45 ACP semi automatic pistols

bc1023

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Well we have a thread on 9mms and a couple other groupings. I figured to start one so we could show off our 45ACP's. :)

I don't own too many these days (at least compared to my 9mm collection), but I try to go for the finest. Quality over quantity, so to speak...


Rock River Arms Limited Match - probably my best shooting 1911








Springfield Professional - Definitely an icon at this point.








Springfield TGO1 - Springfield's finest 1911








Colt National Match - from 1967 just before the Gold Cup designation








USFA 1911 - Rare and top quality








Valtro 1998A1 - Rare as hen's teeth these days, but very well made








Pistol Dynamics Signature - Paul Liebenburg at his very best












Now for some other fine 45 ACP's outside the 1911 realm. :cool:


Smith & Wesson 845 - An early Performance Center model and possibly my best shooting 45 ACP








Smith & Wesson 945 - Another Performance Center gem. Much more 1911-like than the 845.








Sig Sauer P220 Sport - Steel frame and a compensator. Very accurate pistol








AJ Ordnance Thomas - Very rare, but high quality American 45ACP. A bit harsh to shoot, being blowback and small.








ASAI One Pro - A Swiss gem loosely based on the CZ 75.








Delta AR Top Gun - Ultra rare piece of Italian art. This early example has an aluminum frame and nickel finish.








Delta AR Top Gun - This is the steel frame model, which is next to impossible to find. Most are aluminum.








Korriphila HSP701 - One of the very finest pistols to ever come out of Germany (or anywhere) and extremely rare. Saving the best for last...










I'm sure some of you have many more than I. Let's see them!

:D:p
 
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I'll play, but I only have two, both 1911s.

Colt Series 70 Gold Cup.

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Colt Series 80 Government Model.

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Yes, that one is a Sistema.
It is also a nice shooter.
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The SISTEMA COLT pistol was manufactured in Argentina under the COLT license and I have read that the COLT factory sent some of its technicians to supervise its production in Argentina.
These pistols together with the BALLESTER MOLINA are an example of a time when things were made to last, the proof is that today they continue to shoot and they do it well.
 
Here's mine. I have two Colts, both have been customized

A series 80 Colt Gold Cup. By this time the Gold Cup was nothing special, just a GM with adjustable sights and a wide trigger. BUT, a friend had this built up by Jack Best into a fully accurized Bullseye gun, then decided it was Wilson or nothing for him. Kart bbl & bushing, fitted slide and frame. I put the beavertail on myself, and that is an old Behlert drop in hammer and sear set. I have the Ransom Rest test target (that's NOT it in the pic), the gun shoots far better than I could ever shoot it
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He sort of took me along with him. Here is my Wilson Super Grade comp gun. This was from back in the day when you actually sent a gun to Wilson, and Bill himself and about half a dozen other guys worked their magic. And you waited. And waited. Basically they did the top end and frame checkering. Again I did beavertail, and that one has McCormick titanium fire control parts, plus I did the ambi safety. It was my bowling pin gun from back when we used to shoot pins
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