What exactly is a 1911?

[Fox Mike]

A Glock wannabe?

You have NEVER seen a Glock that pretty. Glocks look like something carved out of a two-by-four

 

[s4s4u]

The trigger is what differentiates the 1911 from the rest.

 

[needsmostuff]

I have been told my S&W is not a 1911 because of the extractor.
Yawn,,,,,,, still shoots 100%.

 

[Fox Mike]

Twins ... sorta

 

[Sam Summey]

I have been told my S&W is not a 1911 because of the extractor.
Yawn,,,,,,, still shoots 100%.
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I always thought it odd that S&W could make the external snap over extractor work and Kimber couldn't. The JMB internal extractor has always worked but it must be "tuned" and the tunnel cleaned every 500 rounds to be reliable. The JMB design does not snap over the cartridge rim, the cartridge rim slides under the extractor hook during cycling. Too much tension on the extractor and the cartridge takes a "nose dive" on the feed ramp during feeding.
Kuhnhausen says between 0 and 25 inch pounds of tension.