Three Reasons Why You Should Carry a .45 Caliber 1911
By Tom Knighton
Robert Farago over at The Truth About Guns probably ruffled a few feathers yesterday when he posted about why people shouldn’t carry a 1911 chambered in .45 ACP. Now, it’s clear these are his reasons for not carrying a 1911 in that caliber, and it seems he has few issues with the 1911 platform since his daily carry is a Wilson Combat EDC X9.
However, I thought I’d offer up a few reasons why you should carry a 1911 in .45.
1. Because you want to
First and foremost, you want to do it. You’re a free individual and lawfully permitted to carry a firearm, so you’re going to carry whatever it is you want to carry so long as it’s legal to do so.
2. Because you can
There’s no reason you can’t, and for some, that’s more than enough reason.
3. Because you will
No gun does you any good if you can’t get to it when you need to, but if you’ll carry a 1911, then so be it.
Seriously, I take issue with little that Robert said. He made some pretty valid points, and those points are why I carry a 9mm as a general rule, particularly regarding round capacity. …Read the Rest
Source:: Bearing Arms
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