I’ve been carrying for decades. I carry a Glock 23 because I don’t believe in manual safties. I’ve seen videos of people forgetting to disengage a manual safety during an actual gunfight. I also don’t believe in carrying with an empty chamber. Now you just have an expensive paperweight. When I pull my Glock out, it’s not going snag on any clothing that will cause the trigger to be pulled. It’s going to be ready to engage without any further action beyond pulling the trigger. People who need the reassurance of a manual safety and/or empty chamber probably shouldn’t be carrying in the first place.
What holster do you use? I’m in the market for my 3rd.
I like the 1911 and I include it in my training, but I am in your camp as well. For CC, G17 or SigP365, depending on the occasion.