I think I'll stick with .45

Looked at a couple of Kimber "Micros" in 9MM yesterday. Nice but a couple of things I didn't care fore were the small frame mounted safety, it was hard to manipulate due to it's small size, and no beavertail safety. I may look at some of the compact Kimber .45's. Nice, easy to use frame mounted safety and it has the beavertail safety also. Also not a great deal bigger then the Micro 9mm and not much more money either. I think with Kimber you are paying for K-I-M-B-E-R printed on the frame. No more bells and whistles that the SR1911 line from Ruger, just available in a more compact size.

A buddy at the range carries a baby Kimber in 45. We tease him that it's over-priced and over-rated, and he agrees. Fact is, though, he can shoot that thing like you wouldn't believe. Kimber makes some darn good guns.

As to the .45 . . . no matter how hard they try,
the .45 is never smaller than .45.

What the old saying....I carry a .45 because they haven't made a .46 yet.

dickn52 said:

What the old saying....I carry a .45 because they haven't made a .46 yet.

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Actually . . . .460 Rowland LOL . . . I know its the same bullet, just a perfect comment at the time.

We've got 50's now

I gotta get new T shirts now. Jeesh!

dickn52 said:

What the old saying....I carry a .45 because they haven't made a .46 yet.

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I heard a funny tongue-in-cheek recently:

A 357 has to expand to become the size of a 45, but a 45 has to shrink to become the size of a 357.....

Funny t-shirts and bumper stickers aside, from what I have been able to gather, .45 and .357 magnum are in the same league as far as effectiveness. I don't think you will see any 1911s chambered in .357 magnum though.

http://www.coonaninc.com/pistol-showroom/ well yes they do. Dig through these eye openers.

Well I'll be darned. Wonder if they are reliable feeders.

Clovishound said:

Well I'll be darned. Wonder if they are reliable feeders.

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They seem to be. And, for the price, they'd better be!

My new neighbor showed me his. They are a beast to hold.

dickn52 said:

My new neighbor showed me his. They are a beast to hold.

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But I'm thinking they must be really fun to shoot.

dickn52 said:

They are a beast to hold.

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I had a girlfriend like that.

Clovishound said:

Well I'll be darned. Wonder if they are reliable feeders.

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I had one of the original model B's. I don't remember ever having a stoppage.
Wish I still had it but a guy made me a ridiculous offer and I accepted.

Old thread but now there is the SR1911-10.