I'm 29.
I shot a National Guard-issue 1911A1 when I was nine. Dad got me a 1911 clone at 14 and a Series 70 Government Model at 16. Beside me now is a Commander I got in 1989 (another gift from Dad).
I've experimented with many other guns: SIG, Glock, Beretta, Taurus, Star, CZ, HK, Ruger, *&*. I always return to the 1911 design as my main defensive choice.
By the way, and this is not a knock on SIGs, the purchase of the Commander was financed by the sale of a P226 that I didn't find to my liking. Dad, you see, was a rabid P220 fan at the time.
Mike
[Edited by MikeWrite on 04-22-2001 at 10:43 AM]
I shot a National Guard-issue 1911A1 when I was nine. Dad got me a 1911 clone at 14 and a Series 70 Government Model at 16. Beside me now is a Commander I got in 1989 (another gift from Dad).
I've experimented with many other guns: SIG, Glock, Beretta, Taurus, Star, CZ, HK, Ruger, *&*. I always return to the 1911 design as my main defensive choice.
By the way, and this is not a knock on SIGs, the purchase of the Commander was financed by the sale of a P226 that I didn't find to my liking. Dad, you see, was a rabid P220 fan at the time.
Mike
[Edited by MikeWrite on 04-22-2001 at 10:43 AM]