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The Annoyed Man wrote:

jchamb wrote:I know how you feel. After shooting 1911's for 50 years, I finally decided to try a Glock 26 (easier to conceal for me). I immediately fell in love with it, and went out and got a Glock 19 too. Needless to say, I'm no longer "disrespecting" Glocks.
I'll never give up my 1911's, one of which I've had for about 30 years now, and I fire it on a pretty regular basic, but I sure love my Glocks.
(and for the record, I almost NEVER have a FTF or FTE with my 1911).

On the days when I borrow my wife's G19 to carry, it's like this for me: I love a 1950s MOPAR Dodge with a V8 Hemi, but I'm driving a Nissan with a V6. Both will get you going if you maintain them, but the Japanese V6 is probably more impervious to infrequent maintenance. 1911s are like a nice example of that Hemi. Glocks are like V6s—a dime a dozen. Both will start every time you turn the key and they will get you to where you're going, but they will not both get you there in style. They may both inspire confidence, but they certainly don't both inspire passion. You don't see people trying to restore 1970s Honda Civics for car shows so much; but you see people restoring 1970s Detroit Iron all the time. In the meantime, the 40 year old Hondas are all rusting in junk yards.....if they haven't been crushed and recycled.

For many who think of guns as merely a tool, confidence may be sufficient. For others, a 1911, besides being an good time-honored design, may also inspire a connection to history, JMB, the century of tradition, etc., which a Glock cannot inspire no matter how good of a gun it is. And make no mistake, I think it is a very good gun. But, a Glock could never get my juices flowing the way that a 1911 or a Browning Hi-Power could. Glock makes a good gun, but I wouldn't call them a "classic."