{"id":8847,"date":"2025-07-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/?p=8847"},"modified":"2025-06-30T15:26:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T19:26:27","slug":"why-choose-1911-one-more-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/why-choose-1911-one-more-time\/","title":{"rendered":"WHY CHOOSE 1911 \u2013 ONE MORE TIME"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

IIRC we\u2019ve discussed this topic in the past in the 18-year history of this blog, but I\u2019m reminded of it because I\u2019ve been carrying a 1911 .45 auto, my favorite for many decades now and my preferred carry on duty for 43 years as a sworn police officer.\u00a0 I\u2019m wearing it now partly because it\u2019s the season for my favorite match, The Pin Shoot<\/a> and it lets me re-acclimate.\u00a0 It\u2019s the ideal gun for Pin Shooting, blasting heavy bowling pins off a table as the clock is running, because that shooting format was designed around Col. Jeff Cooper\u2019s triad for winning gunfights: Accuracy, Power, and Speed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The short, straight-back press of the 1911\u2019s trigger is conducive to accuracy. Its .45 ACP cartridge \u2013 I use Federal HST 230 grain hollow points at the +P velocity of 950 feet per second \u2013 is ample for power. Speed is facilitated by the pistol\u2019s natural pointing and low bore access, which reduces muzzle jump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0Three years ago Bill Wilson \u2013 national champion shooter, one of the all-time great pistolsmiths, and now a manufacturer of what many believe are the best 1911s on Earth, the Wilson Combat brand \u2013 hosted me for a discussion on Wilson Combat\u2019s YouTube channel on the topic of \u201cWhy Carry a 1911.\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s now over two million views, and you can find it here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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