Only 1 1911

[CifaldiPrecision]

[Nick Adams]

All my 1911s are as close to 100% reliable as one could ask. But they are like driving a 1960s muscle car, I have to keep them tuned up. When they are maintained and tuned, there is nothing like them. But they run on Carbs and Points, if that makes sense.

[krb]

I guess I'm out of luck for a good 1911 then. All my guns are totally reliable. I want to have one reliable 1911. Doesn't sound like one exists. I will move on and forget 1911's.

I don't want any drama for which gun is the best, I just want a good reliable 1911 that will function perfectly without having to send it to a gunsmith.




911

There's going to be a lot of posts about how their 1911 has never jammed. The fact is, if you are asking a machine with moving parts never to malfunction, that is just not possible. There is always the possibility. The more moving parts, the more possibility. Might fail to eject, might fail to feed, might be a problem with a magazine. It's not an inherent problem in a 1911. It's any mechanical device. Same for Glocks and same for Sigs. The first gun I bought was for HD and so I bought a revolver for the bedstand. I hardly ever shoot it. I like my 1911's more which is what I shoot regularly. The guys are about to chime in "you have to shoot your HD regularly." Yeah, yeah. I play with it regularly and shoot it infrequently. But the more moving parts, the more chance for failure. Revolver just has the least amount of moving parts with the least complicated system.

[cabikefreak]

I have a springfield TRP, a Kimber Eclipse and a DW CBOB. I enjoy shooting the Government model 1911s more than the Commander sized. If I could only have one 1911 then, on my budget at least, it would be a TRP and I have shot and worked on a lot of models.

All are as reliable or more than my Glocks. Two of our three Glocks needed work to become reliable, and now are, but I had to get them there. This seems to be unusal though. My theory is that Glocks, at least compared to higher end production 1911s, get less personal attention during manufacture, and are so simple that if anything is off, then they are always off until fixed. One of mine had a poorly heat treated mag retention spring combined with a mag well which I believe must be at the maximum allowable width. Another had an standard recoil spring which wasn't up to lighter loads in the longslide model. That being said, all of mine were cheap to fix, are very accurate, way easier to clean, maintain and "personalize" than a 1911. And they are more tolerant to not being perfectly cleaned. I won't be selling any of them anytime soon.

The point is that you can have teething issues with most any new firearm, plus the potential for your own personal style issues, that you have to work through. Pick what you like, tune it and you, and if you ultimately don't like it someone else probably will, leaving you free to try something new. If you like 1911s be sure to try a TRP sometime.

[Beagle]

[Pupulepeter]

I have two mil specs, but either could be your one. A stainless by SACS and another steel gun by NHC. No issues due to mags or ammo. Like Brett said, time to go customer. However, remember you’re dealing with a 100+ year old design and botique grade stuff. I have a third, arguably my favorite, that chokes now and then. Neither SACS or NHC could figureout Why. If that bothers you, move on. The 1911 platform is tough, but rewarding

[Jimmy's]

Sounds like you need a revolver.

[highpower]

So far my most reliable 1911’s have been my Colt Government Model from 2012 and my M45A1. They function perfectly with their stock magazines, Colt marked on the GM and Wilson Combat on the M45A1. Both are box stock and are cleaned semi regularly.

[CifaldiPrecision]

Lol now I want to try so I can see if I can figure out why that one chokes occasionally. [emoji12]


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[armatt2016]

I guess I'm out of luck for a good 1911 then. All my guns are totally reliable. I want to have one reliable 1911. Doesn't sound like one exists. I will move on and forget 1911's.

I don't want any drama for which gun is the best, I just want a good reliable 1911 that will function perfectly without having to send it to a gunsmith.




911

So OP if one of your other pistols malfunction next time at the range your going to lose confidence in it too? My TRP has never failed so I would conclude it's totally reliable as well. Your overthinking this and cant predict when something mechanical will break or act up. I wouldn't call this thread drama it's more of personal preference and fellow calguners trying to help steer you in the right direction.

[Barbarosa]

I guess I'm lucky. I've got Colts, Springfields, Kimbers and Sigs in 1911s ranging from mil-spec to custom shop guns. All are nearly 100% reliable (no gun is 100%).

My two cents; the closest you stay to the original design the more reliable the gun. A Springfield mil-spec isn't all that exciting to look at but it is a very reliable gun and at the price it is a great value.

If I had to get rid of all my guns except for one I would keep the Colt mil-spec 1911 I bought new in 1976. I have fired many, many rounds over the years with only the occasional spring change out. It is still even running the old finger-style collet.

[Chapped Hide]

I sold off all of my full sized 1911's to master just one a Les Baer Custom Carry. After breaking it in, it is 100% and my daily carry along with a couple smaller 9mm 1911 variants.

I wanted a no frills, built like a tank gun that I wouldn't care about scratching or wearing the finish. I also didn't want to break the bank. I'm probably 3,000 rounds in and will never own another.

[newbutold]

I've never experienced a hiccup with my Kimber. I like DW's also.

[Lead Waster]

Having just one 1911 (per caliber!) is actually a good idea! I have two in .45 but maybe I should have one of higher quality/reliability.

[BarrettM99]

If I had to pick one, I would pick a SA Professional or a Wilson Combat.