Another Firearm Question

I looked up the two pistols and the reviews and pics show the Colt new agent. First the new agent does not have sights just a groove down the barrel. I would stick with thep Defender if it had to be a Colt. Reviews on the Defender were better.

Colt New Agent

Well one thing for sure the New Agent is a point and shoot style pistol. Everything I've read is most agree the Defender is a better choice.



However the Sig Ultra Compact is a far better precisely manufactured pistol and wouldn't trade mine for either one of those. Wait until you have to have any work done to it at Colt. Their service sucks, I had one experience with them and took months and months to get my colt back. Maddog had the same thing happen when he sent his 1911 in because it kept jamming. Still does on most ammo.

The Sig Ultra Compact operates like a piece of fine made machinery which is how all should operate.

Nobody carries sig? LOL right. Maybe nobody in your group,
that's fine, people carry what they like.

Jump over to Sigforum and stick that out there, close to 75,000 members will disagree with you worldwide, lots of LEO prefer the sig 229/226 to the glocks.

Glock gets a lot of contracts because they give away guns and offer
high trade dollars to get the agency to buy. Sig's new polymer P320 is making good inroads on Glocks territory, it's a better trigger, and the gun can be modified with factory parts to fit any shooters hand, or a sub compact 45 for a detective, a full size 9mm for a regular LEO on patrol. All it takes is a grip housing change.

Johnny if you like the colt new agent that's good, I find it a bit heavy for a daily carry, and it's why I use the LCR or Sig P938, and on bike trips the P320 or Glock 29.

I have a Sig C3 1911 carry that is in the same price point, weight and size as the Kimber and Colt, it is thin, easy to conceal and carry, but Like I said you have to be one that likes cocked and locked, and unlike a shield, the safety is of higher importance on a 1911 style SAO pistol because it's hammer fired and you have the hammer in the cocked position. If you are not going to carry it in condition 1, then mark it off your list.



Having to rack the slide to load a round and Kock (lol if you spell it with a c it's blocked out) the 1911 in an emergency could be the action that gets you killed, it takes time, practice and opens up a movement/action that adds a variable to
be able to fire your self defense weapon.

JMO, a striker fired pistol with a round chambered is safe
no safety needed, go DAO like the P250, or Striker like the P320
just pull from the holster and fire. Simple, easy, less to pack away
in response action memory.

BTW another full metal carry option is my P200 SAO in 45,
has a shorter barrel, but a full size grip, which I like so you can
get a full purchase on the gun.

Well I'm going for a ride in a few minutes with Maddog and I'm carrying my 9mm Shield loaded with the safety on. It's a striker fired pistol but when I have to reach in my leather gun vest pocket on my vest I don't want to accidently pull the trigger so the safety stays on. I have practiced pull it with the safety on and can pull it releasing the safety and ready to fire very fast. I do practice with a unloaded gun.

Yeah I"m not against safety that shield is completely different animal as striker fired, like a glock it's not going to drop a hammer and go boom because the safety is off without pulling the trigger.

1911's and SAO hammer fired guns are completely different animals, if you are going to carry one, rack a round, leave the hammer back and pop on the safety. Condition 1.

Just saying if you are not comfortable with that, then DAO or striker or DA/SA

The Shield has a very good trigger pull and much like a 1911 does so a safety is a very good idea. There is no long or semi long trigger pull like on many double action pistols.

Only Johnny knows

I had the XDM 40 cal and bought the S&W 40C and it shot way better than the XDM 40 so sold it and that's when I picked up the Sig Ultra Compact in 45. Shoots better than the XDM did also.