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Glock vs 1911

Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 1:00 MJA Uncategorized 54

That’s right, I went there. Glock vs 1911, which is best? In this non-biased comparison, I think we find out.

h/t Brad.

54 Comments on Glock vs 1911

  3. Granted this guy doesn’t have the same accent, but he reminds of a guy from Australia (not Austria) that I’ve partied with a few times. We sell the same tools. He’s a funny son of a gun. I can just picture him saying 9mm “training rounds”.

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  4. Said it previously, if my life depended on it the Sig 226.

    I love the De-cock feature, Double single action, and no accidentally leaving the safety on like the Beretta or 1911.
    Nice grip, very reliable, but not as durable as the Glock.

    Used to own: 2-686’s, 2-1911’s, S&W model 41 .22cal, S&W K frame 44mag 8&3/8, Beretta 92 (hated it), never owned a Glock but shot many of my friends.

    Most unique gun I ever shot was the H & K Squeeze Cocker (The P7) – very cool but very expensive up here and too different from anything else to build muscle memory.

    All sold when I became an archery nut. Miss em.

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  6. Will have to go with the 1911, originally designed to stop juiced up Moro warriors, which the .38 special did not.
    1 230 grain slug, and no need for another, why waste ammo.

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  7. Remember the first time disassembling a Glock, looking it over, imagining the power and recoil of ammunition and saying to myself, WTF? Was always used to big chunks of steel containing all the power. A mind blowing experience.

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  12. 1911. Only thing about a Glock I don’t like is the feel…never fits well in my hands and just don’t like the plastic feel of them. As much as I love a 1911 (own four) and respect a Glock, I’ll still take a CZ75, or clone, over both of them. Love my CZ75B and my Jericho 941.

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  14. My house weapon is a Colt 1911 Delta Elite SS 10mm.
    My usual car weapon is a 22 semi with 4x10rd clips and extra 100 rounds of 22 LR HP.

    My way of looking at what to use.
    Use what works best for you in the situation your plans could put you in.

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  16. I certainly respect the 1911 classic. It’s like driving a Hurst/Olds 442 with straight pipes on a Sunday through the neighborhood. All attitude with plenty of punch.
    But I really like shooting my suppressed CZ-P-10. Now, if I only could get more sub sonic ammo. Fuck illegitimate Biden and the whore he rode in on.

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  19. I picked Glock way back when for it’s toughness because I was going to be using it in the woods. I needed, at least, .357 level power but wanted it in a semi-auto. After looking at Desert Eagle .357 and the Glock 10mm, I went with the higher capacity and super reliable Glock 20 for my first Glock.

    I stuck with Glock for keeping the manual-of-arms and use the same. Habit/muscle memory is pretty important to me.

    Considering I have 40sw conversion barrels for them also, I’m still happy with my Glocks.

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  20. They’re both decent guns but the ergonomics of the 1911 suit me much better than the Glock and that makes the 1911 more instinctive to use for me.

    FWIW, if you’re the kind of guy that usually misses what you’re shooting at then the Glock is the better choice for you since it has much higher capacity and lets you keep on shooting without reloading till you finally hit something.

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  21. Glocks missed all of our military combat theaters and seems restricted to street/drug fights. Why? They are much too prone to AD’s when being holstered and have the esthetics of a pipe wrench.
    The 1911 wins by having been there and done all that while staying cool looking for over a century.

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  22. Enjoy trying to find factory ammo to keep feeding your Glock with!
    Can’t feed your Glock with reloads or lead like you can with the 1911.
    I’ll stick with the reliable 1911.

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  30. “Enjoy trying to find factory ammo to keep feeding your Glock with!”

    When I bought my 10mm, I knew I would be buying my ammo online. The stores rarely had anything more than weak 10mm – might as well shoot 40sw. Turns out, 10mm is easier to get than 9mm and 45acp lately.

    As for the reloads being a liability? No gun manufacturer allows for reloads in their warranties. All bets are off with the 1911s also.

    If you’re worried about case support – get an aftermarket barrel.

    I’ve shot thousands of reloads from my Glocks. More than half the time with the original barrels.

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    “..lets you keep on shooting without reloading till you finally hit something.”

