If not a 1911 then what?

[Rem700]

Thinking about switching jobs and the new one isnt so sure about the 1911.
I am waiting to get approval but I may need to switch platforms
I currently carry a Kimber Pro CDP with extra short trigger Alumagrips thin grips and a xtra high grip safety, I have small hands and the fit for me is perfect.

My options are the normal glock S&W etc either 9mm or 40 cal I prefer to go with the 40 if I have to switch. Whats available that might fit my hands and replace my 1911. Thanks

 

[CTRL-ALT-DEL]

I would suggest a CZ75, chambered in 40. You could try the glock 22, but to me (this is just my opinion) the glocks feel like gripping a 2x4.

 

[Black Majik]

No 1911?
Something in 9mm or .40 S&W?
Something simply awesome?

SIG Sauer P228/P229.

End of story.

 

[larry starling]

If you cant have a 1911, I second somthing from Sig...

 

[osteodoc08]

The Sig mentioned is a fine piece. I would also consider a SA XD in 40.

Did/Will they mention why it was a no go in the 1911?

 

[Krag]

Glock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 60%+ of the LE departments in this country can all be wrong?

 

[mattw]

the XD has the same grip angle as the 1911 and its grip is modeled after a 1911 with an arched msh. my XD9 and my SA 1911 both feel pretty good and i've got smallish hands also. I would say glock but i hate the finger grooves.

 

[Unisaw]

HK USP Compact: the grip angle and controls (Variant 1) are very similar to a 1911.

 

[mattw]

do the double stack .45 acp HK mags make the grip wider?

 

[Dr.Rob]

BHP and 1911... very similar.

 

[paul45]

Sig 229 in .40.......and for your pleasure you can pick up a .357 barrel!

 

[MICHAEL T]

KRAG 60% of PD use Glock doesn't mean anything except the people buying are cheap. Their not buying because its the best weapon for their officers but because its the cheapest.The don't give a dam about the officer on the street only bottom line.

 

[Krag]

Mike - we have a local PD that has an "officer's choice" policy for sidearms. They can carry any pistol they want (9mm, .357 SIG, .40, 10mm .45, .45 GAP). A good friend of mine is their firearms training officer and he says that approximately 85% have chosen the Glock.

BTW, the department will issue a Beretta 96 to any officer who does not want to use a privately owned handgun.

Our local sheriff's deptment allows members of the SWAT team to carry any handgun they want. ALL of them decided to stick with the issue pistol - a Glock 21.

I know it's only a small sampling but what can I say?

 

[Sharps Shooter]

"Glock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 60%+ of the LE departments in this country can all be wrong?"

Why not? Or did you mean that as a joke?

 

[Rem700]

There stated reason as they wanted to only handle 2 calibers as they supply ammo, And not specific but the perceived safety of SA :banghead: Said I would have to demonstrate safe use of a 1911, Been so long since useing any other auto loader thats what would be unsafe to me. If all they can come up with against the 1911 is the ammo I can try hitting them with a 9mm 1911.

 

[KS1911]

Second the S.A. XD. You can go with 9mm, 40, or 45 gap. The grip angle is the same as others have said. You also have a grip safety like your 1911.

Just and idea.

 

[10-Ring]

1st thought in my head was the HK USP (fullsize or compact...up to you!)

 

[Unisaw]

mattw, the USP Compact doesn't really have a double-stack mag. The cartridges in the lower part of the mag are staggered, then the mag narrows at the top. It is not as thin as a 1911, but I don't think of it as being particularly thick.

 

[Lofland]

One of the Para-Ordnance LDA guns might fit the bill. Same ergonomics as the 1911, one of the best DA triggers, and they come in .40, I think.

 

[valor1]

Alright, after the 1911 perhaps the 2011?

I'll definitely go for the CZ-PO1,
then HK USP,
then the Cz-75B.

 

[Aguila Blanca]

If they're just stuck on the ammo, then go for a 9mm 1911 or a Hi-Power.

If they come back with asking for double action, I would go with a Para Ordnance LDA. Here it is (if the link works)

http://www.paraord.com/product/product.html?id=63

Para also offers an LEO purchase program. If you're at all interested, be sure to go to the Law Enforcement section of their web site.

 

[sheepdog_556]

You people crack me up.

Guy A: Don't buy a Glock, Glocks suck! Buy a Sig!

Guy B: Sigs are over-priced crap! Buy a CZ!

Guy C: They won't let you carry a 1911?!?! The sky is falling!

It's a freakin gun, people. Glocks are like Volvos...boxy but safe. (stole that from a guy on lightfighter.)

Sigs are good pistols. So are CZs and HKs and Berettas and Springfields and Kimbers and Colts.

Rem 700 - No one here is going to be able to tell you what fits your hand. You are going to have to figure that out for yourself.

I carry TWO Glocks AND a Colt. Ymmv.




Dang it...forgot to add my own personal bias: ParaOrd LDAs are horse????.


Sheep

 

[12-34hom]

H&K usp compact or full sized in Varaint #1.

12-34hom.

 

[Rem700]

Sheep dog you are absolutely right no one here can tell me about the fit for my hand. But they can tell what might come closest to fitting like a 1911 the best gun built in the last 100yrs and still going strong. Ever wonder why when somesone wants to make a point about a pistols good points they compare it to a 1911. The sky isnt falling but if you couldnt have a Glock what would you go with.