Thread: Looking for a compact .45

I'll never understand the need for grip safety, grip spur, and the awkward mag release button on the 1911 (and the .45 obsession). Sure, there are people that have custom 1911s that are deadly accurate, but I feel the grip spur on a standard 1911 is too low and induces muzzle flip, as does the heavier .45 round. I also find the mag releases in most cases to be really awkward, this means you can't drop your mag easily by accident, but...

Quote: Originally Posted by Texan Then why do you have that little revolver? You couldn't hurt a fly with that puny thing! Yes I'm being sarcastic, if memory serves that .38 has a deadly reputation. Well ya caught me... I just can't bring myself to park my little Bodyguard. She has served me reliably for many many years, The stags are older than most of the writers here on GIM and she just feels good! But lately I’ve been...

Quote: Originally Posted by General of Darkness Well it's half the price of a custom. I don't agree with taking chances with my life by skimping on firearms or crap ammo. Just saying. No, I understand what you mean, trust me. Thats just a wee bit out of my price range. THere are alot of good handguns in much lower price ranges that have been tried and tested though. I wouldnt carry a high point around......

Quote: Originally Posted by shades2 It's for carry, not for plinking, so 6+1 rounds of .380 should be affordable. I believe that a weapon should be tried and tested before trusting one's life to it. Most would agree, that point would be well in excess of 500 rounds. Thus, my prevous point. While a .380 is definately much better than a rock and very concealable, I personally wouldn’t consider a .380 pistol for many valid reasons,...

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I would recommend against a compact 1911 design... that design seems to work FAR better for full-size autos than it does for compacts. Other than that... sorry, no suggestions. BTW, you'll get no flames from me about selecting a 9mm, I'm one of the few who thinks 9 is just fine.

Quote: Originally Posted by BeeYourself Taurus has too many parts. My Kimber pro carry II is very small for a .45 but if any dirt is present you will have constant feeding issues. So keep it clean. Strangely, none of these things seem to be an issue for a G30. Bx3

Quote: Originally Posted by mtnman Sooo tell us please, what Taurus have you owned? mtn - I've told my taurus tale so many times on GIM that I assumed it's well known. http://goldismoney.info/forums/showp...60&postcount=5

Quote: Originally Posted by BeeYourself Taurus has too many parts. My Kimber pro carry II is very small for a .45. It is nice and shoots stiff and straight, but if any dirt is present you will have constant feeding issues. So keep it clean. So what you are saying is that you carry a nice looking high maintenance, unreliable and jam prone gun that must be cleaned often, while denigrating another model because it has 'too many parts'....

Best bang for the buck is the Dan Wesson CBOB. Probably pick one up for $1,150, with internals from Ed Brown and other goodies. This isn't my CBOB, I stole it from http://forums.1911forum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=52