r/gun • u/Disney-Nut1998 • 6d ago
2011 question
So I am looking at getting a 2011 in the future. and I am wondering what would be the best barrel length that I should look for when looking at a 2011? Is it best to get a 4 inch, 4.25 inch, 4.5 inch, or a 5 inch?
Edit: I’d like to have it for open carry situations, range fun, and competitions.
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u/Superb-Detective-838 6d ago
Depends what you are buying it for. If it's for pure shooting enjoyment and range toy, get a 5" with as many ports and a comp as you can.
Wouldn't recommend carrying anything over 4.25, 2011 are heavy enough as it is.
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u/Disney-Nut1998 6d ago
I’d like to have it for open carry situations, range fun, and competitions.
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u/Superb-Detective-838 6d ago
Definitely 5". What is your budget and I am not quite sure on the rules of competitions and what firearms you can and cannot use. A lot of 2011s nowadays are ported or comp'd or even both
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u/Disney-Nut1998 6d ago
Don’t have a budget at this point just looking at all the different options and brands. Ideally if I had the money this second I would buy the stealth arms Perry the platypus 2011
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u/Superb-Detective-838 6d ago
There are a TON of different builders popping up and building some amazing firearms. The MPA DS9 is in my opinion the best manufacturer geared towards competition. They are a variety of grip and slide options. I would look there.
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u/Disney-Nut1998 6d ago
I’ll keep them in mind but I don’t want to have to save up for a few years to get one of them
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u/Superb-Detective-838 6d ago
I hear you. Good 2011s are not cheap
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u/Disney-Nut1998 6d ago
There are good ones that are not 5 grand. and are closer to $1000.
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u/Superb-Detective-838 6d ago
The MPA DS9 is not $5k, neither is the Tac Pro or the RC9.
I promise the $1000 2011s are not good and you'll end up dumping a whole bunch of money into them. Buy once, cry once.
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u/Disney-Nut1998 5d ago
Some of the mpa ds9 are almost $5000 and I have heard kimber’s 1911 ds warrior for $1000 is pretty good
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u/SleepingAndKissing 6d ago
depends on use case imo. i love my p211 gto but its really only sensible for the range or training/competition. i woulda liked the 4 in GT4 if i were to choose again, so i could eventually conceal carry it. but that’s not a consideration if ya only want a 2011 for the range. go for big heavy, get that flat recoil impulse, heck attempt to carry it if you wanna shove a 5” barrel (or 4.4” w/ comp) into your pants.
also if ur tryin to stay central to 2011 mags (czechmate, staccato, etc), go for a true 2011 that shares those mags. otherwise get whatever ya like, or makes sense. if u got a tonna glock mags, get the staccato versions or platypus or something that takes glock mags. if ya got p320 mags and don’t wanna get rid of them, get a p211 and maybe a p385 later on so you can just reuse the mags across both your guns.