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From: jkh@jade.BERKELEY.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard)
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Subject: Re: mod.rec.guns: Gun selection
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Date: Fri, 10-Oct-86 02:07:35 EDT
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Article: 10:5

Choosing the right gun is a personal decision
comparable to choosing a car.  Your wife should have 
her own gun which which she feels comfortable.
The Python is good .357.  The GP-100 is not available
in this area, so I have no opinion of the gun.  Usually,
I wait a year whenever any new gun is introduced because
I want someone else to discover any production bugs.
Based on my experience with the Ruger Security Six,
I think the Ruger design is better than the Colt's
from a maintenance view, and has nice balance for
a duty revolver.  

Since you live in San Diego, visit the Gun Company
north of Friars Road and take a look at the models.


Regarding double action vs. single action: if you
know what you are doing, there is no safety
advantage for the double action.  A cocked and
locked (thumb-safety on) .45 auto is as safe
a gun as any.  The stopping power if the .45 is
much better than that of the .38 Special.  The auto
is easier to reload, though if this is a self-defense
situation, we hope the confrontation would end without
having to fire.

My personal choice would be the Colt .45 officer's model
or the Commander model.  They should cost under $440 a piece.
If you are tight on funds, maybe the Astra A-80 or Llama in
.45 ACP might be considered.

Jon Kaplowitz
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