My daughter shoots a S&W 686 in 357 magnum and she conned me out of the S&W Model 625 in 45 ACP. She shoots them at the range regularly and is now trying to con me out of my Colt Defender and/or the New Agent. She’s shot pretty much all my pistols and handles all of them well.
I was on the unit combat pistol team for years and we shot the M1911 at matches. We practiced several times a week and shot between 50 and 100 round each time.
I still use my 1911 when I go into the wild, just in case a feral hog gets too close. So far, I haven’t had to use it, but I want it if I a hog gets too close.