This setup preferred by crazy2medic would seem to offer the most in a handgun, in terms of:crazy2medic wrote:I settled for both, full size 1911 double stack .45 14 +1
1. maximizing the diameter and frontal area of each cartridge;
2. maximizing the weight of each cartridge's bullet (for defensive carry, I believe heavier is better, and quality .45 ACP cartridges with defensive 230 gr bullets are not too difficult to find);
3. maximizing capacity of the gun before a magazine change is required;
4. optimizing the trigger for accuracy, shot placement and user friendliness.
I would like to run this type of gun myself, and would have no qualms about using a 1911 or something very similar for competition purposes, or simply for fun at the range. For defensive carry, however, I would prefer a different set of controls and action mechanism.
Unfortunately, the double-stack .45 ACP offerings that have controls and an action mechanism that I like are too big for my hand to properly work the trigger (a man-machine interface problem), so I find myself looking at other guns for defensive carry.