RedRocker said:
Depends what you want it for. If you're gonna carry it, there's a little more work involved with a 1911 in the way of practice. Carrying cocked and locked is different, you need to practice fanning the safety off when drawing. The up side is practice is fun.
I have a colt series 70 .45, I'm a little surprised at how much enthusiasm there still is for the "old work horse" with all the new style combat hand guns out there now.
I grew up idolizing the 1911 and bought one as soon as I could afford to, and though I will probably never sell it, it would not be my first choice for a carry piece, except that it is the most comfortable gun to keep in your waist band with out a holster, being as flat, smooth and thin as it is. But that's with no round in the chamber.
Which brings me to the reason for quoting RedRocker, I'm more of a collector than a shooter and the idea of carrying a colt auto cocked and locked always scared me, 2 guys in our town shot off parts of there own butts, one was a cop and the other worked in a gun shop. I'm a big fan of the decocking lever, and always wondered why colt never adopted one, the Germans were using them nearly a century ago. I guess since the 1911 was a military side arm designed to be carried in a military style holster, cocked and locked is fairly safe, but I don't think it's safe to carry it concealed like that. IMO.
A little side note about the .45's ballistics, the veterans of WW1 always said that the .45 was the only small arms round that would drop an injured horse with just one shot, when it was necessary to euthanize the animal. Now the military wants the .45 back, it's still a contender.
Congrats Czech on your new acquisition, I'm sure you'll enjoy it, looks HD and very similar to the SW 66, for my experience level it's much easier to hit a target with 4" revolver than any auto.
