@roaddog1m low magazine capacity, recoil, manuel of arms. (forgeting to sweep the safety will wind up with a dead officer) and I would also say expense. You can pickup almost any glock with a set of night sights for less than 600. For a 1911 with a good rep you''re looking at almost 2x the cost. So 2x the cost 1/2 the mag cap and you still have not dealt with increased cost of ammo for training or increased round count to train to standard. I own a 1911 and love it but I am objective about it
@ roadog1m most officers dont carry 1911's anymore because when they did. the officers kept them at full cock with the safety on. Well, that is not a problem to most people that know how a 1911 works. But for the people that didn't, they thought the officers were walking around with unsafe handguns that could go off at any minute. Therefore, the agencies started regulating alternative types of firearms that would not alert the citizens or public to make them think officers were being unsafe.
@ethanw08 But what most people don't know is that the Glock they are carrying now has NO safety at all. Far more dangerous. I know most trigger happy cops claim "it is impossible to accidentally discharge a Glock" but I own one and can tell you, although I have never done it, it is easy to misfire one. I also have a 1911, a few revolvers and some other cheap clip fed guns. To me the safest gun to carry is a revolver.
My Chief still carries a 1911. He refuses to update to a Glock. By update I mean GET A LARGER CAPACITY MAGAZINE. Running out of ammo with 31 or so rounds is not something I want to do in a firefight.
Just ordered some for myself to video USPSA matches in the first person!
Good Shooting Shawn! Excellent scan. Good Job.
@roaddog1m low magazine capacity, recoil, manuel of arms. (forgeting to sweep the safety will wind up with a dead officer) and I would also say expense. You can pickup almost any glock with a set of night sights for less than 600. For a 1911 with a good rep you''re looking at almost 2x the cost. So 2x the cost 1/2 the mag cap and you still have not dealt with increased cost of ammo for training or increased round count to train to standard.
I own a 1911 and love it but I am objective about it
@ roadog1m most officers dont carry 1911's anymore because when they did. the officers kept them at full cock with the safety on. Well, that is not a problem to most people that know how a 1911 works. But for the people that didn't, they thought the officers were walking around with unsafe handguns that could go off at any minute. Therefore, the agencies started regulating alternative types of firearms that would not alert the citizens or public to make them think officers were being unsafe.
@ZXROMEO I'll post my video when I do it with my S&W 686.
@ethanw08 But what most people don't know is that the Glock they are carrying now has NO safety at all. Far more dangerous. I know most trigger happy cops claim "it is impossible to accidentally discharge a Glock" but I own one and can tell you, although I have never done it, it is easy to misfire one. I also have a 1911, a few revolvers and some other cheap clip fed guns. To me the safest gun to carry is a revolver.
My Chief still carries a 1911. He refuses to update to a Glock. By update I mean GET A LARGER CAPACITY MAGAZINE. Running out of ammo with 31 or so rounds is not something I want to do in a firefight.
Whoa!
finally get to see a FP perspective from a southpaw
Man I wish I could go half that. lol. I could go faster, but, most or all of the pie plates would still be up.
Not really you tune your auto and revolver the same
.....what ^ said.....
...Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn.
Not good for rilfes
1911!!!!!!!
Not bad, well yea it wus baaaad !!!!!
Bitchin'
:)