Originally Posted By: hatt
The best budget 1911 says GLOCK on the side.
All of the competition guys (IDPA, IPSC, etc.) used to shoot 1911s. And after years of tuning, upgrading parts, trying new springs, guide rods, magazines, and repeated trips to gunsmiths etc....along came Glock.
And we all laughed....hahaha, is that thing microwave safe?
Hahaha....dont leave it on the dashboard, it will melt.
Now fast forward 15 years or so....
....everyone is using Glocks, the standard of what people considered "reliable" has drastically changed (improved thanks to Glock) and unfortunately, prominent gunsmiths are now fading away as the art becomes less and less relevant to the everyday shooter.
These days the old pistolsmiths who truly are artisans of the craft are like the maytag man....loneliest guy in town.
Its sad...but true.
The best budget 1911 says GLOCK on the side.
All of the competition guys (IDPA, IPSC, etc.) used to shoot 1911s. And after years of tuning, upgrading parts, trying new springs, guide rods, magazines, and repeated trips to gunsmiths etc....along came Glock.
And we all laughed....hahaha, is that thing microwave safe?
Hahaha....dont leave it on the dashboard, it will melt.
Now fast forward 15 years or so....
....everyone is using Glocks, the standard of what people considered "reliable" has drastically changed (improved thanks to Glock) and unfortunately, prominent gunsmiths are now fading away as the art becomes less and less relevant to the everyday shooter.
These days the old pistolsmiths who truly are artisans of the craft are like the maytag man....loneliest guy in town.
Its sad...but true.