Lots of "golden eggs" chiming in. That, in and of itself, merits close reading of this thread. My less experienced thoughts: didn't realize the positive attention around the DB9-good to know; had a Kahr CM 9-reliable and felt well made; Bersa-have had the .380 and Thunder 9-both 100% reliable...
One more reason why I check this site everyday.... Open dialogue and people who actually help instead of talking about it or forcing others to do what needs to be done. :)
Good advice offered by others with more knowledge than myself. However, with that understood, I LOVE my American Classic II full-size (government) 1911. It eats everything, even different types of .45 in the same magazine. The trigger and mechanism are very smooth. The only mods are an...