1911 Carbine. Awesome!

[A. F Medic]

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[Bill Hollinger]

I'm thinkin that just may be against the law in Kaliforniev! Pretty cool though!

[Emri]

Strange coincidence........We were just the other day discussing how you can make a pistol into a rifle, but not vice-versa, here in the shop. I was describing that very conversion to a co-worker. Now here you put up a pic for me to show him. Thanks for the pic! I remember when Fed. Ord. sold those kits in the early 80's. Haven't seen one since then.

Thanks again,

Emri

[Kragman71]

I have a book,"Famous Pistols and Handguns"by AJR Comrack.
It has a picture of the 1911,with a stock,that is in the Smithsonian.
It looks like the Browning Hi Power pistol with stock.
Frank

[Festus]

This kind of conversion has been around in one package or another since the late fifties.
I would be willing to bet that 2 weeks after one aqquired this set-up he would be seriously asking himself "what was I thinking?". That is unless one of his buddies had already posed the question.
Festus

[Johnny Peppers]

Prior to WWII the U.S. military experimented with a conversion for the 1911 pistol to convert it into a full auto carbine with a stock, longer barrel, and extended magazine. They found that it made an accurate pistol, but an inaccurate carbine, and the project was dropped.

[John Sukey (Deceased)]

If the buttstock was NOT removeable, it would be legal.
But unless you are some 19th-20th century European army officer, a rifle is more practical

[Vern Humphrey]

I'd love to have a legal buttstock for my Colt Woodsman -- what a squirrel gun that would make. But I can't imagine why I'd want one for my M1911.

[browningautorifle]

I tried one on my 1911A1 and found that it blew gasses directly into my eye. Shooting glasses and all. It also put things uncomfortably close to my eye. Sure enough, I ended thinking like Festus said...Why?