Christensen 1911's

BoogieMan · October 8, 2012, 11:19 AM

One of the LGS's is now offering the Christensen. This is my first experience with them and I have never heard of them before. According to the LGS they are the best of the best. They seemed to be OK and the titanium frame one was very nice. Looked like they are more flash than actual quality IMO.
Whats the word on them?

**Aguila Blanca** · October 8, 2012, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BoogieMan

Whats the word on them?

Among the best.

RsqVet · October 8, 2012, 07:41 PM

I personally would take a brown, Wilson, nighthawk or Baer first. Cabellas here sells them and they look ok but not quite as nice as others. There seem to have been a number of them sold the resold via the gun library

Smit · October 9, 2012, 03:13 AM

They were featured in 1911 edition issue of G&A. High price tag, but are supposed to be top notch. The titanium was the most expensive model, but if all the reports on them are true, maybe one of the best available. Not to mention titanium will last forever.

1911Tuner · October 9, 2012, 06:45 AM

Ned is not only a top-notch pistol wrench, he's a genuinely nice guy, with none of the "I'm a big dawg pistolsmith and you ain't squat" attitude coming from him.

drail · October 9, 2012, 09:35 AM

And there seems to be a lot of that in the pistolsmithing business. Some of the big names I have met were just rude arrogant buttheads.

g.willikers · October 9, 2012, 04:52 PM

Never heard of it and here I thought I knew everything.
Gotta' go take a look, now.
But where?

1911Tuner · October 9, 2012, 06:44 PM

http://www.m-guns.com/

Rinspeed · October 9, 2012, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Ned is not only a top-notch pistol wrench, he's a genuinely nice guy,

Ned is one of the best but I don't believe he is the one the OP is talking about.

http://christensenarms.com/handgun-pistol

BoogieMan · October 10, 2012, 10:49 AM

Im not in the $3500 1911 market. This is just something new they are carrying at one of the LGS. I had never heard of them and questioned why they would go with them over a Brown/Wilson/etc...
Seems reasonable now that I have heard your comments.

Venom1956 · October 10, 2012, 04:13 PM

@1911Tuner thanks for that link. without i would've never found this picture!

HOLY CRAP!

3kgt2nv · November 2, 2012, 03:20 PM

here is mine. i have about 10k-12k rounds thru it now. Alot of the information out there about them is based off the prototype guns that were displayed at the shot show earlier this year.

Out of the box it is one of the tightest 1911's i have ever seen. It shoots amazing and the felt recoil is alot less than a normal 1911 due to the titanium frame. the machining is flawless on the 6 or 7 that i have seen and the action and trigger are butter smooth.

I am comparing this to a nighthawk tactical, ed brown, youst, springfield trp and a colt series 70 gold cup.

overall i am very pleased with the piece and i use it for my everyday carry. I have shot every type of ammo and bullet combo thru it with equally good results. I have shot it at ranges up to 100 yards with good results.

my standard/preferred load is a 185gr hollow base berry bullet with 3.7 grains of bullseye. shoots awesome and has no recoil.

out of the box first mag thru the gun at 15yrds

50 shots at 25 yards after about 250 rounds and a cleaning

is this gun for everyone. no but for someone that wants performance and consistency i would definitely say take a serious look at a christensen 1911

dayman · November 2, 2012, 04:22 PM

I would have thought a titanium frame would make for more felt recoil as it's so light.
Very nice looking gun though.

3kgt2nv · November 2, 2012, 04:28 PM

me too but every one that i have let shoot it says the same thing.

dayman · November 2, 2012, 04:35 PM

It could also just be that the gun's put together better, and might have a stronger recoil spring? There's more to recoil than just weight.

How does the weight seem to compare to steel/alloy frames?

3kgt2nv · November 2, 2012, 04:37 PM

between a lightweight and a regular frame 1911. ill get exact weight for you soon.

October 8, 2012, 11:19 AM	#1
BoogieMan Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2012 Location: South Jersey Posts: 2,217	Christensen 1911's One of the LGS's is now offering the Christensen. This is my first experience with them and I have never heard of them before. According to the LGS they are the best of the best. They seemed to be OK and the titanium frame one was very nice. Looked like they are more flash than actual quality IMO. Whats the word on them? __________________ Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. Milton Freidman "If you find yourself in a fair fight,,, Your tactics suck"- Unknown

October 9, 2012, 03:13 AM	#4
Smit Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2012 Posts: 335	They were featured in 1911 edition issue of G&A. High price tag, but are supposed to be top notch. The titanium was the most expensive model, but if all the reports on them are true, maybe one of the best available. Not to mention titanium will last forever. __________________ "Vegetarian, an old Indian word for bad hunter."

