my mom was an army nurse in an evac hospital in New Guinea and the in the Phillipines. Until she was about 80, she could still manage a 1911 and shoot minute of chest. Ultimately, age, arthritis, and a mini-stroke made her put her pistol down. (remember "Pistol Packin' Mama"?) Anyway, now she's 96, and in assisted living. I still have her 1911. (not a 1911A1)