Quoted: Are compact 1911's any LESS reliable than larger sized ones? I'd assume they would be less accurate. Whats an Ideal carry size for a woman?
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HELL YES! They can very well be less reliable, to the point of completely unreliable.
No matter how good/bad the manufacturer is, any 1911 with a barrel shorter than 4" is unreliable BY DESIGN. Given my range experience I dropped my 3.5" 1911 for carry and upgraded to a 4" compact. ANY top notch company that charges $$$ on their reputation alone will NOT make below a 4" for this very reason (They don't want the design problem to start any rumors about their drop in quality).
What's an ideal woman? Answer that and I'll give you a straight answer. The smaller the weapon the easier to tote and the more it kicks/hurts like a sonofabitch. If an ideal gun (FOR anybody) could be built it would weigh/conceal like a Seecamp .25, yet it would feel/shoot like a Smith 629. The first consideration is what load can you handle. If you can handle a .45
and practice enough, then a 1911 with a 4-4.25" barrel will work well. It always mistified me that wo/men carry these airweight titanium .357s that they never practice with (mostly because while great to carry they are horrible to shoot). How anybody would be so willing to go out there with a poor handling weapon they rarely use is beyond me.