I fired a 1911 for the first time today.

[zel58]

I was at the range and some guy offered for me to try out his 1911. Now I am a rifle person and am not of legal age to purchase a handgun so this was a great experience for me. Previously I had only fired .22 handguns and I once used a glock 19 at a range for about an hour.

Everyone kept telling me "oh man that .45 recoil is monster" "are you sure you can handle that?" ect.. well I thought the 9mm was nothing.

After I fired it, it wasn't that bad at all. I am small guy and it was no problem for me to fire it. It definitely snapped more than the 9mm but it was nothing crazy. very controllable.

I really loved that thing I can't wait to turn 21 so I can buy one. (a glock too of course!)

:)

[PirateShot]

1911's are a gift from heaven.

[mikedb]

You learned a valuable lesson. Do not believe what you hear. There are way too many gun myths out there and too many "experts' some actually work at gun shops. I remember one salesman who actually said to me the 357 is not much more powerfull than a 38 special. I just grinned and walked away. My 14 yr old son said as we walked away "he is crazy".

[quantico]

The 1911 is a great design.... hopefully you will get started on a great 1911 collection soon... I find the 9mm glocks much more snappy than 45acp 1911's... and find the 1911's more pleasant to shoot.

[freepatriot]

What Pirate Shot said ;f;f;f

[m01734]

Originally posted by quantico
The 1911 is a great design.... hopefully you will get started on a great 1911 collection soon... I find the 9mm glocks much more snappy than 45acp 1911's... and find the 1911's more pleasant to shoot. i noticed this as well. i shot my first 1911 not too long ago and now i want one. ;f

[quantico]

Originally posted by m01734
i noticed this as well. i shot my first 1911 not too long ago and now i want one. ;f

The good news is that there are lots of great 1911's out there. You can spend 600 or 2600 dollars and still get a reliable 1911 that is a pleasure to shoot.

[Deacon Blues]

damn arm chair commandoes and the cycle of misinformation.

[ShootCraps]

Don't believe nothing you hear, and only half of what you see. ;)

[BillK@tcmhmrs.o]

Congrats ZEL, I think that anybody who shoots a ton of 22LR out of all kinds of guns and develops good gun handling habits, learns trigger control, how to breathe and shoot with a sight picture does just fine. It takes a while to learn all the things involved in shooting, and what better vehicle is there than thousands of rounds through a 22 rifle and handgun. The 1911 is a great design, as is the Glock, 3rd generation S&W auto's, CZ's and the High Power. Shoot em all if you can, find what you like and bliss out!

[spober]

The first time I shot one was when I had enough money to by one.Its a good thing to be offered the opportunity to fire alot of different guns.But, man, I felt big when the big goverment model started barking.I dont think I hit any sort of group.I was too excitteD.A good colt 1991 or other basic plain jane 1911 is all you need.