I am shopping around for a CCW pistol and have narrowed the choices down to the Ruger SP101 and the Kimber Ultra CDP II.
I am hoping to get some opinions on which of these may be better as a CCW pistol. Understood that ultimately it is a very personal decision, but if there is a glaring problem with either gun, I am hoping to hear about it.
About myself, I am pretty confident with 1911 style pistols, however on my list of priorities, the number 1 issue is reliability. No semi-auto is going to be as reliable as a revolver, but is the Kimber good enough?
Both guns are as comfortable as a stubby gun can be-which is to say not very comfortable at all!And the thought of having to stock 38/357 ammo is not very appealing when I allready have 45 ammo for a Springfield. But ammo issues take a back seat to reliability. The lack of a safety on the Ruger is kind of a concern as well.
So I guess it comes down to:
Ruger:
Pro:
Reliability
Con:
Yet another type of ammo to have to purchase and keep track of
lack of a real safety
Kimber:
Pro:
Same ammo as other guns I own
Safety mechanism(s)
Con:
Possible reliability issues?
Anyway some comments/thoughts would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
~Robert
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I never been a big fan of ruger rifles....so reliability wouldn't be a big selling point to me about a ruger pistol.....you could talk me into buying a kimber much more easily than you could a ruger.
kimber and reliability issues should not be used in the same sentence
My hunting buddy bought a 45 and it was back to Kimberwithin a week of his buying it for repairs. They turned it around in 2 days. He no longer owns it. Waste of Money
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I owned a Ruger GP100 for a long time, before that it was my brother's CCW which he bought new. That weapon saw a lot of .38 and .357 rounds, never a problem. The lack of a safety on a revolver was never a concern. If you are concerned about the lack of a safety you can choose a holster that covers the trigger. I always found that the biggest PIA is where to put a speed loader if you want to carry a reload.
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I used to carry a Ruger SP101 as a backup on Patrol and it's a good gun although very loud. I eventually switched to a baby Glock in .40 caliber that was a little more compact, held more rounds and used the same ammo and mags as my duty pistol (Glock 22). When I'm off-duty and carrying concealed, I like the Glock 23 (compact) in .40. You could get a compact Glock in .45 and not have to worry about buying a separate caliber of ammo. Now if I really needed something extra small, I still have that baby Glock or a Walther PPKs (.380) that fits in my front pants pocket.
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CCW: Ruger or Kimber
