Observation from a guy who sucks with a pistol.

[lintond]

Plus 1911s are really heavy. So you can throw it at the bad guy and then shoot them with a rifle.

That’s the increased Wallop factor!


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[JohnJohnson]

Not so much trying to solve just that as get something that doesn't seem so damn finicky.

On the G40 front, I just dont feel I need a 10mm especially one that big because I never carry it. I'd be more likely to carry a full capacity 9mm. Last couple archery hunts in bear country i just carried a 9mm shield anyway.

Unless you're looking to sometimes use a Macro size frame on the 365XL slide you may be better off going with an HK CC9 instead.

 

[nm.otter]

Has anyone tried the Daniel Defense rework of the H9?

 

[Bluumoon]

A couple of weeks ago, seven of us went to shoot pistols with Form. Unlike a bolt-action rifle, I have probably fired fewer than 1,000 rounds through a pistol in my life. I had a Sig P365, a Sig M18 (which hasn't harmed anyone yet), and a Glock 19. To make a long story short, after three days of shooting, I learned that when tested, everyone shoots better with a 1911 in their hands. We had some well-seasoned law enforcement officers shooting Glocks with us, along with some average shooters, and then there was I. Whether shooting slowly, timed, at seven yards, or twenty-five yards, it didn’t matter how we broke it down—the 1911 consistently made everyone shoot better. I’ve always claimed to hate 1911s and said I would never buy one, but instead, I ended up trading for one. Plus, if a bear is ever chasing me, the extra weight of the 1911 might come in handy when I throw it at him.

The people want a report on the Browning .380 grizzly gun. After shooting a 2011 the Glock and Sig leaves one wanting…

 

[Weldor]

Carrying cocked and locked has always been my concern. Don't have any reason for my lack of trust in a safety. Just me. My Pops carried one that way for 35 years as a cop. That said I do like the 38 super for sure.

 

[Felix40]

When we went from Glock to M&P at work, suddenly half the guys started shooting expert scores. 1911s are even easier to shoot but I think striker fired is better for riding around in a holster 50 hours a week.

 

[alpine_troop]

When we went from Glock to M&P at work, suddenly half the guys started shooting expert scores. 1911s are even easier to shoot but I think striker fired is better for riding around in a holster 50 hours a week.

The latest M&Ps have been pretty sweet. With an Apex trigger kit they get arguably as close as you can get to 1911 ergos and trigger in a striker fired pistol (yeah I know it’s still a ways off to 1911 guys). Versions 1.0 and 1.5 had some issues but the 2.0 with an Apex flat faced forward set sear kit has been awesome for me. And 100% reliable for somewhere in the 8-10K rounds ballpark.

 

[Bluumoon]

Carrying cocked and locked has always been my concern. Don't have any reason for my lack of trust in a safety. Just me. My Pops carried one that way for 35 years as a cop. That said I do like the 38 super for sure.

2 separate safeties vs no real safety, what’s the concern? I used to think the same. Also the slower to disengage safety is a false narrative after you build it into the draw.

 

[RockAndSage]

2 separate safeties vs no real safety, what’s the concern? I used to think the same. Also the slower to disengage safety is a false narrative after you build it into the draw.

This trope about "slower because it's got a safety" is right up there with "in combat you'll forget to disengage the safety!!" Both are internet memes, if you've actually trained beyond some LE department's minimum qualification requirements.

The safety gets flicked off as part of the draw, the same way the clutch gets pushed in when you go to change gears in a manual - it's second nature.

Nobody "forgets" to push the clutch in when they go to change gears - because they've done it often enough it becomes unconscious competence, with no thought needed. But for people who've never driven a manual transmission, it's a big, scary, alien piece of equipment from a less civilized age. But any unskilled and talentless 10yo can "drive" an automatic. Put the time in on a manual safety, and it's a non-issue entirely.

 

[justinspicher]

I’m not a 1911 fan simply because the way I grip a pistol it doesn’t allow me to keep a consistent grip. I learned to shoot a pistol on a Glock 17, while I was at a qualification course for a job. It was a steep learning curve. Up until this year I only shot Glock pistols due to its what was carried at work. I have since retired and move to a Canik pistol and the difference is amazing. I shoot faster, smoother and more consistent now.

Learn to shoot a pistol the way you need to shoot it based on your body dimensions and mechanics and apply basic fundamentals and you can’t go wrong.

 

[flyfisher117]

The latest M&Ps have been pretty sweet. With an Apex trigger kit they get arguably as close as you can get to 1911 ergos and trigger in a striker fired pistol (yeah I know it’s still a ways off to 1911 guys). Versions 1.0 and 1.5 had some issues but the 2.0 with an Apex flat faced forward set sear kit has been awesome for me. And 100% reliable for somewhere in the 8-10K rounds ballpark.

Put an Apex trigger into my wife’s 2.0. It is now my 2.0 lol I love that trigger, and I even left it a little heavier

 

[Blcktail56]

This trope about "slower because it's got a safety" is right up there with "in combat you'll forget to disengage the safety!!" Both are internet memes, if you've actually trained beyond some LE department's minimum qualification requirements.

The safety gets flicked off as part of the draw, the same way the clutch gets pushed in when you go to change gears in a manual - it's second nature.

Nobody "forgets" to push the clutch in when they go to change gears - because they've done it often enough it becomes unconscious competence, with no thought needed. But for people who've never driven a manual transmission, it's a big, scary, alien piece of equipment from a less civilized age. But any unskilled and talentless 10yo can "drive" an automatic. Put the time in on a manual safety, and it's a non-issue entirely.

Just like shooting birds with a shotgun! As you pull up you automatically push the safety off, fire then personally after my 3 I usually have my safety back on as I pull my gun down without realizing. Check it before loading and my safety is on about 99% of the time. Not a pistol guy but that is always how I’ve looked at it.