For the Purist - The Firearms Forum

meandmy45s · 04-24-2006, 08:36 PM

Well most fans of the 1911 are purists in my estimation and feel as though plastic should be left to the domain of credit cards and beach toys, not firearms. However, is this distaste for the material or specifically the glock and its clones?

Therefore, I was wondering whether you would by a 1911, with a polymer frame? Is that still a 1911 in your estimation or is that blasphemy?

stash247 · 04-25-2006, 12:25 AM

I'm a gentle person, and Blasphemy, a strong word!
Also I am old, and, so less adaptive of changes in style, and direction.
I guess a gun should look and feel like a gun, IMHO.
I've shot the 1911 for over 40 years, and it feels like a gun, and looks like one, since I know few others.
The K-frame Smith, likewise, fits the bill. I own a dozen or more, J-frames, fine revolvers, but not as natural as the K.
I use plastic articles to wash the car, clean the toilet, and entertain the dogs, not, for defense, or offensive, purpose, as their reliability scares me!
It took 'til 1968 for me to trust an alloy framed Colt, a .45 Commander! Turned out to be a darned fine pistol; I still own and shoot it!
Purist? I really can't say, with conclusion. Pragmatist? Definitely!!!

blackhawkkid308 · 04-25-2006, 03:47 AM

tupperware is for glocks, h&k's, and rugers, not 1911's.
bhk223

corpis66 · 04-25-2006, 08:36 AM

well damn, for once i AM the only one that voted no....

Pistolenschutze · 04-25-2006, 01:36 PM

So did I, corpis.

A polymer 1911: An idea whose time has come!

meandmy45s · 04-26-2006, 07:59 PM

Wilson is producing a polymer framed 1911 chambered in 45acp and soon to be 9mm. They claim it will shoot 1.5" at 25 yrds. As an owner of 1911s and Glocks, I say its time has come.

45Smashemflat · 04-27-2006, 03:17 PM

Plastic 1911? That's like a steel Corvette.......

berto64 · 04-27-2006, 07:40 PM

SA makes a polymer frame LW 45. I owned one until it was stolen last year. I loved it. Accurate as heck too.

1wildbill · 04-27-2006, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 45Smashemflat

Plastic 1911? That's like a steel Corvette.......

Yep!

View Poll Results: Is a Polymer Frame 1911 Blasphemy?
Yes	11	68.75%
No	5	31.25%
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04-24-2006, 08:36 PM	#1
meandmy45s V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 94	For the Purist Well most fans of the 1911 are purists in my estimation and feel as though plastic should be left to the domain of credit cards and beach toys, not firearms. However, is this distaste for the material or specifically the glock and its clones? Therefore, I was wondering whether you would by a 1911, with a polymer frame? Is that still a 1911 in your estimation or is that blasphemy? -->

04-25-2006, 12:25 AM	#2
stash247 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Texas Posts: 2,815	Re: For the Purist I'm a gentle person, and Blasphemy, a strong word! Also I am old, and, so less adaptive of changes in style, and direction. I guess a gun should look and feel like a gun, IMHO. I've shot the 1911 for over 40 years, and it feels like a gun, and looks like one, since I know few others. The K-frame Smith, likewise, fits the bill. I own a dozen or more, J-frames, fine revolvers, but not as natural as the K. I use plastic articles to wash the car, clean the toilet, and entertain the dogs, not, for defense, or offensive, purpose, as their reliability scares me! It took 'til 1968 for me to trust an alloy framed Colt, a .45 Commander! Turned out to be a darned fine pistol; I still own and shoot it! Purist? I really can't say, with conclusion. Pragmatist? Definitely!!! __________________ Don't start no s**t and there won't be none, Terry

04-25-2006, 03:47 AM	#3
blackhawkkid308 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: pensacola florida Posts: 871	Re: For the Purist tupperware is for glocks, h&k's, and rugers, not 1911's. bhk223 __________________ 9-11-01 lest we forget AMEN

04-25-2006, 08:36 AM	#4
corpis66 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: central MS Posts: 259	Re: For the Purist well damn, for once i AM the only one that voted no.... __________________ "guns cause crime, like forks cause obiesity" "I'd rather be hunting with Cheny, than riding with Kennedy"

04-25-2006, 01:36 PM	#5
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: For the Purist So did I, corpis. A polymer 1911: An idea whose time has come! __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

04-26-2006, 07:59 PM	#6
meandmy45s V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 94	Re: For the Purist Wilson is producing a polymer framed 1911 chambered in 45acp and soon to be 9mm. They claim it will shoot 1.5" at 25 yrds. As an owner of 1911s and Glocks, I say its time has come.

04-27-2006, 03:17 PM	#7
45Smashemflat Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,494	Re: For the Purist Plastic 1911? That's like a steel Corvette.......

04-27-2006, 07:40 PM	#8
berto64 VMBB Admin Staff Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Owyhee County, Idaho Contributor Posts: 7,394	Re: For the Purist SA makes a polymer frame LW 45. I owned one until it was stolen last year. I loved it. Accurate as heck too. __________________ Be who you are & say what you will, Those that matter won't mind and those that mind don't matter. I'm a bitter clinger, One Nation Under God. Last edited by berto64; 04-27-2006 at 07:43 PM..