Better Do All Handgun?

[sprice]

Colt commander type 1911 or Browning Hi Power? Wich will do it best? Please try not to use caliber as consideration- If anything dock points from the .45 because it means I can't afford to shoot it and train and become comfortable with it. So what do you think would be best and why for all around use?

 

[Vern Humphrey]

I'd actuually go with a full-size M1911, which is what I carry.

For self-defense, it's ideal. You can make(or buy) shot shells that cycle the action (Ed Harris developed a die to make them from .308 cases), you can beef up the recoil spring to shoot .45 Super (equivallent ballistics to the .41 Magnum), add a .22 conversion kit, and so on.

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

I guess it's pretty simple for me. If one doesn't need a .45, then the Browning Hi Power is the way to go. It weighs the same and has an overall size comparable to the steel Commander, but is a more advanced design (more reliable out of the box and easier takedown, nice handling characteristics), and holds at least 13 rounds, with 15 and 17 round mags available. I never quite got the need for the steel Commander. If I wanted something smaller than the Colt Government, I'd also want something lighter, and the LW Commander is about 6 oz. lighter.

 

[Bill B.]

Better Do All Handgun?

You can do better than either! I prefer a full-size 1911. 1911 doesn't have to mean 45 ACP either so keep that in mind!

 

[Vern Humphrey]

1911 doesn't have to mean 45 ACP either so keep that in mind!

True. But if you're going to carry an M1911, why not carry it in .45 ACP?

 

[W.E.G.]

Please try not to use caliber as consideration

So, this is a 9mm vs. .45 thread that is not really a 9mm vs. .45 thread?

 

[bigfatdave]

Haven't you picked a gun yet?
How many "what gun to buy" threads is this now?

 

[Bill B.]

If anything dock points from the .45 because it means I can't afford to shoot it and train and become comfortable with it.

True. But if you're going to carry an M1911, why not carry it in .45 ACP?

The OP already answered this question for himself not for everyone.

 

[sprice]

I ask questions for others as well as myself because some of my friends are not very computer smart so I like to help them out, because I have a lot of free time being a teen and all.