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I'm glad you asked g'nad cause I don't know the difference in those weapons.

However, I want a .45. I was looking at them a couple of weeks ago but don't know what I want. Any suggestions? I was looking at Rugers cause I like my Ruger .357. But, I really don't know what I want. Next time I get time when I am home I have friends who are going to let me try out 3 of theirs and see if I like any of them... but I don't know how long it is going to be before I get there. And I've been looking around now.

oh, I am looking cause I'm going to let Myranda have the .357. I have a friend who reloads .45's. The same couple who are letting me try out theirs. They said they would provide me with ammo if I get a .45. Good reason IMO.

Try a few and see which one fits your hand the best.

I can't like a .45 because my hands are too small to hold it properly. I hear though, that someone makes a smaller capacity .45 with a smaller grip. If I run across one of those, then maybe!

I'm kinda' partial to Kimber Arms. They're a tad more spendy than Colt or others, but not when you consider the smithing it would take to make a Colt shoot like a Kimber does right outta the box.

If its a regular carry thing you're after, there is a very nice Kimber officer's model, and it'll probly shoot better than most .45's with longer barrels, but it's nice and small and doesn't have protruding parts to press marks into the softer parts of the wearer... :-)

I have a Kimber Custom that shoots better than some Gold Cups that I've fired, and for a fraction of the money. Yes, they are a dead knock-off of Colt 1911 but they build them to far tighter tolerances than Colt does. They don't rattle like a Colt does.

I don't practice as often as I should, but with that Kimber I can put four magazines into six inches, rapid fire at twenty yards. It's a tribute to Kimber, not to me as a shooter... it's just a darn well balanced bullet pushing machine.