thank you! ;)

Mine took a while to break in (got it as a factory rebuild)... for about the first 250-300 rounds it was so stiff it stovepiped about every 15 or so rounds. I thought it was Fubar, but realized the more I used it, the better it got. While my 1911 is a far more trustworthy gun, I ust don't have *that* much cleavae to make my combat commander disappear... ;) (Sorry!!)

There was also a learning curve as to what ammo it digested best, and just how much control I had to have over it to keep from Limp-Wristing it... It does have a goodly amount of generated recoil (especially for a 380 cartridge), and until you get used to it, you can unknowingly limpwrist a PPK, with the resulting malfunctions.

Now... I have no issues with it, but for a wile I was considerably worried. Even saying that... I still prefer the 45 over the 380, but if all you got is a 380, well, it's better than bringing a knife to a gunfight!

Of course, as with any other tool requiring a skillset... frequent and diligent practice is paramount to success!

:) I'm going to start saying that.

I was looking for a good autoloader to add to my collection. First thing I tried was a S&W police gun - cheap, and by god, it performed like it!

I then got my hands on a PPK-S... A little underpowered, but it's small enough to hide in my cleavage. ;)

So I wanted a good, reliable firearm. Everyone said that the 45 ACP is a good defensive round - after all, if it was designed to put a horse out of its misery, it should stop a bad guy.

A friend who is a Gastonaphile let me borrow her Model 21... The very first thing I noticed was the trigger pull. All I could thnk of was "Mushy". OK, I know it's all part of the inherent safety on the gun, and that's fine... but having shot revolvers, it felt strange. And, OK, I gotta admit, the polymer frame, while it does cut weight, feels strange to me as well. (Anyone remember the original reaction to the "mattel-16"??)

Then another friend loaned me her Series 70 Colt... and it did not have the same mush feel of the Glock.

Cheryl (the Glockahphile) loves her pistols... she likes the commonality between models, she doesn't mind the trigger thingy I didn't like, She can still hit the black part of the target at distance, and we're still friends... but I'm solidly in the 1911 camp - for me, it's more crisp, more precise, and it doesn't feel like I'm squeezing a sponge along with the trigger.

Now, lets talk Chevy VS Ford, or Husqvarna VS Stihl... ;)

No, but a fairly recent Glock convert from the 1911.

Springfield 1911 Mil-Spec stainless for me. Safely tucked in my vertical shoulder holster if I'm wearing what he has. =)

I bet he carries a Glock. Nothing but perfection for the "World's Most Interesting Man" I'm sure.