Quote Originally Posted by macho mouse View Post
IIRC what you have replicated (more or less) is the 9mm Super Cooper. Col. Jeff Cooper wrote an article about that concept in a 1911 frame for a trail gun back in the 80's I belive. He said it might be better than a .45 acp for outdoor use because of the flatter trajectory for long shots. I seem to remember that his vversion had a 6" barrel with a regular length slide. You might be able to find some info if you hunt around.
As Spock would say, "fascinating".........