I could not care less what it looks like. Worrying that your gun looks ugly is a strange concept to me.flintknapper wrote:Hi capacity 1911's have been around for quite awhile. I've been carrying one (13 round) for 20 years. Best of both worlds.Abraham wrote:Yep, it'll go pew pew pew 8 times and then it's outta juice...A Glock .45 caliber on the other hand will go pew, pew, pew 10/13 times before it's outta juice (plus, it's dependable)
Glocks do enjoy a well deserved reputation for dependability, but MY 1911 is easily their equal.
I just can't bring myself to buy a Glock for several reasons, chief among them...is that they are ugly.
Yeah, I know...a pistol has to 'function' first (and most makes do), but there is no reason for a pistol to look like it 'fell out of the ugly tree and hit every limb on the way down'! Just isn't!
I care that it goes bang every time without breaking parts, needing its extractor "tuned" and that it goes bang more than 8 times without needing a reload, and not having to worry about finding quality mags for it.
I have carried my G21 in places that I would not dream to take a 1911. That being said, I would love an all-black Colt Combat Unit railed model... but it would be a fun range gun, and never a carry pistol.