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Originally Posted by V1Rot8
If you do any amount of research, which is invaluable when you're dealing with a subject with so many elements and so much available information from so many people who know so much on the topic, I believe you would be hard-pressed to find any reputable publication or source that advocates using "ball" for any self-defense application, civilian, LEO or otherwise. 1911's may be pretty and evoke a certain nostalgia but no matter what you paid for that Baer or Kimber, if it can't be made dependable with appropriate ammunition then it's not much more than a very nice looking Saturday Night Special. Oh, I'm sorry--were those your toes? Form over function when my life may depend on it? No thanks...
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You're exactly right. However, both the Baer and Kimber can indeed be made to function dependably with solid self defense ammo. Both need to have around 500 rounds put through them to verify it though. The same SHOULD be said of all carry guns, but folks that buy lower end production guns don't typically worry about it.