longbough

Sorry. I didn't know you were just hijacking the thread.

My bad.

If, by quoting me, you claim it's a complete fallacy that a smaller grip can be made with a .45 GAP then I'd like to know why Springfield would even make a 1911 configuration .45 GAP - Their argument was that it has a smaller grip than a typical 1911. Evidently their .45 GAP Defender does have a smaller grip than a 1911 in .45 ACP.

Are you saying the Springfield engineers were duped by a myth into producing a completely useless item?

Personally, I have no problem with a full sized 1911 (I've got 4 of them) - but I do know some people who find them blocky and uncomfortable - even for a single stack because of the anterior-to-posterior dimension of the grip. Why is it so hard to believe that this small change in dimension might make a difference to somebody?

I don't shoot .45 GAP but I will defend to the death its right to exist. OK - forget about the "death" part.

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