Quoted: The grip is has the largest girth I ever felt on a .45APC gun. It's like holding two 1911 grips. The 1911's grip is one of the slimist for a full size .45APC gun. So when you say you don't have a problem with 1911 grips your not say much. Damn, I bet a midget would find the 1911 grip just perfect. Glock should have used metal mags for the 21 like HK did with the USP45F to keep the grip size down. Also keep in mind that Glocks were designed for the 9mm round. Scaling that up to .45 is problematic at best.
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The 1911 is slim because it uses a single stack mag. The Glock .45 is double stack and is wider for obvious reasons. The 1911 is slim, side to side, but is still fairly deep, front to backstrap. Don't get me wrong, I love the 1911. Am eyeballing a mil-spec 1911 for my next purchase.
The original Glock was designed for the 9mm because, well, that was the original model. Not sure where your getting that the .45 series is a scaled up 9mm. The .45 series frame is designed and built to handle the .45. The 9mm and .40 are pretty much the same. The .357 sig is the same as the .40 and newer models of it can barrel swap between the .40 and .357 sig.
IMHO, the Glock handguns are superior combat weapons. I have carried a model 23 every tour of duty for four years and it has qualified me at a master level of proficiency for that time. I put my life, and the lives of my teammates, on it without hesitation. It has better than 3000 rds. through it with no malfunctions and only a slide spring replacement, and that was just a precaution, didn't actually need it.
Enjoy what ever you decide on and become proficient with it. The finest handgun made is no better than a piece of junk if your not adept with it.
The Man in Tan