Best 1911 carry gun

[Riposte1]

I am a firm beleiver in not telling folks what to carry - only you can firgure out your priorities.

I live where 100 degrees and 95% humidity is not unheard of but normally in the hottest of summer it only hits 95-95.

I usually wear a short sleeve light cotton over shirt (either a "hawaiian" or a "bush" shirt) with a sleeveless "T" under it. I usually carry 2 1911s (normally full sized but sometimes one is a Commander). I use OWB holsters, since there is too much of *me* instide my waistband already. If I wore IWB a tail out polo with just a little extra size would be OK but two guns IWB would be uncomortable (though I have worn a lot more than that for class demos - but I would not have wanted to carry them all day long, a couple of hours was enough!).


Personally, I am not willing to give up performance for convienience. I.O.W., I dress around the guns rather than attenuate performance for comfort.

Others choose another way. It is their life and I certainly cannot choose for them. I wish them well.

For sure, any gun is better than no gun though I tend to agree with Jeff Cooper, if it is a .25 dont load it...... (BTW, if I limited my view to the folks I personally knew who used a .380, they would probably have been better off if it wasn't loaded either but there are certainly people who it has worked for so I guess that is just an anomoly).

Good luck!
Riposte