Posted: 3/30/2010 5:41:12 PM EDT
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I have been carrying a 1911 for goin on a year now, and I dont know why I even bothered with a Glock, or an XD as a carry weapon. But I am constantly learning about 1911's and I have come across a few posts where the OP says they have had their 1911 "dehorned". What is this? would this be removing the sharp edges/corners from the gun? If that is the case, why would you want to do this? Looking at my Springfield GI-45, i see no sharp edges that would be any cause for concern. Please school THIS fool.
-Chris |
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you do it when your pistol has horns that you don't like...I have several sharp edges on my Colt XSE...my Kimber was dehorned (factory) and has no shrp edges...my SiG GSR Revolution has a factory dehorning and my Springfield Mil Spec has no sharp edges...but I found out yesterday that XSE means Xtra Sharp Edges so perhaps that's it...:D
Bill |
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Dehorning is another one of those "necessary" proceedures invented by gunsmiths to lighten your wallet. Anyone whose skin is delicate enough to get cut by the 90 degree edge on a pistol should give up guns, join the Democrat Party, and move to San Francisco.  You know God owes Sodom and Gomorahh an apology unless he does the same to San Francisco. My SA Loaded I am going to do my own dehorning job on a few of the edges do not feel good so I am going to clean it up a little. |
| I find that most Colts and Springfields I've had needed to be dehorned or they would tear up leather holsters. Out of the higher end pistols, the Les Baers really need it also because they are fitted tight enough that they will draw blood if you're not careful taking them down. |
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Dehorning is another one of those "necessary" proceedures invented by gunsmiths to lighten your wallet. Anyone whose skin is delicate enough to get cut by the 90 degree edge on a pistol should give up guns, join the Democrat Party, and move to San Francisco. I have seen 1911s with some edges, and I have seen some 1911s that would literally scratch or lacerate you if care wasn't given handling them. Dehorning can very well be a necessity. |
