It’s been through two world wars, Korea and Vietnam so I ‘ll stick with the 1911. No other weapon has proven itself more effective since the Neanderthal chucked the first spear.
Not to mention that it was literally invented to kill moslems.
It's hard to explain to someone who isn't "infected".
I've always considered 1911's as having a "bad boy" image for the simple reason that in the back of your mind you're always thinking "this thing is going to mess up here pretty quick". I really doubt that a completely, 100% reliable 1911 exists.
I don't like to talk about it, but I think every time I pull a 1911 trigger and it goes bang, I sorta think..."well I'll be damed!"