Kimber or Glock.

Myself

[tarawa]

You've had success with the Taurus Millenium series? I'm not implying that you're wrong, but I know a lot of people who've had problems with the PT-145 and the like. I know the Taurus revolvers are very good and dependable. I was rather dissapointed about the reviews I got from people about the Taurus automatics, because I would have liked to have tried on myself.

[oldsalt]

Does Taurus make a quality firearm? I always thought of them as cheap S&W knockoffs.

I can only speak to Taurus wheelguns,they're great....and hardly cheap.

As to the Glocks,my son carries a Glock 30,.45,10rds. He loves it,Idon't like the way it fits my hand,too short in the grip.He hasn't had any problems with it.....unless you count that unfortunate incident when he blew away his TV set with his "unloaded" Glock.

[tarawa]

actually, that should have read, "tried ONE myself". Freudian slip I guess.... ;)

[RetiredArmy]

Glock 23, .40 cal. Deadly. I have one.

[breakem]

I am not very knowledgeable, but here's an endorsement. My wife has been shooting the small Glock 9 mm for years. I don't even know the model number and she's nmot here to ask. No problem and she loves it. The rangemaster who taught her also likes the weapon for small hands. That's all I can say.

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[NY.SS-Bar9]

Are you sure ? ;)

[databoss]

Traded my Glock .357 Sig for a Kimber Pro Karry as my carry unit. I have over 15 pistols including 2 glock 9's, 3 customized 1911's (Springfield Armory and Colts) and a 4" .357 python (my lil bulldawg).

Kimber is the best 1911 out of the box and requires very little extra work for my needs. Watch the mags for the 1911's some can have transition problems - all are not created equal (I use stainless steel custom mags).

NOTICE: If you are going to carry a 1911 remember to fully familiarize yourself with the Condition 0 - 4 carry procedures - you could easily get into trouble carrying a 1911 in a mode you have not thoroughly trained yourself for.

For most people that don't spend a lot of time with a 1911 - I would NOT recommend using one as a carry weapon for the above mentioned Combat ready Conditons glitch. You would be better served with any DA frame like a glock/beretta/sig.

For the absolute novice that spends little range time get a bulldawg (.357/.44 snub nose revolver) they are small and mean and almost never jam and are always ready to go either as a DA revolver or quickly cocked. All you really need for most personal defense situations (0 - 10 feet - 1 - 2 torso shots with a large caliber organ grinder quick and nasty no safeties to mess with just point, pull, boom, pull, boom subject neutralized).

[Double Tap]

Taurus makes a good quality handgun these days. They got a well deserved reputation for crappy product years ago, but have made great strides toward quality in the last 10 years.

I don't recommend carrying any gun without a holster of some sort, although I've done it myself in the past. Too easy to have it slip past the belt line and go clunk on the ground. That would be very embarrassing, and could get you thrown in jail.

[woollyone]

Get a Coonan .357 Magnum (not .357 sig!). Basically, the Coonan is a 1911, chambered in .357 magnum. A bit slow in cycling, but the .357 magnum is still the FBI number 1 rated one-shot-kill round.

[maximus@Nashville]

I like the Glock...lighter than the Kimber and double action. If you are looking for a carry weapon, the Glock with the single stack mag in .45 is more concealable then a double stack 9MM with the greater knockdown power giving a much higher probability of a one shot kill.

[FreeTally]

Love the 27 as a "front pocket of trousers" weapon. Have carried there for 4 years and no one has ever picked up on it

I have had the 27 for a few years myself, but it dont fit in my front pocket. Do you mean under your shirt in the waistband about right there? Or do you wear those baggy painters pants with a long shirt?

[stuartcr]

I really enjoy my Ruger P97 .45cal. It hits what I aim at, and will last forever. You can give it to your grandkids. Not that big either.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The whole idea about getting a Sig is that it is the most reliable pistol made. It should last many thousands of rounds without breakage. In a SHTF scenario, if it breaks, simply kill a BG and take his and throw the broken one away. No time for sentiments. Then keep it until you get something better and give the other gun to the pool of weapons for unarmed patriots.

[Mulder]

I can second what others have said about getting a Sig. I've put over 3000 rounds through my Sigs, and only had 3 failures.

One was a bad primer, and the other two were entirely user error (holding on to the slide too long and not allowing it to go into full battery). None of these 3 were the gun's fault.

If you want a full size 45, look into the P220 (8+1 rounds). For concealed carry, try the P245 (6+1). It's very easy to hide.

[NY.SS-Bar9]

I have decided to go with Kimber. If I can get up the scratch, the Ultra CDP seems to be the way to go.

Thanks!

[RebelDawg]

Neither, I'm not a big fan of semi-autos. Get yourself a good big-bore revolver if you are looking for knock em dead stopping power.

I believe that Taurus makes their .454 RB in a 5" barrel now but I'm not certain about that. If not then you can get a .45 Long Colt. Both of these are far more powerful than .45 ACP.

Or get yourself any decent magnum revolver. If you are worried about capacity there are numerous .357 models that hold 8 rounds. Eight is good enough for me ;-)

Any other revolver afficianados out there?

[RebelDawg]

My apologies, you said you were looking for a smaller lighter weapon. I must have ignored that part.

Still you should check out the line of Titanium Ultra Lite revolvers from Taurus if you get a chance.