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Which 1911 is better?
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jct61765
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Either gun would be just fine. Both company's have had qc issues. That said I like the sig better. Some people don't want to spend $3000- $4000 on a Wilson combat. There not even in the same ballpark. That's like asking which is better, ford or Chevy and you blurt out ferrari.
I have the sig TTT, excellent, tac driver. Put both in your hand and pull the trigger, let that decide. The sig barrel is match grade. Did a brief writeup on TTT and how i got it to perform like a $$ 1911. http://www.northeastshooters.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=4831824
45ft if you can shoot, also did a trigger job in it.
45ft if you can shoot, also did a trigger job in it.
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Love Machine
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When I had one, I had a Kimber. No compromise on its quality, same for their 22 kit.
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Except there's a performance difference between a Ford and a Ferrari.
even the lowest quality 1911's are more accurate than 99.999% of humans. in almost every case, the human is the limiting factor. i put myself in this category....rarely is the gun the limiting factor to my performance and it's nearly always me. i am yet to find a shooter who demanded the highest quality 1911's AND could shoot worth a shit. typically it's one or the other. for this reason the ferrari vs. toyota argument holds. the whole "get a wilson combat" is simply BS. it wasn't the OP's question AND it's irrelevant.
even if i had the $$ for a wilson combat, I still wouldn't purchase one because the human behind the trigger is the limiting the factor.
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Yeah....no
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I am not a fan of proprietary extractor systems, especially those for which the manufacturer will not sell you spare parts (but require the gun go back to the factory to have a new one fitted). There have been many attempts, but nobody has really beat the original 1911 extractor design for serviceability and maintainability.
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He might be right on a technicality. I'd imagine 95%+ of the people in the world might not even own guns, never mind even have a base level of proficiency.
I guess I am - that was my point. There's a substantial performance difference between a Ford and Ferrari. A Sig and a WC? Not so much.
Their both about the same.. Id go with the SW just because it will fit most holsters and what not. Most of the sigs have different dimensions than an actual 1911.
On a side note I don't think buying a 1911 is worth it unless you get something hand fit. Your giving up a lot when you decide to run a 1911 instead of a modern handgun IE Glock or whatever. You are however getting accuracy, long life over 10s of thousands of rounds still remaining accurate, a great trigger that will stay great if its a high quality hand fit 1911. If it isn't your not getting any of those things.. you just have a big, heavy, low capacity, bad triggered thing that looks like a 1911.
The car analogy is great. A hand built 1911 or 2011 is like a Ferrari... A Rock Island, basic SW, basic Sig, Ruger etc is more like a Ferrari kit car that you threw a 4 cylinder into.. not really worth it. The good thing is most people aren't good enough and don't shoot often enough to know the difference.
On a side note I don't think buying a 1911 is worth it unless you get something hand fit. Your giving up a lot when you decide to run a 1911 instead of a modern handgun IE Glock or whatever. You are however getting accuracy, long life over 10s of thousands of rounds still remaining accurate, a great trigger that will stay great if its a high quality hand fit 1911. If it isn't your not getting any of those things.. you just have a big, heavy, low capacity, bad triggered thing that looks like a 1911.
The car analogy is great. A hand built 1911 or 2011 is like a Ferrari... A Rock Island, basic SW, basic Sig, Ruger etc is more like a Ferrari kit car that you threw a 4 cylinder into.. not really worth it. The good thing is most people aren't good enough and don't shoot often enough to know the difference.
Alright not top open another thread about 1911's
i need everyone's help in deciding Between a Springfield TRP, and a Springfield Loaded 1911 Long Beach Operator.
i am leaning torwards the long beach operator because i am a fan of the smooth front strap. but i don't know if the TRP is that much better
They have the trp with a bull barrel bushingless barrel that i don't understand why it would be better than a match fit bushing.. or a rail less version that sucks compared to the LBO
This is the LBO
i need everyone's help in deciding Between a Springfield TRP, and a Springfield Loaded 1911 Long Beach Operator.
i am leaning torwards the long beach operator because i am a fan of the smooth front strap. but i don't know if the TRP is that much better
They have the trp with a bull barrel bushingless barrel that i don't understand why it would be better than a match fit bushing.. or a rail less version that sucks compared to the LBO
This is the LBO
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The bull barrel puts more weight out front to help reduce flip, both can be equally accurate or inaccurate depending on fit. The last TRP I played with, the barrel wasn't even close to be fit properly. They would had to actually try to F it up that bad
I wouldn't say its crap, its inherently a stronger design which will wear less. But like everything on a 1911, it has to be done correctly
SJan
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Bull barrel vs bushing barrel: one is no more inherently accurate than the other, each depends on the fit. The bull barrel model will have more weight out front.
Do you want an adjustable or fixed rear sight?
Do you want an adjustable or fixed rear sight?
Are you going to carry the gun? If its for the range, why not get adjustable sights?
It will be both 
even though rare, maybe a few times in winter or the woods.
but i has mostly limited myself with the Glock 19 or 42 for carry,
for range i have a 9mm RIA tact II ms 1911 that works great for the range without breaking the ammo bank
though i do debate on getting a SA EMP 3" 9mm 1911 to replace a glock 19.. maybe , but idk yet.
first i want to replace all the .45 glocks i have with the LBO. the 1911 in .45 just fits my smaller hands compared to the glock .45 especially single handed shooting due to the grip
even though rare, maybe a few times in winter or the woods. but i has mostly limited myself with the Glock 19 or 42 for carry,
for range i have a 9mm RIA tact II ms 1911 that works great for the range without breaking the ammo bank
though i do debate on getting a SA EMP 3" 9mm 1911 to replace a glock 19.. maybe , but idk yet.
first i want to replace all the .45 glocks i have with the LBO. the 1911 in .45 just fits my smaller hands compared to the glock .45 especially single handed shooting due to the grip
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