1911 Grip Angles Are They All They Same?

roger-ruger · June 4, 2006, 11:58 AM

Funny, but when I first held a kimber in my hand it just feels funny and funky. Grip angle to point of aim of front sight seemed higher than most 1911s. Norinco and Para seem to have just the right degree of angle, i would say - just the same. Was it me or kimber?

Bill DeShivs · June 4, 2006, 12:42 PM

The grip angles are the same. How the gun feels is dependent on whether it has an arched, or flat, mainspring housing.
Bill

brickeyee · June 4, 2006, 12:53 PM

If you changed the angle it would not be a 1911, and standard magazines would not fit and feed.
You can change how the gun feels in the hand ny altering the mainspring housing and the grip safety.
Trigger length can change the feel slightly.

AK103K · June 4, 2006, 05:32 PM

As Bill said, the main spring housings make quite a bit of difference. I personally prefer the arched, and they all seem to want to put flat ones on them theses days.

If your used to Springfield's, the grip may also feel "smaller". Springfield's frames are often not to spec, and are bigger in the grip and dust cover.

WESHOOT2 · June 6, 2006, 05:24 AM

IMO the most important part of 1911 'feel' is how it gets shaped under the trigger guard, and its beavertail grip safety.

That's my 'feel'.
Each manufacturer does it differently; the S&W 1911 feels good, as does my Caspian frame.
I modified oneamy SA 1911's with file and 'paper to 'feel' perfect, for me.

June 4, 2006, 11:58 AM	#1
roger-ruger Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2005 Posts: 251	1911 Grip Angles Are They All They Same? Funny, but when I first held a kimber in my hand it just feels funny and funky. Grip angle to point of aim of front sight seemed higher than most 1911s. Norinco and Para seem to have just the right degree of angle, i would say - just the same. Was it me or kimber?

June 6, 2006, 05:24 AM	#5
WESHOOT2 Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 1999 Location: home on the range; Vermont (Caspian country) Posts: 14,324	not just flat or arched IMO the most important part of 1911 'feel' is how it gets shaped under the trigger guard, and its beavertail grip safety. That's my 'feel'. Each manufacturer does it differently; the S&W 1911 feels good, as does my Caspian frame. I modified oneamy SA 1911's with file and 'paper to 'feel' perfect, for me. __________________ . "all my ammo is mostly retired factory ammo"

June 4, 2006, 12:42 PM	#2
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,985	The grip angles are the same. How the gun feels is dependent on whether it has an arched, or flat, mainspring housing. Bill

June 4, 2006, 12:53 PM	#3
brickeyee Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2004 Posts: 3,351	If you changed the angle it would not be a 1911, and standard magazines would not fit and feed. You can change how the gun feels in the hand ny altering the mainspring housing and the grip safety. Trigger length can change the feel slightly.

June 4, 2006, 05:32 PM	#4
AK103K Senior Member Join Date: May 1, 2001 Posts: 10,223	As Bill said, the main spring housings make quite a bit of difference. I personally prefer the arched, and they all seem to want to put flat ones on them theses days. If your used to Springfield's, the grip may also feel "smaller". Springfield's frames are often not to spec, and are bigger in the grip and dust cover.