Over at modernserviceweapons.com the delectably named Hilton Yam offers a beginner’s guide to 1911 malfunctions. You got your vertical stovepipe (above), horizontal stovepipe, feedway stoppage, high angle failure, double feed/failure to extract, and failure to extract in conjunction with magazine failure. While I love me some 1911, I’m loathe to carry one, both for its ammo capacity limitations and the potential – make that certainty – that it will fail. C’mon admit it. It’s not a question of “if.” It’s a question of “when.” The odds that a 1911 will fail when you need it most, especially if you keep it well maintained, are lower than a snake’s belly. So . . . is it worth it? [h/t Pascal]