Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Ayoob’s Top 1911 Hacks” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/ayoob-the-1911-mistake-trainers-tried-to-teach-me/.
Ayoob’s Top 1911 Hacks
- Thread starter Mike H.
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fstartsman
Alpha
I keep a guitar pic around to use the way you use a pen to avoid the idiot scratch.
TidalWave
Professional
I file a small shallow groove in the face of the slide lock, where the plunger rides when the slide lock is pushed into the frame.
dub2sound
Alpha
I have to disagree with the sentiment or statement or ideology of “quirkiness” as a general concept when it comes to 1911. While there are some that do have elements of quirk, most are not. That’s just the nature of the beast. The beloved 1911 has withstood the test of time and it is still the best thing since before sliced bread.
My first acquaintance with the 1911 was in 1957, when I was "drafted" into the Ft. Belvoir, VA, pistol team. Our 1911s were old, worn beaters that rattled when you shook them. You had to make sure that you got the same one every time, because they were highly idiosyncratic. The post teams we competed against were equally handicapped, so it was a fair competition.