I dont make recommendations (except that anyone who decides to keep a weapon for serious use should get some serious trainging). However, I may be able to give a little information.
I have a 5" XD in .45 (dont take that as a "vote", I have a lot of guns for evaluation). So far it has proven reliable and accurate but I probably only have about 500 rounds through it. Though it is a touch on the "big" side (as in fat - but who am I to talk [
] ) that should not matter for a house gun or even a car gun. It had around a 5 lb trigger to start.
Sad to say, I dont have much experience with the Taurus 24/7
It is just a personal thing but I cringe when I see folks by guns (like Glocks, S&W M&Ps, Taurus and others which are essentially carried "cocked and unlocked") without formal and dilligent safety training. But still, it is the operator not the gun which ultimately is "safe" or "unsafe".
That said, until the Glock became popular with police, the vast majority (as in 95%) of Negligent Discharges I saw came from DA/SA design firearms (most of those on holstering but many from the flagarant violation of "Rule 3". The N.D.s with Glocks and others are for the same reason.
Guns are dangerous...they are supposed to be! Of course they are less dangerous than cars and those are not supposed to be.
Sorry for the rant.
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