Hello everyone. I have been a gun enthusiast for many years now and have owned a Sig P220 and a Beretta 92FS Police Special for about eight years, but I am getting my CCW permit soon(!) and have almost settled on a Glock due to it's constant trigger pull. I love the reliability and feel of the two guns that I own, but don't think I want the extreme first DA pull for that first critical shot if that moment ever came for me. I am 6'3" and only 165 pounds, so I am basically a tall stick figure. Firearm length is not as much of an issue for concealment as width is(I plan on IWB). I love the reliability, weight, and pretty much everything about the Glocks, including the price, but I have had limited experience with the 1911 and I did extremely well with it. I have no problem training with it and becoming accustomed to having to thumb off the safety first, but I have read concerns about those that worry about the constant tension from having a pistol that is cocked 12-24 hours per day. I know I will be careful enough to not cause an AD, but I feel uneasy about the constant tension and possibly life of whatever spring mechanism that "owns" that hammer. Is this a common concern at first? I don't expect many here to tell me I am better off with Glock or Sig, as great as they are, but I just want to be certain that a Springfield, Colt, or Kimber is going to be as reliable and malfunction-free as the other modern designs I have mentioned.
I posted this at the fine www.1911forum.com site also for more input, so sorry if this looks a little too familiar!
Thanks!
I posted this at the fine www.1911forum.com site also for more input, so sorry if this looks a little too familiar!
Thanks!