So I've posted a few times about 1911s and gotten alot of good feedback and would love to get your guys thoughts on some ideas. I'm looking at starting one of the build ideas I've been thinking about. I have what I've heard called a fully loaded 1911 (standard government size,with all the upgrades, 45acp) and I love it. But I would love to have a carry size 1911,as well as a long slide 1911. I've already decided that the carry size I'm going to eventually build, is going to be a 9mm. I know, the horror, a 1911 chambered in something other than 45acp. As much as I love a 45acp, the 9mm is just far more accurate out of a short barrel (thinking a commander or officer size frame with a 4ish inch barrel and the rounded butt). But I'm still kinda debating on the long slide I want to build.
Now in a perfect world I'd love a 6in 1911, chamber in .357 mag, however I don't have like 1200+ to drop on a 1911, on top of them being hard to come by. So my options come down to 45acp, 40S&W, 10mm or 9mm, but I'm not really sure what to go for so I thought I might ask you guys and get some feedback on things.
As far as caliber's my thought process went like this:
I'm not a fan of 40S&W, it's not easy to find or cheap, and I heard that they're talking about discontinuing it.
I could go for 9mm and have a really accurate 1911, but I'm already planning to have a short carry pistol in 9mm and I'd rather not have everything chambered in 9mm.
The 45acp would probably have more power and accuracy, but in reality what would an extra inch of barrel really do,plus I already have a 45acp
So that leaves the 10mm which has a projectile a little smaller then a 45acp but a case just a bit shorter then a 38spl. So to me that 10mm round sounds like a nice round to fire especially out of that 6in slide.
So I wanted to get your guys opinions on everything. I'm thinking of modifying a kind of run of the mil 10mm 1911 to have a 6in barrel and slide, maybe upgrade some of the internal parts. I know that you have to kinda file them a bit to get them to fit properly, I'm fine with that. In the end I'm hoping to have something that is a fairly unique firearm something that's just a little bit different then my current 45. Appreciate any all comments and thoughts.
Side note: I recently found some 6in 1911's that have a 5in slide,so the barrel sticks out the end of the slide. The owners claim they still cycle and function properly. I'm curious if anyone has seen this before and know if they will function like that.
Now in a perfect world I'd love a 6in 1911, chamber in .357 mag, however I don't have like 1200+ to drop on a 1911, on top of them being hard to come by. So my options come down to 45acp, 40S&W, 10mm or 9mm, but I'm not really sure what to go for so I thought I might ask you guys and get some feedback on things.
As far as caliber's my thought process went like this:
I'm not a fan of 40S&W, it's not easy to find or cheap, and I heard that they're talking about discontinuing it.
I could go for 9mm and have a really accurate 1911, but I'm already planning to have a short carry pistol in 9mm and I'd rather not have everything chambered in 9mm.
The 45acp would probably have more power and accuracy, but in reality what would an extra inch of barrel really do,plus I already have a 45acp
So that leaves the 10mm which has a projectile a little smaller then a 45acp but a case just a bit shorter then a 38spl. So to me that 10mm round sounds like a nice round to fire especially out of that 6in slide.
So I wanted to get your guys opinions on everything. I'm thinking of modifying a kind of run of the mil 10mm 1911 to have a 6in barrel and slide, maybe upgrade some of the internal parts. I know that you have to kinda file them a bit to get them to fit properly, I'm fine with that. In the end I'm hoping to have something that is a fairly unique firearm something that's just a little bit different then my current 45. Appreciate any all comments and thoughts.
Side note: I recently found some 6in 1911's that have a 5in slide,so the barrel sticks out the end of the slide. The owners claim they still cycle and function properly. I'm curious if anyone has seen this before and know if they will function like that.