Agreed. I shoot much better with a heavier pistol in my hands. Thus I am partial to the 1911 and the Browning Hi Power. I have no problem with the design of the Glock. It does exactly what it was designed to do. I can not shoot them worth a damn and they do not "feel right" in my hand. My shooting partner has a Glock and gets phenomenal groups with it. I will stick with a large chunk of steel in my hand. I do not like plastic pistols.
Agreed. There's also one other consideration I don't think many people give much thought to. I keep my keys on a big steel carabiner, with lots of doodads hanging on it for one particular reason: if I set my keys down, or misplace them, I notice it right away because it's conspicuous by it's absence. Any time I read a story about a LEO or CCP holder who leaves their weapon in a public restroom, I can just about guarantee it's a plastic weapon or a lightweight alloy designed to be carried more than shot, and they didn't notice it was missing until they were long gone. In as much as a pistol is designed for stressful situations where you may be distracted by any number of peripheral events, fatigue, sleep deprivation, etc. I like steel for that same reason...if the weapon gets dropped, slips or pulled out of its holster, etc. you will be more likely to notice it missing if it's something that always reminds you it's there, when it's there. One more plus for a steel sidearm...