[Jeff Chandler]

My issue with is was it wasn't reliably accurate at a range of just over six feet.

The 1911s I've shot were more accurate than I am.

[stevem]

LOL! Normally, I would agree with that. I used to be accurate enough shooting trap for fun, not for competition. I lost depth perception when I was just over thirty. After that I couldn't his a clay pigeon to save my soul. When I hung up my 12 gauge, I said it was the firearm, not the shooter. My wife always said, "Yeah, uhuh, OK."

My toy is a .45 Ruger Blackhawk, Single Action. Mine has a barrel as long at Jim Arness's (Gunsmoke) and Richard Boone's (Have Gun-Will Travel). I call mine my peacemaker.

I'm quite accurate with that at a range of 45 to 60 feet. My Dad's 1911 was pretty random at that range. What was fun with my Dad's was shoving the magazine up into it, cocking it and blasting away like I knew what I was doing.

My brother spent 30 years as a cop. He had a city issued .38. For at least the last 10 years he worked, he carried a 9mm Glock. I always thought the magazine capacity meant more to him that the stopping power, since I suspect the two were comparable.

[JoeFromSidney]

The 1911s I've shot were more accurate than I am.

I agree. A well-made 1911 (Kimber, Ed Brown, etc.) can be a very accurate weapon.