Since I have been having "Gotta have new 1911 45acp fever" lately, I have been asking myself this question more and more.
That is, am I really after a new handgun in the hard hitting 45acp alone or am I really interested in the 1911 platform primarily and the 45acp is secondary and just happens to be most popular in that platform?
Here's why I say that. While I was looking at a gun case stoked with 45acp 1911's from S&W, Springer, Colt and Para-Ord, there was a lone Sig P220 45acp that really drew my eye to it. I don't know quite why, but my brain was saying: So you want to return to 45acp for your HD gun do ya? Why go old fashioned with a 90+ year old design, get modern guy, go Sig P220 in 45acp!
So do you think that it is mostly the 1911's platform that is the magnet of the handgun's attaction or is it really that the 45acp is such a legendary stopper, that the platform is not really that important?
That is, am I really after a new handgun in the hard hitting 45acp alone or am I really interested in the 1911 platform primarily and the 45acp is secondary and just happens to be most popular in that platform?
Here's why I say that. While I was looking at a gun case stoked with 45acp 1911's from S&W, Springer, Colt and Para-Ord, there was a lone Sig P220 45acp that really drew my eye to it. I don't know quite why, but my brain was saying: So you want to return to 45acp for your HD gun do ya? Why go old fashioned with a 90+ year old design, get modern guy, go Sig P220 in 45acp!
So do you think that it is mostly the 1911's platform that is the magnet of the handgun's attaction or is it really that the 45acp is such a legendary stopper, that the platform is not really that important?