1911’s in general, 9mm versions specifically

[solarshooter]

7 yards, 1.50 sec- 1.01 sec first shot. Shot cold from concealed under a T-shirt.

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Is this the same pistol you pictured above, the "Delta 1911"? In 45?

 

[Formidilosus]

Is this the same pistol you pictured above, the "Delta 1911"? In 45?

That is the same pistol from the last picture.

 

[solarshooter]

That is the same pistol from the last picture.

Your draw and first shot time is very impressive, but what stood out to me is the even cadence of shots, even with the transition for the third shot. Also the recoil control of the third shot was pretty crazy, seems like the pistol almost didn't move. Your videos in action are always very cool to see, lots of skill shining through in the subtle details, even just gun handling before and after. Thanks for sharing.

 

[RussDXT]

 

[Dobermann]

Now the setup will be mainstream.

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Form - your thoughts on adjustable rear sights on carry 1911s?

 

[Formidilosus]

Form - your thoughts on adjustable rear sights on carry 1911s?

Good ones are great- that’s the best one.

Adjustable rear sights have been used for unbelievably heavy use for a long time on 1911’s, Glocks, etc. Good ones (Dawson, Bomar, etc). Are beyond reliable enough for hard use.

 

[id_jon]

Have probably around 4000 rounds on this gun, never been cleaned, just lubed. Well over 400 rounds in this match today, on the same application of cherry balmz from before the last practice session(300ish). Zero hiccups. A lot of the guys that usually shoot Glocks(or other carry optics guns) were complaining about how bad 1911s are at the end of this match, how irons suck and how they can't wait to go back to their Glock that doesn't malfunction
I could have saved myself on average 5 seconds per stage by slowing down and making hits on first engagement, that would have added up to a win, hard to have the discipline to not miss faster sometimes, lots to work on still!

 

[43.6N]

Another data point here with regard to 1911 reliability.
I was at the same match as @id_jon today.
Won a nice holster in fact.

But started the day with a dirty gun. Had wet lubricated with lithium grease a few hundred rounds ago. Zero malfunctions burning through 400-500 shots in today’s match.
And this gun has had no feeding malfunctions in last 3000 rounds since switching to full power Wolff springs.

Lots of dusty, sandy, dirty magazines.
Some stages needed 11 reloads.
But overwhelmingly a reliable handgun.

 

[RockAndSage]

Form - your thoughts on adjustable rear sights on carry 1911s?

They actually discuss this exact issue in the Delta 1911s video I linked to above - the unit largely went over to Bomars after talking to top competitors and hearing the same thing Form just said. About the only reliability/durability concessions made on some of them were to bury them just a bit forward of the back of the slide, to have a small bumper of slide protecting the rear of the sight - similar to what you see with Form's 1911.

More commonly, you saw the Bomars buried into the slides as far back as possible, like on this Para-Ordnance of mine. This is peak 1994, btw - FBI's HRT was having Les Baer build one similar on double-stack Para-Ordnance frames, just without the carry-comp, stippling, and IIRC, they had Novaks instead of the Bomars. Unfortunately, the project didn't go well, largely because of mag issues as I understand it. Eventually that got traced afterward to insufficient spring power, but it caused some pretty bad reliability problems, and they went in a different direction. I've got extra-power wolfs in my original factory mags that work great, but the Mec-Gars have been absolutely outstanding.

 

[Phinehas25]

Does anyone here have any experience with something like this grip frame?

P365-XMACRO ALUMINUM R11 MANUAL SAFETY GRIP MODULE - ECM PRECISION

Upgrade your P365-XMACRO with a 2011-style aluminum grip module from ECM Precision. Machined from 7075 billet aluminum, this manual safety version was made with an exclusive grip panel design only available at sigsauer.com. Available for Manual Safety Fire Control Units (FCU)

www.sigsauer.com

I know it's not a 1911, but could something like this make the natural "shootability" of the p365 resemble a 1911?

 

[NSI]

Does anyone here have any experience with something like this grip frame?

P365-XMACRO ALUMINUM R11 MANUAL SAFETY GRIP MODULE - ECM PRECISION

Upgrade your P365-XMACRO with a 2011-style aluminum grip module from ECM Precision. Machined from 7075 billet aluminum, this manual safety version was made with an exclusive grip panel design only available at sigsauer.com. Available for Manual Safety Fire Control Units (FCU)

www.sigsauer.com

I know it's not a 1911, but could something like this make the natural "shootability" of the p365 resemble a 1911?

The p365 macro ergos are pretty good. The issue with that platform is the trigger. It’s plenty safe but doesn’t approach the level of performance one gets from a truly good trigger. Makes you work for your accuracy.

-J