Gentlemen and ladies (not that I can recall a lady on here).

I picked up a super duper fancy Wilson Combat and barring disaster, I plan on shooting the living crap out of it. After last weekend's unholy trinity of shootings I started thinking about rethinking my daily carry. Most of the time I carry a J-frame (with the first shot a snake shot since I live on a large piece of wooded property with snakes galore). I have on with me unless I am in the shower, bed or Superior Courthouse. But I started thinking I wanted to have a gun that would be the perfect handgun for dealing with an armed, motivated opponent. So, there is no reason for me to abandon my J-frame which resides in my pocket anyway. So I started thinking about the attributes I like in a gun. I have a lot of guns, I have a USP 45, B92G, BHP, 5 inch 45s, Glock 19, etc. They are all great, but they are all big and awkward to carry. The B92 is a beast. The 1911 and the G19 are kind of tied. While the .45 is heavy, it is very thin and comfortably rides in the waistband. The G19 is a bit lighter, but not so comfortable in my waistband, and frankly the only gun that I shoot worse than it is my Shield. So I decided to look for a lightweight 1911. I remembered having a Colt CCO years ago and thought I really should look for one of those. But then I looked into the DW Valor which seems pretty damn nice. Then I found a Wilson lightweight Commander compact that looked perfect. It had the Ameriglo HD style sights, cary melt, and was in 9mm with a fairly serious carry melt. Since I don't think any gun shoots better than a 9mm 1911 and the CCO grip would make it an easy carry I decided to buy it. It wasn't cheap....
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I have shot it three time since Thursday when I got it. I shot it the first night, Friday at an indoor range, and Today. I have shot the following ammunition....

50 147 HST
68 147 Hydra Shock
50 147 Ranger T
100 124 grain Blazer brass
150 115 Atlanta Arms (reloads at range)
50 115 Blazer brass
9 124 Gold Dot
50 S&B 115

(527 rounds)

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The gun functions flawlessly. I did not clean the interior of the weapon while performing this "break in" routine. I think Wilson Recommends 200 full power rounds to break in before cleaning. I did however spray some oil inside the gun.

I have been pretty lazy with my practice over the last year. I have a pistol pit with steel plates but I really have just been plinking (with some shooting on the move, etc), but rarely a timer. I am going to refocus my practice again. I want to Improve my times and accuracy. Today I did some El Pres drills, and I made time, but it wasn't anything to write home about. But I also need to focus on accuracy. I have been shooting nothing but steel this year, so I am going to have to put up some paper targets and maybe do some dot drills. I did a bit of practice at 30 feet at the indoor range. The face shoots are double taps from concealment (not timed).

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As you can tell, I don't negotiate with hostage takers.

I ordered a TT Gunleather XC Slim on the recommendation of a friend. Now I am running it in a Milt Sparks for a full size. I am really going to try an keep carrying this thing all the time. Wish me luck.

Anyway, I will be keeping a log here of 1. my times and drills with the guns and 2. any malfunctions or quirks. So far so good. The reliability has been 100 percent. The ejection is PERFECT. The trigger is perfect, and it is cosmetically amazing.

I’m sure I will not be able to resist some comparison shooting with my Glock 19 and my Beretta.

Issues? Nothing. The only knit-pick so far is the 9mm ETM mag is a bear to download. I also don't care for the look of the grips and am looking for some Ivories or something close to class her up.