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My new Ruger 1911 Commander is used only for home defense and for practice on the range to maintain capability. Two 7-round magazines came with it. I thought about getting some 8-round mags but, after loading up a few times, I found I was only loading 5 at a time for practice anyway. When...

Ruger is a very experienced and capable gun manufacturer. If you have not heard the name much, you just hang around the wrong places. For example, the SR22 is a neat little gun that is fun to shoot though it is not a good gun for target shooting (too short). A very good first gun that is...

I think you need to study all this advice and then do some thinking. It is not a bad idea to get a gun soon if it will give you some piece of mind. But if you have other people living with you, consider that they could get hurt by a gun, especially if they are little people. You can probably...

Thanks for all the good ideas and info. I do consider the Ruger SR45 on the upper end of what I consider small. But I should add that I looked at many small pistols two years ago, most in 9 mm, and concluded that really small guns are bad in accuracy and in reduction of power. A person gets a...

My first stricker-fired pistol was an M&P. I found how to take it down to expose the stricker chamber. It was obvious that needed to be kept clean yet they never mentioned it in the manual and it was hard to get to. I have since fired a few guns with sticky strickers resulting in dangerous...

I have been shooting .40 for CC and for defense and .357 Sig for home defense against hard targets (gangs, armor, etc). But the ability of the .357 to travel far in the neighborhood doing damage bothers me. I am thinking the .45 would be a better choice for the home since it will not go through...

Thanks for the info.

My LGS is selling ZIG 1911 .45's for $400. Has anyone heard of the ZIG brand? Are they any good?

I have considered the 45ACP and the 10mm but they don't seem to offer anyhting I don't have in a 357 Sig and a 40S&W. I will probably get the 45 ACP in the form of a Glock 30 which I have fired and like quite a bit. It is much better for concealing than a 1911. I think the 1911 was very good a...

Of those choices I would take the Ruger SR9c. I have fired a box through each of these and have owned a S&W M&P 40 full size (now a 357 Sig). I liked the Ruger most of all but I also liked the others in various ways. For concealment you can't beat the Glock 26. But, it does push your hand around...

I liked the Glock 30SF after renting one and shootinng 50 rnds of Fed 230 RN at 30 ft. But now I would consider the Ruger SR45 because I have and like the Ruger SR40C or the new Ruger SR1911CMD. The 30SF is slightly smaller than the 36. (Tenth of an inch.) I found the 30 easy to hold and fire...

I started listing all my guns, including the ones I no longer have, then I started looking at the common denominator that makes them all less than fully accurate. It is me. In the past, I have had two types of guns - fun guns and defense guns. I no longer have the luxury of having fun guns. But...

You'd better rectify that soon! The .40 S&W is the best and most versatile cartridge available for small handguns. I have had two - S&W M&P 40 FS and Ruger SR40c. Currently I only have one because I converted the M&P to .357 Sig to give my little arsenal more versatility. But I debated doing...

How about +p loads in the Glock 30? I would like to shoot Speer GD 200 gr +p loads for a muzzle energy of 518 ft lb. Safe? Does the manual warn against using +p loads?

Good discussion. I'll probably go with a 5.5 inch. I had a 10 inch 357 Magnum and found that waay too impractical. (Got it in a trade with a friend and its long gone.)

Based on many years of experience in engineering involving impact phenomenon (admittedly not bullet impacts) I think energy is the most important in addition to bullet type. I pick the best weight to give the best energy for a given caliber and then a hollow point bullet to break up in the...

I had a S&W 22A for a year or so. I didn't like the way it spit shell's out both sides. I got it for cheap practice with my M&P 40. It handled in a similar way except for recoil. I liked the trigger and found it similar to an M&P trigger. I had two problems: a few ftf's with cheap ammo (not with...

I have been shooting at paper targets with the intent of improving my ability in self defense or home defense shooting. I normally shoot at a 25 ft distance, sometimes at about 15 ft. What distances are common in competitive indoor pistol target shooting? My vote above was for 9 mm even though...

I have shot 22, 25 32 and 380 pistols as a kid shooting various things like logs, cans of sand, etc. The 22LR with a 2-inch barrel seemed as good as the 25 and not far behind the 32. The 380 seemed good enough so I kept it around as a defense gun for many years. But when I found myself in a...

I have been considering improving my Home Defense gun from a 40 cal to something that might have more knockdown power. Some say the .45 has that. I have an M&P 40 so an M&P 45 seems like a natural. I like the M&P triggers after they get broken in. But the relatively light M&P 45 has quite a bit...