[Utilizer]

You raise vallid points, but I did not purchase it as a main-carry weapon as I chose a Colt Stainless Steel Officer's model for that. The Star .45 was meant strictly as a backup weapon that could be hidden away for sudden emergency draws, and I did not wish to drop down in caliber and lose that one-shot-drop potential. 9mms are recommended two-shot-minimums for almost guaranteed drops, but .45s generally drop them with one which means besides dropping your opponent you can enguage the next one all the faster. Speed is critical when your life is on the line.

I did not have any major problems with the fit on that concealable weapon, and it was going to spend the vast majority of its lifetime hidden away so the finish was unimportant as far as I was concerned.

[AnAmericanMother]

I used the Officer's Stainless as my main carry as well for years and years.

Switched recently to a Sig P245, but the Officer's Model is still my favorite.

I really can't carry a backup anywhere legal under GA law, although I guess I could have it in my purse as far as I'm concerned that's just a free bonus for purse-snatchers.