This describes me to a tee! Although I am not biased against 1911's, I think everyone should own at least one.Stupid wrote:I was a 1911 guy before, but until i got into plastic guns, i didn't know what a handgun was. My two 1911, Colt commander and Kimber Ultra Carry II, never worked right. Even though I carry the Kimber, but occasionally it still fails to feed. It was sent back to the factory twice. I am trying to figure out how it fails so that i can send it back one more time. The Colt was even worse.
However, my other collections, Beretta, Sig and Glock, never ever failed once. The Glock got the most range time and always runs and runs. It is an amazing machine!!! I used to hate Glock's boxy look but now I am in love. I loved it so much that I almost bought another one.
Since I bought my Glock, I have been very biased against 1911 style guns. I debated with myself when deciding on buying the Kimber, which in the end was not a good decision.
But even though a Glock is not pretty, boxy, a little top heavy, weird grip angle (that part is arguable) there is no denying that they are the best darn battle handgun on the planet. They are like a Timex, take a licking and keep on ticking. My Kimber takes much more finesse and maintenance than any of my Glocks. They are cheap to modify, mags are cheap, and parts in general are in more than plentiful supply all over the world.
I had a Springfield XD45 and after 2 incidents (downright dangerous failures IMO) I could NEVER trust my life to one. I trust my P3AT more than I could ever trust an XD.