1911 Anniversary

The U.S. Army officially adopted the 1911 pistol exactly 100 years ago today, March 29, 1911. What kind of pistolero would I be if I did not give John Browning his due respect and post a little celebration of the 1911 today!

For the first 35 years of my life, including my first 15 - 20 years of handgunning, the 1911 was our military handgun. The 1911s I owned and enjoyed back in the '70s and early '80s were essentially the same guns that soldiers were carrying and training with at the time, just as with the Beretta 92 today.

Old "Slabsides" is still going strong in both competition and on the street. It might be a bit heavy and large, but it is still a very viable choice for almost any handgun application. How many other pieces of machinery designed and used 100 years ago are we still using! :-)

I've fired tens of thousands of rounds of .45ACP through John Browning's creation, and I plan to shoot many thousands more through them before I'm banished to that final shooting range in the sky! :-)

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• 1911
• John
• Browning
• .45ACP
• anniversary
• 100
• years
• .45
• 45
• Colt

[metallicafan716]

I believe, and this is my opinion, that the 1911 .45 is the best pistol ever manufactured. Being only 16 years old, I haven't had a ton of time on this earth to be taken completely seriously, but I still believe that this is the best pistol ever made. My dad owns the Springfield Range Officer, which he got in 2011. I can say with complete honesty that it is the best shooting pistol I have ever fired. If I had to chose one gun and caliber for my life to depend on, it would be the 1911 in .45 ACP.

[donkeykong384]

Romeo y Julietas and the 1911... good cigars and good firearms, you are the man!

[kizzymeow12]

wow thats alot of 1911s. lucky guy.

[GAKtion64]

respect

[effinurmother]

His thumb is crazy

[xxXblackbombXxx]

lol hes crying that he miss his gun but i missed them too :(

[IMBW89]

@tamapalagi For sure. .44 is a monster of a round!

[tamapalagi]

@IMBW89 in a panic situation a heavier round is my choice. my choice is a 44 mag and garrett 310 grainer. a wild shot may not be deadly but that round will break bones and makes a big exit hole. this is in a battle situation not a ccw.

[IMBW89]

@tamapalagi There's also a difference in velocity of a couple of hundred feet per second. Most higher grain +P 9mm rounds get a lot closer to the same power as a 230gr .45. The gap gets pretty close to closed. But there's definitely a lot to be said for a .45 and it's still the more powerful round.

[tamapalagi]

@IMBW89 the 45 acp is a 230 grain round. most 9mm ranges from 115 to 124 grain bullet. 230 grains equals just over .52 oz. the 9mm .26 to .28 oz. it's similar to a truck vs a miata. i think i can hurt more things with a 45. i like the 45 alot but i am a magnum fan.

[mrbobdog261]

if only uk gun law made it legal for law abiding citizens to have fire arms even just at home to use for recreational purposes, sadly the only people with guns in good old Bilghty is coppers and criminals. seriously i just want to shoot at targets in my own land. why cant i have one??

[007bondspy]

THE 1911, THERE IS NO SUSTITUTE......HERE THE LESSON ENDETH.