Thread: Old versus New 1911s - recommendations plz

TRX
29-07-2013

When you buy a 1911 or close copy you're buying over 100 years of manufacturing and gunsmithing experience, a huge aftermarket for replacement or custom parts, and many books and internet forums dedicated to the 1911.

When you buy a non-1911, you trade most of that away in exchange for a more "modern" design which may have additional features that you want - double action trigger, decocking lever, larger magazine capacity, quick caliber change, etc.

I own a couple of 1911s and a Hungarian FEG .45. The FEG is a hybrid of the Browning High Power and the Smith & Wesson Model 59; it is a fine gun and well-made, but even before FEG went out of business, repair parts were not available. The FEG has a double action trigger and a decocker, neither feature of any great interest to me, though very important to some people.