This used to be pretty much all I used , yet mine somehow went WAY more than 100 s of rounds . . Fucks sakes , my Glock 19 came out of the box , got a splash of Breakfree CLP , and went through 300 rounds in two hours , then another 300 the next three days without cleaning . My CZ went 750 rounds with nothing but a wipe of motor oil , and a barrel swab after every other range session . I ' ve watched Steel Challenge guns do 15002000 on a practice day before the match without stopping . As you mention , it ' s mostly ammo issues . The 1911 hasn ' t died yet because people still jerk off to it . It ' s at the top of competition score sheets , sure , for competitions whose rules are directly in favour of the 1911 design by name , and by shooters who could do the same thing with a different gun . Ever noticed that world champion shooter Jerry Miculek uses . GASP . An MP Custom ? !? He wipes the floor with 1911 fanboys all day longI ' m familiar with the top of the shooting sports . I suck donkey balls , but I know someone who doesn ' t . Sponsorship plays a big role here too . you ' re told what they ' d like to see you shooting . However a lot of even the iron sight striker fired guns are like comparing a Nextel cup car to what ' s in the show room . The top guys can outshoot most of us with a rusted out Makarov , but they still look for a competitive edge . 2011 s specifically seem to provide that . Why you think that ' s by name I have no clue , the platform is simply more versatile than striker fired guns . What ' s funny is I don ' t jerk off to 1911 s in fact I don ' t even currently own one , I ' ve acknowledged there ' s better guns for the purposes described . but I ' m a blathering idiot faggot for not putting up an altar to Gaston Glock . So who exactly is jerking off to their chosen brand ?