Very entertaining thread. As with most, the most amusing aspect, to me, is how these threads quickly devolve into a 1911 vs. Glock argument, as though those were the only available choices.
I personally don't care for Glocks, but that's primarily due to their ergonomics. The 1911s I own are tight and very reliable, but I take care to keep them clean and lubricated, as I do with all my handguns, and I feed them ammo they like in proven magazines.
When I'm calling predators in the South Texas brush country, the gun on my hip is a full-size M&P .40. The gun that sleeps where I sleep is an H&K P2000 .40. The guns I carry concealed most often are Kahrs and SA XD models in 9 mm and .45. A new pistol that might make my rotation is the new XD Mod 2, which gives you 9+1 .45 capacity, in the standard magazine, in a sub-compact. I just finished reviewing one and likely will not send it back.
The point is simply this:
This is not a two-horse race.
If you're fixin' to put a hole in something, make it a hole to remember.
