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A case for a good holster:

Took me a while to find the right holster for my 986. Then, my other two pistols went along

Do those holsters allow you to carry your 1911s cocked and locked?

 

[ferider]

Do those holsters allow you to carry your 1911s cocked and locked?

Good question.

No, not with thumb break closed. With this holster, I have to carry IDF style (I read up on that one, 1911 carry style apparently depends on the country )

Of course, you could leave the thumb break open, the holster still has enough retention. And the maker has open holster alternatives ....

 

[91bravo]

Good question.

No, not with thumb break closed. With this holster, I have to carry IDF style (I read up on that one, 1911 carry style apparently depends on the country )

Of course, you could leave the thumb break open, the holster still has enough retention. And the maker has open holster alternatives ....

IDF style would limit you one less round, which a 1911 is already lacking in that department! Never understood carrying a pistol without a round in the chamber.

 

[ferider]

IDF style would limit you one less round, which a 1911 is already lacking in that department! Never understood carrying a pistol without a round in the chamber.

 

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Wrong. A Sig p320 will go off uncommanded!

Fun fact: my Glock 21 fully loaded with 13+1, weighs less than your 1911 unloaded.

 

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[Ironbut]

G-21s with a TLR-1, carried in a Safariland drop-leg holster were our duty rigs. We had training day once a month, and the weather always sucked. It was either 100 degrees, pouring down rain, or freezing cold with wind & snow. Our training officer loved to see us crawling through the mud or snow, or some other sadistic stuff, then we had range time at the end of the day. Those G-21s were great, big, fat, ugly 2X4s, but I don't remember ever seeing one malfunction.

I kept all my 9mm Glocks & Sigs, but I gave my G-21 & G-30 to my son. The only .45s I have now are the 1911s. The way God intended.

 

[91bravo]

G-21s with a TLR-1, carried in a Safariland drop-leg holster were our duty rigs. We had training day once a month, and the weather always sucked. It was either 100 degrees, pouring down rain, or freezing cold with wind & snow. Our training officer loved to see us crawling through the mud or snow, or some other sadistic stuff, then we had range time at the end of the day. Those G-21s were great, big, fat, ugly 2X4s, but I don't remember ever seeing one malfunction.

I kept all my 9mm Glocks & Sigs, but I gave my G-21 & G-30 to my son. The only .45s I have now are the 1911s. The way God intended.

I’ve owned three 1911s in my lifetime and all 3 of them gave me problems. FTF, FTE, double feeds, stovepipes, etc. One of them was a really nice MkIV series 70 pre-safety plunger. It had the sweetest trigger I’ve ever pulled in a handguN, but would choke on hollow point ammo. Ball rounds fed just fine. I’ve pretty much written off 1911s as a reliable weapon of choice.

 

[Ironbut]

I’ve owned three 1911s in my lifetime and all 3 of them gave me problems. FTF, FTE, double feeds, stovepipes, etc. One of them was a really nice MkIV series 70 pre-safety plunger. It had the sweetest trigger I’ve ever pulled in a handguN, but would choke on hollow point ammo. Ball rounds fed just fine. I’ve pretty much written off 1911s as a reliable weapon of choice.

I have a Wilson CQB, Springfield TRP, and Rangemaster, and an Sig compact 1911. The Sig's the only one that ever gave me problems, but it's just picky about what mags to use. The 1911s do require more attention to cleaning & lube than a Glock, Sig, HK, though. I've been shooting 1911s since Marine boot camp in 1966, so although I'm far from a gunsmith, I have become kind of a 1911 mechanic over the years.