And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Hi C.W., "NICE" but I am partial to the "G.I. Model" No frills or fancy stuff, just like out of the can in WW-II ..stock sights.. wood grips with the "US" on the side... sweet!!!! skybill
Agree. I like my G.I. model. I tried several different grips (rubberized, finger groves, etc.) but never found a better set than the original. To prevent hammer-bite, I got a wide grip safety from Numrich that looks almost exactly like the original, not a big beavertail grip safety. I never saw the point of having holes in the trigger and the hammer.
Nice gun. Very nice. But at north of $3500 it damn well ought to be.
In 2016, I had a hankering for a By-Gawd-and-John-Moses 1911 in 45acp, and I rented several to try them out. Yeah, they were rental guns, so maybe that was part of it, but not one of them said "Buy me". Late in my search, I saw a FNX-45T, and I had found my purchase. Fits my hand, smooth, DA/SA, fully ambi, ready for a suppressor, and did I mention, 15 rounds of .45acp love? I didn't pay nearly what they're going for today, and IIRC, mine came with 3 magazines, as to the 2 that they're shipping with today. It is a carry-able gun, but as a practical matter, only concealable if you're wearing Alaska-worthy winter clothing.
Hi C.W.,
ReplyDelete"NICE" but I am partial to the "G.I. Model" No frills or fancy stuff, just like out of the can in WW-II ..stock sights.. wood grips with the "US" on the side... sweet!!!!
skybill
Agree. I like my G.I. model. I tried several different grips (rubberized, finger groves, etc.) but never found a better set than the original. To prevent hammer-bite, I got a wide grip safety from Numrich that looks almost exactly like the original, not a big beavertail grip safety. I never saw the point of having holes in the trigger and the hammer.
DeleteAlso agree, superlatives fail me in describing the original. Trying to improve on it is nothing more than vanity.
DeleteBe even nicer if they weren't required to put that retarded graffiti all over the outside.
ReplyDeleteColt.
ReplyDeleteI'll take that one for EDC, the WWII original stays in the safe. Ergonomics count.
ReplyDeleteYou forgot Deadly
ReplyDeleteNice gun. Very nice. But at north of $3500 it damn well ought to be.
ReplyDeleteIn 2016, I had a hankering for a By-Gawd-and-John-Moses 1911 in 45acp, and I rented several to try them out. Yeah, they were rental guns, so maybe that was part of it, but not one of them said "Buy me". Late in my search, I saw a FNX-45T, and I had found my purchase. Fits my hand, smooth, DA/SA, fully ambi, ready for a suppressor, and did I mention, 15 rounds of .45acp love? I didn't pay nearly what they're going for today, and IIRC, mine came with 3 magazines, as to the 2 that they're shipping with today. It is a carry-able gun, but as a practical matter, only concealable if you're wearing Alaska-worthy winter clothing.
azlibertarian
Best sidearm ever built.
ReplyDeleteI consider the Sig P220 the 21st century version. The 1911 is a +100 year old design.
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