do you trust an accurized 1911

scottm21166

I like guns that are straight clean and stock. when I see a pistol that has been accurized I fear it. feel I can't trust the workmanship.
I have always been this way...especially with cars in the past. Am I off base? does accurizing a colt give it that much better accuracy? or function?

n/a

It all depends on who did the work. Most of my rifles have been "accurized" to some extent (had gunsmith work done on them), and ALL of them shoot a lot better than they did before...

DancesWithSheep

Accurized is a marketing term invented to convince people who can't hit crap that it must be the gun's fault. And so they buy a Wilson, only to find out that the guy next to them shooting a beater Springfield or Colt can kick their * any day of the week.

Sperry

Some guys take a 1911 frame, any frame, and put in a bushingless barrel, new slide, and make the trigger nice.

And charge $1100 [plus the frame] for a handgun that will do 5/8" @ 50 yards.

I'm happy with 2"-3" @ 50 feet. And bone stock.
And there are shooters who can take my gun and halve that.

n/a

Only "Accurizing" I do to a 1911A1 is to put a tighter barrel bushing in it.. dont need nothing else..[:0]

scottm21166

there is a guy named courtney who is a retired army shooter....
now he is an instructor
he bought a gun from me and sent it off for work he claims is essential for good shooting. he began explaining over the phone all the things that are done to the pistol.I'm sure my eyes glazed over because, while I recognized the parts names and the operations made sense to my inner engineer, the part of my brain that just likes pretty guns took over. I imagine if I allowed myself the time at the range I could become hopelessly hooked on killing paper but for now, it's just a chance to get familiar/proficient with my firearm

sig232

Had a Springfield that went off to Clarks to be turned into a 38 spc wadcutter and that came back with a whole new personality! Could make a semi-good shooter into a much better shooter. The quality of workmanship was a sight to behold!

hughbetcha

I wouldnt take anybodys word that the gun is improved/reliable. The gun will either shoot better, or it won't. I would shoot it before the work and after the work to see the difference.

As for reliability... Test the gun with a couple hundred rounds of hardball and any HP or specialized ammo you plan on using. If it does not experience a failure to feed, fire, eject, then it is reliable.

1911a1-fan

i am fortunate to have a friend who is a 30+ machinist, and one heck of a 1911 gunsmith, he has taught me allot, but he has the tools to do the job right and i don't, anyway as stated above it depends on who does the work, the staff at most gun manufacturers are no more qualified than i am, the good ones are in business for themselves

rovernut

An accurized 1911 is a wonderful TARGET gun. In order to "accurise" the pistol, all the good things John Browning came up with to make it the most reliable Semi-auto of its time, goes out the window. When you start tightning up slides and bushings, feather-lighting triggers and putting big target sights on the thing, tolerances become to tight, and it will not tolerate dirt nor burnt powder and still function 100% of the time. To me, a good 1911 must fire every time I pull the trigger. I will hit what I aim at.

hughbetcha

To get the most accuracy out of a 1911 you probably have to modify it it to the point that it is no longer 100% reliable. However, you can can have a 100% reliable gun more than capable of the kind of accuracy needed for defensive purposes.

My 1911A1 Springfield Armory is 100% reliable and capable of shooting 2" groups at 25 yards. The gun is stock except for pachmeyer signature stocks, custom MMC adjustable sights, flat mainspring housing.