Nice. I EDC my Staccato from time to time but most of the time I EDC my Colt Government Model.

 

I enjoy and compete with 2011's, but typically opt for lighter/smaller carry options.

 

I have had and carried. Double stack 1911s since 1997. Usually it was a p14-45 or a P18-9 chambered in 38 super. I have since acquired double stacks in 9, 10 and 40. I typically carry a full length single stack round butt framed 3” 45, I made from an 80% frame these days.

 

I do not carry one, but I have a S&W model 915 in the truck. 15+1 of nine mill ready to rock. Best three hundred dollar gun that I ever bought. And I have been looking at one of the 17+1 Sig 365X pistols for a possible carry piece.

 

I've never been into 9mm 1911s nor double-stack ones. I used to own a Para Ordnance .45, but the fat grip negated one of the best qualities of the 1911 design. And now that my brethren and I here in the PNW are limited to 10-round magazines there's absolutely no reason to go with a double-stack pistol unless it's size-efficient for the capacity. Since 10-round 9mm single-stack mags are available that's what I'd go with if I wanted a 9mm 1911.

And yes, I'm aware that 9mm double-stack 1911s like the Staccato and Bul Armory are currently the "in" thing, but I have a hard time even calling these guns 1911s since only the fire control group is interchangeable with an original military M1911.

 

I've never been into 9mm 1911s or double-stack ones. I used to own a Para Ordnance .45, but the fat grip negated one of the best qualities of the 1911 design. And now that my brethren and I here in the PNW are limited to 10-round magazines, there's absolutely no reason to go with a double-stack pistol unless it's size-efficient for the capacity. Since 10-round 9mm single-stack mags are available, that's what I'd go with if I wanted a 9mm 1911.

And yes, I'm aware that 9mm double-stack 1911s like the Staccato and Bul Armory are currently the "in" thing, but I have a hard time even calling these guns 1911s since only the fire control group is interchangeable with an original military M1911.

If limited to ten rounds, then one might be constrained to the .45 1911, as taught to me by Col. Cooper. When I'm "forced into this corner," it's the most familiar place in my training. I don't object at all. You have this very flat, comfortable frame and get reacquainted with extra mags and that manual of arms, right? It never feels like a "restriction" of any sort.

 

Not me, but if that is what you want have at it.

I guess I fall into the group that defines a "1911" is a 5" Govt. Model in .45 Auto - but I do understand, people use the term generically, no harm, no foul.

I do own "1911 inspired" handguns in other lengths and calibers and even some "Hi-caps" - I don't typically carry them, but to each their own.

Riposte

 

Hiya!

Obviously bias here, but I carry a Quantico Hi Cap pretty regularly (even before working for ACW). To me, it looks enough like a tried and true 1911, but.. well.. has more bullets. I've also found this gun to be absolutely insane on recoil management, being flatter shooting than many comparable comped guns I've shot.

Yes, it has the SRO.. yes, it has the X300.. but at first glance, you'd not think the wiser as to if it was double stack or not. I mean, c'mon, it's even got the ring hammer!

 

Hiya!

Obviously bias here, but I carry a Quantico Hi Cap pretty regularly (even before working for ACW). To me, it looks enough like a tried and true 1911, but.. well.. has more bullets. I've also found this gun to be absolutely insane on recoil management, being flatter shooting than many comparable comped guns I've shot.

Yes, it has the SRO.. yes, it has the X300.. but at first glance, you'd not think the wiser as to if it was double stack or not. I mean, c'mon, it's even got the ring hammer!

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Very nice looking. Do they come in adult calibers (.40, 10mm, or .45ACP)?

 

No reason to carry a 1911 if you’re shooting 9mm, honestly.

 

My idea of a “high capacity 1911” is a .38 super. 9 + 1 or 10 + 1, depending on the magazine. Grip feels better with the slimness of single stack.

 

Don't forget that STI used to sell their pistols in adult calibers. I have one of the last Staccato Ps in the Lord's Caliber (11+1) they made. The grip is small enough for my smaller hands.

 

Single stack Government 1911 for me. I have shot the double stack 2011 guns and they are different in my hand than the results I get from the classic 1911.

 

For concealed carry, i have no problem carrying my STI 2011 Commander .38 super. I usually carry 19+1 rounds in the gun with a spare 20 round mag. IMHO, the .38 super has a slight edge in velocity over the 9mm. I reload for all my self defense ammo, and I load Speer Gold Dot 125 grain bullets that leave the muzzle of my carry gun at roughly 1,275 per second. This load is very accurate in my gun, and extremely reliable. I could shoot hotter loads, but I don't like the more pronounced muzzle lift, i can shoot very fast controlled pairs with my current load. I have been building my own single and double stack guns for years, but when it comes to concealed carry, I prefer an STI 2011 with the higher capacity magazines. I don't want to be forced to make a reload, so having 20 rounds in the gun could be a life saving advantage.

 

I don't think the 1911 is a good platform for the short 9mm cartridge, based on my prior experience. I do have and occasionally carry a Para-Ordnance framed 1911 in .38 Super with 19 rounds in the mag. Is it heavy? Sure, but the shoulder holster mostly mitigates that. But if the 9mm 1911 works for you, via con Dios I say.

 

When carrying a double stack it is usually my EDC X9 or on rare occasions the Staccato.

 

For a metal framed double stack 9mm I have a Sig P229/228, CZ 85 Pre B and Beretta 92FS. I have never owned a 9mm 1911 or double stack variant. My 3" Kimber Ultra CDP II is one I would prefer in 9mm as I consider the 10.2 ounce slide to be too light for a 45 but it hasn't given me any trouble.

 

I don't carry my Staccato P (yet ?) but it is by far the best shooting pistol I've ever shot. Love my Sig P229 DA/SA for carry and range, but not quite a P. I shoot the P for competition and it makes me look like a better shooter than I probably am.....

 

my one and only so far

 

I've shot .45s since I was 14 -- a long, long time ago.

I've monkeyed with the 2011 in .45 ACP, because if I want to sling bullets in the real world and all I have is a handgun, it should be a .45.

I understand many people like 9mms exclusively. I'm not one of them.

My high-cap 2011 .45 that's been a pain in the ass when it doesn't work, and a joy when it does:

The double-stack .45 I actually carry:

 

Double stack 1911s feel like holding a baseball bat to me

 

Wrong and wrong.

My “needs” for the .45 are simply that I shoot my 1911 better than any other gun I own. Including multiple 9mm and .40 pistols.

Shot placement trumps everything. So I just go with what I shoot best.

And this is a perfectly good reason

 

I don't get it. Each to their own, obviously, but if I want a high cap 9mm why wouldn't I just buy any of the other full size doublestacks?

I recently did just that and bought a p226 legion SAO. Very nice gun.

As @dsk mentioned, the 2011 isn't really a 1911. It just sort of looks like one.

 

I don't get it. Each to their own, obviously, but if I want a high cap 9mm why wouldn't I just buy any of the other full size doublestacks?..
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One reason: the superb 1911 style trigger for the competitive shooter.