New Pistols

[BlackKnight]

Originally Posted by Caleb

1- Reliability
2- Less weight
3- compactness
4- rust resistance (in my case)
5- cocked and unlocked

Just to name a few. I tried carrying the 1911s, full, mid, and CCO. Aluminum and steal. Are they comfortable? Yes. But, at the end of the day my back hurt a bit. Also, running locked and cocked I would notice the thumb safety would become disengaged sometime during the day. Not a huge deal but, it made me uncomfortable. Another note: I know it's a matter of training but, during dry fire training I noticed I would forget to disengage the thumb safety. My #1 reason I went with the striker fired plastic pistols is that I want more "in gun" capacity. I don't carry a spare mag most of the time (bad habit) and 6-7 rounds in today's crazy world is not enough. My Sheild holds 8+1 and it's smaller and lighter than my 1911s. Still, I want more capacity so I bought the new Compact that holds 15+1 with the ability to run the 17 round full size mags. If I carry the spare mag that will give me 33 rounds on my person.

Don't get me wrong, I still love the 1911s. Still my favorite pistols of all time.

I concur. Also, while I love my Glocks, it won’t hurt as much when taken away from me in the event I may be involved in a shooting.
As I said before I equate my Glocks as my everyday pickup, durable, dependable, and I won’t care if I beat the crap out of them. My 1911’s, on the other hand, are my high end sports cars. Same with my Garands. Love them, but I’ll take my AR into battle.
Polymer firearms, love them or hate them, are the future. They’re here to stay.

[Caleb]

Originally Posted by BlackKnight

I concur. Also, while I love my Glocks, it won’t hurt as much when taken away from me in the event I may be involved in a shooting.
As I said before I equate my Glocks as my everyday pickup, durable, dependable, and I won’t care if I beat the crap out of them. My 1911’s, on the other hand, are my high end sports cars. Same with my Garands. Love them, but I’ll take my AR into battle.
Polymer firearms, love them or hate them, are the future. They’re here to stay.

Ah yes! A very good reason. I won't care if my poly gun gets taken and beat up or not returned for some reason. Now, I might cry if they take my 1911 away.

[sdmc530]

Originally Posted by Caleb

Ah yes! A very good reason. I won't care if my poly gun gets taken and beat up or not returned for some reason. Now, I might cry if they take my 1911 away.

same here: it would suck for a 1911 to get beat up or “borrowed” by law enforcement after an incident.

[JohnR]

Sweet M&Ps! I just got a 5" myself, a used 1.0. I thought the price was good. It joins my 1.0 4.25" and my Shield.