Looking to buy a springfield XD .45 in Spokane area

[buglebrush]

I am looking to pick up a springfield .45 in the spokane area.  Any suggestions on where the best buy is?  Also, thoughts on .45 vs. 10mm or .40?  I pack a .44 mag, but my wife wants a little semi-auto bear gun for huckleberry picking

[ELKBURGER]

I think the 10mm would be a great bear gun.

[BULLBLASTER]

White elephand usually has decent prices. I have also bought a few guns from northwest pawn collectors arms on pines amd they are great guys to work with. I dont know if either have what you want in stock. Im sure you have already thought about it but Just make sure that your wife is comfortable with whatever you get. No sense in having your wife scared of a defense weapon. That said I think the 40, 10mm,or 45 would all work. I pack a kimber ultra carry in 45 and absolutely love it!

[Jburke]

Check out the Double Eagle up north also.

[10thmountainarcher]

Dbl eagle is expensive compared to white elephant. Check out the one in the valley..

[buglebrush]

Thanks for the feedback guys.  She hates shooting my .44 mag, and has shot my buddies .45 well.  That is my reason for caliber reduction for her.  better  a light hitter with something she can shoot than a cannon that she is scared of. 

[CAMPMEAT]

10mm is what I carry. My 29sf has quite a wallop for a women to shoot. It's a handful for little hands.

[buglebrush]

If I would go 10mm which gun would you guys reccomend for a budget around 500-600?  How much more will I pay for ammo? There is obviously the Glock, but have never liked it as much as the XD. 

[splitshot]

you can get an xd in 45 for $500 plus tax.   mike w

[deltaops]

Don't take this wrong but I am getting confused by the way you write.

Do you want this for you or does the wife want one for her?

If it is for her, I would take her to a range where she can shoot different ones and then let her pick what she is comfy with.

If it is for you, I would suggest the same thing.

Either way, the best thing to do is not pick something for her just because you like it. She has to be comfortable shooting it. Let her decide. 

[buglebrush]

Don't take this wrong but I am getting confused by the way you write.

Do you want this for you or does the wife want one for her?

If it is for her, I would take her to a range where she can shoot different ones and then let her pick what she is comfy with.

If it is for you, I would suggest the same thing.

Either way, the best thing to do is not pick something for her just because you like it. She has to be comfortable shooting it. Let her decide. 

Good points.  The fact I never liked the Glock is that the grips were bigger and I have medium size hands, since her hands are smaller than mine I figured that would hold true.  I am just doing research hoping to narrow a list for her to try. 

[splitshot]

  I would get a sub-compact or a single stack(s) in 40 or 9.  I have a 9 in both cuz the ammo is cheaper.   a 45 is a bigger gun but lots of guys like a 45.  I went to a 9 cuz it  of less recoil and cheaper ammo.  mike w

[CAMPMEAT]

Try Best Buy Supply on Sprague, ( think that's the road ). If you belong to www.spokaneguntrader.com, you might get a good deal.

[buck man]

Get the glock 20 SF. Glocks ALWAYS go bang when you need them too. 4th generation is really nice to shoot. I shoot the gen 3 and love it.

[hillbilli]

with the exception of 10mm, most auto (service pistol) calibers are not great stoppers of large beasts.. there have been stops of large bears with 9 and .45, but really the only way you stop big bears with these is penetration.. by hitting the brain or spine, (or just hitting him a bunch) and a 9 has just as much penetration as a .40 or .45- the .40 and .45 do make a wider hole, and that does make a difference if you have time for him to bleed out enough.. can you (or she) shoot a 9 better? or faster? in the time it takes you to get off 3 rounds of .45 (or .40, recoil is the same) how many rounds of 9 would you have fired? remember that 9 ammo is significantly cheaper than the others, and magazine capacity always favors the 9..  how many predators in Wa are more likely to be of the "200lbs and less" variety?  with any of these calibers the absolute most important thing is how well you shoot it..