Posted: 7/17/2006 1:31:29 PM EDT
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I'm looking to get a .45 (I presently own 9mm, .357 mag and .22s) I've narrowed it down to: S&W 990L Glock 30 Beretta Cougar 8045 I'd like any feedback on any of those that you might own. By the way, I purposely left out Springfield. I have 2 XD-9's and LOVE them. However, I'm in NYS and limited to 10 round mags. The XD45 has a longer grip to accommodate the 13 round magazines so I feel that the longer grip would be a total waste and therefore would like gun that is less tall instead of having a bunch of empty space in it. |
+1 G30 gets my vote 
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The subcompact Glocks don't have light rails because the dust cover is too short. |
the new G30s (and maybe the G29s, but i have not seen these) have a light rail--they just came out the last few months are are avaialbe h/w, the small bore subcompacts (G26/27/33) do not have a rail glock has not updated thier site for several yrs w/ any new pics and such 
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Can you kindly measure the dimensions (height from bottom of grip to top of slide) and post them here for me? Thanks. |
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Since your other choices are sort of compact, I'd like to suggest another. Kahr P45 |
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The Cougar doesn't balance well for me. The Glock 30 is a wonderful gun (I owned one) but I couldn't get past the mushy trigger feel. A SW99 (which I own, older version) is a good gun but has a similiar feel of trigger, albeit slightly better. I noticed you don't list any 1911 versions, so I won't suggest a Springfield.  Ditto for a H&K USP, of which I own two. Best .45acp out there, short of a Les Baer, IMO. My .o2 |
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Sorry for the late reply. 5" from the bottom of the clip to the top of the slide, 7" total lenght. I carry concealed either in a Galco shoulder rig or concealed hip holster. It's practically almost the same size as my XD40 4", although by no means is it as small as my 3" XD 40 subcompact. Depends on how small you're carry need is. If I need to be super discrete I carry just my XD40 subcompact. |
Generally, speaking, a handgun round will lose about 50f/p/s per inch of barrel loss for each inch below 4-5". So you're 650f/p/s would be a little low, IMO. It is for this reason I use only hardball in my 3" SA Micro 1911. |
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I am one of the local Glock Haters, but if you want to eliminate possible problems which can happen with most any auto pistol and the Customer Service and warranty B.S. I think the safest bet is a Glock. I have owned 4 Glocks (still have 2), all 4 shot to POA and ran 100% right out of the box. I wish I could say the same for several of my other auto pistols. 
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