If the 1911 was new

[RedJedRevolver]

Hard thing to imagine, because many of the firearms today were inspired at least partially by the 1911, and contain many of the same features. Extremely hard question to answer.

[k9870]

Im wondering what other guns would have as big an aftermarket/custom shop selection like the 1911 if it didnt exist.

[Gunmaster45]

If the 1911 didn't exist, who's to say the modern handgun would be like it is now at all. Many guns based their designs and operations on the 1911 design, so perhaps these designs would not exist at all.

I'd guess maybe the Beretta 92F/FS would be somewhat popular, since I think that gun wasn't really built with the 1911's inspiration. And it was all the rage when it came out in the 80s, with its 15+1 capacity and its soda can frame .

[RedJedRevolver]

Originally Posted by Gunmaster45

If the 1911 didn't exist, who's to say the modern handgun would be like it is now at all. Many guns based their designs and operations on the 1911 design, so perhaps these designs would not exist at all.

Exactly! So who really knows what we'd get? And thank god we got it!

[Gunmaster45]

So let's stop talking about it. If the liberals ever build a time machine, they could go back and assassinate John Browning for this very reason...

[RedJedRevolver]

Originally Posted by Gunmaster45

So let's stop talking about it. If the liberals ever build a time machine, they could go back and assassinate John Browning for this very reason...

Oh come on, I have seen enough back to the future to know that doing so would create a paradox and destroy the space time continuum.

[Gunmaster45]

Well, the paradox would definately hurt us gun lovers if John Browning's inovation never existed.

And the series ended with such a contradiction. Doc was always complaining about creating paradoxes, yet he decided to live in 1885 in the end. Like doing so wouldn't effect the future?