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I love shooting cast out of my 1911. I use the original GI load of 5gr of Bullseye behind any cast bullet up to 230gr. (A friend gave me an 8lb keg of bullseye for some machining I did for him).
My regular bullet is the Lee 200gr truncated cone with old school alox/beeswax lube. Barrel leading is non-existant.
The bullseye/lube combination makes for a dirty gun after a range session though. But that's half the fun! Aromatherapy...
Thanks for the info!
My favorite 45acp is one of the 1917 revolvers.
When I end up getting a revolver, It'll very likely be in .357 Mag.
I have short thumbs myself and have to adjust my grip to work the mag release on most semi-autos. But as @OkieStubble says, I train that way. No biggie. I'll never win any speed shooting contests but I can drop and seat a magazine and get back on target fast enough to stay in a gunfight.
Now I'm kind of curious how many folks have this short thumb issue with 1911s.
Get a 1911 you won't regret it, heck get a few. I can't release the slide with my right hand thumb but I just use my support hand thumb to drop the slide lock.
I've owned HKs and Sigs as well both are very nice, but I never really warmed up to the recoil impulse of either. Your best bet is to find a range and test fire every handgun you are considering. Because really that is the only way you are going to find the one that best suits your needs.
Obligatory 1911 pictures to help sway your decision........
Beautiful pistols! That's one thing I like about 1911s, they just look awesome.
View attachment 940115 One thing about a Glock. They can be pretty accurate right out of the box.
This is 10 rounds in about 6 seconds. G30S.
If I recall, from 7 yards
Nice shooting!