Is a .45 too much?

My wilderness carry is a custom 10mm, live it, fully supported barrel. The factory deltas need a supported barrrel. Havent broken a fram on a 10mm yet, not even a crack yet. And i load mine HOT, like the old Normas used to be.
 
Go for the 45. My 8 year old grandson and his 12 year old sister were shooting mine a few weeks back and they thought it was awesome. For the most part, recoil in a handgun doesn't mean it hurts (like a big magnum rifle might). It really just means it takes a little longer to get back down on target for a follow up shot. Ammo price is the only reason I can think of to prefer a 9.
 
Rob! said:
Go for the 45. My 8 year old grandson and his 12 year old sister were shooting mine a few weeks back and they thought it was awesome. For the most part, recoil in a handgun doesn't mean it hurts (like a big magnum rifle might). It really just means it takes a little longer to get back down on target for a follow up shot. Ammo price is the only reason I can think of to prefer a 9.
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I actually made the irresponsible decision last night to buy a well used colt series 70 from a site sponsor. Can't get here fast enough.
 
A proper hand gun guy will want a 1911 in their collection sooner or later anyway. In your case it's just going to be sooner.

And if you really like the 1911 I can't think of a better way to scratch that itch than with a 1911 that also has the prancing pony on the slide. So WELL DONE!

All the other replies about ammo cost and flinching with the gun are likely going to become real soon enough. So keep the other replies in mind when you buy your second hand gun. My own thinking would be to get a .22 as a cheaper gun to shoot and anti-flinch training aid. But a nice 9mm would not be a bad idea either. THEN a .22 to fight off the flinch you get from the other two.
 
Another training aid for flinch is to throw a dummy round or two in your mags and video yourself or have someone experienced do it with you. You might be surprised.
 
Do you plan on taking up reloading soon? I would not seriously entertain shooting anything centrefire but 9mm without access to a good progressive press. Cost of .45 ammo is more of an issue than recoil management.
 
BCRider said:
A proper hand gun guy will want a 1911 in their collection sooner or later anyway. In your case it's just going to be sooner.

And if you really like the 1911 I can't think of a better way to scratch that itch than with a 1911 that also has the prancing pony on the slide. So WELL DONE!

All the other replies about ammo cost and flinching with the gun are likely going to become real soon enough. So keep the other replies in mind when you buy your second hand gun. My own thinking would be to get a .22 as a cheaper gun to shoot and anti-flinch training aid. But a nice 9mm would not be a bad idea either. THEN a .22 to fight off the flinch you get from the other two.
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I'm actually thinking a 1911 in .22lr will be next on the list as a low cost training aid. That is inexpensive to buy, shoot, and will teach me comparable ergonomics to running the .45.

Thanks for the kudos! I had a feeling the people around these parts would understand :)
 
tjhaile said:
Do you plan on taking up reloading soon? I would not seriously entertain shooting anything centrefire but 9mm without access to a good progressive press. Cost of .45 ammo is more of an issue than recoil management.
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I have considered reloading, but not in the immediate future. Right now I go to the range about once a month, for about 6-7 months of the year. I'm assuming 50-100 rounds a visit at about 40-50 cents a round. If I'm correct in my assessment I don't think the cost of shooting .45 will be prohibitive. Of course only time will tell.
 
.55-.65 cents/round, if you're shooting factory. It's very easy to burn through 100 rounds of pistol ammo if you're just standing and shooting at a target. If you bring more, you'll shoot more. My experience, anyway.

Dukester said:
Another training aid for flinch is to throw a dummy round or two in your mags and video yourself or have someone experienced do it with you. You might be surprised.
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Have to get someone else to do it for you. If you can count, it won't be a surprise.
 
Agent Law said:
.55-.65 cents/round, if you're shooting factory. It's very easy to burn through 100 rounds of pistol ammo if you're just standing and shooting at a target. If you bring more, you'll shoot more. My experience, anyway.
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Around here a box of 50 American Eagle's or Winchester's comes in a little south of 25 bucks. I'll definitely take your word on it that the more you bring, the more you shoot though.
 
With today's prices unless you're planning on reloading with lead/unplated I'd say dont get a .45 as your first gun. lots 1911's in 9mm out there but it wouldn't be my first choice either.

I had a few 1911's over the years and only one I kept is a GSG1911 in .22.
 
Dukester said:
Another training aid for flinch is to throw a dummy round or two in your mags and video yourself or have someone experienced do it with you. You might be surprised.
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I have to say, I don't like this drill. Flinch is only a problem when it happens before trigger break. (or where the trigger would have broken - ie anticipation flinch). The common outcome of this drill is to see a good smooth trigger squeeze - and then, when the gun doesn't go off - a WTF flinch. The WTF flinch happens just about the time the bullet would have been hitting the target - no effect on the shot at all. It's difficult to not confuse the two.

Dry fire practice and hard concentration on tracking sight movement have served me much better. I still suck by most standards, but this part of my training is going well.

Rob!
 
Rob! said:
Dry fire practice and hard concentration on tracking sight movement have served me much better. I still suck by most standards, but this part of my training is going well.

Rob!
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Keep working on it. And maybe someday you won't have a wtf flinch either.
 
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