By widening the magazine a bit, a few more cartridges can be stuffed in without changing the height of the gun much. These guns do not have single-stack mags, but in an attempt to reduce width, they are certainly not double-stacked either. There are fewer options in what I call the “stagger-stack” mags. Not to mention, paying a bit higher price for a gun that WORKS for you is money well spent in comparison to one that does not. However, retail prices are quite varied, so no attempt to compare by price will be done. FirearmĪs far as price goes, really all you can say is the 1911-style guns tend to be much higher. The other choices are very much not 1911’s in any way. The Springfield XD-S is sort of a hybrid, in that it has some of the attributes of a 1911 married to a plastic-fantastic package. This means that despite their diminutive size, they have the grip angle and manual of arms of a 1911. For those who are comfortable with that, it will go a long way towards working for them. The Colt Defender and the Kimber Ultra CDP are 1911-style guns.

For some, all of these guns are just too small for their hands. For others, one will fit them quite well.

The biggest differences are going to be user ergonomics, 1911 (pattern) or not, and price. There is no way to really discuss ergonomics, as everyone feels them differently.

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