The grips on his 1911 are a little rough for my hands but not bad, I prefer the grips my XDM. With the 1911 the trigger is not as touchy? as mine, I really have to pull it. I like a .45 cailber better, I seem to shoot better with it. I can keep my grouping pretty small with a .45 not so much with the 9mm. The reason I carry the 9mm is cause I can carry 18 rounds instead of 8 which is a situation I would rather have more then not enough.