Seems to me the Five-seveN fits a larger hand. Length of the cartridge and all that. I took two grandsons shooting a couple of weeks ago. The oldest is in the Army and was home on leave. We haven't had a chance to talk about it since. His twelve year old brother shows real promise - liked the 1911 the best.
I've noticed you're a bit of a 1911 fan. Works for me too, though I do like the other lesser types. In fact, I got a plastic gun for Christmas. Just as a change of pace. Nothing pedestrian - FNH Five-seveN. Nice toy too.
Thanks for the rep. Was about to return the favor when that thread got nuked. Will return a bit later, headed out right now to meet up with another INGO member.