Originally Posted by
JonInWA
From a standpoint of seeing how you worked through the issues with this gun/platform, I'm impressed, and appreciative of you openly discussing the issues, work-arounds, work-throughs, and what seems to be a qualified success.
From an operational/defensive use standpoint, I'm appalled on what you had to go through to get things to work to the extent that you have.
At this point, if I were to get a 9mm 1911, it would be in the 4.25" Commander platform, and I'd be anecdotally predisposed to one of Alchemy Arms offerings.
But at a price point start of $3,500, I'm really, really hard pressed to justify one compared to, say, a Glock G19/G45/G47/G49 or an HK P30....or a quality used FN/Browning High Power Mk III.
I can admire and appreciate a 1911, but all of mine are in .45 ACP.
What I'm seeing is that to vet a 9mm 1911 for carry/defensive/duty use is far more trouble that what it's likely worth-especially given well-proven (and generally significantly less expensive) alternative platforms.
Yeah, I'll likely lose my 1911 hipster aficionado card, but I can live with that...
Best, Jon