    Silly non-Glock shooting goose. It’s plenty accurate. It’s you that sucks at shooting one. For whatever reason.

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  32. Dad o 4

    When your original Glock barrel does the kaboom come back and tell us about it! Same with shooting lead reloads through your Glock original barrel.
    A seasoned reloader knows how to reload and not run his mouth like you seem to!

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  33. “Silly non-Glock shooting goose. It’s plenty accurate. It’s you that sucks at shooting one. For whatever reason.”

    I pointed out that the ergonomics of the Glock don’t suit me, and I was referring to people that can’t hit what they shoot at, not to myself (I hit what I shoot at and don’t need umpteen rounds to do it).

    I never suggested the Glocks weren’t accurate and don’t consider them as such.

    FWIW, I’ve used a 1911 since Vietnam and own several. I’ve owned two Glocks (a 21 and a 22) to make personal comparisons of the weapons for my own purposes.

    Different pistols work better for different people, but people that can’t shoot and hit what they shoot at are kind of common with all of them. That’s why there’s a wide variety of them to choose from.

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  35. Anonymous -that’s what I noticed bout Glocks. especially with any xtra barrel wt. like an undermount laser/light – balance is definitely thrown forward due to the more severe angle of the grip:
    The 1911 grip angle (all 1911 variants, Springfield XD, etc.) is more nearly square to the slide (about 18 degrees off square), while the Glock grip angle (Luger, Steyr M series, H&K P7, Ruger Mk II, etc.) is more raked (about 22 degrees off square).

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  37. The kaboom comes from re-using cases with the dimple in them from previous use in a stock Glock barrel.

    You’ve assumed two things in your slam on me. I’m not shooting naked lead bullets down my stock barrel and not re-using cases shot from the stock barrel.

    There is always a risk when hand loading. No matter what gun you shoot. Your warranty will not cover your use of them in anything.

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  38. The great thing about guns is unlike womenz, you can lock another one up and the rest won’t get jealous. LOL.
    This video really hits home for some one who carries every day and grew up shooting 1911s and migrated to a Glock as an EDC. My switch happened a couple summers ago. One summer day I got home and when I finally un holstered noticed I had a little rust spot on my Les Baer. SHIT! Spent about an hour dabbing oil on it rubbing it in with my fingers. Yea those sweat guards don’t work. That same week I banged into the sharp corner of a CNC with it. Put a little ding in the slide. I went right over to the computer an ordered a G19. For me it’s the perfect EDC. A little rust? Whatever, it’s a Glock. A ding, no biggie. No hammer to grab fabric on a draw, higher capacity, very accurate, and it always, always, goes bang. But dang, I sure like carrying my 1911s.

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  39. Whenever I’m feeling down, I just handle my Ruger SR 1911 for a little while and I feel better. For everyday travel and greet at the door purposes, my Ruger P90 DC is ready for any situation. Yeah, it’s large and clunky but when you pick one up, you know it’s a man’s gun and that’s what I am. It makes you want to beat your chest and grunt and that’s OK with me. Just like a revolver, grab it, point it and pull the trigger and it’s going to send .45 ACP rounds without fail. Nothing else to do to make it go off. Ruger was foolish for discontinuing the P-Series pistols. They should bring them back. My only 9mm pistol is a Springfield XD9 Sub Compact. It’s great for concealed carry. I don’t/won’t own a Glock. Nothing against them really, just don’t want one.

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  40. @ flip FEBRUARY 24, 2021 AT 9:01 AM

    The exact words I was thinking.

    I have never owned a Glock, but I sold a very good customer a Glock 17 in ~1990 after arguing with him trying to convince him he did not want the one with adjustable rear sight for half an hour.

    He left with it and was back the next day with only half of the sight remaining, where the rest of it flew off to is anybody’s guess. So, since the guy was a frequent buyer I refunded him and sold him a fixed sight one. This was when Glock 17s were exceedingly hard to come by.

    So I had it under the tip up seat of my corn binder because I was intending to take it to the factory repair station and have a new sight put on it and we were at the range and I had a coffee can of assorted 9mm ammo that God only knows where it came from. We decided to shoot it up in that Glock with no rear sight on it. We were shooting groups of about three inches offhand with it at 25 yards. They point quite well. I have never owned one, but they impress me as an entirely serviceable handgun.

