I've shot dot sights on pistols and they are MUCH faster and More accurate to me... I do not need 15 rounds to get OUT of trouble... I'm not a LEO that goes running into trouble spots.
8 rounds is more than enough for me. 60 year old eyes appreciate red dot sights more than children's eyes do.
That's great but an Optics Ready HellCat would make a helluva lot more sense than some POS 1911.
Are you two planning on shooting a .45?