Serious question on .45

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Good 1911

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Could be described in a million different requirements.
For me a good self defense 1911 is going to cost you over a thousand. Lower end 1911s aren't as reliable as some of the polymer framed options. If you are just trying to knock down metal plates then $600 for a Taurus 1911 will fit the bill fine. It will look cool it will be more accurate then you (anyone) and it will function properly 95%+. Do I trust my life to it? No. Would I shoot the piss out of one at the range all day and have a good time doing it? Of course.

Ruger SR1911, the best $700 1911 around , and better than some of the $1K guns

Find a S&W E series. IMO it's the best production 1911 out there for the price. If you want to spend over 1K it'll open up a whole other plethora of 1911s.

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If I didn't go with a 1911 what other brand/manufacture should I go with a .45.

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Sig P220

Don't think you are qualified from an engineering standpoint because most of those points are BS.

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most of those points are BS.

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Hardly. Your blind love for the 1911 keeps you warm at night, but doesn't negate anything I stated. By the way, What was John Moses Browning's Engineering degree in? And where did he get his degree?

The feed angle of the 1911 has to be so precise that it will fail to feed otherwise. (No Engineering degree necessary.)
The final moment when the bullet leaves the magazine there is an instant that the bullet relies on inertia to "skip" into the barrel. This is a huge design issue. (look for it, this isn't link-a-thon)

The extractor is WEAK compared to modern polymer extractors. This is why Sig and S&W E Series Switched. Sorry to let facts interfere with your argument.


The tolerances on a 1911 to make it a "match grade" pistol greatly reduce its ability to function reliably.

But please, dispute these design issues with opinions.

I own a fullsize USP .45 and a 1911. Your blind stupidity and ignorance of 1911 platforms (as well as others apparently) keeps you and most of your neighbors warm at night. JMB was a genius in his day during a time when raw talent counted for a hell of a lot more than a college degree. Which apparently carried a lot of weight when H&K designed the USP and admittedly borrowed from JMB. I'd love to see your documentation backing up your claim about feed ramp angles because I can look at my HK and tell spent more time on it and I have not noticed one bit of difference in feeding. Your extractor theory is BS too. I don't think you can substantiate that an internal extractor 1911 is less effective or reliable than than external type, 1911 or otherwise. It requires more knowledge to tune the internal extractor (since externals are purely drop-in for the most part) but once done it will drop brass in a small circle you can draw on the floor and do so for thousands of rounds. As for your "tuned" argument, please show a post of someone here disputing that. Pretty sure a match tuned Glock, HK, Sig, SA, Beretta, AR, and many others suffer similar reliability issues. I've never seen a post onthe HK forums stating a modified match USP is more reliable than a factory standard or tactical but I'm sure ifthere is you probably authored it.

I just wanted a 1911 because I like the look and feel of them.

If I wanted a gun that I would put through the ringer and still expect it to work then I would get a .45 glock.