Best semiautomatic platform ever made.
At the Final Battle Saint Michael will be packing one.
I like the 1911 but have had bad luck with ones made by Colt. A Commander that stove piped, a 1949 in .38 Super that wouldn’t group on a sheet of typing paper, and a lightweight Commander in .38 Super that was super finicky about ammo.
Currently have 2, both SIGs. A C3, compact .45, and a Match Elite in .38 Super (adjustable sight full size in stainless) both of which cycle anything and put in one big hole if I do my job).
I love the gun. It’s heavy enough to absorb some of the recoil. The trigger pull is light enough as not to affect aim. Very accurate, easy to use, easy to clean and very durable. And the 45 has stopping power.
I’m not a lover of the 9mm. Yes certain rounds are supposedly great, but a 230 gr chunk of 45 cal lead goes through most anything to reach its target and take it out.
“Why The 1911 Will Never Die”
Everything in the article is accurate. It will never die because shooters love it. When you shoot the 1911 you are holding 113 years of history in your hand. That warms a shooters heart.
ps
The Springfield Armory Museum in Massachusetts is a must see for shooters. Their displays cover all our rifles made for the military, machine guns, pistols,etc. dating back to the American Revolution. The first production 1903 Springfield carried in WWI is there. The man that carried it in France mentioned to the curator that he carried the first production rifle in France. The curator said, “do you want to see it?” This now old man said, “it looks the same but I got old.”
My favorite display is the MI-Garands. In the display are all the prototypes until John C. Garand (a genius) perfected the rifle. The Army gave Mr. Garand each millionth rifle produced. He willed them to the museum. It is a magnificent display in a magnificent museum. I wonder how many men have stood in front of the display and thought, “I wish I could fire that first rifle just once?” I thought that.
“Old, Fat, and Slow still gets the job done”.
It and models on similar frames like SW 39 or Star and Llama and FN fit my grip better than any semi auto
That just me
The HK P7 is also great grip and point for me