Had I managed to get out of uniformed duty, rather than retiring altogether, I’d have carried a big gun, simply because it would not have been competing for space, on the duty belt, with all the other duty gear. (At the time, I was qual’ed with two 5” Les Baer 1911 pistols, and G19 and G17 Glocks.) This is my conceptual answer.
With a personal bias against compact 1911 pistols, that I acquired through unsatisfactory experiences, and a lack of familiarity with any 2011-ish design, I am unable to answer more specifically than that. (To be clear, I am not saying that there is anything wrong with the C2.)
And, yes, indeed, I can relate to clumsy, heavy colleagues stepping on my mags and speed-loaders, at the qual range. One step-and-pivot destroyed a speed-loader.