My Wife's favorite pistol back in the day when we were young and strong was a Colt 1911 Officers ACP. Cut down 1911 in .45 ACP. As she got older and arthritic and compromised she couldn't handle the recoil or the stiffness or the racking....the cheese grater grip panels literally caused blood to flow so she gave it up. Enter the Sig Sauer P238 in .380 and she loves this gun as it's the same platform as a 1911 but chambered for .380 and has the ergos a Mature Lady can handle and shoot well.
So, I sourced a Browning 1911-380 - basically a 85% sized exact replica of a Colt 1911 with all the precision and ergos only chambered in .380 ACP. Brought it home tonight and Mama is in absolute heaven. Racks it/runs it like 40 years ago.
I'll post some pix this weekend but I'm the good husband. Recreated a favorite handgun ride from 30+ years ago. She's thrilled - I'm thrilled. What a fantastic pistol...85% of a 1911 with polymer and adjusted norms to make it rock for smaller shooters or elderly shooters who know what they are doing but they lack the hand strength and recoil resistance they had when they were young but they still prefer the platform. SAO classic 1911 in a manageable caliber and profile.
Totally chuffed here. Pix and eval to follow.
VooDoo
Browning 1911-380
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