BLASPHEMER!!!!!!!!!!!!
John Moses Browning designed two REALLY popular pistols...
first was the 1911....
second was the High-Power...
he did a lot of other stuff, but those two are both alive and well today...
the high-power was the first gun to use a double stack mag, and it's said that the high-power is a refined 1911, they're similar, but not the same... many prefer the 1911, and some prefer the High-Power, it's interesting to note that the FBI swat teams were using High-Powers, and Jeff Cooper considers the Winchester Model 94 (another John Moses Browning design) to be the most effective assault weapon around today
and the 1911 has gone beyond classic, I mean, the damn thing was designed for use by mounted cavalry. its almost 100 years old, off the top of my head I cannot think of another thing so enduring...
but, its also important to note that MOST law enrocement agencies SHUN the 1911 nowadays. Why? because of its evil single action. Single action guns carried locked and cocked are considered quite a liability...they don't want cops shooting themselves with them... whats funny is that soldiers werent having ANY trouble not shooting themselves... who ever thought that police officers should be less proficient with weapons than a common grunt is a freaking tool.
and Moonduck, have you handled any of the double stack 1911's? mebbe the extra width would help them settle in your hand more properly? have you ever handled a 1911 with its grip safety pinned shut? I've heard of people who hated the 1911 until they shot one sans grip safety, then they found it much more pleasant..
Quote:
The lusty Colt
the trusty Colt
the pistol democratic
whos viscious might
makes men one height
the army automatic
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