shad0wfax
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frenchdl:
Given your price range, I'd go with a slightly used XD or Glock. I love 1911's but as many others have said, you're going to be hard-pressed to find a good 1911 (and break it in) with your budget.
Also, since you plan to carry, you will need to consider holsters, spare magazines, and spare magazine pouches.
With that in mind, the new XD's (the XDM) come with 2 spare mags, a mag pouch, a holster and a total of 3 different sets of backstraps for the grips. (The old XD's come with the same stuff sans the backstraps.)
I'd be leaning towards the XD given your budget, unless you can find a Glock that has all of the accessories you'll need to carry with it or at a low enough price you can purchase all the additional accessories for carry.
frenchdl:
Given your price range, I'd go with a slightly used XD or Glock. I love 1911's but as many others have said, you're going to be hard-pressed to find a good 1911 (and break it in) with your budget.
Also, since you plan to carry, you will need to consider holsters, spare magazines, and spare magazine pouches.
With that in mind, the new XD's (the XDM) come with 2 spare mags, a mag pouch, a holster and a total of 3 different sets of backstraps for the grips. (The old XD's come with the same stuff sans the backstraps.)
I'd be leaning towards the XD given your budget, unless you can find a Glock that has all of the accessories you'll need to carry with it or at a low enough price you can purchase all the additional accessories for carry.