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Ayoob: Why the "Plain Jane" 1911 is Right for Me

I have 2 1911s both show there age with scratches and some blueing missing here and there. I have aggressive grips so I know they are gripping my hand. I use 200 grain ammo which has done the job since the 50s. One is a Commander and the other is a officers model. I had a full size that I gave to my son but I also have a couple of Springers that I keep around the house and they are old also. As I get closer to judgement day I find the officer's model the best carry for me and the pocket models have found new homes. With old hands they are comfortable and hit where I point and when they talk they are heard.
 
I have 2 1911's currently, one is a Springfield Armory 1911 in 9mm and I absolutely love it. It's a target model with ambi safety (very important for a lefty with a 1911) my other is a Taurus (I've had 2 and both were great) in .45. I've been eying the Prodigy for my next pistol as well as a TRP. Springfield has such a diverse selection of firearms from its 1911's, to the Echelon (which I also own an 4.0c comp and is my go to carry gun over my Glocks and S&W's). I too use to read Col. Cooper's articles in G&A as a kid.
 
Professionally I have carried a 1911 in .45 acp since 1972. Off duty and on duty while working plain cloths. I carry one to this day. I also own a 1911 Springfield in 10 mm. The recoil is comparable to the .454 acp. I have six total. I gave my 24-year-old grandson his first 1911, .45 acp and Browning's .22 LR 1911. I agree 100% with my brother in arms.
 
I had a Colt Officers Stainless many years ago. I shot that firearm a lot. When the factory front site came off I did not panic. I did not have enough money to get the front site fixed. I removed the rear site. Since I did not have any sites to look for I started just pointing and shooting. My point shooting improved massively and I developed muscle memory for point shooting. I then installed a decent aftermarket site. I would never recommend carrying a pistol without sites. But I did stumble across a method for maximizing my point shooting skills.
 
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While many enhancements do improve the shoot ability of the 1911, they are most beneficial in competition, with hundreds of rounds fired while timed.
Actual defense use rarely requires even one magazine change, and the comfortable beaver-tail is not as important. I am a small guy, 72, and find it odd that people have trouble carrying a properly holstered 1911 because it's too heavy. A plastic 9mm weighing a few ounces less is generally easier to shoot, because they launch ammunition that is roughly 30% less effective than the .45 with heavy loads.
 
liltuna48 said:
Love the 1911... I have a few! I'd like your "thought" on the High-Power (Springfield SA-35).
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You will really appreciate the ergonomics of the SA-35, it shoots very well, it is very much like my S&W Model 59 which I bought while in Guam back in 1982. Though my Model 59 is a bit bulkier in the handle.
 
I'm not carrying my Remington R1 on a daily basis, but I'm so sick of the "how much stuff can I put on my gun?" mentality. My early R1 has a few Wilson & Brown parts to make it handle & run better. Sight are MePro tritiums. It's also got Hogue rubber grips. No fluff, no lights, no suppressor no b.s. It's functional and externally looks mostly stock. Works really well with my Safariland drop-leg retention holster.
 
Jeff Cooper said that any 1911 just needs a clean trigger and decent sights. Kensight, which owns Novak sights, has a nifty and affordable Novak rear sight adjustable for windage and elevation. Replacing the horrid mil-spec rear sight and tuning the trigger to crisply break at 3.5 lbs will give you a 1911 as good as anything costing $4000.
 
I own a lot of 1911s. Most of them are pretty much standard and most are in .45acp.
I shot IDPA for many years with a SA 1911A1, which is now what they call the Mil-Spec model in .45acp. The only modifications were a trigger job and a long trigger.
 
I have the milspec 1911. Bought it back in late 2016 with the intent of pairing it up with an M1A. I put custom grips on it and because I have big hands, a rubber Pearce forestrap grip w/ finger grooves. This is my church gun. I'll either wear it on my hip at the 3 O'clock or in a shoulder rig. Although it's not my EDC, I can trust my life with it.
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The Prodigy?? I considered it and opted for the Echelon instead. I'm glad I went that route. Just earlier today I was at the gun store getting ammo & an ankle holster, I had a look at some of the pistols under the glass. The clerk pulled out the Prodigy and I was manipulating the safety lever and noticed that it wouldn't stay in the 'safe' position. After fiddling with it for a minute, I told the clerk what the problem was. And as I handed it to him, the safety lever literally fell off.

So all you guys at Springfield, if you're reading this, the L&M fleet supply in Virginia MN is returning that Prodigy to y'all. Hopefully you can figure out what the hell happened, so it doesn't happen to someone after they buy one & get it home!
 
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