Thx @Karacal have watched each of these & many more. Love the Honest Outlaw, I know he prefers the C2 as part of his personal rotation. But then again he has most everything 
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Stop by in Chicago area for one day.
I’ll take you to the Range where you can rent and test about 20 different 2011 and 1911DS handguns. 
I’d say - unfortunately. It is a great idea to check the handgun before the final decision. I didn’t have this privilege 6 years ago and ended up with buying and then selling (after few months) my carry handguns.
These days I stick with Staccato and Wilson Combat only. I love shooting all new 1911/2011 pistols, but so far haven’t found any reason to change my gear.
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Did you hear that @TheKid , he doesn’t need my help! 
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Thanks @Jerzees appreciate the input. I agree and have slowly migrated to only carrying / shooting my Stacatto P. As an update, I ended up purchasing both the CS and the C2. Can’t wait for them to arrive!
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Owning 3 different Staccatos brings another problem - you won’t be able to find out which one is the best for each application… 
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My thoughts, which I’m sure most, if not all of you, will disagree with. I have no experience shooting people. I’ve never shot my handgun at a person. Because of that, I think if I ever did, the adrenaline pump would be so massive that a 4-5 lb trigger pull would feel like a half pound. I don’t think any amount a range practice will fix this. I want a heavy pull, atleast for the first shot, to make sure it is intentional. Which is why I chose a DA/SA. Plus I think a decocked DA pull is safer than any safety. But that’s just me. To each his own.
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I can agree and disagree with you.
If you are upholstering you firearm it is because there is a threat and you are engaging. If we train, from the holster, on the draw, to be on target, under pressure, to prep the trigger, but not pull it until our brain processes that we need to.
Training with a target that flips from bad guy to unarmed civilian really helps in this area.
A DA, chambered, definitely has a heavier trigger pull and acts /feels as though it is a safety, but under pressure are we more likely to jerk the trigger unconsciously?
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There is no “agree” or “disagree”
Everything is about training. Train with the platform that works for you at any situation - stress, no stress, slow, fast, sun, rain, snow, gloves, no gloves, 110F, 20F… each time your firearm feels differently.
If you feel DA is safer for you - go with DA, train with it and be perfect with it.
But.. I don’t agree with people who say - “only DA/SA is the best for me, because of the first heave pull”, but they never tried different platform. This it the first step to be far from perfection. You never know what’s good for you until you try it.
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Training definitley will help, but I just don’t know how I would react in a real situation. But you can’t really simulate that level of adrenaline. I’ve had an M&P and compact 1911 in the past. both really nice guns, flawless. I didn’t want a gun without a “safety” and I really wasn’t a fan of the safeties on those - is it on, is it off, one more thing to screw up when you only have a blink of an eye to do something. Just my thoughts. To each his own.
But I do agree with you that even a 8lb pull will feel like 2-3lbs in an emergency, but at least it won’t feel like a hair trigger.
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Over exert yourself then try to hit a target 
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@Todd173 Oh but @Karacal has been a tremendous help! He “advised” me exactly what to do and say that ensured my RAPID transition into the garage without delay! 
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Have you ever carried Condition 1? It’s not for everyone… Certainly not me. After the second or third time I discovered my safety had found it’s way off somehow, I never carred my 1911 again. I was carrying IWB at the time, so maybe that was the problem. Still… There are just better / safer options. Just some food for thought…
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I carry only in “condition 1”. This is how this platform is designed.
With good holster there is no way that safety lever will somehow switch by itself.
I always say: one should carry the handgun that works the best for him / her. That means reliably, efficiently and safety.
This is where training and practice come into play.
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To each their own, I guess. Best wishes! Hope you love the new gun. They are b-e-a-utiful guns.
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Nothing new to me for last few years… Last Staccato I bought… 2021…I guess…
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