Springfield 1911

[Hoffman]

I own a High Standard 1911A1.  I've only put a little over 500 rounds through it so far but she fires like a dream and fits perfectly in my hand.  I have to say that my hand was designed for such a beautiful gun.  My only complaint is the front sight is a little small and difficult to see with a dark-background but a lil' white-out has fixed that problem.

Never had a problem with the kick, hold it right and it stays on target like nothing is happening.  Infact I do more damage to myself with my Sister's mini-9 than I do with my .45.  And after firing my Father's Beretta M9...  I can think of no more perfect pistol in the world.  I don't have to worry about blowing my own leg off when I draw it if I slip, the safety doesn't scare the toejam out of me when I turn it on. (I don't care if Beretta says it's impossible to shoot because the pin is rotated away, that's scary when the hammer clicks down.)

I recently bought some snap-caps to help improve my trigger-pull, that's really the only thing keeping me from having a perfect grouping.
(too much time as a little kid pretending to recoil nerf-guns.)

I must say, John Moses Browning was the smartest man of the 20th century.

[Golfer]

I've got around 1500 rounds through my Kimber Ultra Carry II.  Stainless Steel, .45ACP, Trijicon Sights and Crimson Trace Lasergrip.

I've decided that for my purposes that it's too easy for the safety to be bumped off and to have an accidental discharge if I were to draw or even take the weapon out of my pocket.  I train at the range to draw and cock the hammer as I'm coming up to target and have found it to be the safest option.  With the inertial firing pin the gun will not fire unless the hammer is cocked making the gun extraordinarily safe when not intended to be used.

My folks bought matching Ruger SP101s in .357 Magnum because my mother is not an experienced shooter.  I wouldn't ever suggest a novice shooter use an automatic pistol as a carry weapon.  A revolver is the ideal gun for many people and applications.

[iTunes]

You can always travel with ur handguns locked ina travel cases in kali can't you? I wonder what u need to do for the CCW.

Trust me, the bay area is not the place to go, with a ccw, locked cases, locked safes or anything, Further up North in the Country/rural areas no worries, but please, forget the bay area.
I had a ccw from El dorado County here in Cali, moved to alameda county and then applied for a ccw there, biggest waste of time ever, Want to know what city is in alameda? Oakland, that's right, Oakland, they're even worse at ccw's, I don't live in the Oakland area though, but even my local PD made me go through the Alameda Sheriffs Office, I done some research on various sites first and the feedback I got turned out to be correct, the whole process was a waste of my time and cash.

[Treize69]

Trust me, the bay area is not the place to go, with a ccw, locked cases, locked safes or anything, Further up North in the Country/rural areas no worries, but please, forget the bay area.
I had a ccw from El dorado County here in Cali, moved to alameda county and then applied for a ccw there, biggest waste of time ever, Want to know what city is in alameda? Oakland, that's right, Oakland, they're even worse at ccw's, I don't live in the Oakland area though, but even my local PD made me go through the Alameda Sheriffs Office, I done some research on various sites first and the feedback I got turned out to be correct, the whole process was a waste of my time and cash.

thats one of the perks of being a cop, I can carry in all 50 states as long as its the sidearm thats carried on my badge and not just on my permit. 

[Roundeye]

  I have to say that my hand was designed for such a beautiful gun. 

I guess thats better than having a gun that was designed for a beautiful hand.

[mbailey]

If anyone ever gets the chance, try buying a Wilson 1911. I have a custom one that is just flat out awesome. Also, for all my 1911s i have ditched the factory mags and converted to all Wilson and or McCormick mags. They are flawless.

I do use the factory ones for plinking, all my IDPA and Carry mags are the above 2 mfgs though