Stand-alone, that video is funny. In context, that video is hysterical. I’m a glock guy, but I’ll admit that if you have a good 1911 it’s probably one of the best platforms to run. The ergonomics, caliber, low bore-axis, customizability (is that a word?) are all hard to beat. I like the single-action and find the safeties on the 1911 to be more than adequate if not a bit excessive (I’d better since I’m carrying a glock 19). If you have a good one, they can be dead accurate while simultaneously being just as reliable as anything else. That’s a big “if”, though. The few experiences I’ve had firing good 1911s were great. I’ve seen a few of my friends go through thousands of rounds with no cleaning, no malfunctions, no lube, and no slow-down. If I knew that the 1911 I bought was going to be one of the good ones, I’d buy one. But I’ve seen way too many problem guns. With the volume of production, the number of producers, the lack of QC, the difficulty of mass-producing the design (Yeager’s right there, no point arguing), make the 1911’s a crap-shoot. I don’t have the money or the time to gamble. Someday, if I get rich, I’ll buy a 1911, and if I get lucky and it’s a good one, I’ll carry it. Until that mythical time, I’m hooked on glock.
The above is also why I wouldn’t recommend doing a 50,000 round 1911 endurance test. It’s not even about make or model, it’s about the individual weapon. They’re like women, some are high-maintenance nightmares, and some are fantastic in every way. If you got a good one you’d go through the 50,000 rounds with no issues and it would look just as reliable, if not more, than some of the other tests you’ve done. If you get a bad one you’ll have a ton of problems and have to send it back to the manufacturer and off to gunsmiths and it still may never run right. It’s well established that the risk of getting a lemon is too high for the test to mean anything. If you get a good one it doesn’t indicate that somebody (or even most people) who go out and buy the same make and model you do will have the same experience. Likewise if you get a bad one. The consistency in the field of assembly-line 1911s is just not there.
Stand-alone, that video is funny. In context, that video is hysterical. I’m a glock guy, but I’ll admit that if you have a good 1911 it’s probably one of the best platforms to run. The ergonomics, caliber, low bore-axis, customizability (is that a word?) are all hard to beat. I like the single-action and find the safeties on the 1911 to be more than adequate if not a bit excessive (I’d better since I’m carrying a glock 19). If you have a good one, they can be dead accurate while simultaneously being just as reliable as anything else. That’s a big “if”, though. The few experiences I’ve had firing good 1911s were great. I’ve seen a few of my friends go through thousands of rounds with no cleaning, no malfunctions, no lube, and no slow-down. If I knew that the 1911 I bought was going to be one of the good ones, I’d buy one. But I’ve seen way too many problem guns. With the volume of production, the number of producers, the lack of QC, the difficulty of mass-producing the design (Yeager’s right there, no point arguing), make the 1911’s a crap-shoot. I don’t have the money or the time to gamble. Someday, if I get rich, I’ll buy a 1911, and if I get lucky and it’s a good one, I’ll carry it. Until that mythical time, I’m hooked on glock.
The above is also why I wouldn’t recommend doing a 50,000 round 1911 endurance test. It’s not even about make or model, it’s about the individual weapon. They’re like women, some are high-maintenance nightmares, and some are fantastic in every way. If you got a good one you’d go through the 50,000 rounds with no issues and it would look just as reliable, if not more, than some of the other tests you’ve done. If you get a bad one you’ll have a ton of problems and have to send it back to the manufacturer and off to gunsmiths and it still may never run right. It’s well established that the risk of getting a lemon is too high for the test to mean anything. If you get a good one it doesn’t indicate that somebody (or even most people) who go out and buy the same make and model you do will have the same experience. Likewise if you get a bad one. The consistency in the field of assembly-line 1911s is just not there.
“They’re like women, some are high-maintenance nightmares, and some are fantastic in every way.”
They’re more like men. Some will be right there at your side whenever you need them, and others you can’t get to work no matter how hard you try. :p