That bike does things to me sexually

.45 is pretty darn quiet though

This is THE most important thread on the internet!

This brings a tear to my eye. Not so random and clumsy as a 9mm. An elegant weapon from a more civilized age.

I once got a chick knocked-up just by letting her shoot my .45.

She had twin boys.

9 vs 45 will be debated from now on with no clear winner.   I own them both and love them both but my comfort level goes up a notch when carrying the .45 with extra mag or two.
To each his own but at the end of the day neither will save your bacon if you can't get to it quickly... sooooo, keep your 9 or 45 where you can reach it very, very quickly if needed. As always YMMV

Son of a gun?

This man speaks the truth! The 1911 is probably the most copied and modified handgun design in history. Some makers do it really well, others not so much. I have NEVER had a 1911 built by ANY quality gun company run unreliably. All mine go bang every time and they are bone stock factory guns that have never had anything done to them aside from an occasional cleaning. Mine aren't range toys either. Not only do they get carried a lot, but I use them outdoors all the time and they get FILTHY inside and out, but they always work. All this "jam-o-matic" B.S. is exactly that, no different than the same thing being said about AR-15's.

Here's another very important point: Buy and use QUALITY magazines! Probably 90% or more malfunctions in semi-automatic firearms can be attributed to defective or misfitting magazines. Sometimes Brand X guns don't play well with Brand Y magazines, even if they are both solid products. If you stick to factory mags you prolly won't have any problems, but I like higher capacity mags than usually come with the guns. I have found Chip McCormick and Wilson 8 and 10 rounders to work very well.

OP posts a Brazilian gun in a 'murica thread.

Meh world economy and all.

Brazilian frames are good to go.

NM serial number, so the law says it was made here

Son's!  

South 'murica?

Just to add to the 1911 mags mentioned, Tripp also makes great magazines. In both the 45 and 9mm 1911's I posted earlier, I've always used either Wilson or Tripp, never had any issues with either firearm.