I saw that George Hill responded to my assertion in the Ayoob thread but he locked it down before I could address his slur.
From Big G
As to opinions, my opinion is still that the .45 ACP is too much for an average person to use without a lot of training.
This is utter BS... I took a little china girl from work who wanted to learn how to shoot... After just a few minutes she was firing a Springfield 1911A1 in .45 ACP loaded with Speer Lawman and Hornady Custom 230 grain loads with no problem. She was cutting the X rings outta the targets. She is a pretty little thing that weighed in at about 115 pounds wet. She handled the gun very well, shot recovery was quick and her follow up shots delivered in rapid succession.
ANYONE who puts their mind to it can handle the .45. A lot of training? You call 30 Minutes a lot?
I doubt you have ever fired the .45... Its just as easy to control as any other round. Easier than most.
George, I think you doth protest too much. Simma and we'll have a decent discussion on our OPINIONS. I stand by my observation: Most people cannot handle the 45 ACP, despite your macho hairy chest beating. I bought my first one in 1968 from a man who couldn't wait to get it off his hands. Got two boxes of hardball SuperX with it. I remember when you got your first springfield and got rid of the HKs.
BTW: does your wife know you took the pretty little thing out?