Hey Y'all!
I'm a 1911 newbie. I'm a pastor who has lived here in Myrtle Beach for about three and a half years.
I got back into guns here due to the nation's #1 gun seller in late 2008.
After carrying (or more often not carrying) a S&W M&P40 for about two years I went on a search for a better gun for CWP.
I also have a Keltec PF-9 that I've put a Northwoods trigger into that I'm learning to love as a rarely shot (because it hurts) but often carried (because I can conceal it in the pocket of a pair of shorts that I live in all summer).
The search for the more comfortable to carry AND comfortable and accurate to shoot came down to an alloy Government framed, Commander length barrel 1911, with a bobbed tail.
I looked seriously at the S&W E-series SC and the Dan Wesson Guardian .45
I like the spartan look of the DW over the blinged out S&W, and I liked what I read about the DW level of fit and finish. So I ordered one.
A black horsehide C-Flex is on order from Kelleygunleather.com and a black horsehide belt from A&G.
One trip to the range so far ... I'll make another post with that report.
Mark