Bill Jordon didn't have very many kind words for the 1911, but, to be fair, it has been much improved since 1965. I hadn't read his book until a few years ago and saw where he advocated for deactivating the grip safety. Before going into LE I was gunsmithing and saw where a lot of guys would pin down their grip safeties. (Thinking about the the liability of deliberately disabling a safety device makes me cringe now.)
I carried a 1911 beginning in 1987 and rarely could get through a 60-round qual course without some issue with the issued 185 gr Remington HP. Everything else ran fine but, of course, for whatever reason, probably cost, we went to the Remington ammo. I remember hoarding all the Silvertips and any other old issued .45 I could find for duty carry but had to use the friggin' Remington for quals.
