"I will TAKE A 45 ACP AUTO ANY DAY.
I once had a PPC match against Jim Cirillo, he used his revolver with speed loaders and I used my 1911 45 ACP, after we finished the first 6 rounds at 7 yards I put in a fresh mag, and was finished BEFORE HE CLOSED HIS CYLINDER with his remaining 6 rounds.
All thru the course I not only beat him with the speed of the auto, but with accuracy as WELL. Today with the high capacity mags gives one more firepower than 6 SHOTS, there are now double action autos. When you put a 22 cal conversion on a 45 1911 you can shoot cheap ammo, and YOU ONLY HAVE ONE GUN, NOT A EXTRA REVOLVER to worry about.
I amSURE YOU HAVE SEEN A REVOLVER JAM when the bullet is driven forward by the recoil, or a HIGH primer both which NOW GIVE YOU A EXPENSIVE BLACKJACK, because the revolver is now USELESS AS A GUN! You now have a VERY EXPENSIVE BLACK JACK. I can usually clear a auto when the slide does not close because of the above jams on a revolver.
I will take my 45 1911 in a gunfight I can speak with validity as having the most gunfights in NYPD history (having been in THE MOST REAL GUNFIGHTS IN STAKE OUT UNIT, some with Jim Cirillo who used a 38 spec S&W revolver) The 38 will NOT BREAK THRU the large shoulder bone my 45 ALWAYS PENETRATED THIS BONE and went on to punch thru the heart and lungs to KILL THE SOB.
Cirillo always had a bullshit excuse as to why his 38 did not get the job done. I once shot 2 perps in a Mid Town hotel, (using my 1911 NMC) the bullet never exited the first perp, and the second perp I shot thru a THICK Glass Door Killing the perp on the other side of it. The 38 spec would NOT PENETRATE THAT DOOR. Cirillo NEVER GOT A SHOT OFF WITH HIS 38 REVOLVER! The gunfight probably was not more than a THREE SECONDS. SO MUCH FOR REVOLVERS, I am ALIVE TODAY BECAUSE OF MY 1967 NMC 1911 gun that I bought at Camp Perry Ohio. God bless John Browning for his gun that is STILL THE CHOICE OF OUR MILITARY and the FBI Hostage Team as well as their SWAT team.
There are many Police Departments switching over to the 45 1911, I am not aware of any dept going back to the revolver."
BILL ALLARD