I carried the old 1911 also. I had an advantage over most. My uncle had a 1911 that he taught me how to clean and disassemble. I thought it was the biggest gun in the world at the time. It just seemed huge to me as a little kid. First time handling it in the military, the instructor watched me handling it and asked me if I bhad handled one before.
I said Yeah, but it was so much bigger when I was a little kid. I then proceeded to breakin' it down to parade rest in nothing flat. The instructor's eyes bugged out.
He pensively told me to reassemble it. BAM! It was done! It was funny AF! I had never shot one though. Never shot any thing that big. I thought the kick was going to be horrendous. Naaaaaaa! I was really surprised. I do love the balance of a standard 1911 45.
