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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
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Fearthecats,
He's right, your arguments don't hold water. They are simply opinion of which I don't think you've enough experience to comment on.
The reason the FBI HRT carries 1911's has nothing to do with "hitting on the first round". It does however have every thing to do with certain USASOC units carrying 1911's.
You don't know APLP, I do. I'd venture to say he's been shooting .45 longer then you've been breathing oxygen. He's probably gained a little experience along the way also. 
Tell me, is your knowledge of FBI HRT first hand or are you just spouting "hearsay"?
Defend your 1911 if you feel you must but leave out rumor and hearsay. I don't care what you read in some "tactical shooting " magazine either, most of those are written by self made "experts".
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Agree !! Although I'm a fan of the 1911 platform, it's not necessarily my first pic if I had to carry a sidearm 12 hrs a day. 1911 fans often cite the need to engage the safety prior to reholstering the sidearm, but at the same time they are dubiously transfixed by the Glock !! Hmmmmmmm................a sidearm that has no safety, externally speaking, to engage, and is arguably in single action mode, or "condition Zero" at all times that a round is chambered, even when reholstered. Hence the number of UD's that have been reported by carrying the Glock in "condition zero" at all times. I relize some Glock expert will try to tell me that it has three safety's, none of which are a decocker, or external firing pin blocker engagement. I just dont buy the "Trigger Thingy" as any real safety.
Many 1911 manufacturers have captilized on the "Special Ops" tags and titles. "HRT" "SRT" "TRP" GRP" "SF" and the list goes on. How many SIG P226's have been sold with the poster of the Navy SEAL emerging from the deep blue sea with the mantra "To hell and back reliability" ? I believe SIG even sold a "NAVY" designated model with an anchor etched on the frame.
(Save your money) Just because LASWAT uses a Kimber 1911 isnt going to make me think it's the best possible choice for me. Personally I'll stick to 9mm Luger and an H&K USPf.
Personally I think 1911's lack mag capacity, leaving very little room for margin of error should the need arise to clear a building with the sidearm. Thank god I dont have to do it ! At least in the tactical sense, or law enforcment profession.
I've never fired my 1911's with the belief that single action is going to gaurantee that my first shot is going to be placed COM. That's why I alway's decock my USP prior to engaging any of my paper targets. I generally do not miss the DA shot COM, but then again, it's not under any induced stress like that of combat. As for that matter, I'm not even a believer that the .45 ACP cartridge is any better than using a hot 9mm Luger, especially the +p+ SXT or Corbon DPX Barnes. Both are JHP's so that argument may not hold water when having to use FMJ's.
I've been shooting .45 ACP for well over 20 +years, and most of the time, I'll take an H&K USP or the SIG P220 over the 1911 platform any day of the week.
Are department here locally actualy looked into some 1911's as their standard sidearm. Two of the men stated that they couldn't understand how you carry a gun with the hammer cocked with a safety on. Condition One seemed to be unsafe in their minds. These same two PD officers had been carrying Glocks for 4 years. Guess they never really understood what they had been carrying.