i own and have owned many, many 357 rotary platforms, same-o for 1911 semis. short bbld, long bbl'd, fixed or adjustable sights. stainless, blued, plated or parkerized. heavy slide 1911's, heavy bbld revolvers.
night sights, flashlights or bragging rights, they are both excellent choices for defence or hunting work, if the operator is. i have seen first hand, a commander length 45ACP stop a 600Lb [+,-] cow moose with a bad altitude. i have heard of a LEO shooting where the "way too light" 125gr 357 litterally shoved a vertabrae completely out the perp's back.
etc...etc...
i do not agree that either will not work for hunting, i do not agree that either has a great advantage over the other for self defence. modern ammo developments can cure the muzzle flash issue, for all practical considerations. ammo costs can be close for a wise shopper and/or reloader. both shoot flat enough for real world hand gun ranges. either will remove ALL of the fight from a wannabe perp.
you are asking a personal choice question that can't be intellegently answered by any other that the "MY choice is best" crowd without some kinda background info....
an above posting asked who else may also use the firearm. this IS pertainant as semi-auto usage requires more training than a double action revolver. if you or your wife need to rely on this for things that go bump in the night, the simplicity of just pulling the trigger can't be beat. also, weaker wrists can sometimes reduce the reliability #'s of the 1911 recoil operated cycling.
if you/both of you are willing to practice enough to become familiar with the 1911, it IS an excellent choice for self defence. in my book, the best for the most dangerous species. but we're talking about YOUR book here.
nowadaze, both can be had in packages that are small enough to conceal as well as most other EFFECTIVE calibers. but in either platform, they will become less user friendly in direct proportion to the size reduction. it is also worth consideration that most handguns powerfull enough to save your assets are NOT going to be "concealled" from somebobdy who is looking for tell-tale signs of same.
despite common thoughts about both platforms, the 1911 will usually fair better after taking the mud, blood and crud test. this is due to the critical moving action components being protected from entry better than a revolver. on the other hand, the revolver has rarely been reported to have any failure to feed issues by those who use the correct caliber ammo. obvious to even the most casual observer, the 1911 will be reloaded faster. but how many cases of 6+ attackers have you read about lately?
despite cases of failure due to poor magazines, poor bullet choices or a lack of maintainence, both have a well proven track record for self defence use.
only you can decide what best fills your needs.
"choose wisely, grasshopper"
gunnie
night sights, flashlights or bragging rights, they are both excellent choices for defence or hunting work, if the operator is. i have seen first hand, a commander length 45ACP stop a 600Lb [+,-] cow moose with a bad altitude. i have heard of a LEO shooting where the "way too light" 125gr 357 litterally shoved a vertabrae completely out the perp's back.
etc...etc...
i do not agree that either will not work for hunting, i do not agree that either has a great advantage over the other for self defence. modern ammo developments can cure the muzzle flash issue, for all practical considerations. ammo costs can be close for a wise shopper and/or reloader. both shoot flat enough for real world hand gun ranges. either will remove ALL of the fight from a wannabe perp.
you are asking a personal choice question that can't be intellegently answered by any other that the "MY choice is best" crowd without some kinda background info....
an above posting asked who else may also use the firearm. this IS pertainant as semi-auto usage requires more training than a double action revolver. if you or your wife need to rely on this for things that go bump in the night, the simplicity of just pulling the trigger can't be beat. also, weaker wrists can sometimes reduce the reliability #'s of the 1911 recoil operated cycling.
if you/both of you are willing to practice enough to become familiar with the 1911, it IS an excellent choice for self defence. in my book, the best for the most dangerous species. but we're talking about YOUR book here.
nowadaze, both can be had in packages that are small enough to conceal as well as most other EFFECTIVE calibers. but in either platform, they will become less user friendly in direct proportion to the size reduction. it is also worth consideration that most handguns powerfull enough to save your assets are NOT going to be "concealled" from somebobdy who is looking for tell-tale signs of same.
despite common thoughts about both platforms, the 1911 will usually fair better after taking the mud, blood and crud test. this is due to the critical moving action components being protected from entry better than a revolver. on the other hand, the revolver has rarely been reported to have any failure to feed issues by those who use the correct caliber ammo. obvious to even the most casual observer, the 1911 will be reloaded faster. but how many cases of 6+ attackers have you read about lately?
despite cases of failure due to poor magazines, poor bullet choices or a lack of maintainence, both have a well proven track record for self defence use.
only you can decide what best fills your needs.
"choose wisely, grasshopper"
gunnie
