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·Gents,
After reading a number of posts I can't help but wonder if our responses to the "reliability" question are based on our personal weapons, those issued, or a bit of both.
I can truthfully say that I have never seen an issued 1911 fail to fire. Seen bad mags, sights fly off, weak recoil springs, etc. , but NO failures to fire. Again, as with any pistol...maintenance issues.
My own tuned 1911's and variants work as well. They should, they are better maintained. Pistols that have "issues" don't stay in the safe...
My experience with the M-9 is limited. Springs of all types seem to be an issue. Lost interest in the M-9 when the Marine Corps refused to take delivery of the remainder of the contract. Interestingly, I have never heard of these problems with the Berreta 92 commercial series, hmmm?
Don't get me wrong. I like the 1911, but am not wedded to it. Any good pistol the meets the criteria of being a good fit, being reliable, and being in a suitable defensive caliber will do...
Wes
After reading a number of posts I can't help but wonder if our responses to the "reliability" question are based on our personal weapons, those issued, or a bit of both.
I can truthfully say that I have never seen an issued 1911 fail to fire. Seen bad mags, sights fly off, weak recoil springs, etc. , but NO failures to fire. Again, as with any pistol...maintenance issues.
My own tuned 1911's and variants work as well. They should, they are better maintained. Pistols that have "issues" don't stay in the safe...
My experience with the M-9 is limited. Springs of all types seem to be an issue. Lost interest in the M-9 when the Marine Corps refused to take delivery of the remainder of the contract. Interestingly, I have never heard of these problems with the Berreta 92 commercial series, hmmm?
Don't get me wrong. I like the 1911, but am not wedded to it. Any good pistol the meets the criteria of being a good fit, being reliable, and being in a suitable defensive caliber will do...
Wes