Well, just a little over a year so not terribly old but it's about 1911's - not AKs....

Are you posting in the wrong thread perhaps?

 

The 1911 as like the BHP are classic handguns to me are like vintage tools. Each is handcrafted like an antique screwdriver with a wood handle inlet into the handle. They are narrow enough to not take up space yet wide enough for most hands to grip. I don't have anything against modern guns. They seem wider and are like the Stanley screwdriver with plastic handles that grip well. The modern guns are fine but the 1911 has a heritage which for some was reliable during their grandfathers (or great grandfathers) time to their fathers and today.

 

What cracks me up is when I read/hear the '1911 is an old design and is too complicated'

Trust me - there are some modern guns that are WAY more complicated than the 1911.

 

More complicated? Well, yeah.

 

Too complicated? It's easier to field-strip the slide and frame apart on a Glock than on a 1911, but I'd much rather deal with what's inside that slide on a 1911 than on a Glock.

 

but I'd much rather deal with what's inside that slide on a 1911 than on a Glock.

Ditto this.

Heck just the sear cage in a CZ 75 BD is more complicated than whats inside a 1911. I know, I own one...

 

More complicated in comparison to ...........

 

Hi-Point....Kel-Tec

 

Complicated? I used to sit in my tower at night and disassemble and reassemble my 45 in the dark. Can’t be too complicated if a 19 year old kid who had never owned a pistol of any type in his life could do that night after night.

 

I am an old guy, no kidding. One of the phenomenons I've noted and considered over time is the 'new is better' assumption.
I presume the assumptions here are several, to wit:

"Single action cocked and locked pistols are more dangerous than double action trigger systems".
"9x19mm rounds are more better than .45 ACP rounds".
"Any design in the 22nd Century is more better than anything adopted in 1911".

I'm not so convinced. But like I said, I'm an old guy.

 

And what isn't always realized is that 9x19 is every bit as old as 45 auto, maybe a couple years older.

 

The 1911 'endures' for a lot of reasons.

History is probably a big part of it however it's design was essentially 'ahead of it's time' and it remains as the 'cornerstone' by which NEARLY all other semi auto pistols followed for their designs.

Are there 'better' guns than a 1911? Not necessarily. There are guns that of newer designs & materials and in some cases might be more 'practical' than the 1911 in certain circumstances but the 1911 remains as a recognizable example of all semi auto pistols.

There are NOT too many products that have maintained their basic design for as long as the 1911 - and have become the most 'copied' of that design.

 

I am an old guy, no kidding. One of the phenomenons I've noted and considered over time is the 'new is better' assumption.
I presume the assumptions here are several, to wit:

"Single action cocked and locked pistols are more dangerous than double action trigger systems".
"9x19mm rounds are more better than .45 ACP rounds".
"Any design in the 22nd Century is more better than anything adopted in 1911".

I'm not so convinced. But like I said, I'm an old guy.

I am an old guy, no kidding. One of the phenomenons I've noted and considered over time is the 'new is better' assumption.
I presume the assumptions here are several, to wit:

"Single action cocked and locked pistols are more dangerous than double action trigger systems".
"9x19mm rounds are more better than .45 ACP rounds".
"Any design in the 22nd Century is more better than anything adopted in 1911".

I'm not so convinced. But like I said, I'm an old guy.

Well old man I ain’t no young rooster myself. I’ll take the 1911 and 45 ACP any day as long as action is reliable. Sure I love my S&W 325 Thunder Ranch revolver in 45 ACP tuned as a Performance Center product. Not as easy as 1911 45 ACP with spare magazines. Ole Skool I as definitely am, and a late learner on the 1911s. My buddie in AK who was a mentor told me stay away from them autos I saw in the pawn shops—they jam and are finicky on ammo. Cut my teeth on Blackhawk 44 mag but years later discovered 1911 thanks to a retired US Army armorer who turned me on to 1911s where I learned about the38 Super. Love 19 they are not outdated.

 

The 1911 overrated?????.......
Not hardly!!.......(with apologies to The Duke)😎

 

If you want to wound an enemy to interrogate later shoot them with a 9mm. If you want stop and plant them shoot them with a 45.

 

"You only need to shoot once with a 45"
"TWO WORLD WARS!!!!!"
"Only handgun known to double as an anti-aircraft gun"

And unlike with so many other cliche sayings, we actually know where all these came from.

..........everybody here already knew "the whole nine yards" is a P-51 Mustang reference, right?

 

Well old man I ain’t no young rooster myself.

Good to make your acquaintance, sir. Somedays those young'uns speak a different language.

Sure I love my S&W 325 Thunder Ranch revolver in 45 ACP tuned as a Performance Center product.

The Lord set me up to buy a S&W model 25 DA revolver that already had the barrel cut back to around 4" or 5" and the front sight remounted. I like double action revolvers that work well in double action.

Not as easy as 1911 45 ACP with spare magazines.

I'm retired and am not as likely to face a human wave attack. Probably two or three at the most.

 

Amen to that”1911 was ahead of its time.”

 

Oh I agree on the Hi point. The hi point rifles are nice, inexpensive, shoot well, but do not attempt to disassembly.
1. Read the manual first
2 Read the manual again
3-10 Read the manual
11 use tools/devices to clean without taking it down