laughed aloud. I'm all about fun, so the remarks are appreciated.
What generation of M&P was that?I know why I immediately became interested in the rail slide relationship: Three years ago I bought a 4.25" M&P 9mm, my first gun. (Love that gun), took it to the range the day I received it. I didn't finish firing one box because the slide didn't always return to battery. I whacked it with my palm to provide the needed help. It fired a few rounds fine, then suddenly the slide stuck around halfway. It did this about a dozen times. Being my first auto pistol I became a little concerned so I decided to return home to clean it and lube and see if I could see an obvious problem. I cleaned and lubed it and ran the slide a dozen times or so and it slid smooth as far as I could tell. I returned to the range the following day and the gun operated perfectly for a hundred or so rounds. I was relieved! When we're new to things, we generally tread with caution because we know we don't yet know anything! Oh-oh, now what!
Plastic guns are an entirely different animal with a different rail to slide relationship, generally speaking.
The gun is a 2.0 purchased in 2021. Grip is tremendous, as good as any. The gun is very easy and fun to shoot!
The only 1911 I ever bought that I would consider TIGHT was a 2002 model Les Baer Monolith HVYWEIGHT. If this piece had a break in period, I would never know as it had zero issues. I kept it well lubed and shot the hell out of it.
I get made fun of a lot at work because of hand size and arm length. I recall Hilton Yam and his partner Tim Lau in 2012 making a comment about my hands in their Armorers Class. Something along the lines, hmmmm 1911 me break. I laughed with them.
This was my ACW Classic Carry with traditional grips. While my hands swallow the grip, I tried oversized grips one time and they felt odd to me. It placed my trigger finger different which in turn felt different as I pressed the trigger. took them off and stuck with traditional. While I can shoot with thin grips, I much prefer standard thickness.
The majority of production 1911s, depending on manufacture will not need to be lubed with Flitz and require a thousand slide manipulations to smooth things up. I agree that shooting it much more satisfying to smooth things up.
I say just lube your piece and shoot it.
If you're going to be a bear….be a GRIZZLY!
I think you will find that a 1911 with standard grips will fit a wide variety of hands quite nicely.
That thinness is also an asset if you ever do carry it. A full size 1911 is surprisingly easy to carry and hide in a well designed inside the waistband holster. The weight and capacity do not make much sense for carry when compared to polymer framed wondernines, but they do carry and conceal well well.
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