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<blockquote data-quote="OKCShooter" data-source="post: 2487646" data-attributes="member: 9994"><p>I have owned literally DOZENS of 1911s, mainly because of their history, accuracy and because they look so dang SEXY!</p><p></p><p>I've owned:2 Wilson CQBs, Delta Elite, 2 Volkmanns, 4 Baers, 3 Kimbers, Coonan, 10+ Colts, SW...etc, you get the point.</p><p></p><p>I now own NONE.</p><p></p><p>I never really trusted them 100% even though some never had a failure the problem is that some did (Baers were too tight, Kimber sucks (IMO), FTE with 1 of the Wilsons...etc) Add that to the fact that they were heavy and only carried 8 rounds I just never could justify them (especially at the $$$ amounts). My CC guns get dirty with lint and dust and the 1911 failures I had were always with range guns - clean and oiled, so I was "scared" that if I ever had to call on my 1911 and it was dirty it would only make reliability worse. And in a true SHTF scenario where I have carry a weapon as a true defensive tool, I want capacity and reliablity - so if the World came crashing down and I had to go to a drug store to get antibiotics for my daughter along with other crazy Parents I'll have a 21 round capacity Beretta 92A1 on my hip. Daily I'm very happy with my cheapo Gen II Glock 19, NEVER had a failure and it's lighter - Oh, and it carries 16rounds of 124 GD.</p><p></p><p>For a CC 1911 I'd actually want a loose non custom, those tight tolerances give great accuracy but sure can make them finicky.</p><p></p><p>And don't even get me started on the reliability of an Officers model - those never seem to run right.</p><p></p><p></p><p>So, for CC, I decided that carrying a heavy, low capacity (relative) and not 100% reliable in my mind gun wasn't what I wanted.</p><p></p><p></p><p>But damn, they're SEXY!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OKCShooter, post: 2487646, member: 9994"] I have owned literally DOZENS of 1911s, mainly because of their history, accuracy and because they look so dang SEXY! I've owned:2 Wilson CQBs, Delta Elite, 2 Volkmanns, 4 Baers, 3 Kimbers, Coonan, 10+ Colts, SW...etc, you get the point. I now own NONE. I never really trusted them 100% even though some never had a failure the problem is that some did (Baers were too tight, Kimber sucks (IMO), FTE with 1 of the Wilsons...etc) Add that to the fact that they were heavy and only carried 8 rounds I just never could justify them (especially at the $$$ amounts). My CC guns get dirty with lint and dust and the 1911 failures I had were always with range guns - clean and oiled, so I was "scared" that if I ever had to call on my 1911 and it was dirty it would only make reliability worse. And in a true SHTF scenario where I have carry a weapon as a true defensive tool, I want capacity and reliablity - so if the World came crashing down and I had to go to a drug store to get antibiotics for my daughter along with other crazy Parents I'll have a 21 round capacity Beretta 92A1 on my hip. Daily I'm very happy with my cheapo Gen II Glock 19, NEVER had a failure and it's lighter - Oh, and it carries 16rounds of 124 GD. For a CC 1911 I'd actually want a loose non custom, those tight tolerances give great accuracy but sure can make them finicky. And don't even get me started on the reliability of an Officers model - those never seem to run right. So, for CC, I decided that carrying a heavy, low capacity (relative) and not 100% reliable in my mind gun wasn't what I wanted. But damn, they're SEXY! [/QUOTE]
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