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Syntyr wrote:

Skiprr wrote:Because John Browning was a genius.


Because the 1911 shoots a big round; even if it doesn't expand, it's still effective.


Did I mention my EDC was a 1911?

Don't get me wrong... I carry a .45 but...

Haha that's one of my favorites

Well I am a little biased, but 1911's are the best pistol design ever made. They are also my favorite pistol. To start of the dang thing was invented over 100 years ago and is still heavily heavily used today. That itself speaks numbers on the weapon. Standing the test of time is one of the biggest obstacles amongst new inventions, and the 1911 easily did that. My next point is feel and aesthetics. These guns absolutely feel, look, point, and shoot wonderful. These things just truly are a work of art. So my next point involves capacity which also brings me to weight. You can't fault the 1911 for being heavy but pick the Glock 21 because it holds 13+1. Because after loading a 21 the difference in weight is negligible. Personally I've always said that If the time comes for me to pull my gun and I need more than my 7 rounds plus a 10 cmc power mag I probably shouldn't have pulled my gun at that point. So capacity is what you make of it to me. So then there are the safeties on the gun. If you are concious of gun safety (as we all should be) there are 4 safeties to the gun. The actual lever safety, the hammer safety, grip safety, and your dadgum booger picker. If you know how a 1911 works it is impossible for the gun to go off without the grip safety being depressed and the safety off. Stranger things have certainly happened but these guns are typically leaps and bounds safer than their polymer counterparts. Seriously the "trigger safety" on glocks? That is not a safety. The only thing that prevents is maybe snagging the trigger on your holster. Nobody pulls a trigger from the side of the gun, it does absolutely nothing in my opinion. People often complain that there is a safety!! Seriously? You are that worried about not being able to drop the safety when you draw? How about you practice using your gun so that the safety is never even thought about, and it just becomes muscle memory! In terms of reliability, you get what you pay for 95% of the time. Typically, and I said typically, if you put your money towards a quality gun you will yoeld quality results. There are a few lemons out there but sig, springfield, mostly ruger, and up are going to yield you a quality and reliable weapon. I've said many times if our soldiers depended on them for what 50 years, (I believe?) as standard issue, they are reliable enough for me. Can you bury it for ten years in a lake and pull it out after 10 years and immediately have shooting weapon? No. But when will you REALLY need to have a weapon that does that? We are civilians not navy seals. (In which I would also say carry a 1911 but take care of it) In my mind you just can't beat these guns! Sorry this got a little long haha