1911’s in general, 9mm versions specifically

[Trumpkin The Dwarf]

Just sayin.......

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Does this mean revolver shooters drink Lagavulin?

 

[RockAndSage]

Does this mean revolver shooters drink Lagavulin?

 

[RockAndSage]

Unless it's a big-bore. Then it's cool. Must start with a .5 though.

 

[Dobermann]

Just sayin.......

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You and @mtwarden are on fire today ... somebody tell a moderator or something ...

 

[mtnwrunner]

You and @mtwarden are on fire today ... somebody tell a moderator or something ...

I'll tell him but he's probably gone interviewing for the Bill's head coaching job.

 

[Trumpkin The Dwarf]

Unless it's a big-bore. Then it's cool. Must start with a .5 though.

The irony of that statement in this land of pea shooters and 9mm 1911’s is rich!

 

[Steve300xcw]

Now that I’ve flipped to the dark side. Who makes a 19x style 1911. Looking for a full size frame with a 4” slide.

Commander size.

Keeps my hands down on the grip and I am not jamming my thumb into the safety.

Stop doing that

 

[43.6N]

For the brain trust: who does front strap checkering? 20lpi? 30lpi? Did they re-blue? Or a different finish? How has it held up?

 

[RockAndSage]

The irony of that statement in this land of pea shooters and 9mm 1911’s is rich!

Haha, for sure. But they really are cool.

 

[RockAndSage]

For the brain trust: who does front strap checkering? 20lpi? 30lpi? Did they re-blue? Or a different finish? How has it held up?

Kinda depends on intended purpose, as well as personal preference. Fewer people seem to do 25lpi, but that's my preference. 30lpi is finer, and something you're more likely to see on the nicer builds as well, that aren't really intended for duty or EDC. 30lpi is a bit easier to ding, too. 20lpi is more aggressive, but some people find it too aggressive and biting. Definitely best if you can try a few personally.

On finish, both the nicer and cheaper guns tend to get blued/re-blued by the smith doing the checkering. For duty/edc, you start seeing more performance coatings, like DLC and hard-chrome, both of which are slicker on the friction surfaces than normal blued or stainless steel, and can help with reliability that way. Cerakote is not in that category though - not a "performance" coating. It's fine as a surface protectant or for aesthetics, but compared to DLC, hard-chrome, or an actual surface-treatment like nitriding, it's better to think of it as a more durable paint. It also tends to get screwed up on tighter 1911s, with adding too much surface thickness on the friction surfaces and actually making them less reliable.

As far as who to point you to, I honestly don't know anymore, other than Les Baer's shop. Almost everyone who was a good, competent smith back in the 1990s that I was using are either dead or retired. There has to be some newer guys, but it's a space I haven't looked into in quite awhile.

EDIT: Apparently Nighthawk will take work on guns that aren't theirs, and they're a pretty premium set of smiths.

 

[11boo]

For the brain trust: who does front strap checkering? 20lpi? 30lpi? Did they re-blue? Or a different finish? How has it held up?

Unless you just love checkered straps(I do) throw some tape on. I have both. Checking is awesome from the factory. After factory probably still awesome but yeah you’ll be into a refinish too.

Those are proper .45s.

I just got into the 9mm version a couple years ago. Dang thing pissed me off enough to want to throw it over the berm at first. Springer Prodigy, 4.25”. It would run so smooth and accurate for 50-60 shots. Then start all kinds of malfunctions. Turned out Springfield laid the ceracoat on thick on the rails and it would turn to sludge in there. Wore that down via buffing and shooting, now glad I didn’t throw it.
It just works, smooth and easy to shoot well.

Found these 125 gr SWC in my bullet stash. Loaded with a book charge of CFE pistol.
22 yard group is nice. I can put 4 or 5 into an 1.5”.

 

[Dobermann]

For the brain trust: who does front strap checkering? 20lpi? 30lpi? Did they re-blue? Or a different finish? How has it held up?

Following on from @RockAndSage, I think 1911 Syndicate had a video where he had a pistol with 20 LPI and it cut his hands up a bit ...

 

[11boo]

Following on from @RockAndSage, I think 1911 Syndicate had a video where he had a pistol with 20 LPI and it cut his hands up a bit ...

It can definitely be too aggressive and sharp. Mine with factory checked straps are Baer and colt. Both are just right, not too sharp but grippy.

 

[Steve300xcw]

Dang thing pissed me off enough to want to throw it over the berm at first. Springer Prodigy, 4.25”. It would run so smooth and accurate for 50-60 shots. Then start all kinds of malfunctions. Turned out Springfield laid the ceracoat on thick on the rails and it would turn to sludge in there. Wore that down via buffing and shooting, now glad I didn’t throw it.
It just works, smooth and easy to shoot well.

Same. New disconnect, springs and a bunch of wear finally got it to where its pretty decent. I mostly trust it

 

[Nine Banger]

Did we have a seperate pistol drill thread going or was that a phase of this thread that petered out?

Seems like it's time to get all these new pistols doing drills and take a break from all this accessorizing.

 

[RockAndSage]

Did we have a seperate pistol drill thread going or was that a phase of this thread that petered out?

Seems like it's time to get all these new pistols doing drills and take a break from all this accessorizing.

If you post up a new thread about pistol drills, I'd be happy to contribute. It'd be valuable and useful for a lot of people, myself included.

 

[43.6N]

Did we have a seperate pistol drill thread going or was that a phase of this thread that petered out?

Seems like it's time to get all these new pistols doing drills and take a break from all this accessorizing.

Was this the thread you were thinking about?

Post in thread 'Shooting handguns to improve rifle skill'

Saturday at 6:24 PM

Does anybody have any online resources/videos for good USPSA type fundamentals?
I’m sure a lot of us would rather not build bad habits that then need to be un-learned down the road.

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[24valve]

Did we have a seperate pistol drill thread going or was that a phase of this thread that petered out?

Seems like it's time to get all these new pistols doing drills and take a break from all this accessorizing.

If you post up a new thread about pistol drills, I'd be happy to contribute. It'd be valuable and useful for a lot of people, myself included.

This one?

Thread 'Handgun skill, practice, drills, and evaluations posts'

Apr 24, 2025

Inspired by discussion in the “Most reliable and Shootable pistols” thread, let’s discuss some basic pistol drills here.

A majority of handgun training material is focused on police or military use. So there is more emphasis on transitioning to other weapons, reloads, and other things that likely don’t apply to the average hunter. Making the assumption that most of us as hunters carry one handgun, with one magazine, and the other weapons on us may not be suitable for defense (bow, muzzleloader, etc.). So, I asked Form about a bear defense training or assessment drill.

Form’...

• Dave0317
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• Forum: Firearms

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[Nine Banger]

This one?

Thread 'Handgun skill, practice, drills, and evaluations posts'

Apr 24, 2025

Inspired by discussion in the “Most reliable and Shootable pistols” thread, let’s discuss some basic pistol drills here.

A majority of handgun training material is focused on police or military use. So there is more emphasis on transitioning to other weapons, reloads, and other things that likely don’t apply to the average hunter. Making the assumption that most of us as hunters carry one handgun, with one magazine, and the other weapons on us may not be suitable for defense (bow, muzzleloader, etc.). So, I asked Form about a bear defense training or assessment drill.

Form’...

• Dave0317
• Replies: 12
• Forum: Firearms

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I was thinking this one, but can't find the post that has the description and the target:

Pistol Challenge:

25-yards, 10 rounds, 4 minutes.

15-yards, 5 rounds, 15 seconds. Do this twice.

15-yards, 5 rounds, 10 seconds. Do this twice.

Total possible score, 300 pts