Stick with 9, or add a 45?

I carry both 9mm and 45ACP.
For my 9mm i have a Walther 1st gen PPS. Love the thing! Wonderfully accurate considering the short barrel. It is a single stack so i have 7 rounds with me.

My 1911 is a Springfield Armory Champion. 4"barrel. Also wonderfully accurate. ( i shoot one of those little 22 targets that swings with both from 15 yards). The 4" barrel lends to some concealability. Though it obviously is heavier than the Walther.

For now for you i would probably recommend staying with a 9mm.
Simply due to the fact that it is easier to find factory ammo in whatever weight bullet you want.

Harder to find factory 45 that isn't 230gr.
 
Speaking as someone who owns a couple of 1911s, carries a 1911 in .45 ACP, and occasionally shoots a 1911 in .45 ACP in competition, I would suggest that you can scratch both itches by buying a 1911 in 9mm. They are out there, and they are nice. My absolute favorite 1911 in my meager (ahem) "collection" is an older Colt Combat Commander in 9mm. It's a beautiful gun, and it shoots like a beautiful gun.

You (or someone) also mentioned double stack. 1911s still have you covered. If you're willing to buy used, get a Para-Ordnance P18.9. For new, you can buy the Rock Island .22TCM convertible -- it's a double stack 1911 chambered in Armscor's proprietary .22TCM cartridge, with a spare barrel thrown in for shooting 9mm (the case diameter is the same, so they can share the same magazines and same breechface cut on the slide.)

http://armscor.com/firearms/tcm-series/tcm-rock-standard-fs-hc-combo-22tcm-9mm/
 
Wait until you get out of college....save your money and buy what you want down the road -- my opinion is you'll enjoy it more in long run.

Your bias against a 1911 in 9mm is interesting....and I have heard it before...but do yourself a favor and shoot as many 1911's as you can...in 9mm, .45acp, .40 S&W or whatever...entry level 1911's from colt, springfield, etc...and high end guns from Wilson,Ed Brown, etc... ( some of us "old" 1911 guys / that had them as service weapons, that have carried them for defense for years ( me for over 30 yrs ...) / ...think some of our full sized 5" 1911's in 9mm might be some of the finest guns we own today...:D

I do not feel "out gunned" carrying my Wilson Combat, full sized, 5", all stainless, Protector model in 9mm with 10 + 1 every day ( and 1 extra mag )....I shoot it a lot, I train tactically doing speed reloads and tac reloads every week...
 
Your bias against a 1911 in 9mm is interesting
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It's not that I necessarily have a bias towards 1911's in 9mm, it's just that it doesn't fit the bill for what I feel I need right now. My shield is already a single stack 9mm, so I don't feel I need to add another at this time, though I understand the full size 1911 would be a better shooter by far and hold a few more rounds.

My purpose for getting a 1911 right now would be to have a .45, and my purpose for getting another 9mm would be to have a double stack. A 1911 in 9mm just doesn't fit what I want for right now.

Wait until you get out of college
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I'd love to! ...except that after I graduate in May, I've got another three years of grad school waiting....hahaha. Another reason while I'm most likely going to put a hold on a 1911 and get a 9mm next, until I start making better money after college is actually over.
 
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