Posted: 3/26/2005 10:46:22 AM EDT
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Investigating candidates for concealed carry. My first thought is a 1911 style gun. Who carries (or has carried) a Colt Defender or Officer? Where can I find one? Nothing available locally, but then Colt has never been one for regular inventory. |
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I carry one of several Colts. First thing, don't get so hung up on a short barrled 1911. I carry a Gov. a good amount of the time but most of the time I carry either a Commander (4.25 barrel) or a CCO (4.25 barrel with officer grip) which is what I consider the perfect carry gun. Long enough slide to give good velocity with 45 and function well, short enough grip to hide well. With a good IWB holster and a good belt, you can carry any size 1911 with no problem. The best thing about the 1911 is its width, or lack there of. |
That prety much covers it. The only other thing I will add is that the 1911 is generally easier for most people to shoot accurately |
| I had an Officers model that was plauged with problems. I don't know if it was the fact that it was a Colt or the fact that it was a short barreled .45 but that gun never worked properly. I sent it back to Colt three times with no luck, constant FTF's. I sold it and bought a full size Kimber that has never failed me. |
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