The New Agent does not have sights. In other words, pass.
What about an EMP?
Looks like a nice piece, but uses non-standard mags. Big downer for me as I already have a 9mm Commander. Plus, when I got my New Agent the EMP's had a bad reliability reputation. My New Agent has been 100%. The Solo is very picky. It likes Federal HST, Winchester Ranger or NATO pressure 124gr. On mine, anything lower powered and it has issues.
The shorter mags are a huge benefit in the EMP, because the action length actually fits the cartridge length, which greatly increases liability. My EMP actually runs better than my fullsize/9mm 1911, which I'm not sure would run on any factory ammunition 100%.
I would not carry a full length 1911 action in 9mm. I prefer 9mm, but I would sacrifice capacity and recoil for the .45, because it would be more reliable and little 1911s are finicky enough.
Maybe I'm a lucky guy, but my 9mm New Agent and my 9mm Commander (Satin Nickel built in the early 1970's) both run great. They eat anything.
Maybe I'm a lucky guy, but my 9mm New Agent and my 9mm Commander (Satin Nickel built in the early 1970's) both run great. They eat anything.
If you have a Series 70 satin nickel 9mm Commander, then you are a lucky man!
Everyone has different definitions of what this means. I suspect that if you have a 40 year old gun that "eats everything" and is not worn out, that it probably hasn't been shot enough.
My experience almost perfectly tracks Hilton Yam's:
10-8 Performance: SA 9mm 1911
I absolutely love shooting my 9mm 1911s, but self defense pieces they are not.
Not saying you're not welcome to a contrary opinion, but if someone tells me that a compact 1911 in a caliber other than .45 is brutally reliable, I am very skeptical (and I own more non-.45 1911s than .45s).
Yes, I am!