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AbNo · 07-10-2007, 01:00 PM

I seem to recall someone posting a link to a page with a set of four 1911's was run through a nice series of torture tests...

They'd fire 100 rounds from each one, then subject it to another trial. Being swished in mud and fired while under water come to mind....

Does anyone remember the link for this? I can't find it, and the search isn't really helping...

ichy_trigger · 07-10-2007, 03:14 PM

WWII, winter in Germany, mud, rain, ocean, I think the torture of the 1911 is very well documented. After all, its still being used today, 60+ years later.

MGD 45 · 07-10-2007, 03:43 PM

Yeah i remember that article, I think they used a cheap Rock Island Armory, a kimber, a Wilson Combat and another one...maybe a SA. Basically they all performed great with no malfunctions. Burried in muddy water, sandy boxes, the basic torture tests...

MGD 45 · 07-10-2007, 05:47 PM

This is the article I was referring to....was this what you needed?

http://www.advancedtactical.com/sweeneyarticle.pdf

AbNo · 07-10-2007, 08:39 PM

Woot! Thanks, MGD!

This was exactly it!

DMWyatt · 07-11-2007, 12:17 AM

Poor little guns, they've been abused so much... someone better call children's services. I volunteer my house for foster care...

MGD 45 · 07-11-2007, 06:52 AM

What I found interesting, was that the "high end" 1911's with the tight tolerences held up just as good as the less expensve ones through all the dirt & grind. I'd always heard that the tighter the tolerences usually would have more problems with dirt & grime, because there isn't much "play" in the parts. Although, I sure wouldn't want to put my Dan Wesson 1911 through these tests...

Heathen-Yak · 07-11-2007, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by MGD 45

What I found interesting, was that the "high end" 1911's with the tight tolerences held up just as good as the less expensve ones through all the dirt & grind. I'd always heard that the tighter the tolerences usually would have more problems with dirt & grime, because there isn't much "play" in the parts. Although, I sure wouldn't want to put my Dan Wesson 1911 through these tests...

yah seems to be some bs. Granted when they're new I've experienced a greater instance of failure to feed with more expensive 1911's than with cheaper loose ones.

Ishpeck · 07-11-2007, 09:00 AM

I'm still at a loss for understanding what this test proves that the last century (nearly a full century) of the gun's life-time hasn't already exhibited.

The 1911 is, after all, mankind's greatest accomplishment.

chupacabrachus · 07-11-2007, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ishpeck

....The 1911 is, after all, mankind's greatest accomplishment.

I just threw up a little.

07-10-2007, 01:00 PM	#1
AbNo XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Shenandoah Valley, VA Posts: 360	1911 Torture Tests... I seem to recall someone posting a link to a page with a set of four 1911's was run through a nice series of torture tests... They'd fire 100 rounds from each one, then subject it to another trial. Being swished in mud and fired while under water come to mind.... Does anyone remember the link for this? I can't find it, and the search isn't really helping... __________________ Why do police need guns? To protect themselves from criminals. Why do civilians need guns? Same answer.

07-10-2007, 03:14 PM	#2
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,413	WWII, winter in Germany, mud, rain, ocean, I think the torture of the 1911 is very well documented. After all, its still being used today, 60+ years later. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

07-10-2007, 03:43 PM	#3
MGD 45 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Perry Posts: 1,066	Yeah i remember that article, I think they used a cheap Rock Island Armory, a kimber, a Wilson Combat and another one...maybe a SA. Basically they all performed great with no malfunctions. Burried in muddy water, sandy boxes, the basic torture tests... __________________ " Don't sweat the small stuff...& it's all small stuff. "

07-10-2007, 05:47 PM	#4
MGD 45 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Perry Posts: 1,066	This is the article I was referring to....was this what you needed? http://www.advancedtactical.com/sweeneyarticle.pdf __________________ " Don't sweat the small stuff...& it's all small stuff. "

07-10-2007, 08:39 PM	#5
AbNo XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Shenandoah Valley, VA Posts: 360	Woot! Thanks, MGD! This was exactly it! __________________ Why do police need guns? To protect themselves from criminals. Why do civilians need guns? Same answer.

07-11-2007, 12:17 AM	#6
DMWyatt XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 672	Poor little guns, they've been abused so much... someone better call children's services. I volunteer my house for foster care... __________________ SA XD9 4" Star Model B 9mm para Springfield Ward's Model 20 .22 L/S/LR Springfield Double Barrel 12g Patented 4-20-1915 Winchester Model 1200 20g Marlin Model 70 .22LR Mossberg Model 185 KA 20g Remington Model 514 .22 L/S/LR

07-11-2007, 06:52 AM	#7
MGD 45 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Perry Posts: 1,066	What I found interesting, was that the "high end" 1911's with the tight tolerences held up just as good as the less expensve ones through all the dirt & grind. I'd always heard that the tighter the tolerences usually would have more problems with dirt & grime, because there isn't much "play" in the parts. Although, I sure wouldn't want to put my Dan Wesson 1911 through these tests... __________________ " Don't sweat the small stuff...& it's all small stuff. "

07-11-2007, 09:00 AM	#9
Ishpeck XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 3,715	I'm still at a loss for understanding what this test proves that the last century (nearly a full century) of the gun's life-time hasn't already exhibited. The 1911 is, after all, mankind's greatest accomplishment. __________________ You could have Satan running on the Republican ticket, Hitler in the Democratic party, and Jesus Christ Himself as the Libertarian Candidate and many "Christians" would be distraught over their voting options. http://me.ishpeck.net/index.php?P=2020_vision

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