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WC145 · March 18, 2013, 03:59 PM

I've owned, shot, and carried a ridiculous number/variety of handguns including many different 1911s, and there is definitely a difference to how they fit, point, and feel. I have only found a few combinations that point and balance right for me. Those are Colt 1911 with standard thickness grips and flat MSHs, round butt S&W N frames with Pachmayr Compac grips, and round butt S&W J frames with CT LG-105 grips. These make up the bulk of the handguns I own and are the only guns I carry. The 1911s have similar trigger pull weights and the revolvers are DAO with bobbed hammers. I can pick up or draw any one of them and point it at a target and the sights will be lined up and the gun balanced so that it does not feel too muzzle heavy or light.

March 18, 2013, 03:59 PM	#9
WC145 Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2008 Location: Downeast Maine Posts: 1,836	I've owned, shot, and carried a ridiculous number/variety of handguns including many different 1911s, and there is definitely a difference to how they fit, point, and feel. I have only found a few combinations that point and balance right for me. Those are Colt 1911 with standard thickness grips and flat MSHs, round butt S&W N frames with Pachmayr Compac grips, and round butt S&W J frames with CT LG-105 grips. These make up the bulk of the handguns I own and are the only guns I carry. The 1911s have similar trigger pull weights and the revolvers are DAO with bobbed hammers. I can pick up or draw any one of them and point it at a target and the sights will be lined up and the gun balanced so that it does not feel too muzzle heavy or light. __________________ "If violent crime is to be curbed, it is only the intended victim who can do it. The felon does not fear the police, and he fears neither judge or jury. Therefore what he must be taught to fear is his victim." - LtCol Jeff Cooper