Being a fanboy is something none of us should aspire to be. To me, the label 'fanboy' is another way of saying that we've closed our minds to any new information and ideas. If you buy into a platform and run it hard successfully, I don't think you become a fanboy, you just gain a high level of confidence in that platform. For example, look at CM's preference for Springers. He's not a Springfield fanboy, but he's had his hands inside enough 1911s to know what he can get consistent results from. He knows what Springfield builds their 1911s out of and he knows how to get the best out of them. If he were a fanboy, he'd knock other guns simply because of the rollmarks they lack, not because of the metal used in manufacture.
The author of the video would have retained his credibility as an instructor if he had said 'How a lack of training will get you killed'. If he had pushed for people that choose 1911s to learn their tools well so they don't make mistakes, he would have been doing a service. Instead, he used it as an opportunity to sell his companies guns at the cost of his credibility.
The author of the video would have retained his credibility as an instructor if he had said 'How a lack of training will get you killed'. If he had pushed for people that choose 1911s to learn their tools well so they don't make mistakes, he would have been doing a service. Instead, he used it as an opportunity to sell his companies guns at the cost of his credibility.
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