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RickB · December 7, 2009, 07:43 PM

Of course, the typical handgun gets "a box of shells" a year through it, so that crummy aluminum frame will last only two or three lifetimes.

Nobody should have just one 1911 anyway, so get a steel-framed gun for most of the shooting, and then the alloy gun gets most of the packing. I've had my Commander for ten years, and have probably put fewer than 500 rounds through it, while putting 30,000+ rounds through two steel-framed guns. The Commander's always worked, so I've had no need to shoot it a lot to "prove" that it will work.

December 7, 2009, 07:43 PM	#10
RickB Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2000 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 8,517	Of course, the typical handgun gets "a box of shells" a year through it, so that crummy aluminum frame will last only two or three lifetimes. Nobody should have just one 1911 anyway, so get a steel-framed gun for most of the shooting, and then the alloy gun gets most of the packing. I've had my Commander for ten years, and have probably put fewer than 500 rounds through it, while putting 30,000+ rounds through two steel-framed guns. The Commander's always worked, so I've had no need to shoot it a lot to "prove" that it will work.