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Post by nonpcnrarn on May 24, 2009 12:59:49 GMT -5
Which do you prefer for your 1911 and why? I like the the arched MSH. The guns just point better for me.
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Post by AxeHandle on May 24, 2009 14:18:37 GMT -5
Arched.... Fills that little void at the heel of my hand... Got caught up in the flat housing hype. Took me 20 years to realize it.... I now like the Brown wedge or Wilson Vee best...
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Post by Madbo on May 26, 2009 6:47:59 GMT -5
I LIKE FLAT. I HAVE SMALL HANDS. I CAN GET A BETTER DEATH GRIP ON A BOTTOM FEEDER WITH A FLAT MAIN. MB
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Post by AxeHandle on May 26, 2009 8:53:08 GMT -5
Excellent point Mike.... The mainspring housing, like the trigger, is an adjustment point to make a 1911 fit your hand.... On the typical Mall Ninja gun you will see a flat mainspring housing and a long trigger just because it looks kewl... Now it can very well be that that combo fits your hand well but realize that it is a contradiction to need a flat mainspring housing for a small hand and not really be better suited for a short trigger for that same small hand...
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Post by Madbo on May 26, 2009 12:50:15 GMT -5
I BELIEVE IN LETT'IN EVERY DOG ..... CHIMP SCRATCH HIS FLEAS IN HIS OWN WAY. SMITE ME NOW. MB
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Post by nobearsyet on May 26, 2009 13:05:33 GMT -5
Flat mainspring housing and long trigger actually fit me best, but then again I have small hands and long fingers. It depends purely on what fits you best.
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Post by AxeHandle on May 27, 2009 7:28:19 GMT -5
Dang! And after the smiter has been turned off too! It is akin to red headed women and spidey shorts... One size does NOT fit all... ;D
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Post by Madbo on May 27, 2009 8:46:48 GMT -5
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Post by parson45 on May 27, 2009 11:06:26 GMT -5
Flat and long here -- the way John Browning intended. Seriously, it's what feels best to the individual. 10 years of competition proved that the right configuration for me. It might not be for you.
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Post by AxeHandle on May 27, 2009 11:30:39 GMT -5
Beware of just looking kewl... In addition to just filling your hand with a grip frame, small variations in trigger length changes the ergonomics of the trigger and your finger... May not seem to matter when minute of perp is all that is needed but when you want to reach out and touch someone or simply shoot the center of the X ring every time it does matter.. Also need to note here that if you have spent 20years behind the sights of a 1911 with a flat MS housing and long trigger like me there is no doubt that nothing else is going to feel right... That doesn't make it right or wrong... Remember.... The OLD DAWGS can learn new tricks!
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Post by nonpcnrarn on May 27, 2009 15:59:42 GMT -5
Flat and long here -- the way John Browning intended. Seriously, it's what feels best to the individual. 10 years of competition proved that the right configuration for me. It might not be for you. If JMB intended for it to be that way, was it the military that required the arched MSH? Not doubting you, just curious.
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Post by Lee Martin on May 27, 2009 16:32:00 GMT -5
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Post by cstokes on May 27, 2009 16:46:22 GMT -5
Flat with long trigger. I have small hands with short fingers. The long trigger lets my just get the pad of my finger on the trigger. I have better feel this way.
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Post by parson45 on May 28, 2009 11:47:52 GMT -5
Flat and long here -- the way John Browning intended. Seriously, it's what feels best to the individual. 10 years of competition proved that the right configuration for me. It might not be for you. If JMB intended for it to be that way, was it the military that required the arched MSH? Not doubting you, just curious. Changes that the military wanted around 1927 give or take a year. The 1911 came flat and long. The military decided that the arched would keep more shooters from pointing low, and the short trigger came along to keep the reach about the same. There were cuts in line with the trigger on the frame, also, and another change or two that I don't recall. It was then designated 1911A1.
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Post by nobearsyet on May 28, 2009 11:58:50 GMT -5
I think they changed the sights too.
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