I Need your opinions

[bvkdphillips]

Sorry duplicated - TDS's fault!

[bvkdphillips]

My wife is 5'6 and weight 135 lbs. She has no trouble shooting the defender in fact she loves to shoot it. If your wife wants a .45 she will have no trouble with it either. I took the rubber grips off first thing though - very ugly in my opinion.

Let her shoot one and make her own mind up!

Bob

[dsparkie]

Well I know she really likes the looks of the defender! And as far as I'm conserned,we all want a pistol that appeals to our taste! And from what I've read in the post's,from defender owners. They must be pretty reliable,which of course is very important to me! Now don't take me wrong, I have no doubt that the CCO, Guardian, Cdp and any other pistol that has been mentioned here, are reliable as well. But I guess the bottom line is, what she likes, and the price. And the defender seems to be pretty reasonable there as well. But the jury is still out, so please any recomendations you guy's have, we still want to hear them. And thanks to everyone who has posted!

[Grouse]

you need my opinion? well you asked, i don't know why you would, but here you go. Remember you asked.



Old people and women with cell phones should not be allowed to drive.

[Cap]

my New Agent (a Defender sans sights) is on my hip everyday .
appx 700 rnds and I've had two or three stoppages with last rnd in one particular Wilson mag with one particular HP rnd.

that mag is no longer in the carry rotation

If she likes the Defender , I think it would be great choice .

The Kimber Ultra CDP is one of, if not THE nicest looking factory pistols made.
But they're like Dodge trucks to me...damnfine looking and not a "bad" truck, just not as good as a Ford (Colt)


I'll also echo what a few said about sub-compact 1911s.
In "general" they have more MALF probs than Commander and FS slides .
More things have to be "more right" for compacts to run reliably .
Mags, ammo, hold, etc are all part of the equation that need a good shake out to prove they're reliable for carry.

Change anything , like a different mag or ammo, and it needs to run plenty before carry



..L.T.A.

[VietVet68]

Originally Posted by Cap

I'll also echo what a few said about sub-compact 1911s.
In "general" they have more MALF probs than Commander and FS slides .
More things have to be "more right" for compacts to run reliably .
Mags, ammo, hold, etc are all part of the equation that need a good shake out to prove they're reliable for carry.

Change anything , like a different mag or ammo, and it needs to run plenty before carry

..L.T.A.

IMO, taking a new gun out of the box, taking it apart, putting it back together and working with it at the range to break it in is half the reason that I buy a gun. I see guns as a puzzle that provide some entertainment in the beginning while I work out all the rough edges after which they serve another purpose---self defense.
This is the process I go through to have a reliable carry gun. Just my opinion.
Just think how boring it would be if every gun worked 100% right out of the box, and there would be many aftermarket people out of work.

[Cap]

I'm with you, '68

I detail strip every pistol, inspect, militec treatment , tune/adjust trigger and extractor and then shoot 200 flawless rounds before I deem it "carry worthy"

where we might differ is, i find no joy in any MALFs out of the box.

The "break in" period that 1911 manufactures expect us to settle for is a pet peeve of mine.
i think it's an excuse to send pistols out the door that SHOULD of been tuned to run right...right out of the box

I think it's bullony to have to shoot a couple hundred bucks in ammo to make an $800-$1000+ gun to run right.

Why do we 1911 guys (most anyway) accept that as "normal"???
I don't

and I personally won't trust a pistol that doesn't run right from day one
(unless it just a simple ext'r tweak or bad mag)



..L.T.A.