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Because they're single-stack and thin, right?
I'm kind of in the market for a lighter, flatter, comfortably-concealable auto without getting into compact/subcompacts. I'm a Sig guy, and I'd love to carry a full-size P220, but damn they're thick and heavy, but I digress... I don't own a 1911, a Glock, or any polymer pistols for that matter, but explain this to me...
I just noticed a Glock 21 is 1.27 inches thick.
That's 13 rounds of .45 ACP at 38.28 ounces LOADED.
The best source for stats I could find on 1911s was Sig's line:
Their 1911s are 1.37 inches thick.
That's 8 rounds of .45 ACP at 40.3 ounces UNLOADED.
So I've never carried either of these guns, but how did the lighter, thinner, higher-capacity "Block" get it's nickname?
Is it the curves on the 1911 that make it more comfortable to tote around? (I'm mainly thinking IWB by the way).
I'll probably own multiple models of both platforms, so I don't care which you think is better. I'd actually prefer to hear from people who have or do own and carry both makes.
I'm kind of in the market for a lighter, flatter, comfortably-concealable auto without getting into compact/subcompacts. I'm a Sig guy, and I'd love to carry a full-size P220, but damn they're thick and heavy, but I digress... I don't own a 1911, a Glock, or any polymer pistols for that matter, but explain this to me...
I just noticed a Glock 21 is 1.27 inches thick.
That's 13 rounds of .45 ACP at 38.28 ounces LOADED.
The best source for stats I could find on 1911s was Sig's line:
Their 1911s are 1.37 inches thick.
That's 8 rounds of .45 ACP at 40.3 ounces UNLOADED.
So I've never carried either of these guns, but how did the lighter, thinner, higher-capacity "Block" get it's nickname?
Is it the curves on the 1911 that make it more comfortable to tote around? (I'm mainly thinking IWB by the way).
I'll probably own multiple models of both platforms, so I don't care which you think is better. I'd actually prefer to hear from people who have or do own and carry both makes.