17 February 2012

An Observation

I tend to carry a 1911 in a shoulder holster.

I wonder how much of the comfort in this is derived from being a tank crewman and carrying a 1911 in a shoulder holster when we went to the field.

It's pure familiarity I am sure.
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3 comments:

  1. Weer'd Beard18 February, 2012 08:51

    I carry a 1911 in a shoulder holster. Its derived from it being a comfortable means of carry and goes well with my dress code.

    Also I dunno about you but a thick gun in a shoulder rig tends to press into my ribs, the ultra-thin profile of the 1911 serves very well IMHO.

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  2. Angus McThag18 February, 2012 12:37

    I've often felt that if someone were to make a polymer gun with the same width as a 1911 they'd sell like hotcakes.

    But considering that a SIG P232 is a single stack .380 that's wider than a 1911 I doubt the manufacturers will ever catch on that there's a market.

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    1. Weer'd Beard21 February, 2012 14:33

      Kahr comes DAMN close. The TP45 is damn near identical to my S&W1911Sc. Its a hair smaller, and a hair wider.

      Their 9x19 offerings are 1911 slim.

      Why is your P232 such a porker? I know my PM45 is fatter than my 1911 because they went with the cheaper, and easier to manufacture (and SIG invented) fat-daddy locking lug on the chamber hood, vs. the twin locking lugs inside the slide.

      But the P232 is a blowback!!! wtf?

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