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  41. I own/shoot/EDC a Sig P365. Great gun. I regularly shoot with a buddy who has a CZ75. It’s the smoothest gun I’ve ever shot. It misfires occasionally, and that concerns me. It’s hard to clear the jam with two hands. I’m thinking about going to OWB in which case I’d consider a bigger gun. I like Wilson Combat, and due to the sale of an asset I have the coin. Maybe a P320, maybe a EDC9. I’m partial to Sig, having owned and shot several.

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  43. Carried the Korean era issued 1911 22 months in VN in triple canopy forests during the monsoons and in the U Minh Forest in waste to shoulder deep, murky canal water.
    That being said; I considered my 1911 a personal protection tool, as I do now. My 1911 was never drawn in VN during hostilities. Then, I considered the 1911 a personal back up weapon to my M-16. Back-up meaning; I had expended every round in my M-16 magazines, threw all the hand grenades and the VC/NVA had entered our perimeter. Thank God, I never had to experience that level of combat.
    At home today, I still consider my 1911 as a personal back-up tool.
    Theoretically, depending where I am at home, I would use my 1911 to retrieve my Mossberg 590A1 or either of my well placed Remington 870s.
    Outside the home, I carry my 1911; simply because of 50+ years of muscle memory; dependability, accuracy, I like bigger entry holes and even larger exit holes.
    Personal Preference.

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  46. You do know the Glock does make a line of .45ACP handguns don’t you? That would be the Glock 21, or the Springfield equivalent the XD .45 I have an older XD that has the grip safety and thumb safety like the 1911. I also have the Springfield 1911 Range Officer. They don’t call the .45 ACP “God’s Caliber” for nuthin’ and the 9mm is great for the range or for those who squat to pee!

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  48. “It was only a matter of time before we ran into someone that wouldn’t mind getting shot with a 9mil. I’m surprised it took this long.”

    lol. Eventually. Count me out on that test.

    My cop son went with 9mm for duty carry after a couple of years with 40sw.

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  50. From my teens, and all the way into my late 60s I have always enjoyed the 45 ACP round. Whether that round was shot out of a 1911 or an H&K or a Glock, it was the round for me. Now that I am in my 70s I developed a flinch while pressing the trigger and anticipating the moment the gun would actually fire. Thankfully, there are good 9mm rounds available today. I switched to the nine and the flinch went away. I’m very happy with the G 17. Wouldn’t mind trying out a single stack G 48.

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  51. Chuckie FEBRUARY 24, 2021 AT 12:37 PM

    Rarely load the 9mm. The 41AE there is No Choice.

    Again, the 41AE is what I’m referring too and if you haven’t loaded it you might nor be able to start unless you cn find or make your own brass. Have a couple hundred rounds of factory 41AE that I’m not looking to burn up. But have sufficient brass and components for the 41 and without reloads there would be no shooting it anymore.

    If you haven’t reloaded before you might check into availability on the components before investing in a press and dies. Have any number of individuals begging at my door for primers right now. Pricing and availability is pure insanity here in my neck of the woods. Highest I ever paid for primers was $35 a thousand and now there’s people paying from 100 to 300 a thousand depending on who you believe. Maybe when you’re ready to start things will have loosened up. If so the stock pile of components needs to be seriously considered.

    Many who laughed at the number of primers I kept on hand are now the ones begging me to sell them some. “Sorry, don’t have any available anymore.”

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  53. Not sure if you’ll see this as it winds it way down the thread list, but throw it up here anyway.

    You need a “double return spring” also with the conversion barrel. A very stout round that requires the heavier spring tension to prevent the slide form going where it shouldn’t. Fun to shoot and surprisingly shootable regarding felt recoil. Some feel it easier than the 45ACP, but I believe a lot of it has to do with the CZ or CZ clone platform.

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  54. Got both, and carry a Glock most of the time. Don’t want to have to keep a 1911 anything “cocked and locked” all the time. My favorite is a G30s in a chest holster in the winter. Yeah it’s a .45.

    I love my $1100+ 1911s, but Glock is carry.

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