Just a reminder the lighter the pistol the more felt recoil.Great post.
Today when i went into Plymouth after dropping my daughter off at college, i stopped in at michiana firearms like i said i would do. I first checked out tge sr1911 lightweight. Nice pistol but thought it still seemed a bit big for my needs and weight was a lil ify. Next i looked at a p365...i really liked it. Felt good and couldn't believe how light it was..next i looked at the shield+. Another great firearm, felt good in my hand and light also. I compared these 3 to what i have now for weight, size and hand comfort. My daughter's Taurus G3C also would be included but does weight a hair more than the p365 and shield+. They didn't have a regular shield to check out. I also asked their opinion about resale value of my 1911 because they also had a used 1 for sale with more rounds thru it than mine. They were selling it for $700 and said being i only have about 2 mags thru mine that 750 would be a very fair price to start with. Forgot to ask about my berreta px4 storm.
So after much consideration and input from many of you, i am going to suck it up and sell for something i need or want and feel more comfortable with for its intended purposes of self defense.
Thanks to all that have helped me.....