Greetings high roaders!
I'm about a year off from getting my carry gun, but that hasn't stopped me from window shopping. I've been settled on a subnose revolver for some time now (S&W 642 or Ruger LCR, which is a topic for another thread). I feel that the reliability of a revolver, simple manual of arms, minimal points of failure, simple ftf solution (pull trigger again), and lack of manual safeties of any kind makes a revolver the ideal defensive handgun.
However, I've recently been tempted by the 1911 platform for what I feel are impractical reasons. My first choice, primarily as a factor of cost, as I can't really afford a gun over the $600 mark, is a Springfield G.I. Micro Compact. Today I visited my preferred LGS and handled 2 LCRs, a 642, a G.I. Champion, and a 3" (maybe 3.5") Kimber. Not sure of the model of the Kimber, but it was $850 and described as the "plain Jane" model.
The snubbies felt really good, and my fit in my hand naturally, even though my pinky had to wrap under the base of the grip, but the 1911s were even better. I am really aesthetically attracted to the 1911s, which is a stupid reason to buy a gun, but I need some feedback to sway me from going down that road as a first carry piece. I'm sure I will eventually have one of each, but my brain tells me to get a DAO revolver first, and my heart is screaming 1911.
Any advice for a torn THR noob? Sorry for the long post, I to tend to ramble on, and if requested I can edit this down or post up a quick summary to detail my views of the pros and cons.
Thanks in advance for any feedback, and please avoid recommending a gun not listed in this post. Don't need to make this any more complicated!
I'm about a year off from getting my carry gun, but that hasn't stopped me from window shopping. I've been settled on a subnose revolver for some time now (S&W 642 or Ruger LCR, which is a topic for another thread). I feel that the reliability of a revolver, simple manual of arms, minimal points of failure, simple ftf solution (pull trigger again), and lack of manual safeties of any kind makes a revolver the ideal defensive handgun.
However, I've recently been tempted by the 1911 platform for what I feel are impractical reasons. My first choice, primarily as a factor of cost, as I can't really afford a gun over the $600 mark, is a Springfield G.I. Micro Compact. Today I visited my preferred LGS and handled 2 LCRs, a 642, a G.I. Champion, and a 3" (maybe 3.5") Kimber. Not sure of the model of the Kimber, but it was $850 and described as the "plain Jane" model.
The snubbies felt really good, and my fit in my hand naturally, even though my pinky had to wrap under the base of the grip, but the 1911s were even better. I am really aesthetically attracted to the 1911s, which is a stupid reason to buy a gun, but I need some feedback to sway me from going down that road as a first carry piece. I'm sure I will eventually have one of each, but my brain tells me to get a DAO revolver first, and my heart is screaming 1911.
Any advice for a torn THR noob? Sorry for the long post, I to tend to ramble on, and if requested I can edit this down or post up a quick summary to detail my views of the pros and cons.
Thanks in advance for any feedback, and please avoid recommending a gun not listed in this post. Don't need to make this any more complicated!