Message from @mer.at
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If you want one for the history, or the aesthetics, or for spending a bunch of dough on for competition shooting there's nothing wrong with them.
But if you want one for defense, you're not making a good choice.
The people who still advocate 1911s for carry and defense are 60+, and they're doing it because it was their pappy's pistol.
The ideal 1911 is a Hi-Power
(Double-stack 9mm)
I have a fair bit of experience with Hi-Powers and they're a definite upgrade from 1911. Still obsolete.
Obsolescent
Heavy, and do not stand up well to any kind of sand or grit.
When clean and with good mags they are extremely reliable however.
Mag safety is annoying if you get one that still has it.
Magazine safety is less annoying if you have a backup gun
Yeah, the 1911 is a classic, and it probably will work fine for whatever you need it for, but it's still over a 100 year old design. Improvements have been made in that time whether you think they were needed or not.
As an example, a Glock 17 weighs 10% less than a BHP but holds 2 more rounds. 1911 weighs 10% more than the BHP.
Not that I'm advocating Glocks, but it's a ubiquitous modern pistol.
In the grand scheme of things, handguns don't matter. The only reason people carry them is because it's impractical to conceal an AR-15.
Find one you can use effectively and stick with it
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for some usage scenarios
Their best usage scenarios are historical reenactment and getting rid of unwanted money.
true, if you are ignorant
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Democracy is the event horizon of communism. Execute order 1776.
https://discord.gg/HKcqGDZ
If john Lennon had a gun, he would have been able to make a lot more ~~commie propaganda~~ music.
No audio.
~~Jews~~ communists.
Uk gave up guns and now has no free speach. dont go the way we did
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@Jes UK banned knives too lol
UK government wants to ban all weaponry, and soon the only people who will be armed will the criminals
@Gary Payton Tribute Account no weapons to protect free speech then they take free speech. its almost like it's a pattern....
UK never had (constitutional) free speech to begin with
@Jes yes it's happened in a lot of other countries
Tbh UK is great in a lot of ways
used to be
now not so much