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If you MUST get a 1911, I strongly recommend a Wilson CQB if you're after a full-size. When my Supergrade wouldn't run, Wilson refunded my money on it. Les Baer just thumbed their nose at me when my TRS refused to run/looked like some idiot milled the frame with a drill press and rat-tail file in a prison work-shop, etc.
I hate 1911's because I think they are full of foibles and a relic of the past, so I cannot advise ANYONE to buy one, but if you must, Wilson Combat WILL! make sure you are satisfied. They even offered to build me an entirely new Tactical Supergrade, but I just told them "no thanks, I want to go buy something else" because they had gone over mine 3 times already, once when they made it, and twice more for repairs, and it just kept ******** the bed.
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I love the feel of 1911s for a pure range or display gun. They just look great and feel great to me. And of course the design has a lot of history.
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See if she will go for a 9mm. The 147gr loads that are now available, like the RA9T expand at low (sub-combact barrel) velocities, and don't "snap" hard, it's more like a push, and very controllable. Stay away from the 124 and 127gr +P and +P+ stuff, she might be really turned off by that, depending on the type of personality she is.
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The problem is size for concealed carry, which is why something like the Ruger LCP would probably work best. She'd likely have a higher carry % with a gun like that over a pocket 9mm, which is still considerably larger than the LCP.
She is a fine shot, though. 2" groupings at 7 yards with my G26 with both the 115gr FMJ target rounds and 124gr +p Gold Dots.
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That's part of why I love it. It's pure function. There is no art to it, just function. When it's all on the line, that's what I want. You don't send an artist into battle, you send in some meathead with a big gun and lots of muscle who's bent on killing the other guy. That's kindof how I view my Glock, in a sense. It's not going to make anyone oooh or ahhhh over the trigger, but it's meant to keep me alive, not win a pageant.
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Yup
