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Jeff speaks with wisdom.

The 1911 (with the right trigger) has relatively small grips making it usable for people with smaller hands like myself or a woman. Some other .45's or high capacity 9mm's can be a little too fat for good gripping.

That said, the .45 is not an easy gun to master (a little like a certain car we're extremely fond of) and you should be prepared to invest some time shooting in order to become proficient. Before I shot a .45 for the first time I was used to shooting a case (1000rds) of of 9mm over the course of a summer. Even with all that shooting I was surprised at the recoil of the .45.

If you aren't prepared to practice that much and your hands are big enough, you can miss a lot with a hi capacity 9mm.
-Chris
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