Help deciding

[Chris]

I think I am going to buy a Sig M400 for myself with all the CA legal goodies, but my mom wants a handgun. She likes the feel of my 1911 in the grip, she thinks the Glock is too fat. She also wants a 9mm. I am not sure on what to get her or even show her. I also don't want to break the bank

[Carder09]

You can get 1911's fairly cheap but 9mm's are cheaper. The 1911 .38 super is what I would personally go with over the .45 version but it also cost around 1k or more

[Chris]

I have a 1911 already. I love it, but my mother wants a 9 mm.

[FargoZ71]

Any specific reason she wants a 9mm? And my girlfriends hand fits my S&W 40 mp well, I know its wider, but it is a comfy grip for about 550-600.. also comes in 9mm. Same deal with the XD's.

[Chris]

she shot a 9mm and my 45 and she prefers the 9

[Squirrely]

Is she proficient with an auto? If not, I'd get her into a revolver. Something like a 357.

[Chris]

Yes she is, sh shot me 1911 just fine

[FargoZ71]

Any friends with different calibers? Only reason I'm asking is the sketchy knockdown power of a 9mm in a bad situation, not sure of her uses/intentions of this gun.

[Chris]

Hobby/if someone gets in the house and I'm not home. I have the 1911 next to my bed and my room is right of the foyer from the front door

 

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[MikeNH]

They make 1911s in 9mm. Though it wouldn't be my first choice for a HD pistol because of something goes down chances are you might not have the clarity of mind to flock off the safety so all my guns are DA/SA pistols or ones with passive safeties like the Glock.

 

 

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[Chris]

Well I ended up buying her a Rock Island 1911A1. Not a bad price on it, And for myself a Bushmaster BFC-15 AR-15 with an EOTech EXPS-0 HOLOgraphic sight

[Chris]

The gun count now, well as of 10/6 when I am allowed to pick them up, is 2 1911's a Remington 870, and a Bushmaster AR-15

[MikeNH]

Waiting periods are stupid, hats off to anyone who can tolerate living in the People's Republic of California.

[Chris]

I tolerate it, that is the key word... Tolerate. In Florida I had to wait 3 days for my 1911 and that wasnt bad. But for all guns here it is 10 days

[Chris]

I will post pics of the whole collection when the waiting period is over