Kahr PM45. Regret selling
Glock 36sf Regret selling slightly less than the Kahr because I don't like Glock triggers and the grip angle doesn't work for me.
1911's... I love em. Or rather, love to look at, fondle and shoot them. Just don't like carrying. I don't trust myself to be able to flip safety off upon draw if the need should arise. Nor do I have the facilities to train enough to do the same.
The only 45 I carry now is my Beretta PX4 fullsize. But if you're looking for CCW, that aint it, though it's not bad. I keep eyeballing others but the majority are of the 1911 flavor. If someone made an identically-framed single stack DA/SA without external safety, I'd be on it.
Save for weight, 1911 is an easy platform to conceal.
My first vote goes to the Kahr PM45.
OP must be reading my mind, because I've been researching compact .45 sidearms for about two months now. I've been looking at the Glocks and pretty much every manufacture that makes a compact 1911. The problem I have is that I have huge hands. I just don't feel right holding a compact sidearm in my hand, even w/ a pinkie extension on the mags. During my research I've been able to handle multiple pistols, and have come to the conclusion that a compact 1911 is best for me, and will be making a purchase in the very near future
Large hands here, too. Try something with a full frame/grip and a commander ("pro" in kimber-speak) slide, maybe a bobbed tail. The kimber super carry pro, for example. The nighthawk talon II bobtail (and if you choose lightweight, it's only about 27 oz.), if you have a little more spending cash. The Ed brown sf or kobra carry, in the middle. Unless you're some kind of freak with huge hands and a tiny body like a circus sideshow star, something like that might work for you.
my husband has huge hands too, but he's not quite as big. More like 6'3" 230 lbs. He recently got the Kimber Ultra CDP II and loves it. Big guys can hide bigger guns. His gun on him probably looks like a little derringer would look on me! He wants me to get the Springfield Micro .45, and i may...but need to get finances in a little better shape first!I really like the Kimber compacts! No circus freak here, just a 6'6" 300 lbs guy w/ catcher mitts for hands, lol!
Big guys can hide bigger guns.