Right in there anyway. It is a neat little 1911. Your brain and your hand both know what it is but there's the little niggling voice that says something isn't quite right. By that I don't mean, not right in the function or performance, but not right in that it's noticeably smaller. Still and all, the hand and the mind know what you're holding. And that is a very good thing.

Not a bobble, FTFeed, FTFire or FTEject with anything we've tried so far. Black on black sights, which is not an issue for me but Melodie would like to see something more 'contrasty'.

We upgraded the grips to some pleasant rosewood checkered numbers and it's now very pleasing to the eye as well.

My only complaint is magazines are unobtainium (and they only ship with one). We were promised 'soon', followed by 'soon', followed by 'January' but, as of yet, they haven't materialized. I don't know what the hang-up might be but it's starting to grate a bit. It's a !@#$% 1911 magazine for goodness sake, not some free range neutron infusion device.

Sorry I don't have any data beyond 'We like it and everybody who's shot it likes it' but that's our current bottom line.

If you have specific questions, I will try and oblige---just holler.

impression it gives of quality. We sold it before I broke down and bought it myself. We need to get another.

That said, I have one of the 1911-22s. I was a fairly early adopter and let's face facts, it took quite a while for "extra" magazines to make it to market. Browning sold them for $41 MSRP but you can get them for less wholesale and they are pretty much available now. I soon got 6+ and love the little pistol. I do wish that the .380 had a metal frame like the .22 but you don't get everything you want.

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Sincerely,

Hobie

This morning I learned about Armscor's BBR, Baby Rock 380, reduced scale 1911. About the same size as Browning and all steel, for $200 less. I'll see how available that is. I like 380's.