Corpral_Agarn
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Sorry, but if the OP is having a hard time renting due to cost, buying Les Baer or a custom-shop Kimber is NOT in his or his wife's immediate future.
That's kinda the point I was trying to make. I should have said that. I am suggesting that he hold off on the 1911 until he can afford to get a good one.
Perhaps his wife should also take a class/lesson where she can try several guns and get some great instruction (as in a female instructor) so she can make up her mind as to what will work best for her.
This is sound advice and something I forgot to touch on earlier. She would benefit from a class. Especially with a good female instructor.