Replies

Familiarity bred contempt in my case. I thought the axis bring-back pistols were more interesting than the (then) common-as-dirt 1911A1. As time went on, I had to conclude that except for maybe the FN Hi-Power, the Radom ViS 35 and the P-38, the rest of that foreign lot made much better souvenirs than they did "fighting" handguns.

About ten years ago, I was invited to try a full-size 9mm 1911 at a range, and I was hooked. It was the pistol equivalent of an old-school luxury car: big, smooth, comfortable. I no longer enjoy .45 ACP recoil, but 9x19 out of a steel 1911 is easy as pie. I also think I now know the reason that some of John Moses Browning's details were put there; he really was one smart - and practical - cookie.

“I no longer enjoy .45 ACP recoil, but 9x19 out of a steel 1911 is easy as pie.”

If you can get your hands on one try .38 Super in a 1911 platform.