I get where you are coming from. And i appreciate your advice. I've researched 1911's and even with all of the negative reviews I found along with positive ones it is one of those guns I just had to have. I got it at a price i was happy with. And I've always liked the gun. I have a glock 30s as my ccw and I love it, but the 1911 was on my gun bucket list just like a barret 50 is. S OK me of my guns are for range fun some are for personal defense. Some are dual-purpose. I know there are die hard 1911 people as well as glock people out there. I'm a lover of all types of manufacturers of guns. I still have baretta, Springfield, sig, Walther, just to name a few on my list. I'm a gun nut what can I say,No doubt 1911's are beautiful, but were I to start shooting .45 caliber (and don't because the cost to practice is very high and I practice a fair amount) I'd get a Glock .45. Ugly in comparison...no doubt, but a hell of a lot more reliable out of the box.
I've owned one 1911. A Colt Commander. Completely, utterly unreliable. I know how to shoot semi-autos, so I wasn't limp wristing or anything my fault.
Sorry, but 100 year old technology just isn't for me.
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