by cobb on Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:00 pm
I always joke that I think that some 1911 owners have the same mind set as some Harley owners. They both work on their own gun/bike because they think they should and cause a lot of their problems. The bike leaks oil because the goof ball has no idea what a torque wrench is and then tightens bolts until it is tight, so the gasket is smashed and the cover warped. Same with a 1911, the dremel will fix what their personal trigger job doesn't. I am seeing some of this on Glocks also, they are doing some modifications on their own because there is getting to be a lot of after markets parts for Glocks, just like 1911's.
The only problems that I have had that I can recall were with a Springfield Armory, and I use to own quite a few and still recommend them, and a STI. I still own the STI, but with the problems I had with it, plus the poor cosmetics, I cannot understand how it ever left the factory. I guess most will tell you that a STI is a quality 1911 and that I am wrong, bottom line, I maybe just got a lemon, it happens.
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