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I've shot my new gen 4 G17 twice now in two days........not a ton of rounds, but maybe 200 or so, and I'm very impressed with the pistol. It shoots a lot softer than the gen 3 G19 we have, and it seems reasonably accurate too, although it still has the OEM sights, which I don't like that much. I have a set of Trijicon HD sights for it that I'll be mounting soon.

drjoker wrote:

JSThane wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:And, when Open Carry goes into effect, if you OC your Glock, you're just another guy with a gun; but when you OC your 1911, you become the cool guy who is both a scholar, gentleman, and warrior monk with a knowledge of fine wine.

In other words, I -really- need to get a finely hand-tooled rig for my 6" S&W 27-2, and I'll be rated not just a scholar, gentleman, and warrior monk, but also as a philosopher. After all, it holds less ammo than even a 1911!

And if I'm a philosopher as well, then I'm still free to drink beer, right?

Are you joking, or do you really have a S&W 21-2? Those are exceedingly rare! .44 special right?

At 27 is the same as a 21?

A properly put together 1911 is AS reliable as any Glock.......and they don't kaboom. And, they tend to be really accurate. When you have a chance to actually shoot a 1911, you'll understand why the platform's followers are so loyal to it. A certain number of high-speed low-drag operators still insist on carrying a 1911 into battle. Chris Kyle carried one - a Springfield TRP, if I recall - during some of his deployments to Iraq. It is a wonderful platform, and you'll find that, in the hand, it doesn't feel anywhere near as bulky as a Glock.

On the other hand, only 8 rounds fit in a (5") 1911 versus about a million in a Glock17. If you scratch your 1911, you'll probably cry and then get drunk and hold a wake for it with bagpipe music. If you scratch your Glock 17, you might not even notice, let alone anyone else. A Glock 17 looks fine in any old piece of crap holster, but a nice 1911 requires an expensive custom holster and hand-tooled belt.

Unless you get an alloy-framed 1911, it is likely to be heavier than a G17. And, you'll have to adapt to a different manual of arms, since a 1911 is pretty useless unless carried cocked and locked......which can be a psychological (but unnecessarily so) hurdle for some people to overcome.

And, when Open Carry goes into effect, if you OC your Glock, you're just another guy with a gun; but when you OC your 1911, you become the cool guy who is both a scholar, gentleman, and warrior monk with a knowledge of fine wine.

If I ever deliberately OC, it is as likely to be my 5" Springfield 1911 as any of my other guns, including a Glock 19 we own.