{"id":77865,"date":"2017-08-16T08:22:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T12:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=77865"},"modified":"2017-08-16T08:22:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T11:22:09","slug":"top-five-reasons-to-carry-a-1911","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/top-five-reasons-to-carry-a-1911\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Five Reasons to Carry a 1911"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_77870\" style=\"width: 372px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1911inholster.png\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-reasons-to-carry-a-1911\" title=\"Top Five Reasons to Carry a 1911\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77870\" title=\"Top Five Reasons to Carry a 1911\" class=\"wp-image-77870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1911inholster-293x300.png\" alt=\"Top Five Reasons to Carry a 1911\" width=\"362\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1911inholster-293x300.png 293w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1911inholster-147x150.png 147w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1911inholster-768x786.png 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1911inholster-1001x1024.png 1001w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1911inholster.png 1173w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-77870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are some awesome 1911s for sale on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/Search.aspx?Keyword=1911\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-reasons-to-carry-a-1911\" title=\"Top Five Reasons to Carry a 1911\"> GunsAmerica! <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>Editor\u2019s Note:<\/strong>\u00a0The following is a post by\u00a0Mark Kakkuri, a nationally published freelance writer who covers guns and gear, 2nd Amendment issues and the outdoors. His writing and photography have appeared in many firearms-related publications, including the USCCA\u2019s Concealed Carry Magazine. You can follow him on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markkakkuri\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-reasons-to-carry-a-1911\" title=\"Top Five Reasons to Carry a 1911\">Twitter @markkakkuri.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Read Mark\u2019s previous articles in this \u201cTop Five\u201d series:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/top-five-keychain-tools-edc\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-reasons-to-carry-a-1911\" title=\"Top Five Reasons to Carry a 1911\">Top Five Keychain Tools for EDC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/top-five-low-light-fixes\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-reasons-to-carry-a-1911\" title=\"Top Five Reasons to Carry a 1911\">Shooting in the Dark? The Top Five Low Light Fixes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/top-five-pocket-carry-holsters\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-reasons-to-carry-a-1911\" title=\"Top Five Reasons to Carry a 1911\">Top Five Pocket Carry Holsters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/top-five-fixed-blade-knives\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-reasons-to-carry-a-1911\" title=\"Top Five Reasons to Carry a 1911\">Top Five Fixed-Blade Knives\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/top-5-modern-ways-protect-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-reasons-to-carry-a-1911\" title=\"Top Five Reasons to Carry a 1911\">Top Five Modern Ways to Protect Hearing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Compared to modern concealed carry guns, 1911s are generally more expensive, lower capacity and more difficult to learn to shoot well. Some might say 1911s are less reliable than other handguns, but I\u2019m not convinced that\u2019s true (and it\u2019s a matter I will address in another article.) For now, despite some shortcomings, I\u2019ve got really good reasons to choose a 1911 for concealed carry. Here are my top five.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Single-Action Trigger<\/h2>\n<p>The most obvious benefit of the single-action trigger is the very short pull it takes to fire a round. A short trigger pull means less opportunity to pull the gun to the right or left and therefore a greater degree of accuracy. The triggers on 1911s also travel straight back rather than on a hinge, which can contribute to greater accuracy. That said, a 1911\u2019s single-action trigger works in concert with a frame-mounted, manual safety, and this safety must be switched off in order to fire. It should also be switched back on again if you\u2019re going to move or perform other actions. So, it creates an added step when drawing and requires additional training, but if you\u2019re doing everything else correctly \u2026 and the safety is off \u2026 and your finger is on the trigger \u2026 and you\u2019re ready to shoot \u2026 it\u2019s just a short stroke of the trigger to fire off a round.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Natural Point-Ability<\/h2>\n<p>Some guns have this and some guns don\u2019t. Natural point-ability means the gun\u2019s stocks and sights seem to align with your target more easily when the gun is in your hand and pointed toward your target than with others. This has always been a strength of the 1911. Granted, you\u2019d better train with whatever gun you carry, but if you can simplify or streamline the actions required to get your gun drawn and pointed at your target, then why not? Natural point-ability not only relates to the gun\u2019s feel in hand but also the location of the controls. For a great many individuals, everything is just right with the 1911.<\/p>\n<h2>3. 100-Plus Year Heritage<\/h2>\n<p>Very few guns have the heritage and legacy of the 1911. This gun has been tested over time, through major world wars and conflicts, and is still in use today by some police departments and special forces. On the one hand, the fact that it is still in use testifies to the sheer genius of its creator, John Moses Browning. But other guns, such as the Glock, are even more pervasive than the 1911 and over a shorter time too. Nonetheless, when you carry a 1911, you\u2019re carrying both a modern defensive pistol and a piece of history. It is relatively more complex than other guns, but like any other gun, it requires practice and care.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Abundant Accessories<\/h2>\n<p>When a gun has been around as long as the 1911 and used as extensively as it has, accessory manufacturers, of course, take notice and offer myriad holsters, magazines, spare parts, customizations and more. If you choose to carry a 1911, you\u2019ll have no shortage of concealed carry holsters from which to choose. You\u2019ll have plenty of ammunition options. You\u2019ll be able to find gunsmiths who can do customizations. Go to virtually any accessory manufacturer\u2019s website and, where you can search by make and model of gun, I\u2019ll bet a 1911 is on the menu. And since multiple manufacturers have made 1911s, there\u2019s a variety of quality and price points available too. What you\u2019ll also get with the 1911 \u2014 and this can be good and bad \u2014 is unending online opinion about the gun\u2019s strengths and weaknesses.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Skinny<\/h2>\n<p>One of best attributes of the 1911 is how skinny or flat it is; the slide is usually less than an inch wide. As such, it is easy to hide on your person, regardless of whether you carry inside or outside the waistband. I find a 1911 makes a great summer carry gun as when carried inside the waistband, it hides well with shorts and a t-shirt. The right holster keeps the 1911 at a forward cant, pointing the bottom of the stocks up along my side. This is true for Government-, Commander- and Officer-sized 1911s with their 5-, 4.25-, and 3-inch barrels, respectively. I like a 3-inch barrel, not for concealability but more because there\u2019s simply less weight to carry than with a longer barrel. But all the 1911 sizes conceal well, regardless of barrel length. One bonus: The magazines for 1911s are skinny too, so they\u2019re easy to hide on your weak side in an outside-the-waistband holster.<\/p>\n<h2>The Cons<\/h2>\n<p>And now, of course, a couple words about the negatives: 1911s are more expensive, have a lower capacity and are more difficult to learn to shoot well. Many other guns are less expensive than a 1911, but whether a 1911 is \u201ctoo expensive\u201d is relative. If you want a value option, then the 1911 might not be for you. Many other guns hold more rounds than a 1911 \u2014 some with double the capacity in one magazine \u2014 but this too is a subjective matter. You should always carry a reload, no matter what gun you carry, and you should carry what you can comfortably, accurately and safely shoot. Many other guns are indeed easier to shoot well because they offer a double-action trigger stroke and no external safety, which removes some of the variables. But these can be mitigated with the right training \u2014 again, something you should do regardless of what kind of gun you carry.<\/p>\n<p>Discover how you can join more than 200,000 responsibly armed Americans who already rely on the USCCA to protect their families, futures and freedoms: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscca.com\/GunsAmerica\" campaign=\"USCCATop5\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">USCCA.com\/gunsamerica<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve got really good reasons to choose a 1911 for concealed carry. 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