It might not have the panache of the Sig, but it's half the price and just as functional.
I love my Les Bear Thunder Ranch Special, and find it quite concealable, but "compact" it is not. Slim, yes, but not compact, overall.I am surprised to see that 1911 is not in lead. Is that because it holds less rounds, because otherwise its great for carry compared to others. Or is it because of the platform choices available in other choices listed?
It's neither too big nor too heavy with a good holster and belt.Lw comander is fine
but the Gov't Model is much too big and heavy.
Have documentation to these animal tests? Because professionally conducted ordnance gelatin testing strongly disagrees with your claim. http://www.brassfetcher.com/45ACP/45ACP Summary Table.pdfthe lw officer's is just right, but only if you load it with the right ammo. The only commercial jhp that will reliably expand in flesh, from such a short .45, is the CorBon 160 gr PowRBall. Animal tests prove this.
You're hilarious. I know plenty of guys (myself included) who are 5'10" or shorter and who can easily and comfortably conceal a full size 1911 under an untucked polo shirt in the summer in Georgia. Some of my thinner friends can do it under a t-shirt. Goes back to that holster and belt thing.The Gm is concealable only under a coat, only on a big man, and then not very comfortably.
Just to add to that, I know plenty of guys who think they conceal just fine, but oddly enough have multiple gun flash moments throughout daily activity, or look odd making weird postures in order to maintain concealment. If you see it for even a split second it's not concealed anymore. People don't make a fuss about it but it definitely brings a lot a stares.It's neither too big nor too heavy with a good holster and belt.
Have documentation to these animal tests? Because professionally conducted ordnance gelatin testing strongly disagrees with your claim. http://www.brassfetcher.com/45ACP/45ACP Summary Table.pdf
You're hilarious. I know plenty of guys (myself included) who are 5'10" or shorter and who can easily and comfortably conceal a full size 1911 under an untucked polo shirt in the summer in Georgia. Some of my thinner friends can do it under a t-shirt. Goes back to that holster and belt thing.
Hence my comment on a good holster, and a good belt to support it. This aint my first rodeo. Because of the rounded slide and grips a full size 1911 can actually be easier to conceal than the current crop of square slide service pistols. This isn't thinking it conceals just fine, this is knowing it can be easily concealed. If you can fully conceal a SIG 228/229, or a Glock 17/22/19/23 you can fully conceal a full size 1911.Just to add to that, I know plenty of guys who think they conceal just fine, but oddly enough have multiple gun flash moments throughout daily activity, or look odd making weird postures in order to maintain concealment. If you see it for even a split second it's not concealed anymore. People don't make a fuss about it but it definitely brings a lot a stares.
On that note I'll bow down respectively, Apples and oranges. I refer to a private citizen who ,in not knowing particular holsters in use, is in daily activity. I recognize a difference between that and a trained officer with proper equipment. And I don't doubt that there are those who carry the large frame pistols without incident, but there are also those who just think they do and may as well just open carry.Hence my comment on a good holster, and a good belt to support it. This aint my first rodeo. Because of the rounded slide and grips a full size 1911 can actually be easier to conceal than the current crop of square slide service pistols. This isn't thinking it conceals just fine, this is knowing it can be easily concealed. If you can fully conceal a SIG 228/229, or a Glock 17/22/19/23 you can fully conceal a full size 1911.
As just one example I have a friend who's a former state parole officer in GA. He chose a 1911 over a Glock (and a host of other options available at the time) for ease of concealment when he worked plain clothes assignments during the 1996 Summer Olympics. His job was to blend into the crowd and not look at all like a cop. The gun could not show - PERIOD.