1911 VS Glock - final showdown! Which one will keep shooting longer?

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Which one will shoot longer out of the box?

  • Glock

    Votes: 58 70.7%
  • 1911

    Votes: 24 29.3%

  • Total voters
    82
  • Poll closed .

criticalbass

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I had a Kimber TLE RL II for quite a while. Finally sold it to a friend who really liked it.

Could NOT get it to run, even after a trip back to the factory. A guy at the Tulsa Gun Show told me it was a magazine issue, and that Wilson Combat or Mec Gar was the way to go.

Bought one of each, and the gun became completely reliable. I believe the followers, which are the non tilting variety, were the factor that fixed the problem.

At an H&H expo before I found the answer, the Kimber rep told me it had to go back to the factory. They altered the ejection port, changed all the springs, and I think did something else. Didn't help much.

A year later the same rep was back and I told him about finding the mags that solved the problem. He promptly pulled out a Kimber mag and told me they had done something similar and that the new ones run just fine. I asked how much and he told me, I think, about forty bucks. So I said "I gotta spend 40 bucks to have a mag with your name on it?" He said "put it in your pocket and have a nice day." I thanked him heartily.

As to how long Glocks will endure, there is a retired cop from the NYPD who has hundreds of thousands of rounds through his original 17 and it was still going strong last I heard.

As to 3K rounds, I wouldn't bet the whole farm on the Glock, but I wouldn't bet a garden patch on the 1911 for twice the price.

Oh--to whoever above who has a $500 WW II bringback, find me some of those please . . .
 

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I still haven't seen a single new production 1911 Brand/Type mentioned that would run out of the box.

So far one made in 1917 on it's 4th barrel (and I am assuming at least 4th gunsmith trip) takes the cake - but I don't think you can buy one of those over the counter ...
 

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I still haven't seen a single new production 1911 Brand/Type mentioned that would run out of the box.

So far one made in 1917 on it's 4th barrel (and I am assuming at least 4th gunsmith trip) takes the cake - but I don't think you can buy one of those over the counter ...

my ruger sr1911 has had ~2,000 rounds (honestly lost count a long time ago) through it of various quality from garbage steel cased to defense hollow points without a single failure of any kind WITH factory mags. I know in the general scheme of things 2,000 rounds isnt a great amount but still across the board they tend to have solid reviews. They also come with a lifetime waranty no mater how many times the gun has been sold or traded.
 

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my ruger sr1911 has had ~2,000 rounds (honestly lost count a long time ago) through it of various quality from garbage steel cased to defense hollow points without a single failure of any kind WITH factory mags. I know in the general scheme of things 2,000 rounds isnt a great amount but still across the board they tend to have solid reviews. They also come with a lifetime waranty no mater how many times the gun has been sold or traded.

Everyone does realize this is 1k rounds, or until one quits...?....right.....bring your xtra mags
 

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