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<blockquote data-quote="JD8" data-source="post: 1091766" data-attributes="member: 24"><p>One wonders how the 1911 made it nearly 100 years without the "Erics" and "Wilsons" of the world? <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>I've talked to Eric several times about 1911s and I'm familiar with his opinion. IN fact I probably agree with what he's said to me about what it takes for a realiable 1911. Good steel and good specs to put it simply. Problem IS that hand labor isn't cheap like it was in days past so companies cut corners, you then tend to run into problems and everyone wants to re-invent the wheel to look cool on the cover of Supertactical weekly. VERY few guns are actually built to JMB's original specs these days. Those specs made it through an initial torture test of 6000 rounds and several years of military service. The 1911 companies that tend to stay within the original design seem to do much better than others. Hence the success of Colt, Brown, Wilson, NH, Baer, Wesson etc etc. </p><p></p><p>FWIW, I'm not being any more argumentive than yourself. I just happen to believe that a 1911 is a viable defense platform, just like most Glocks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JD8, post: 1091766, member: 24"] One wonders how the 1911 made it nearly 100 years without the "Erics" and "Wilsons" of the world? :D I've talked to Eric several times about 1911s and I'm familiar with his opinion. IN fact I probably agree with what he's said to me about what it takes for a realiable 1911. Good steel and good specs to put it simply. Problem IS that hand labor isn't cheap like it was in days past so companies cut corners, you then tend to run into problems and everyone wants to re-invent the wheel to look cool on the cover of Supertactical weekly. VERY few guns are actually built to JMB's original specs these days. Those specs made it through an initial torture test of 6000 rounds and several years of military service. The 1911 companies that tend to stay within the original design seem to do much better than others. Hence the success of Colt, Brown, Wilson, NH, Baer, Wesson etc etc. FWIW, I'm not being any more argumentive than yourself. I just happen to believe that a 1911 is a viable defense platform, just like most Glocks. [/QUOTE]
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