Okay, what the heck, I'll play....
For starters, lets talk cartridge....
Thus, the bigger, slower, more expansive tumbling bullet with the more stopping power is ideal.
No.
Bigger and slower is not necessarily more effective.
For example: the 125g .357 magnum round competes extremely well (often better) than the bigger and slower .45ACP round when it comes to stopping human aggressors.
The .45ACP requires a large frame pistol and typically has less magazine capacity than a pistol in .40, .357 SIG, or 9mm.
The .45ACP offers more bulk, less rounds, and no better performance whatsoever
Now, lets talk about weight....
For an everyday carry gun, weight is a very important factor.
A heavy gun is a gun that most likely will remain in the car or on the nightstand.
In terms of pointability, the 1911 is more pointable out of the box....
Bottom line: the Glock will take more training to get on the same level of pointability achievable with the 1911.
While this might be true for yourself, it is certainly not true for everyone.
In my hands, the 1911 has no greater "pointability" than a Glock.
The Glock is a natural pointer for me.
In terms of accuracy, the 1911 wins out of the box. It has a better trigger pull than that of a Glock.
Not true.
The Glock trigger is not as crisp as the 1911's but the sights on the typical 1911 are rather poor.
I remember the sights on my Army issued 1911 were tiny and sucked.
As for conceilability, the 1911 wins hands down.
It has a slimmer, inline frame whereas the Glock has a fatter and boxier frame, plus the Glock magazines are harder to conceal meaning most people won't have their extra mags in critical situations.
The 1911 might conceal slightly better, but neither full sized pistol will conceal all that well, and the weight will constantly pull ones pants down.
The fact is this:
Neither the 1911 nor the Glock G21 were ever designed to be carried concealed.
Magazine capacity is a little tricky.
No, it's not really tricky at all.
The .45ACP is a big fat bullet and it requires a big fat magazine that fits in to a big fat handle.
In order to make a grip that is comfortable to most folks, the 1911 had to be designed to hold less rounds.
In similar sized guns, more rounds are better than less rounds, ALWAYS!
This is why the 9mm, the .40S&W, or the .357Sig is often preferred over the .45ACP.
Dependability is where the Glock design gets its stars.
Yep!
And don't forget simplicity of operation too.
No manual safety to bother with....just draw, aim, and shoot.
Looks are completely dependent on the person. Some dudes are "wood and steel ONLY" and others try to be "tacticool", but most folks would say the 1911 is better looking and more imposing.
I would agree that
some 1911's are prettier than a Glock.
But certainly not "more imposing".
IN my humble opinion....
For an affordable, reliable, easy to maintain, easy to operate, easy to obtain parts and accessories for, easy to make repairs on, easy to shoot, accurate, easy to carry self defense pistol, one would be much better served with a Glock 19 (9mm) or Glock 23 (.40S&W) or Glock 32 (.357SIG) than a full-sized steel 1911.
