You are thinking too much.

I'm sure I am.  

 

You are thinking too much.

This ^^^

 

Succinct and to the point.

I am obviously not relying on them.  My point being that there is no safety net, its not a game.  That may make me a little more anxious to the thought of walking around with a round in the chamber and the hammer back.  Rationally I know that I've done it before and the 2 safeties on the 1911 have worked flawlessly since the day I've gotten it.  But the DA may make me feel safer.  

 

Perhaps you can't relate since you carry a weapon as a career. 

Check out the M&P shield then. It has a flush safety. It takes a little getting used to. But think of it as training wheels.

Once your confident enough dont engage it anymore. Its flush like I said so it wont poke you.

It shoots really well the trigger is around six pounds and has a positive feel at the firing point. It lets you know one more centimeter and boom. My kimber is super smooth with no warning(resistance). The reset is positive as well.So you know how much to let the trigger back till its good to fire again in case you want or need to let lose and empty the mag fast.

The thing was made for carry in mind. I have a 9mm but you can get a 40 and change to a 9mm barrel.

You cant go the other way though with the 9mm.

after only shooting about 50 rounds with mine I can just about shoot a happy face at 20 feet. And I am not the greatest shooter.

There is a reason the things are so hard to find.No matter how my tastes in guns change I'm not letting go of this one.LOL

Do yourself a favor and try it before you look at anything else.

I am obviously not relying on them.  My point being that there is no safety net, its not a game.  That may make me a little more anxious to the thought of walking around with a round in the chamber and the hammer back.  Rationally I know that I've done it before and the 2 safeties on the 1911 have worked flawlessly since the day I've gotten it.  But the DA may make me feel safer.  

 

Perhaps you can't relate since you carry a weapon as a career. 

DA is almost a wasted first round IMHO unless you are standing belly to belly with the perp...1911 is a great platform for carry - cocked and locked, make sure the thumb safty operation is ingrained in your head over and over and then some more...A heavy gun has the advantage of helping you with recoil on multiple rounds - so all steal is good...Your looking to save $$$ so just train with the 1911 until you are profecient...It is all desire...Optimize your skills to what you now own...The rest is personal taste/opinion.

DA is almost a wasted first round IMHO unless you are standing belly to belly with the perp...1911 is a great platform for carry - cocked and locked, make sure the thumb safty operation is ingrained in your head over and over and then some more...A heavy gun has the advantage of helping you with recoil on multiple rounds - so all steal is good...Your looking to save $$$ so just train with the 1911 until you are profecient...It is all desire...Optimize your skills to what you now own...The rest is personal taste/opinion.

PS, and there are probably less then 7 truly core attributes I look for in a pistol (match barrel, appropriate sights for the APP, reliability, etc. However, a heavy trigger is NOT one of them (will not help you stay on target - especially under stress)...Train your mind/finger to manage your trigger - not a mechanical action.