WestKentucky
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The 1911 is a true classic which has recently spawned some miniature cousins in the form of 1911 style pocket autos like the Sig p238 and Kimber Micro lines. But why has it stopped with a steel or alloy framed single stack pistol in 380 and/or 9mm. At this point there are a number of variations of the guns and some are duty driven designs where some are simply beautiful...much like the full sized variety. I don't understand why everybody got to that point then sat back snickering and raking in the money from sales in a highly competitive market. There's one HUGE option on 1911s that is missing in the miniature ponies...leading towards the STI 2011 pattern. Why not go double stack? It's a pocket gun, it's a defensive tool. People like the single stack version and they sell but I keep hearing "only 7 rounds" followed by weeping and glock and Ruger sales among others. Jumping to a double stack by shaving grips and re-engineering the magwell seems like a no brainer. I would seriously consider a p238 at that point. Make it a $600 gun rather than a $500 gun and that's fine by me. People willing to pay for a current p238 or Micro or .380 Browning would easily shell out the extra few bucks to go to 12 or 13 rounds.