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So, I got my pistol purchase permit...
JimP:
re: 1911 .45s ....... I used to feel the same way as Jay, until I actually carried a 5" steel framed 1911 for awhile. It concealed OK (because it is flat- they don't call it ol' slabsides fer nothin'....), but what with all that steel + 8 rounds of 230gr ammo..... it just had a tendency to try to drag my pants in the direction of my ankles. I learned to shoot single action, making each shot count, so a DA trigger is foreign to me..... I liked the 1911, just not the weight. I solved the issue with a 9mm Springer EMP. I love that gun.... 1/2 the weight and 2/3 the size........ true, in a gunfight, I'd wish I had a bigger gun, but that would be true if I had the .45 .......
re: .40s ...... I shot Jay's boat anchor heavy S&W .40 ...... seemed to me it kicked more than my 1911, even though it was heavier, which SHOULD have meant it SHOULD have kicked less......... "snappy" is the term that came to mind.
David Hineline:
Most any of the Para Ordnance line is in your budget, My widebody 45 gives me 14+1 in the gun and 2-16rnd mags on the side.
When I carry da 9 mike mike then it's 17+1 in the gun and 2X23rnds in mags.
Wymore Wrangler:
Colt 1911 XSE is what I own... Why get a copy, get the real thing... Flame retardant suit on now...LOL
JimP:
Unless you handload, .45 ACP is much spendier than 9mm....... that said, I like to shoot .45 over 9....... but my wallet does not.
I have a $400 Charles Daly 1911a1 that I like.....it is just to heavy for EDC. My EMP (world's smallest 1911!) does everything I want it to do except knock bowling pins OFF the table without using Premium Personal Defense ammo.......
Rich B:
If I was going to buy a 1911 for CCW, I'd get something along the lines of a Colt CCO (or clone). It has a commander length slide on an officer's frame.
Here's an archive thread about it from Arfcom (you need a team membership to view):
http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=5&f=49&t=71211
Nighthawk, S&W, Kimber, Springfield Armory, Wilson Combat, Colt, Sig, STI, and Dan Wesson either make or made a CCO-style 1911.
I have a STI Spartan 1911 that's a nice handgun, but it's designed more for gaming than CCW.
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