Is 1911 a contagious invention?

[Beiruty]

Not sure what to say, it is either 1911 a so sexy hot rabbit or something like an Airborne Avian Flu.
I asked myself how many 1911 I have by now? I was like I am not sure, but surely it was more than I expected.

[Pawpaw]

Bad for the wallet.

Good for the soul.

[treadlightly]

Any time you can combine a rock-solid safety that's also easy to deactivate when needed with a perfect glass-break trigger, that's a winner.

I bet a lot of 1911 enthusiasts don't realize how creative that simple-looking thumb safety is - it does multiple things.

Just the other day it occurred to me one reason Browning may have incorporated the slide stop into an already busy piece of steel.

If the slide moves, it operates the disconnector. That shouldn't cause any grief, but it's better not to jink around with the trigger mechanism when the gun isn't being deliberately fired. I don't know Browning's reasoning, but it's one more nice feature of the gun.

Incidentally, regarding the much-feared inertial discharge of 1911's without firing pin blocks, There is considerable inertia imparted to the firing pin when it's slammed forward with the slide every time the gun is fired, and that never causes a discharge.

[flechero]

1911's are certainly my favorite. They feel right, handle great and shoot well for me.

I'm down to a just a few but, nicer than my last crop

[The Annoyed Man]

Incidentally, regarding the much-feared inertial discharge of 1911's without firing pin blocks, There is considerable inertia imparted to the firing pin when it's slammed forward with the slide every time the gun is fired, and that never causes a discharge.

Perhaps not, but dropping onto the muzzle can - and has, when the firing-pin spring was too old and weak to hold the pin back. I'm not intending on dropping my 1911 (well, who is?) but I stuck a heavy-duty spring in there anyway; cheap insurance for $3.

My Springfield gets around it with a heavier firing pin spring and a titanium firing pin.

[Pawpaw]

Incidentally, regarding the much-feared inertial discharge of 1911's without firing pin blocks, There is considerable inertia imparted to the firing pin when it's slammed forward with the slide every time the gun is fired, and that never causes a discharge.

Perhaps not, but dropping onto the muzzle can - and has, when the firing-pin spring was too old and weak to hold the pin back. I'm not intending on dropping my 1911 (well, who is?) but I stuck a heavy-duty spring in there anyway; cheap insurance for $3.

And if you order your recoil springs from Wolff Gunsprings. they include an extra-power recoil spring with each one.