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I'm still looking. A gun shop went out of business last week in the next town over. I'm going to contact the owner and see what he has left. I talked to a guy that was in there the last day he was open, and heard he had everything marked WAAAY down. I just hope he didn't sell it all to another dealer/broker.

I have no experience with it but how about a Taurus Millennium Pro?

General internet consensus is to stay away from Taurus semi autos.

X2 I agree. They might of changed, but they started out pretty cheap and flimsy. Also at least in the area of he 1911 Taurus mostly use aluminum frames. Cheaper built guns for a better gun price. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" />

Yeah, the Gold Dots look like fricken ash trays, huge cavity. Ensures reliable expansion. You should have kept those if they function in your pistol, they are a great defensive round. They penetrate plenty on a human. Although, some 1911 guys reported feed issues with them due to the huge cavity not playing nice with the feed ramp and/or chamber. Golden Sabers feed in pretty much anything due to their more rounded profile.

I don't get why Golden Sabers are priced as high as they are. A box of 25 of those is almost the same price as 50 rds of other premium JHPs (Ranger T, Federal HST, etc) at the gun shows here. Damn near $1/rd for the GS, maybe $.80, and others are $.50-60. Makes a difference when you need to fire 100-200 through a pistol to confirm reliable function before using it as carry ammo. I scored a nice price on 230gr Fed HST last year and bought a bunch, so that's what I keep in the G36.

The going price for Remington Golden Saber .45 BJHP is about $28-$30/25 - or $1.10-1.20/each. I agree it's high, but Remington doesn't work the police shows like the other manufacturers trying to sell volume..... I guess they're content to sell what they can and use the round as a profit-maker.

Everything I've read about the G/S round is good, but whether it's better than the Hydra-Shok round is arguable. I use the cheap stuff at the range and will keep G/S rounds in the magazine for carry. I'm now buying Federal American Eagle for range use. Every now and then I'll probably shoot a few of the G/S rounds at the range just to make sure they continue to feed ok.

I haven't seen anything yet that won't feed in the Colt 1911 with the parkerized feed ramp. I guess the Army inspectors were right in their assessment that the finish was slick enough to not require polishing the ramp.

Frank

Exactly... BUT There's a 3 point control system designed in there. The magazine, feed ramp, and slide are all involved, and important.

MOST 45 acp JHP rounds have smaller hollow points than say a 9mm round so as to feed reliably in a 1911.

Glock 26 subcompact if you want super concealable. It'll hold a full 10 rounds. There will probably never be an instance when you will need more than that. I used to own a glock 19 and always thought my wifes 26 was a smoother shot.

Our CCW instructor last night said that 95% of the time 3 rounds or less are needed. I'm REALLY leaning towards one of the double action revolvers I've seen...the "hammerless" variety. In either .357 or 38 +P, I think. We have to put some range time in this thursday, and shoot around 150 rounds. I'm trying to find someone with a semi-auto .22 I can borrow...I don't want to spend the $$ on shooting 150 rounds of anything else. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

Get a .357 and you can shoot the .38+Ps too and save a little cash on ammo.