9mm 1911

Always h as had 45 but cost of shooting a lot made me think about a 9mm. Are there any downsides to going that way? Or will I be stuck using hotter loads to get it to cycle properly?

Colt worked things out many years ago when it submitted the Commander in 9mm for Army trials.

I had a S&W pro series 1911 in 9mm and never had a problem, really enjoyed the pistol.

Back in the '80s I had a friend that had a Colt 1911 in 9mm. That was a nice gun. Still prefer the .45 myself.

I have a Kimber Pro Carry II in 9mm. Accurate and Wayyyy too much fun to shoot. Only problem, I had to buy a progressive reloading press to feed it.

I have an RIA that is beast.

I have two 1911's in 9mm and they both shoot like a champ. One is an STI 4" and the other is a cheap Citadel Tactical model from Academy. They have both shot everything I have put in them including cheap steel cased ammo and HP's. Neither one has had a malfunction yet.

I've been eyeballing those. "For the money" kind of thing

I want one of those!

I have a Citadel 9mm and it is excellent by all accounts.

I have been eying a Springfield in 9mm up at the LGS it is a good looking gun and everything I have seen shows no problems feeding it.

Walter

I carry the Springfield EMP and have never had a problem with it. Small, light, and easy to carry. It shoots either 115gr or 147gr ammo with no problems... If you want to try the EMP let me know, were not to far apart...

"For the Money..."

it is on par with just about any production-line gun.

Chris Costa like his NightHawk 1911 9mm

http://www.gtdist.com/ProductDetail.aspx?PartNumber=PAI-CSX89RN

I would love to have a Dan Wesson Pointman 9mm. I had a Kimber ultra carry II 9mm and really liked it. I have been on a revolver kick lately so my only 1911 is my Dan Wesson Valor. I need a 9mm 1911 sometime soon.

My Springfield 9mm 1911 had no problems. Great gun.

Well that answers my main question. Had a buddy of mine trying to tell me it wouldn't cycle or be reliable. Apparently he doesn't know what he is talking about. Now to find one.

I had 2 RIA 1911's in 9mm one full size and one officers size. Both would shoot and cycle 124gr JHP and FMJ ammo. They would both cycle 115gr round nose FMJ but jam round after round of 115 JHP. I love the feel of 1911's but I don't trust them. Same thing happened on my spring field armory loaded custom in .45 230gr round nose FMJ would load and shoot fine would jam on every JHP ammo I tried. If I can't trust it to go bang every time I won't own one.

My limber would cycle anything I put in it but it wouldn't be my first choice for carry either.

Love my sig P938, very similar to a 1911.

I like the small footprint.

I have two 9mm 1911's.......a Dan Wesson PM-9 and a Fusion 6" Longslide. Both are a dream to own and shoot.

I shoot nothing but my cast lead reloads through them.

Find one what? A 9mm 1911 or a friend that knows what he is talking about?

9mm 1911s are ok, I guess. If you want a single action 9mm, you can get a Browning High Power, which is better. The way I see it, the only reason not to get a HP is because you don't want a 9mm.

I just returned from a long and hot range day with a 5" Citadel 1911 in 9mm. It ran excellent and shot POA out of the box. I ran about 100 cast lead RN reloads without a hitch. That being said. I don't know if it'll be a keeper for me. I have other 9mm pistols with much higher capacity that shoot as well.

OTOH, if you're thinking about a Sig P938 (very similar to 1911 controls); that I will recommend without hesitation or reservation. I put about 60 of the above mentioned reloads through that little pistol today as well. That should have the round count at about 1000 with only one ever failure to return to battery that was caused by a bulged reloaded case I failed to notice.