https://youtube.com/watch?v=MT1iV_n3YXo

I've said for years that M1911 type pistols are not for casual users, at least as self defense firearms. In the hands of a person who has spent the time to truly master the weapon a well set up M1911 can be a very good defensive weapon, in the hands of an amateur, and that includes some who have carried it for a living it can be dangerous both to the shooter and unintended targets downrange.

I have owned several M1911s and at one time carried one as a work gun. I do not own one now. I agree with this fellow in principle and disagree only with a few items around the edges that don't count for much.