Why no .40 1911's

[Sirshredalot]

Other than match/race guns, the only .40 1911 I can find is the para ordnance stuff.

Why would a manufacturer not offer a 1911 in .40s&w?...Id love to be able to shoot and carry a 1911 that has more capacity than a .45 and more punch than a 9mm.

Just wondering unless there is some brand of gun Ive never heard of and everyone else has, that makes these.

Got the 1911 itch AGAIN, just can justify the price of .45

Anyone?

God bless
-Shred

 

[Double T]

38 super.

 

[IndyGunSafety]

Springfield makes the EMP 1911 in .40. Beautiful gun!

 

[rlidgard]

kimber has a 40. and i know a ingo member selling one

 

[AllenM]

I have a Fusion commander in .40 although it did nothing for me so I now run it with a 357 sig barrel

 

[bass pro]

I have 2 para 1911 in 40 cal and I love them.

 

[45fan]

Doesnt STI offer a few of their models in .40 also? The options are out there, but if you are going to own one, might as well go big or not at all. The full size 9mm versions are OK options for a lower cost plinker, but if its chambered in 40, its just not a .45.

 

[Hoosier45]

kimber has a 40. and i know a ingo member selling one

Yes, you do.

 

[NIFT]

38 super.

Ah,yes--Dillinger's favorite!

 

[Sirshredalot]

Oh if said INGOer where only willing to trade such a fancy kimber for a coupler lesser pistols.....sigh...

Didnt realize so many folks made em....although I still cant afford one.

God bless
-Shred

 

[Hoosier45]

Sorry, Shred. Not looking for any trades.

 

[malern28us]

Other than match/race guns, the only .40 1911 I can find is the para ordnance stuff.

Why would a manufacturer not offer a 1911 in .40s&w?...Id love to be able to shoot and carry a 1911 that has more capacity than a .45 and more punch than a 9mm.

Just wondering unless there is some brand of gun Ive never heard of and everyone else has, that makes these.

Got the 1911 itch AGAIN, just can justify the price of .45

Anyone?

God bless
-Shred

The real answer lies in so many people would complain that it is "too snappy" or didnt fit their hand correctly. Then, there would be people calling for a change in the 1911 platform so that it points better to allow for more control of the muzzle flip.

 

[riverman67]

I have an STI Trojan in 40
It makes a nice single stack

 

[Leo]

There were quite a few offerings back when the .40 first came out and was new and trendy. The customers just did not buy enough to keep them in production. I have a Para in .40 S&W. I think that the 1911 is so much a traditional firearm many people cannot think of firing anything but a .45acp. Also, in single stack configuration, the .40 version of the 1911 really does not carry many extra rounds, so it also does not answer the need for capacity either. Nothing really wrong with the caliber in that pistol, it just doesn't have enough differences to make it desirable to attract new purchases, especially to those who already have the .45 version.

 

[Hoosier45]

Yep, 8 round mags here.

 

[Sirshredalot]

There were quite a few offerings back when the .40 first came out and was new and trendy. The customers just did not buy enough to keep them in production. I have a Para in .40 S&W. I think that the 1911 is so much a traditional firearm many people cannot think of firing anything but a .45acp. Also, in single stack configuration, the .40 version of the 1911 really does not carry many extra rounds, so it also does not answer the need for capacity either. Nothing really wrong with the caliber in that pistol, it just doesn't have enough differences to make it desirable to attract new purchases, especially to those who already have the .45 version.

Awesome...exactly what I was thinking...well spoken too.

Oh well...maybe I'll luck out and find a hi-power in .40 or a 1911 .40 at the 1500

God bless
-Shred

 

[Walt_Jabsco]

You don't see many 1911s in .40 because you can get 1911s in its proper, big brother, the 10mm.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Mmmm.... EMP. Mmmmmmm......

 

[Harleyrider_50]

Springfield makes the EMP 1911 in .40. Beautiful gun!

Got'a agree ......but it ain't for the "faint of wallet" for sure,haha!

 

[slow1911s]

Getting a 40 1911 to run 100% also isn't very easy. The 40 is is rather short in terms of OAL compared to its diameter. The 1911 frame was really designed to run on ammo that short. If one stops to think about it, this is why 38 Super and 45 are about the same OAL, and that 9mm 1911 magazines have spaces in the back to shorten the jump from the magazine feed lips to the ramps.

A lot of people who do own 40 1911s also load their own and often times load them a much longer OAL than factory. I had a STI Trojan in 40 for a while an never quite got that thing to gun right, even with long ammo. So, if you land one and it doesn't run like a sewing machine, you know why.

If it were me (and it isn't), I'd look hard at any of the many 9mm 1911 offerings.