I have always been a hardcore .45acp. Big, slow and clumsy was my middle name so me and Glock21 or Smith 45 were my weapons of choice for duty carry since 1993. In 2008, Admin changed and allowed 1911 carry, so Springer MCOP was my choice and it ran good and eventually peppered to taste but more cosmetic as the internals were basically the same as started (except for tool steel action components).
Also, I am person who has been hard on my body and a 2013 Travis Haley high round count class for days caused pain to my wrist and elbow that I have been slowly feeling throughout the years finally sparked the pain that I had to back off. I switched to G19 and our dept is slowly transiting to 9mm. I have since purchased a Custom Carry Nina and a Springer RO OP 9mm that is having some minor teething issues (extraction and low trigger break) out of the box but I am trying to fix myself to gain knowledge for the learning process. We will be going to G17/19 but I will mix between that and my RO OP9.
As an instructor, I am a believer that my proficiency has to be higher than most and running both systems at a higher level is my goal. While I feel my Glock shooting is faster paced, my 1911 shooter is a tad slower but the accuracy potential is much higher. Don't get me wrong, my 45 MCOP is still a shooter, but if I get the opportunity to go to a 1000 rounds school, I will be grabbing a 1911 9mm these days. My CC9 is the shhhhhhhhttttt!
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this guy will eventually take the roll of my duty weapon when we are full on 9mm.
but in the mean time, I will also switch to issued G19 or personal G17 from time to time
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