Originally Posted by
alamogunr
I've got 4 1911's. Well, really 3 plus a Para Ordinance LDA. The LDA isn't really a 1911, it just sort of looks like one. All are .45ACP. I've got a Dan Wesson 1911 on order in .45 also. I'm 77 years old and the recoil of these pistols doesn't bother me. I just wish I could see better and my hands didn't shake.
I considered a 1911 in .38 Super but decided against it because I didn't know anything about it, didn't have dies or molds appropriate for it and wasn't sure about possible over penetration if the unthinkable happened.
I will admit I am in load development mode to see if a reduced load will function in all my .45's. I don't see the sense in punishing myself if I develop arthritis, which I don't have now.
And, as others have pointed out, a 1911 almost requires .45 ACP. Other cartridges are available and you don't have to follow the crowd. If you don't get a .45, it will still be a 1911.