tomrkba
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The 1911 pistol is driving me nuts. I have owned quite a few of them over the years to the tune of about $20,000+ in production guns and currently over $11,000 in semi-custom/custom guns. This is only the cost of the guns and doesn't include ammo, range fees, gas, test ammo, sundries, and magazines. Of those, only my Nighthawk T4, Springfield EMP, and Dan Wesson Valor Commander 9mm actually function. My Colt WW I Repro doesn't count as it's unfired (the first one I had, along with an XSE, were great). The T4 and Valor always ran; the EMP needed several trips to SACS to get sorted out. My other custom guns are jamtastic.
I've tried cheap. Then I tried around $1,000 and $1,500. Finally, I tried $2,800-$3,500. Of the expensive ones in the latter category, only the T4 runs. My history shows that I have a total 85% 1911 failure rate! My $400 tupperware guns do what my expensive ones cannot: work! I am wasting too much time, money and energy on this platform.
It's maddening and driving me back to fantastic plastic (or at least my SIG P220).
I've tried cheap. Then I tried around $1,000 and $1,500. Finally, I tried $2,800-$3,500. Of the expensive ones in the latter category, only the T4 runs. My history shows that I have a total 85% 1911 failure rate! My $400 tupperware guns do what my expensive ones cannot: work! I am wasting too much time, money and energy on this platform.
It's maddening and driving me back to fantastic plastic (or at least my SIG P220).
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