My first two guns were both 1911s when I was 25 back in 2000. A full sized custom accurized model for NRA Bullseye (I wonder how many on this forum know what that is) and a Gen 1 Kimber compact.
I would try Glocks and other handguns and always hated them in comparison....especially Glocks.
Fast forward 10 years to when I started shooting IDPA. On two instances in one season I failed to depress the grip safety on my compact. I had finally experienced this issue and it terrified me. Between that and trying to figure out the black magic involved in making a 4” gun cycle reliably with different ammo, I decided to make a move.
Wanting to stick with 45 (I reload and had a ton of brass, primers, bullets, etc) I went with a M&P full size 45 with an Apex FSS trigger and a thumb safety . 100 percent reliable and almost the same ergos. Actually the bore axis is lower and preferable. Also, the accuracy was equivalent to my stock Compact.
For me this setup is very very close to a 1911 and I would recommend it to anyone trying to ween themselves off the highly addictive 1911 platform. I have also moved to this set up in 9mm as well as a compact 9mm.
That said, very 6 months I start to look at a new full sized 1911! I have thus far resisted.
"A flute without holes, is not a flute. A donut without a hole, is a Danish." - Ty Webb
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