That's why you sag to one side. Besides, the M1911 had its faults. Now, the M1911A1 -- THAT was a classic, especially with a good barrel bushing and a little tuning.

Now, IF I were to carry a concealed pistol I'd use my Beretta 7.65mm Tomcat. Since I ain't gonna get in any gunfights farther away than 10 feet I can use a Crumpled Weaver Stance and that'll take care of you. For a longer distance a .357 magnum single action revolver (say, my Ruger New Vaquero) would do just fine since anyone who knows anything fires a revolver single action anyway. For a long gun and longer ranges I prefer the venerable M-1 rifle -- can't beat it out to about 700 meters, only I can't even see that far much less hit anything. Yeah, the 7.62 x 51 NATO has a flatter trajectory, but I still like the M-1. You can keep the 5.56 cartridges -- use a .30 of some sort, why shoot twice? Of course, it it came down to REAL brass tacks I'll take my side-by-side double 12 with four-ought buckshot anytime. But like the man says, it depends on what I'm doing. For any all-around, easy to use, accurate long gun I'll take my 10 round Rossi Model 1892 lever rifle -- 10 255 grain lead bullets seem to have a calming effect on people who receive them, up to 150 meters or so.