Browning Black Label 1911-380

st1264 said:
All .22's seem like a cap gun to me, which is why I got rid of the boring caliber.

This may be the same frame as the 22 though, scaled down 1911.
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That's exactly what I want . I'm hoping it will be just like my Black Label , but with more punch . I'll tell you guys , this would be a great CCW option that many ladies like myself would love ( that is IF we had the legal right to carry , sigh ) . At first I thought the 1911 .22 was too toylike , but I bought it . It is a great little shooter , beautifully constructed and very dependable . Now if they could just give it decent sights.....
 
Dagmaar said:
That's exactly what I want . I'm hoping it will be just like my Black Label , but with more punch . I'll tell you guys , this would be a great CCW option that many ladies like myself would love ( that is IF we had the legal right to carry , sigh ) . At first I thought the 1911 .22 was too toylike , but I bought it . It is a great little shooter , beautifully constructed and very dependable . Now if they could just give it decent sights.....
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It will be a popular pistol. I balked when I saw that Wanstall's won't be getting them in until April (probably later) so I didn't bother with a preorder. Did that before and waited 11 months for an HK45. If someone gets one in stock at a good price, I'll buy one. I won't do the preorder thing as it's frustrating.
 
st1264 said:
It will be a popular pistol. I balked when I saw that Wanstall's won't be getting them in until April (probably later) so I didn't bother with a preorder. Did that before and waited 11 months for an HK45. If someone gets one in stock at a good price, I'll buy one. I won't do the preorder thing as it's frustrating.
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I emailed them to preorder , hopefully it won't be as frustrating an experience as yours . Guns and ammo magazine did a write up on the gun . Sadly , the sights are just as bad as the .22 ones are but , really , I'm so impressed with the 1911 .22 I'm willing to accept that . Be nice if it comes in the summer , which is the eta , but , hey , I'll eventually get it lol .
Be the perfect gun for me if it could be done in a 9mm but apparently they tried and found it just couldn't withstand that round .
I'm pretty stoked about it . Now I've got to start stocking up on that calibre of ammo . Should be able to get quite a bit by summer .
 
I just went online to take a look at this pistol. The 191122 didn't impress me when I saw one up close and personal. When I can look at the pistol with light behind it and see a generous amount of light showing through as well as the spring, I have issues with a design that was intended to be crud free. Sloppy workmanship is my first impression. Likely a good range only pistol though. The 1911380 they picture online has the same issues as the 22, you can look right through the gap between the slide and the frame.
I wouldn't touch a 191145 or 9mm that was made like that and thrown out the door to the general public.

The outright best 380acp I have ever owned was made by Walther PPK. The next was the neat little Browning BDA. Both were very well made and both were accurate and handy. I am presently changing out the barrel on an Erma Werke mod 85(Luger) from 32acp to 380acp. The mag doesn't even need to be altered to feed. Just a bit of work on the bolt face and extractor.

I have always been disappointed that neither Walther nor Browning didn't upscale the PPK or BDA sizewise but I guess the market just isn't big enough.

The Browning 191122/380 look like the Chiappa offerings to me but made of different materials.

This is just IMHO. I can honestly understand the enthusiasm in Canada for this pistol because for the most part the only 380 offerings are on the prohibited list and most here haven't had the pleasure of using one.

I hope your enthusiasm is well founded on that pistol. The 1911 platform is over a hundred years old, has withstood the test of time and is rightfully very popular.
 
If a dealer has one of these 380's in stock I will have a look at it, after tax the 1911-22 set me back close to $700 so if the 380 is close to that price wise and if ammo is available I might get one.
I am a big fan of Browning's semi auto 22LR pistols, had a Buckmark Camper which sadly I couldn't legally take camping and now have a 1911-22 which is a very reliable gun.
I am wondering what happens if you mix 9mm with 380ACP ammo by accident hopefully the 9mm won't chamber in this new gun.
 
bearhunter said:
I just went online to take a look at this pistol. The 191122 didn't impress me when I saw one up close and personal. When I can look at the pistol with light behind it and see a generous amount of light showing through as well as the spring, I have issues with a design that was intended to be crud free. Sloppy workmanship is my first impression. Likely a good range only pistol though. The 1911380 they picture online has the same issues as the 22, you can look right through the gap between the slide and the frame.
I wouldn't touch a 191145 or 9mm that was made like that and thrown out the door to the general public.

The outright best 380acp I have ever owned was made by Walther PPK. The next was the neat little Browning BDA. Both were very well made and both were accurate and handy. I am presently changing out the barrel on an Erma Werke mod 85(Luger) from 32acp to 380acp. The mag doesn't even need to be altered to feed. Just a bit of work on the bolt face and extractor.

I have always been disappointed that neither Walther nor Browning didn't upscale the PPK or BDA sizewise but I guess the market just isn't big enough.

The Browning 191122/380 look like the Chiappa offerings to me but made of different materials.

This is just IMHO. I can honestly understand the enthusiasm in Canada for this pistol because for the most part the only 380 offerings are on the prohibited list and most here haven't had the pleasure of using one.

I hope your enthusiasm is well founded on that pistol. The 1911 platform is over a hundred years old, has withstood the test of time and is rightfully very popular.
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I hear you . My thoughts were similar when I first handled one at the gun store . Shooting it since the summer has really changed my mind . It's totally dependable and more accurate then you'd expect .
 
Skinny 1950 said:
If a dealer has one of these 380's in stock I will have a look at it, after tax the 1911-22 set me back close to $700 so if the 380 is close to that price wise and if ammo is available I might get one.
I am a big fan of Browning's semi auto 22LR pistols, had a Buckmark Camper which sadly I couldn't legally take camping and now have a 1911-22 which is a very reliable gun.
I am wondering what happens if you mix 9mm with 380ACP ammo by accident hopefully the 9mm won't chamber in this new gun.
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Could you even load 9mm in the magazine ? Isn't the 9mm longer then the 380 ?
 
Problem solved but what about the 380 in your 9mm, if you are used to 9mm you would notice that it is shorter when loading the magazine. Of course I always check the head-stamps on all the ammo I shoot as per my rigorous training to get my RPAL but for those that don't what is the worst that could happen???
 
I'm feeling it. In a world full of 9mm and .45 1911's why not come out with a .380? Just like an old Colt Mustang. It's definitely cool. And being 4.25 makes it avail to those that want it up here.
 
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