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TRAINING: VFC 1911 TACTICAL CUSTOMWhen it comes to “1911” 6mm training models right now it seems to be all about the fancy “tacticool” versions,and whilst that’s no bad thing it’s worth remembering that the original single stack “daddy” is still a greatoption for serious pistol shooters, and the latest tactical model from VegaForceCompany is as good as it getsfrom the box!IAlthough I seem to be spending a lot of time on the ShortRange at the moment with the latest “6mm Training”models as I’m unable to travel out of the UK to shoot “real”due to the current C-19 restrictions, I have to admit that Ido love a “classic” and there will always be a “1911A1” inmy collection of replicas simply because, just as in the realworld, it’s just a wonderful pistol to own and shoot!Since it’s so versatile, the 1911 is a great gun forcompetition shooters, concealed carry or as a homedefencepistol, and of course it’s still the “secondary of choice” forsome Tier 1 units. It could be said that modern pistol designs havemade the 1911 obsolete in its role as a combat sidearm, but whenit’s set up and running well, it’s one of the most accurate pistolout there, and the .45 ACP round certainly has all the power thatyou’ll ever need! Since it is a uniquely American design that wascreated by uber-gun-guru John Moses Browning and was used byUS soldiers in conflict from WWI onwards, it also sits high and proudin American gun culture, and owning one for many is like gettingthe “gun nod” from John Wayne or Audie Murphy themselves!But in a world of striker-fired polymer double-stack handguns,is the old warhorse still worthy of its reputation as a fighting pistol?Some would argue that the undoubted reliability of modern pistoldesigns, and indeed the increased round count that they offer,makes the classic 1911 seem dated to say the least. Numerousshooting luminaries have commented that a “stock 1911”, even onefrom a well-reputed firearms manufacturer (let’s not forget that it’snot only Colt that make 1991’s these days!), needs significant workto turn it into a reliable combat pistol, but it would seem that there’sa model that was purpose-built for the modern “operator” to use asis from the get go, and that’s the Kimber Custom TLE II.For any self-respecting gun bunny the name of Kimber isone that they’ll know intimately! It’s acknowleged that KimberManufacturing (somewhat interestingly founded by an Australian!)based in Troy, Alabama creates some of the very best 1911 pistolsout there, and virtually every critical component is manufacturedinside the Kimber factory. LAPD SWAT chose Kimber, along with theUnited States Marines assigned to Special Operations Command (theMARSOC pistol, known as the Kimber ICQB (Interim Close QuarterBattle) MEU SOC), The U.S.A. Shooting Rapid Fire Pistol Team, andmost recently, LAPD Special Investigation Section (SIS), and theyall chose Kimber for the same reasons apparently, those of quality,dependability and accuracy.As a volunteer unit within the LAPD formed in the 1960’s, theLAPD SWAT team was initially made up of officers who furnishedmuch of their own equipment, including their own firearms. Notsatisfied with the performance or capacity of the “police special”revolvers that were standard issue at the time, SWAT officers, manyof them former military, requested and were ultimately allowedto carry 1911 .45 ACP semiautomatic pistols that they’d used, andtrusted, in the armed forces; it’s rumoured that even before formalpermission came for the SWAT officers to be issued a 1911 theyTRAINING: VFC 1911 TACTICAL CUSTOMpmcimagazine.com
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