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First .45 I ever bought was a S&W 1911. Felt so good in my hand compared to a lot of the others in the store including Glock 21 and HK 45 (not knocking these since I do now own a Glock 30sf and HK USP9c). Took 1911 to range and quickly realized it was most accurate handgun I owned, and I had a few 9mm's at the time.
But then I read all the posts about reliability issues that are always on forums regarding 1911's and was really annoyed at myself because was thinking of it not just as a range toy but as possible bedside gun as well and felt I had made a mistake in going for a 1911- I was still new to shooting at the time.
Well, 5 years and 4,000 rds later I have not had one, not one, ftf in that handgun- and that includes not just fmj but any JHP I have tried (I currently use the Speer Gold Dot 230 gr JHP). Never one malfunction and I admit I don't take great care of it either as in clean it every time get home from range. I understand this is my only 1911 but I would bet my life on it and that is why it's my bedside gun cocked and locked- it's pretty easy to disengage a safety in a split second after get muscle memory down.
Also, my 1911 points a lot like my M&P so if you like the feel/natural poa of M&P I find it similar to 1911. But don't pass up a 1911 because you think it won't feed reliably, lots of good ones out there these days under $900 and just make sure you buy a bunch of Chip Mcormick or Wilson mags and you'll have no problems.
I own my Glock 30sf just cause always wanted to own a Glock- takedown so damn easy and can just throw it around- so yeah that is one negative in that takes me a bit longer to field strip my 1911 compared to all my other platforms but once you've done it 20 times it's pretty simple.
But then I read all the posts about reliability issues that are always on forums regarding 1911's and was really annoyed at myself because was thinking of it not just as a range toy but as possible bedside gun as well and felt I had made a mistake in going for a 1911- I was still new to shooting at the time.
Well, 5 years and 4,000 rds later I have not had one, not one, ftf in that handgun- and that includes not just fmj but any JHP I have tried (I currently use the Speer Gold Dot 230 gr JHP). Never one malfunction and I admit I don't take great care of it either as in clean it every time get home from range. I understand this is my only 1911 but I would bet my life on it and that is why it's my bedside gun cocked and locked- it's pretty easy to disengage a safety in a split second after get muscle memory down.
Also, my 1911 points a lot like my M&P so if you like the feel/natural poa of M&P I find it similar to 1911. But don't pass up a 1911 because you think it won't feed reliably, lots of good ones out there these days under $900 and just make sure you buy a bunch of Chip Mcormick or Wilson mags and you'll have no problems.
I own my Glock 30sf just cause always wanted to own a Glock- takedown so damn easy and can just throw it around- so yeah that is one negative in that takes me a bit longer to field strip my 1911 compared to all my other platforms but once you've done it 20 times it's pretty simple.
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