The .38 Spc is from ~1899… The .45 ACP was developed in 1904. 5 years is not that big of a difference…

Shoot what you can afford to feed and what makes you happy… but most importantly, go shooting!

I like my 1911 type pistol, and I shoot it fairly well.

I would probably like a Glock, should someone give me one.

There are very few firearms I can’t find some redeeming value for…. even a .38 Davis derringer I own is very nice for shooting blanks out of (g).

One simple reason behind that, they work. You can abuse them, you can beat the hell out of them, you can never clean them, they will still work.

My bedside gun (and winter/car trip carry gun) is a Glock 30 (.45 ACP). It may be ugly, but when the fit hits the shan, a big, ugly gun with a gaping hole in the front isn’t a bad thing to have. I’ll take every advantage I can in a gun fight, even if it’s the fleeting “Oh crap” thought running through the BG’s head. No safety to forget and leave on, no hammer to cock, just a trigger squeeze and a loud bang.

The Kahr also scored points in the pocket gun search because it’s action is similar to my Glock. Striker fired, no external safety to worry about. Draw, aim, squeeze, bang.

But I must confess I’ve ogled a few shiny bright 1911′s with their wood grip panels.

That’s it! I’m not against plastic (I want a Kahr DESPERATLY, and when the trigger has been shined up, and the mag disconnect is chopped off I really dig the S&W M&P) and I LOVE my Colt Trooper Revolver. But if I want a shooting Iron in my hand, I want a 1911, for no other reason than they fit me well, and because of that I enjoy shooting them, and because of THAT I’ve ran more rounds through 1911 pattern guns than any two other gun types around.

That means when the shit hits the fan, the 1911 is the best choice.

Of course when talking to a new shooter I NEVER omit “Make sure you try out a Glock” always comes from me, because so many do LOVE theirs, it would be foolish to call it a “Dumb Fad”