I own a couple of 1911's and one Beretta 92F. I love the 92F for punching holes in paper and shooting beer cans, it's a fun gun and inexpensive shooter for sure. However, I carry one of my 1911's for personal protection as they will knock down a man on the first shot regardless of where he is hit. Being that the 9mm selection was an accomodation to NATO's standardization strategy, I say give all of them to our French and German "friends" - they will never use them in combat anyway.