DWS1117
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I usually hate threads like this and here I am starting one. I guess I need to be punished.
Anyway, I am considering trading my Kimber Ultra Carry for a Glock 19 or some other similar small 9mm.
Why would a I trade a perfectly good 1911 style .45 for a plastic 9mm?
First and foremost is cost of shooting. Even with loading my own .45, 9mm is still cheaper. Due to cost I haven't been shooting near as much as need or would like. With the new baby and 2 day care payments looming keeping the Kimber AND buying a new gun is out of the question. I am not a person who has internal 9mm vs. .45 debates. I am firmly in the shot placement camp. so i wouldn't feel undergunned with a 9mm.
Second, although I have no trouble concealing the Kimber, the grip safety isn't comfortable poking into my considerable love handles. It's not unbearable. I know carrying a gun is supposed to be comforting, not comfortable, still I can't help but think that it can be both.
I love my 1911. The optimal solution would be to get the Kimber Pro Carry in 9mm. It lets me keep the 1911 platform and get 9mm but it brings back the love handle issue.
I won't be abandoning the 1911 as it is my first love in pistols and I'll still have a full size Springfield. That gun will never be sold or traded. It will either go to my one of my kids or be burried with me.
Help! What advise can you offer?
Anyway, I am considering trading my Kimber Ultra Carry for a Glock 19 or some other similar small 9mm.
Why would a I trade a perfectly good 1911 style .45 for a plastic 9mm?
First and foremost is cost of shooting. Even with loading my own .45, 9mm is still cheaper. Due to cost I haven't been shooting near as much as need or would like. With the new baby and 2 day care payments looming keeping the Kimber AND buying a new gun is out of the question. I am not a person who has internal 9mm vs. .45 debates. I am firmly in the shot placement camp. so i wouldn't feel undergunned with a 9mm.
Second, although I have no trouble concealing the Kimber, the grip safety isn't comfortable poking into my considerable love handles. It's not unbearable. I know carrying a gun is supposed to be comforting, not comfortable, still I can't help but think that it can be both.
I love my 1911. The optimal solution would be to get the Kimber Pro Carry in 9mm. It lets me keep the 1911 platform and get 9mm but it brings back the love handle issue.
I won't be abandoning the 1911 as it is my first love in pistols and I'll still have a full size Springfield. That gun will never be sold or traded. It will either go to my one of my kids or be burried with me.
Help! What advise can you offer?