Had to replace my M1911 ejector.

[Adam Helmer]

I have a favorite M1911 that I began shooting, a lot, in 1980. I shot it last Sunday and when I stripped it for cleaning, the ejector fell out. I had two spares in the parts box and the gun is back in service.

It is a tribute to John Moses Browning that he designed such a robust pistol. I do not know how many rounds went through the M1911 before I got it, but I put about 8,000 to 10,000 rounds through it over the past 30 years. The busted ejector owed me nothing. Note: even with one of the two "legs" of the ejector broken off, the gun still ejected flawlessly.

The new "Plastic" semi-auto pistols have lots of press coverage in the gun magazines. My Glock 19 went into service in 1989 and went back to Smyrna, GA three times by 2005 for refit.

I prefer Old S&W revolvers and Colt semi-autos. Nuff said.....

Adam

[buckhunter]

Adam,

I'm like you. Handguns should be made out of steel. I just do not feel right with a plastic semi. I see that Ruger is making a plastic revolver.

And you are 100% correct, the 1911 is every man's dream. Like a good pair of jeans, it wears like iron and never wears out.

[Larryjk]

As a confirmed Colt 1911 and S&W revolver shooter, I have to agree. I have a Ruger LCR in here to lighten the trigger pull. Have to see what makes it tick inside. Actually bought myself a FNH FNP40. They are now advertised in Guns& Ammo. First ad I have seen. There is very little metal in the frame; just enough to create rails and the mechanism to make it go bang. It does have a hammer and firing pin, and operates in both the DA and single semi-auto mod. (The first shot from a loaded chamber and a decocked hammer is DA or single if you want to cock first.) Fourteen round magazines
mean you can spray and pray if you want to. It will take some getting used to, but like you said, I wonder if it will still be around like my Colt 1911 after it has shot 20,000 rounds.

[GoodOlBoy]

Yep I like old cowboy guns, DA revolvers, and old solid steel 1911s. Be aware that many modern 1911s (INCLUDING COLT) use plastic parts inside, luckily these can be changed out for good steel with very little effort.

GoodOlBoy