1911s

[DVSmith]

If it was good enough for JMB it is good enough for me!!

[SonofWWIIDI]

Bacon OP, always ��.

I buy the gun because I like it, not which bushing it has.

[erik_26]

Just about all action competitive shooters (non IDPA) prefer bull barrels due to heavier weight (reduced recoil, reduced muzzle flip) and better fit to slide. The other advantage to a bull barrel is that you reduce the number of parts, by not having a bushing

I am thinking that accuracy isn't dependent on a barrel bushing. But, I don't have enough experience to stand behind that.

If it was good enough for JMB it is good enough for me!!

I totally understand. John Browning had a great design. It is beautiful weapon. I also get that people don't like change or modifications. There will always be purists.

However, if JMB was alive today, other than probably designing another firearm that would be come a staple for the next 100+ years, do you think he would be opposed to a bull barrel design? Do you think he would embrace it? I think he would have. I think that at the time, less parts, quicker build, easier field strip would have been desirable.

I don't think certifying 1.5" groups at 50-yards was a criteria back in the early 1900's when he was designing the 1911. Additionally, it isn't practical to mass produce tight fitting weapons for war. Finally, it isn't uncommon for unexperienced folks to struggle with a tight bushing. That would be bad for business on the battlefield.

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You are thinking that is easier to fit a bushing to a slide and the bushing to the barrel is easier than just fitting a barrel to the slide?

Bull barrel has the advantage of additional weight near the muzzle which is desirable to some shooters, including myself.

I don't know if it's in my head but I just don't think can fit a bull barrel as tightly as a bushing. I realize there is a discussion how much a really tight bushing makes, but my Professional holds tighter groups then my Specialist did or my Colt does.