Ruger SR1911

[Ben Worthy]

to me there really isn't much difference.
the grip/ mag is the same length and that's what is normally the hardest to conceal if that's an issue.
weight savings is about like removing 3-4 rounds from your Government 1911.
Now when you move to a Officer model or defender , now you notice a difference, especially IF its an alloy frame.
I 99% of the time now carry a CZ P-01 but when I do feel like toting a 1911 its normally my Alloy framed officers model. nice flat, light weight, compact weapon.
IF I remember that ones like 23 ounces with an empty mag.
about half the weight of a Government steel frame and a lot shorter as well.

I don't mind the grip printing a little when I carry iwb. For the most part, only other people that edc would notice or know what it is.
I've looked at a few officers, but there seems to be lots and lots of negative reviews for reliability with 3 or 3.5 inch.

 

[Ben Worthy]

I usually carry a full size 1911 so I am comfortable with it already but I carried my wife's Pro Carry 4in 1911 last week. I wanted to see how it felt and it was a bigger difference than I anticipated the shorter barrel length made driving and sitting more comfortable. I use a Galco Triton and 1 3/4 Nylon Galco Gunbelt .

That's what I was looking for, thank you!
I went from the smaller, much lighter g19 to a 5" 1911 so maybe that's why it's been awkward for me. Sitting and driving are my biggest concerns, otherwise the full size is fine. I think the commander will be much better.

 

[whitefeather]

You are welcome.

 

[yellowhammer]

Most folks start out carrying big guns. After years(or less)of carrying,most folks go to smaller guns. By this time these some folks can hit as well with the smaller gun,also. I carry everywhere every day. When it became legal to carry concealed in Georgia,I went to big guns,also,after carrying illegally for decades,using .22s,.25s,.32s and .38s. When I got a CWL,I immediately started carrying a full size 9mm. I was a PI,and soon downsized to a Colt Detective Special. More comfortable. Through the years I leaned more toward comfort,all the time tuning my shooting to where I could hit consistently with the smaller gun. I now mostly carry a Glock 43 in my pocket,of which I am very proficient out to 25 yards.

 

[Flashover16]

I don't mind the grip printing a little when I carry iwb. For the most part, only other people that edc would notice or know what it is.
I've looked at a few officers, but there seems to be lots and lots of negative reviews for reliability with 3 or 3.5 inch.

MY first Officers model, a Colt in stainless was a no go in reliability, a trip back to Colt, a trip to my gunsmith and me looking at it resulted in about a 99% reliability rate if you used FMJ, if hollow points then that dropped to about 75-80%.
I sold the gun to a buddy that wanted it regardless of the history.
fast forward a few years and I now have a Springfield micro Compact (officers size) and a ATI Titan (defender size) that's 100% with anything I so far have put in them. but I hear what you are saying, but design/changes have made things a lot better in my experience.