I find that no matter what I get I wind-up "massaging" it. Even holsters are just the starting point for modification. Seems I'm never satisfied with off the shelf. Like the pancake holster in my pictures. I live in Florida and wear it on a belt with a T-shirt over it. That left the gun pressed to bare skin. So off to the cobbler and get some very thin quality leather and add to the inside so that the dressed leather contacts the skin. Cut a few stitches and do some make-up stitching so that it fits the gun right, holds well but doesn't pinch,drag or catch when drawn. It would almost be better if I just had him make it from scratch.

But Bill is absolutely right about the belt. It is the foundation the house is built on. If you carry a long time you will know the difference.

Spliff, that is a nice pile of pistols buddy. I don't select by name. I buy based on how it meets my wants. Name only then comes into play as a reliability issue. But then I dumped a very unreliable Glock. It was fussy about ammo. Just a statistical anomoly, but was the least reliable pistol I ever had.

Oh, not true!
I am *very* selective who I shoot with, and who I let handle my firearms!

Looking forward to taking my niece to the range this winter, to learn the magic of shooting a 1911...
Woot!

PM sent.

Ignoring OG's clear anti Glock slur (just kidding - however on other boards you'd get blasted for "how can you question a Glock!!?? and I would have gotten blasted for "How could you say you got rid of an XD [which they claim is "evolved Glock"] for a Glock!!??)

My 11 year old is all over me to take her to the range. She's old enough to start but it will be with a 10/22 and an old Ruger .22 pistol.

Bill will not shoot with me coz I'm a 9mm man......LOL

So he's far from a "slut", he's a "Snob"

ROFLMAO

I'm a big fan of the "hey, that's a bulge the size and shape of a pistol under your jacket" concealed carry.

It's the rattlesnake theory.

Most of the time I just used the CC permit as a way to ensure compliance in the transport of my pistol in the truck to and from the range. With a permit it's okay to have it in the glove box, between seats, in the console, etc., with the magazine in or right next to it.

Hmmm, I may get the Ruger Security Six my sister is holding for me and see if I can swap it for a 1911. I'm not much of a revolver kind of guy (and, judging from this thread, neither are any of y'all!).

Bill,
That caused me to dig out one of my recent Gun Tests magazines. Sure enough, had two Phillipine 1911's reviewed. One Rock Island Armory, which they graded as an A-, and a Firestorm Deluxe, which they graded as a C. Anything below a B is a don't buy.

They were very impressed with the quality of the RIA gun and not that badly with the Firestorm, except it had a link pin that fell out and the gun would not stay locked out after the last shot.

going to the range in an hour

Main difference in pistol shooting here and the US is here it's 99% for sport if you're an active shooter. (with rifles it's more even split between sport and hunting).

Øystein

Oh, don't be so sure, MadDog. Hunting with pistol is really rare.

No, I mean that pistol use in the US seems to be far more about defense and "being armed", than pure sport.