The 1911 Slippery Slope

[ESquared]

Glad I found this thread. After being raised in the pistol world on Sig-Sauers, with their de-cocker, no safeties, DA/SA manual of arms, I resisted 1911s forever. Had myself convinced I'd never master the thumb safety in a high stress situation (I carry quite a bit). Then a lifelong friend of mine (the same one who turned my onto Henrys) started crowing about his Springfield 1911.
Initially took the plunge with a Sig 1911 Nightmare Carry, then really jumped in the deep end with a good deal on an Ed Brown Special Forces Carry. Sold the Sig (and a bunch of other Sigs, for that matter) and now have a Dan Wesson V-Bob (9mm) to go along with the EB. It's truly an addictive gun category to dabble in. So much customization, so much great gun-building going on in this segment.

[Henry88]

Hey Esquared, that is just about perfection right there, and love that they're 9mm.
I don't think Georg Luger, who was Austrian could have dreamed that 100 years later his cartridge would still be the top of the town.

From Wikipedia,
"In 2013 a chart of popular calibers that was released by the website Luckygunner.com showed 9mm x 19mm Parabellum as having 21.4% of the entire cartridge market followed by the .223 Rem at 10.2% (with 5.56mm included this is 15.7%). The next most popular caliber was .45ACP.[19]"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9%C3%9719mm_Parabellum

[North Country Gal]

Those two are as good as it gets in their respective 1911 categories. Truly beautiful examples of 1911 art. Thanks for sharing.

[ESquared]

Thank you both. The EB SF Carry (with the "Longmire" grips) is actually a .45, but it's so smooth that you'd never guess it. And the V-Bob is a dream as well. As much as I could have been sucked into the 1911 undertow, I'm happy enough with those two for quite a while, I think. I mean, where does one go from there? Hard to go "up" the food-chain (and debateable) without spending thousands, and I believe the Ed Brown is about at the peak of the diminishing returns curve when it comes to what you can spend on a 1911 for what you get.
Besides, now that the 1911 itch has been scratched, I can focus on the Henry world for a while!