Looking To Buy My First Rifle...

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Originally Posted by Oberon

M1911 has a lot of good reviews, it's solid, rugged, and reliable. The design hasn't changed much at all over the hundred years it's been around, which means if it ain't broke...

The only weakish part of the design in the extractor which is why I like Para-Ordnance 1911's, though not with their double action trigger. Load it with quality hollow points and you should be golden for home defense.

@OP

But as it has been said repeatedly try out different pistols in different calibers, if you are more comfortable shooting a different pistol in the same caliber, go for that, if you are uncomfortable with the .45 cartridge, go for a 9mm, load it with hollow points and you would again be golden. Multiple rounds on target quickly with good placement is a hell of a lot more important than the caliber of the round fired at the target when it comes to pistol cartridges.

.45 and 9mm are only some of the options, there is also the 10mm auto, the .40 s&w. All of those make capable home defense rounds without being too exotic and have several platforms available to fire them from.

to recap, try different ones, find what suits you best, practice with it and don't worry too much about which round is the theoretical best as what matters is which you yourself can use the best. All of them are more than capable of killing a man.