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Unlike some of you, I've only been shooting handguns for about a year or so. Up until today, my experience has been solely with Glocks and Springfield XD types. After reading so many posts about the virtues of the 1911, I decided to see how one felt in my hand, so I checked out a Taurus PT1911 at the Fort Worth gun show a couple of weeks ago. It felt good, so I bought it as my wife's Christmas present to me. She insisted on wrapping it and leaving it in the safe until yesterday morning.

Since the range was closed yesterday, all I got to do was clean and lube it. Three of us in the family got guns for Christmas (go ahead, insert jokes here!), so the whole family headed to the range this afternoon. I gotta say that even though many of you speak highly of how the 1911 shoots, my expectations were waaaay too low! That has got to be the best feeling and shooting gun I've ever experienced! I'm sure the more expensive ones are even better, but right now, I can't imagine how! I only got to put 50 rounds through it since most of my time at the range was spent with the young ones and their new 22's, but I can already tell that my love for the 1911 will most likely be lifelong condition!

So, thanks to all of you 1911 people who turned me on to this fantastic gun!