yes or no..Glock or Colt 1911- which has the better service life???

p210sig said:
1911 , I own one thats almost 100 years old & i still shoot it at the range now & then.
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I have a 1911 that is 94 years old and still being shot,had to replace the extractor but it still has the original slide and frame.
I am thinking about getting a new barrel for it as the casings come out with a bulge.
How many guns can you buy parts "off the shelf " after almost a century???:confused:

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Skinny 1950 said:
I have a 1911 that is 94 years old and still being shot,had to replace the extractor but it still has the original slide and frame.
I am thinking about getting a new barrel for it as the casings come out with a bulge.
How many guns can you buy parts "off the shelf " after almost a century???:confused:

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So thats what those 1911 sights look like when they finally mature.JK:p
 
45alot said:
1911 Would have a longer service life than a glock,in my opinion-I have a 1911 armorers kit as well as ton's of specialized 1911 tool's,the better handfit examples, 1911's will equal the best reliability of any other semi-auto. I would say the better examples of the 1911 would on average last longer than your average glock (As far as "useable service life and accuracy")
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Seems to me the 1911 shooter are always having problems with their guns. Not being reliable being the number one complaint. They are heavy as bricks, too many gadgets on them and would trust any one of my Glocks rather than a 1911. I would depend on Glock if my life was on the line, with a 1911 I would be wondering if the thing would work in the first place. Seen literally hundreds of 1911 shooters at ranges and competition and all there guns run like crap compared to Glock, unless you put $2K of gunsmithing into a 1911 to make it reliable.
 
gushulak said:
Seems to me the 1911 shooter are always having problems with their guns. Not being reliable being the number one complaint. They are heavy as bricks, too many gadgets on them and would trust any one of my Glocks rather than a 1911. I would depend on Glock if my life was on the line, with a 1911 I would be wondering if the thing would work in the first place. Seen literally hundreds of 1911 shooters at ranges and competition and all there guns run like crap compared to Glock, unless you put $2K of gunsmithing into a 1911 to make it reliable.
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To be fair, it's because people are just too damned clever to leave well alone. A combat ready 1911 is supposed to rattle when you shake it.

They can be tuned but generally that requires messing up a lot for the first while until you get the hang of it, and most folks don't realize this. They think slap part A into gun B and it'll guarunteed to make your gun into a laser beam.
 
Starscream said:
To be fair, it's because people are just too damned clever to leave well alone. A combat ready 1911 is supposed to rattle when you shake it.

They can be tuned but generally that requires messing up a lot for the first while until you get the hang of it, and most folks don't realize this. They think slap part A into gun B and it'll guarunteed to make your gun into a laser beam.
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+1.
People take them and try and make them tight as possible and polish things, change things that don't need to be changed and you got an ugly, jamming gun.

A lot of 1911s, Colts especially, also LOOK like crap when they're modified with big ridiculous sights, etc.
 
gushulak said:
Seems to me the 1911 shooter are always having problems with their guns. Not being reliable being the number one complaint. They are heavy as bricks, too many gadgets on them and would trust any one of my Glocks rather than a 1911. I would depend on Glock if my life was on the line, with a 1911 I would be wondering if the thing would work in the first place. Seen literally hundreds of 1911 shooters at ranges and competition and all there guns run like crap compared to Glock, unless you put $2K of gunsmithing into a 1911 to make it reliable.
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If Glocks were made by a hundred different makers, most of them more focused on cutting corners and reducing costs than on building a quality product, they'd be unreliable too.

A properly made 1911 functions just fine. Most 1911s out on the market today are not properly made. Some, however, are.
 
You haters all kill me - you remind me of my old man. "I drive a Ford and there's nothing better." And then the BS starts flying.

How come none of you drive a hundred year old car or have a hundred year old refrigerator? Accept the fact that things can improve - engineering, materials, manufacturing process,... And just because something is still around doesn't mean something just as good hasn't come along.

Your 1911 may be a great gun, but that doesn't make Glock a POS. It is a fantastic piece of engineering and I'd trust my life to it.
 
Bury any 1911 for two years and then dig it up, wash it off with a garden hose and then run 500 rounds through it non-stop and tell me how it makes out. Glock's done it.
 
TrevorF said:
Bury any 1911 for two years and then dig it up, wash it off with a garden hose and then run 500 rounds through it non-stop and tell me how it makes out. Glock's done it.
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While we are on the subject of ridiculous experiments, put a 1911 and a Glock in an oven for two hours...come back and report the results :D
 
While we are on the subject of ridiculous experiments, put a 1911 and a Glock in an oven for two hours...come back and report the results
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LOL, Good one. You'll never have to store your gun in an oven for two hours but in this country you may have to bury one for a while.
 
While it may not be a fair comparison to recreational shooters , a buddy of mine owns an indoor commercial range in Mississippi . He rents guns but you buy his targets and ammo . The ammo is mostly fmj Federal AE but he'll sell anything . 3 years ago he got rid of his last 1911 because they were costing him too much profit . His guns get hammered all day long . A variety of 1911's over the years with serious frame and slide cracking between 30,000 and 50,000 rounds with full house ammo . He now rents Glocks , Sigs and H&K's with some cheaper semi smaller pistols . He expects around 150,000 rounds from the Glocks before a frame or slide major failure , 120,000 rounds from a Sig and 90,000 from an H&K . His guns go 16 hours per day and he has lots of them . On his say i purchased a Glock 21 in .45 acp , cleaned it after 50 rounds and haven't cleaned it for the next 12,000 . Not one failure . I've had several 1911's and own one now and the one i own is stamped Property Of The US Army on one side and US Government on the other , a WW11 era pistol so it's at least 50 years older then my Glock but i seriously doubt that it's had 12,000 full house rounds through it and i do clear jams . From Glockmiester i ordered enough spare parts to rebuild my 21 - 5 times over and i've never swapped out a broken part . I have an extended mag and slide release , a full competition trigger group , a captured titanium main spring and night sights along with a bin filled with parts that i'll probably never need . I like the gun so much i bought a second 21 for my son that never gets used , maybe 1 box and a 17 for myself . I don't down load and although i have a spare barrel for cast bullets i've never used it . FMJ's and HP's because that's what i like . Your mileage may vary . On the plus 1911 side i like the slim profile and i have had a couple of 1911's that would out shoot my Glock from a bench at 20 yards , but not by much . Before making a decision maybe contact TSE as they rent guns that get hammered . I have no idea what they rent but i'd suspect they have 1911's and Glocks .
 
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