Wait, the polymer has higher reliability and lower recoil??? I'd expect more wear and lower mass = more recoil. I've never held a polymer gun, much less fired one, though I did love the 1911 that I got to fire years ago.
On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 6:36 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I agree that the M1911 is a beautiful bit of engineering and a rugged > beast. (I sure should have bought that Singer M1911 that a buddy tried to > sell me for $100 back in the day.) Wonderful to take to the range for a bit > of fun. But carrying it on your hip all day every day will make you love > plastic for its reliability and lighter weight. My H&K USP Compact is just > as powerful in .40 S&W and more pleasant to actually carry. Polymer cuts > recoil a bit too. > > Is the Hogue wood? My experience with Pachmayr rubber grips has been very > good. I have some on a T/C Contender pistol that really tame the recoil, as > well as weld to the hand! Nice when you're approaching rifle ballistics in > a pistol. > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan > Penoff via Mercedes > Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2017 2:34 PM > To: Mercedes List > Cc: Dan Penoff > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT- Fun With Guns Today > > Sorry. > > Para Ordnance 1911 Expert Stainless .45 ACP. > > My Walther PPQ is a 9mm. Seems pretty tame compared to the 1911 .45 ACP. > Amazing to me that it’s such a difference. I love shooting the 1911. It > seems so much more of a firearm than the polymer framed pistols. A “Man’s > Pistol”, if you know what I mean. > > I asked Santa for a Hogue wrap-around grip for it. That will make it even > better. > > -D > > > > On Dec 10, 2017, at 4:45 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Dan sez: > > > >> Working on getting 250 rounds through >my new 1911 > > > > 9mm, or. 45 ACP? > > Brand of pistol...? Kimber? > > > > Rick > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
