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Originally Posted by Dostoevsky
From what I've been told, many 1911's don't do well with some of the modern hollow points. The feed ramps were originally designed for ball ammo and hollow points have a tendency to jam. I guess it would be advisable to practice with your carry ammo (which you should do anyway) to make sure that it cycles reliably. Most of you guys probably know this, but just wanted to give a heads up to those who didn't.
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The model 1911 had some issues with the ramp and feeding ammo that wasn't ball. However, the 1911A1 had some ramp modifications to address this problem. It's almost impossible to find a new 1911 without those ramp modifications. My grandfather gave me a Colt 1911 that rattles and generally looks like it's ready for retirement but still shoots good. I have a Sig that shooting it is much like firing a mortar, at 25 yards you better be aiming at least head high to hope to hit the target in the chest area with 230 grain ammo. The problem is improved and it shoots much flatter with 190 grain, maybe because the lighter the projectile the more powder which makes it a little hotter I dunno. I have a tricked out Springfield 1911A1 that is awesome no matter what grain you shoot. You can hit pop cans at 40 yards floatin' in the creek. And last but not least I have a AMT .45 acp Backup which I use for a carry gun. It only holds 5 rounds total, 4 in the clip and one chambered. I only carry it with 4, three in the clip and one chambered to lesson the clip spring tension. There's really no need to have more than that for a carry gun. It's cheap and you don't worry about scratching it. It's stainless and you don't have to worry about cleaning it all the time. It's small and fits in just about any pocket. It's not hammerless but the hammer is well guarded so you don't have to worry about it getting hung on your clothing trying to get it out of your pocket. In most studies I've read the average confrontation usually only lasts a few seconds, only a few rounds are actually fired and usually your less that 10 feet apart. Pretty much if you don't hit what your shooting at the first or second round you won't have to worry about the third or fourth for obvious reasons. The most important thing is whatever your carrying shoot it often under varying circumstances, know your weapon capabilities and be comfortable with it in stressful situations. If you do that your just as deadly if not more with one round as someone with a high end high capacity weapon. Seventeen rounds is pretty worthless if you can't hit what your shooting at the first or second round.