The only thing a 1911 has going against it is the weight. It’s little brother, the Combat Commander, is a little better carry gun.
“It’s little brother, the Combat Commander, is a little better carry gun.”
The Combat Commander has a steel frame just like the original and is only 2-3 oz. lighter. The Commander, OTOH, has an aluminum frame and is 1/2 pound lighter. My EDC is the Ruger SR 1911 Commander model in .45 ACP. They improved on the original Colt design by incorporating a tungsten insert into the feed ramp area so that JHP’s would not gouge the aluminum frame (which has happened to my old original Colt Commanders). This particular specimen has Trijicon night sites and the sweetest trigger I have ever experienced on a production gun.
The one thing that all other semi-auto pistols lack is the trigger mechanism of the 1911. Mr. Browning may not have realized it at the time but he designed the BEST trigger EVER in a handgun. A properly tuned 1911 trigger pull must be experienced to be believed.