October 9, 2012, 06:45 AM	#5
1911Tuner Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2004 Location: NC Piedmont/Foothills Posts: 666	Christiansen Ned is not only a top-notch pistol wrench, he's a genuinely nice guy, with none of the "I'm a big dawg pistolsmith and you ain't squat" attitude coming from him. __________________ If your front porch collapses and kills more than three dogs...You just might be a redneck

October 9, 2012, 04:52 PM	#7
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	Never heard of it and here I thought I knew everything. Gotta' go take a look, now. But where? __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

October 9, 2012, 06:44 PM	#8
1911Tuner Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2004 Location: NC Piedmont/Foothills Posts: 666	re: http://www.m-guns.com/ __________________ If your front porch collapses and kills more than three dogs...You just might be a redneck

October 8, 2012, 07:41 PM	#3
RsqVet Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2005 Posts: 2,474	I personally would take a brown, Wilson, nighthawk or Baer first. Cabellas here sells them and they look ok but not quite as nice as others. There seem to have been a number of them sold the resold via the gun library

October 9, 2012, 09:35 AM	#6
drail Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2008 Posts: 3,150	And there seems to be a lot of that in the pistolsmithing business. Some of the big names I have met were just rude arrogant buttheads.

October 10, 2012, 10:49 AM	#10
BoogieMan Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2012 Location: South Jersey Posts: 2,217	Im not in the $3500 1911 market. This is just something new they are carrying at one of the LGS. I had never heard of them and questioned why they would go with them over a Brown/Wilson/etc... Seems reasonable now that I have heard your comments. __________________ Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. Milton Freidman "If you find yourself in a fair fight,,, Your tactics suck"- Unknown

October 10, 2012, 04:13 PM	#11
Venom1956 Senior Member Join Date: October 4, 2008 Location: WI Posts: 3,656	@1911Tuner thanks for that link. without i would've never found this picture! HOLY CRAP! __________________ E-Shock rounds are engineered to expend maximum energy into soft targets, turning the density mass into an expanding rotational cone of NyTrilium matrix particles, causing neurological collapse to the central nervous system.- Yeah I can do that. I guarantee you will know it if a bicyclist hits your house going 1000 mph. -Smaug

November 2, 2012, 03:20 PM	#12
3kgt2nv Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: hudson valley NY Posts: 517	here is mine. i have about 10k-12k rounds thru it now. Alot of the information out there about them is based off the prototype guns that were displayed at the shot show earlier this year. Out of the box it is one of the tightest 1911's i have ever seen. It shoots amazing and the felt recoil is alot less than a normal 1911 due to the titanium frame. the machining is flawless on the 6 or 7 that i have seen and the action and trigger are butter smooth. I am comparing this to a nighthawk tactical, ed brown, youst, springfield trp and a colt series 70 gold cup. overall i am very pleased with the piece and i use it for my everyday carry. I have shot every type of ammo and bullet combo thru it with equally good results. I have shot it at ranges up to 100 yards with good results. my standard/preferred load is a 185gr hollow base berry bullet with 3.7 grains of bullseye. shoots awesome and has no recoil. out of the box first mag thru the gun at 15yrds 50 shots at 25 yards after about 250 rounds and a cleaning is this gun for everyone. no but for someone that wants performance and consistency i would definitely say take a serious look at a christensen 1911 Last edited by 3kgt2nv; November 2, 2012 at 04:27 PM.

November 2, 2012, 04:22 PM	#13
dayman Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2011 Location: The Woods Posts: 1,197	I would have thought a titanium frame would make for more felt recoil as it's so light. Very nice looking gun though. __________________ si vis pacem para bellum

November 2, 2012, 04:28 PM	#14
3kgt2nv Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: hudson valley NY Posts: 517	me too but every one that i have let shoot it says the same thing.

November 2, 2012, 04:35 PM	#15
dayman Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2011 Location: The Woods Posts: 1,197	It could also just be that the gun's put together better, and might have a stronger recoil spring? There's more to recoil than just weight. How does the weight seem to compare to steel/alloy frames? __________________ si vis pacem para bellum

November 2, 2012, 04:37 PM	#16
3kgt2nv Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: hudson valley NY Posts: 517	between a lightweight and a regular frame 1911. ill get exact weight for you soon.

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