The ever changing tastes of gun owners
It may be just me, but I have noticed another change in the handgun industry of going back to the 1911 or 45acp firearms. Back in the 1990’s during the assault weapons ban, some guns got priced out because the magazines were too expensive and many people just settled for what was the least expensive to own. The 1911 got a lot of people back from the higher capacity 9mm thrill ride that Glock gave them and nobody complained. Once the AWB was over everyone went back to whatever floated their boat. The sale of AR15’s went through the roof and we saw lots of after market magazine manufacturers fall off the wagon and disappear. I have noticed that after just about everyone and their dog picked up an AR15 or an M4 Cabine, worrying about higher capacity handguns seemed to diminish.
If you have ever taken a serious Carbine class, the capacity of rounds your backup gun held really wasn’t something that came up. If your primary weapons went down, any secondary firearm was your backup. If you couldn’t get your primary back up and running you’re probable screwed. I usually only carry a 1911 with 2 spare Wilson Combat Magazines. I never liked the idea of packing too many pistol rounds and was more inclined to pack extra gun parts like a spare bolt or firing pins rather than more than 2 pistol magazines. My secondary weapon is meant to fight my way back to getting my primary back up and running.