Sig and S&W have them.

 

That’s a Railed, Kimber TLE II. Kimber also made guns with external extractors. Unlike S&W and Sig, they weren’t as reliable. Kimber went so far, as replacing slides with external extractors, when guns were sent in for service, with new slides with the internal extractors.

 

Not being a Kimber fan, just out of curiosity, when did they use a long external extractor?

I was under the impression, that they only used a short extractor.

 

Such a good show. Had to make a solid effort not to watch the whole latest season in one sitting.

 

I watched the first 4 last Friday, and the other 6 on Saturday.

 

Using a Kimber makes sense for the validity of the show. I believe Kimber guns were used in LAPD's SIS unit back in the day.

 

He still carries his magazines oriented backwards.

 

A thread on another forum, stated, Welliver was asked that question. His answer, for what its worth, was, he is left handed, but shoots with his right hand. I still, for one, don’t get it.

 

In the book series, Bosch carries a 5 inch Kimber.

 

The SIS got investigated because they were able to buy theirs at a screaming deal so they bought a lot of them. Some bought 2-3 copies of each variant. 5, 4, and 3 inch. Railed and standard. The powers that be assumed they were buying them to resell at a premium, a no-no. Never heard to outcome. Must have been cleared because a charge would have made news.

 

Just going by the picture alone, in my humble opinion, that's not a Kimber.

If you blow up the pic, the parts I can make out that aren't Kimber are, the rear sight, grip safety,
hammer, possible flat face trigger, also Kimber rails are angled back, not squared off.


This post is open to interpretation.

 

It could be a molded rubber pistol; if a scene doesnt call for shooting or weapons manipulation ( like racking the slide) the actor will often use a plastic/ rubber facsimile that will stand in for the actual weapon; often there are inconsistencies in some areas of the weapon's appearance as opposed to the functioning prop.

 

Hammer and long extractor look like SIG.
Flat sided slide doesn't.
Sight and trigger don't but those are readily replaceable. Is a prop department gunsmithing? Maybe if the script calls for him to rack the slide onehanded by hooking the sight.

 

Flat sided slide doesn't.

I agree, looks like a Sig.

Sig, has or had (they've discontinued lots of guns), both the Sig style slide and standard flat slide.

 

Want great 1911 handling and such.. watch the old magnum PI.

 

Way of the gun is also an excellent example of great 1911 shooting.

 

In the books, Bosch is left handed. The actor Titus Welliver, is a also left handed.

In the Amazon series, he is now right handed????

 

I guess he is....

Maybe it's s camera related thing, where the shot is framed more often on the actor's riggt side so that's where they want the pistol carried and deployed from for a better visual....

 

Bosch makes some nice power tools and I was all excited to hear they were getting into firearms. I guess not. Not really a TV watcher anymore and this is the first I heard of the series.

 

Same here

 

I hadn't watched it until this thread. Have finished season one and am beginning season two. It's not bad.

 

Don't know if this has already been discussed but anyway...

Season 6 of Bosch has him packing a different 1911 than in prior seasons. How many railed 1911s with external extractors are out there?

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Several

 

I think it’s an excellent show. FWIW

 

I’m a lefty but shoot righty. Here’s why. When I was a kid my dad taught me how to shoot a .22 rifle. He knew I was left handed but to me it made more sense to use my good (left) hand to steady and aim the front of the rifle and use my right hand as my trigger hand. Part of this carried over and I have always shot handguns right handed. I’m sure being right eye dominate has something to do with it too. I have tried shooting right handed but it just doesn’t feel right.

 

While he shoots with his right hand in the show, he writes with his left hand. I think the hand you write with defines your leftie/rightie orientation. I know folks that are left handed that shoot with their right.

I shoot handguns right handed and write left handed.

 

My dad was left handed but played baseball right handed.

When he was growing up left hand gloves/mitts were all that were available to him so it caused him to learn to throw with his right.

 

I write and hold a fork with my left hand. I shoot right handed in both handgun and rifle. I bat better right handed but can bat both ways in a pinch. I throw better right handed and cast right handed.

 

I'll blow off the dust from this ancient thread to add this:

According to these folks, who seem to know what they're talking about, Bosch switched to a Sig 1911.

Bosch - Season 6 - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games

www.imfdb.org

 

It was made by Gun Fairies in the forrest of Guldenplatzer, but that doesn't really matter because...

It's all fiction.

And I just noticed...

I GOT CAUGHT BY A ZOMBIE THREAD...AAAAAH....AAAAAH...

 

Hasn’t used a gun much in Legacy, but in season 2 he has what looks like a Combat Master 2011, maybe the Pit Viper.

Kinda odd since in the books he just went with a Glock 27 or something like that after he retired.

 

To me a rail on a 1911 is just wrong, but again my newest 1911 was made in 1968

 

I’m thinking a Taran Tactical Innovations in Bosch Legacy, season 2.