Maybe. I used to carry a 1911 also. Bag that single stacker, and get a modern gun: Glock 19, M&P9, VP9, etc.
Your threat nowadays may be a mass-shooter. You don't want to run out of ammo. Modernize now.
I own or have owned all those guns, plus a lot more. I have a G19 Gen5 MOS with fed type sights. I have Beretta 92s. I've owned VP9s, CZ P10s, M&Ps you name it. They are all fine. None of them can be shot (by me) as quickly and accurately as a 1911. The combination of weight, sight radius and crisp, light straight- back trigger is unsurpassed by any other gun (for me). If you read my original post, the concern about mass shooters is actually what made me think about this. But then I realized what I really wanted was a gun that helped me end a fight fast, not repel hoards of zombies. At first I thought the same thing you did, get a combat autoloader with the maximum capacity. Then I realized none of those guns are as easy to cary as a single stack 1911. They are typically wider and boxier. Whereas the 1911 has a very narrow slide, which is very handy for IWB carry. So I thought, if a 1911 can combine near micro 9 portability (especially in the CCO format) with competition gun shoot ability then it made the most sense.
As far as reliability. I have shot endless rounds through 1911s, and they are reliable. Are they as trustworthy out of the box as a G19? Nope. They are old-world fitted handguns and they need to be tested. This gun has already been shot with a wide variety of high quality duty hollowpoints and a fair amount of ball and reloads without a single malfunction. I'm satisfied and I am carrying it.
Again. This is a gun for me. If you want to carry something more modern, the gun store is awash with endless variations on the Glock for you to buy. For me, I want the gun that combines the attributes I most need: portability and shootability and if that means carrying a 10 round handgun over a 15 round handgun that's fine with me. If I change my mind and I want to favor absolute capacity over precision my Beretta 92G SD and my G19 are easy to get out of the safe.
I really like the Amerigo front sight. I took off the gold bead on my Fullsize .45 Wilson and put one on it so both of my 1911s have nearly identical sights.
Let those who are fond of blaming and finding fault, while they sit safely at home, ask, ‘Why did you not do thus and so?’I wish they were on this voyage; I well believe that another voyage of a different kind awaits them.”
Christopher Columbus
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