Originally Posted by chlinstructor
Originally Posted by T LEE
I am not interested in anything shorter than the Commander. Muzzle flip, feeding problems and accuracy drop. YMMV


^^^This!^^^

It's just damn hard to beat a Commander. Especially a LW Commander in 45acp.

I have experimented with several. Officer sized 1911's over the last 20 years and have never found any of them to be completely reliable. At least not reliable enough to bet MY life on.


I'll not argue with any of the above. I do have a 3.5" lightweight Springfield that was a gift and I love it (especially after I ditched the ported barrel for a standard). Shoots well and carries well also. Has not had any issues but if I were picking one for myself I'd go Commander length for sure.


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