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1911 Avenger?!?!

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DreQo

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Interesting...

http://www.getgrip.com/main/whatsnew/avenger.html

http://www.m1911.org/hogueavenger.htm

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*edit* Here's a pic of the other variation that is pictured in the article...

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Interesting toy. Doesn't do much for the looks, though it looks like fun.

A few years back there was a carbine kit that you used with a 1911 frame. I always thought it would be cool to have a .45ACP carbine and pistol in one.
 
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I'm wondering how much these are going to cost. It seems like a very interesting design. If they're not god-awfully expensive I'll probably get one once I get my 1911..
 
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Agent6-3/8 wrote:
I guess....

But that is a wose bastardization of the 1911 since Para started making double stacks and DA "1911's".
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Ugly or not, if it works how they it does, you can't argue with it. There's a lot of variation between the pics, so who knows what the final product will be. I kinda like the top pic that I posted...looks like a military pistol out of a video game...it also looks like a snag fest, though..
 
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DreQo wrote:
Agent6-3/8 wrote:
I guess....

But that is a wose bastardization of the 1911 since Para started making double stacks and DA "1911's".
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Ugly or not, if it works how they it does, you can't argue with it. There's a lot of variation between the pics, so who knows what the final product will be. I kinda like the top pic that I posted...looks like a military pistol out of a video game...it also looks like a snag fest, though..
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Looks like a range queen, not something to carry.
 
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Tomahawk wrote:
Looks like a range queen, not something to carry.
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that definitely seems to be how they're marketing it. I'm wondering though, if it improves accuracy and weapon operation, why not carry it? What's funny is I just read an article about gun control (the good kinda, like the grip lol) and how the guy said "If I could put my support hand on top of the gun, I would!"...with this gun, he could! lol

Are there any other guns that are being or have been made that utilize a similar action? Or is this the first of its kind?
 
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.40 Cal wrote:
Too many sharp edges to carry. You don't want to have her snag on your clothes or be cumbersome when you need every fraction of a second.
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Yeah, like I had said, some of those versions look like they could be a snag fest. The last pic I posted doesn't look bad, though..
 
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