All kidding aside, through and through all competitions I have attended I can't help but notice the best, fastest, and most accurate competitors are running 1911s. Whether or not they have better training, they opt to shoot a 1911 which says something. In a typical gun fight I believe it is said that the first shot is the one that counts. Discounting caliber, if giving the choice, I'd prefer to be shot at with someone with an SR9 then a 1911 because I probably wouldn't get hit. Yea...I've seen you folks at the range.