Greater men than I have built successful careers around extolling the manifest virtues of this magnificent sidearm.
I cannot get enough of it.
The gun is indeed everything everybody makes it out to be.
However, the one thing Brownings big powerful service pistol in full-size form absolutely is not is easily concealable.
Those original M1911 pistols were as long as a toaster and about as heavy.
Ive packed one underneath hot weather apparel before, but I wasnt happy.
They call it the 911, and it is indeed the best of both worlds.
The unique frame-to-slide-to-triggerguard geometry retains that big gun feel in a pocket pistol chassis.
Both versions weigh under one pound and feature barrels 3 and shorter.
This is a small, packable pistol.
The controls will be foundational dogma to anyone who has ever run Brownings 1911.
The trigger is a crisp single-action sort thats absolutely divine.
The hammer is skeletonized, and the thumb safety is mirrored on both sides of the frame.
The magazine release is underneath the right thumb as it should be.
The slide has a scant trapezoidal cross section that makes it more readily concealable.
There are deep cocking grooves to ensure proper purchase.
A generous beavertail protects your sensitive flesh, and all the edges are nicely melted.
The slide release is like Goldilocks porridge.
It is small enough not to snag but sufficiently ample to make it easy to run.
There is a dedicated loaded chamber indicator that is readily read both day and night.
The external extractor is grossly overbuilt.
The indestructible steel sights on my copy sport luminous tritium dots both front and rear.
One flush single-stack magazine holds six rounds for seven including one on tap.
Another included one with a finger rest packs 7+1.
The slim and skinny 911 packs like a pocket gun.
In an appropriate holster you could safely carry this gun inside the front pocket of a pair of jeans.
Drop the 911 into a superlative Crossbreed IWB concealment rig and you’re free to forget its there.
This gun is absolutely tiny.
That means the fifth finger on my moderately large hands dangles freely underneath the short magazine.
Thats the price you pay for a gun thats this easy to hide.
The finger rest magazine accommodates all five digits perfectly.
Fun guns will accompany you to the range on Saturday afternoons.
Miserable guns will not.
Conclusion
There is an implied intimacy to a proper concealed carry pistol.
Not everybody is looking for a deep cover gun they can safely pack in Condition One.
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