I have long been on the lookout for a railed 5" 1911, and had high hopes to catch either a Springfield Operator or Kimber TLE/RL II on a shelf somewhere. The Kimber won the day.
A week or so earlier, I had looked at a Springfield Mil-Spec at my local Ganderous Mountainous and offered up my Nuclear (SA Ultra Compact V-10) 1911 to offset the cost, but those crooks basically told me to just give them my gun in return for paying $50 above everyone else's price on the Mil-Spec. I loath Gander Mountain, so I not-so-tactfully declined their counter offer.
I've put an initial 150 rounds or so through the Kimber so far, and I am happy with my switch back to a 1911. My first carry gun was the Nuclear 1911, and I discovered that I shoot 1911s well. Later on I switched to Glocks for awhile; with my first Glock being a model 20 in 10mm. What a pistol. I regretfully had to sell that one when the company I worked for went Tango Uniform and left me without a couple months pay. Next I bought a Glock 17, and not too long after bought a model 26. I still have both. The 17 stays at home, and the 26 is currently TAD while protecting a family member from two and four legged predators, as well as no legged predators (Snakes. Don't ask).
I have now gone full circle and come back to the weapon that I shoot so well. Though I am a Glock advocate, I am not a fanboy, as I understand the pros and cons of any firearm. I tend to shoot Glocks a tad high from the draw; something that I correct with the 1911. This gun is definitely a shooter, and I need to start gearing up to reload so that I can afford to feed it. 45 ACP is hard to find these days.
When I get a day to do a full shoot with several types of ammo, I'll post a range report.
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I feel similarly toward Glocks. I own one and I like it very much, but once you have one, unless it's a different caliber, you may as well have them all. I'll soon do a writeup on my new Cobra FS380 that I got a few weeks back. It's US made, in Utah, and ghetto-cheap, but so far it's been accurate(enough), and reliable, outside of 1 or 2 fte's and ftf's in the first couple mags when it was brand new.
Pocket 380s are the wave of the future. Have you been able to find ammo?
surprisingly enough, I walked into a local warehouse/membership style sporting goods store a week after I got it, and lazily told the old man @ the gun counter "let me guess, no .380?", he grinned and said "you guessed wrong son!" and slapped down 2 boxes of Magtech FMC. That's all I've put through it so far, just took it out to a local clearcut area and fired into stump remains from a few yards away (I'm by no means a marksman). I read on various forums that these things are picky ammo-wise and don't like JHP until they're "broken in", but after 1st two mags, zero problems. For a cheapie, it's got a good solid feel, and I'm a warranty-dork, so I appreciate the fact that they'll fix it should something go wrong.
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