SIG is producing a special edition 1911 featuring the famous phrase “ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ” (Molon Labe / ‘Come Take’) engraved on the frame and grip. The phrase is engraved the same way as it is inscribed on the monument at Thermopylae that [Read More…]
GunsGunsGuns has published a round up of budget 1911 pistols.
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find 1911 handguns for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. Kimber has a large line of 1911’s that expands by several new products each year. When you go [Read More…]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find compact pistols for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. When I think of all the brands of firearms available today and which brand has the highest quality [Read More…]
Did I say Gangster Gun? I meant Wedding Anniversary Gun. I am rarely critical of guns, I don’t discriminate, I love ‘em all, but even I have my limits. MSNBC reports … Even with $12,000 worth of diamonds, it does not comes close to being “the No. [Read More…]
Kimber is making just 250 Centennial 1911 pistols that commemorate the 100th anniversary of the John Moses Browning’s invention. The pistol features casehardened frame and slide, ivory grips and a custom presentation box.
Foster Knives make the perfect knives for 1911 owners. Their automatic folder knives have handles shaped like the 1911 frame and are fitted with mini 1911 grips made by VZ Grips. If the grip shape is good enough for the most popular pistol in the world, it’s [Read More…]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find cheap Kimber firearms for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. Several times I’ve started a review off with some history of the company making the gun [Read More…]
The photo below is of Colt’s entry in the Marine Corps competition to find the next M45 MEU(SOC) pistol used by Force Recon. It is based on the Colt Rail Gun 1911 (O1980RG) with a custom desert-colored finish and Novak night sights. A very nice looking gun. [ Many [Read More…]
Mark Knapp has designed a 1911-knife. It has an 8″ long blade attached to a 1911 grip. The grip holds a 1911 magazine and inside the magazine there is a Leaderman Micro, Magnesium fire starter, needle, synthetic sinew and one .45 round. How cool is that? 🙂 Now [Read More…]
[ This guest post was written by Chris Baker of Bull City Defense. ] Devoted followers of the 1911 design will tell you that a pistol in any caliber other than .45 can’t be a “real” 1911. Well, maybe they’re right, but ammo prices being what they are, there is [Read More…]
The Wilson X-TAC is now available with a compact frame and 4″ barrel. Compact Carbon Steel Frame Unique X-Tac Frontstrap / Mainspring Housing Treatment High-Ride Beavertail Grip Safety Tactical Thumb Safety 3 ½# – 3 ¾# Crisp Trigger Pull Contoured Magazine [Read More…]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find Taurus 1911s for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. Taurus offers one of the best buys in a 1911 when you consider price and included extras. I’d place [Read More…]
In YA1911R (“Yet Another 1911 Review”), I take a look at the SIG SAUER 1911CA-45-BSS. If “1911CA-45-BSS” is not catchy enough for you, SIG also calls the pistol the 1911 Carry. Hmmm…I think I like 1911 Carry better. This SIG 1911 Carry comes with a Nitron [Read More…]
New Jovian Thunderbolt got his gunsmith to install XS Sights on his 1911 Commander and has published a range report. The rear sight has no notch. Bit of a sway back. You might wander that big front sight around in that shallow saddle and not line it up with the post to [Read More…]
Fake. Definitely fake. Not that they are likely to ever product a 1911, but if they did it would have a polymer frame and be called the G40 (the newest model Glock pistol is the G39 and hatever it may be, the next is expected to be called the G40). [ Many thanks to [Read More…]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find Ruger 1911s for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. John Brownings greatest pistol creation is 100 years old this year. What is interesting is this iconic [Read More…]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find Springfield Armory 1911s for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. Springfield Armory has been one of the very top manufacturers of 1911’s for many years. [Read More…]
While at IWA, I had a chance to interview world champion pistol shooter Rob Leatham. Mr. Leatham has won the IPSC World Championship 5 times and the USPSA National Championship an incredible 24 times, among many other prestigious victories. He’s been described by [Read More…]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find Kimber 1911s for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. It seems there’s always room to modify the 1911 to suit the needs of a wider number of users. The [Read More…]
Few things are more sexy than a fully automatic .45 ACP pistol. [ Many thanks to somchai for emailing me the link. ]
The Sig Sauer 1911 TACPAC includes a Sig Sauer 1911 TACOPS (Tactical Operations) a 1911 Nitron (but with thud addition of the Ergo XT grips, like the TaCOPS). , roto-paddle holster with integrated magazine pouch, Allen wrench, speed loader, and hard carry case. The MSRP [Read More…]
NOTE: This product review was made possible by GunsForSale.com. To get up-to-date information on where to find cheap Grizzly sights for sale, please visit GunsForSale.com. Earlier this year, shortly after I turned 21, I purchased a 1911. It was quite a steal but it [Read More…]
The much anticipated Ruger SR1911 has arrived. The pistol features an attractive bead-blasted stainless finish and checkered hardwood grips. The best feature: the price! With a MSRP of $799, it is cheaper than similarly specced imported 1911s. The slide is CNC machined [Read More…]
Predator Tactical’s Night Shrike is a compact, lightweight and high-end custom 1911 pistol. It features a 4″ ultra-match barrel, aluminum short rail frame, tactical rail, adjustable or fixed rear sights, front night sight, front & rear serrations and [Read More…]
The Ruger SR1911 has been officially announced! A photo of Ruger’s upcoming 1911 has been leaked! Eagle-eyed reader Gros Ventre George spotted it on page 119 of Guns & Ammo’s special edition magazine Combat Arms. It appears in an advertisement for [Read More…]
GunsGunsGuns.net has published a roundup of all the special edition anniversary 1911 pistols that are being manufactured.
Colt donated a gorgeously engraved Colt 1911 pistol to the NRA Foundation, the NRA’s charitable organization, who are auctioning it off at GunBroker.com. The current bid is over $33,000. I think the gun is beautiful and I applaud Colt’s generosity to the NRA [Read More…]
The National Firearms Museum has created a new exhibit celebrating the 1911. NRA Blog reports … Gunsite’s display not only features the finest pieces from the Museum’s collection, but also guns from the Military Pistol Trials of 1901 through 1911 as well [Read More…]
Reuters reports … Utah has become the first U.S. state to name an official firearm, placing an automatic pistol on a list of designated symbols, right along with the honeybee and the cutthroat trout. Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed the bill into law this week, [Read More…]
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