I'm happy with my kimber 1911 A1 custom. It's my daily carry weapon. I have other pistols or revolvers that I can carry, but I prefer that over all of them. Yes it's bigger than the others, but it's also thinner than my m&p 40 and about the same as my 9 mm. It all depends on what it is that person wants to carry. Hwilli hit me up and you can shoot the 1911, 9mm, and the 40 for reference. If you think you can handle all that gun??? ;-)