Advantages to 6in. 1911?

[twister]

Do you think there's a real advantage to a 6in. over a 5in. 1911 being shot in PPC? You're opinion is appreciated, thanks, Dave.

[stardust tommy]

you need the extra sightradius for more precise aiming

I don't like the recoil of a heavy 6" slide so I reduced the weight a lot (internal and external)

I like some extra mass in front (also shooting a heavy PPC revolver) so I used a JEM long frame and a KKM bullbarrel

also a Geppert vario trigger so I can adjust (play) the lenght of the trigger

build it in 9mm, I used a LB PII .45 for years and with the 9mm my scores went up.

5gr N330 with a good 115gr HP or FMJ will shoot accurate (not soft)

Aristocrat tri set for the neck hold

 

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[stardust tommy]

[twister]

Tommy, very nice looking pistol. Where are you finding n330 in the US?

[RippinSVT]

I LOVE 6" 9mm 1911's, it's almost an obsession. I have 4 of them and all are capable of shooting around 1" at 50 yards.  I like the sight radius and the sluggish recoil allows me to track my sights better.  

[waktasz]

Puts you an inch closer to all the targets, duh.

 

[stardust tommy]

N330... I'm from Belgium :-) and here it is also hard to find (and we can only have max 2kg of powder)

 

in the US power pistol (+- 6.1gr) is also a good powder

 

gr T

[twister]

Thanks for the reply Tommy.