S&W CSX- A viable alternative to a 1911 in 9 mm?

[Timfoilhat]

In January I turn 50. I don't have a 1911. Yet. Seems like giving in now is succumbing to the reality of my age. Pretty sure there's a rule about advanced age and ownership of older gun designs. I just got my first revolver this past March. Maybe I need a 1911.

For the record, I don't have a regular frame Glock either. My only Glock is a 43, which is better than the average Glock.

I had been eyeballing the CSX. I wanted to let it spend a little time on the market for price to drop and flaws to get fixes. I think I chose correctly.

 

[Jayne]

In January I turn 50. I don't have a 1911.

You should get one in the mail with your AARP membership packet if you haven't already.

Everyone should have a 1911 though, they're fun toys and really lets you experience first hand the pros and cons vs. the new designs. There is something satisfying about whacking steel plates with 230gr ball out of an all steel solid gun. Knocks 'em down with authority and the action cycling is like no other.

 

[1911gobang]

IMO….
1911 is a fine piece of machinery. Elegance and ruggedness in the same package. They absolutely do make a fine carry weapon with the proper training and experience. I have way more of them than I planned to, but that’s okay, too.

I also like my Glocks. They’re simple, feel good, and I shoot them well.

My favorite double stacker of all time is, and likely always will be the Ruger SR platform.

Maybe I’m the odd man out. Kinda like keyboards… I have Rolands for piano/string patches, and Yamahas for brass, synth, and B3 organ patches.

I don’t

I handled one of the little CSX pistols at Mace sports a while back, and I did like the feel of it.
Never been a S&W fan (other than their 1911’s), so we’ll see. Might pick one up for a deal…

 

[B00ger]

Battlefields change, war changes, and the weapons used are required to change as well. A change in the battlefield doesn’t make a gun “better or worse” than another, it makes one more fitting in a certain element. Even today we see more and more “old” designs coming back into use as the modern battlefield changes.

There is no “one best gun ever” because every single firearm has been designed for a specific application at a specific time. It’s like saying putters suck because drivers can hit the ball farther.