I said this.....
"It doesn't matter what anyone else prefers. what matters is whether you can carry it comfortably, whether you can shoot it with a good balance of speed and precision (think three shots in around two seconds into the area of an upper chest at twelve feet), and whether your hand hurts after a session at the range."
I should have also this: Attend a good defensive shooting course that allows revolvers, and see how you do. Slow shooting at a seven yard target at the square range will tell you nothing.
I have attended a good defensive pistol
shooting course (800 to 1300 rounds) and a good pistol course with the emphasis on realistic
defense (three days). Semi autos were required for both (no mouse guns allowed).
I learned a lot. One thing I learned was that I most certainly do not want to be constrained to five shots, except in a BUG. Forget the idea of reloading when you are under attack-- except for New York Reloads.
Another important thing was that I could not handle the drills with a DA revolver with a heavy pull.
The Colt and Kimber have much easier trigger pulls, six shots, and enough weight to make them
shooters.
A three inch barrel may be preferable, but they were not available when I bought the Kimber.
