Best Non-1911 45 Acp Pistol

[joespapa]

This one ought to get some folks talking . What is the best non-1911 45 acp pistol and why?

 

[bitstream]

Springfield XDm in .45

It shoots like a dream. I can shoot 2" groups at 25 yards easily. It feels very nice in the hand (same angle as a 1911) and runs great. Oh, and it holds 13+1 capacity, has 3 different backstraps for adjustment, and comes with a bunch of other extras.

 

[gregintenn]

S&W 1917. Just shoot one and you'll know why.

 

[StatesRightist]

I think a size an price criteria ought to be part of the question.....JMO.

For the money/CCW Kahr CW45 Light, affordable, accurate

Overall HK USP built like a tank, dependable, mega accurate, the Rolex of 45's

 

[Alpo]

That one there at the bottom.

625, Model of 1988.

 

[mlk18]

Smith & Wesson 4506-1. 3lbs of stainless steel goodness. Dead on accurate, utterly reliable and it recoils like your shooting corks out of an air gun. Like I said in another post, it's the pump shotgun of .45acp autos.

 

[roundgunner]

unless you count roundguns...

 

[quinn]

I kinda like the Glock 36 - can't really say why...it just shoots where I think. Course my Double Eagle Commander and my S&W 1917 are fine, too. My son took my Sig 220, so it doesn't count any more.

 

[Kelly Green]

The best non-1911 are the S&W Third Generations in .45 ACP. These guns were built to shoot, accurately and without fail. My favorite big bore after the 1911.

 

[CW Spook]

I'll go with my grandfather-in-law's WWI issue S&W 1917.

 

[Trooperdan]

I do like my carry Glock 36! But I gotta vote for a 15+1 shot .45 with a good feel, the FN Tactical .45, candidate for the (maybe) military trials to select another sidearm.

 

[A10]

When SpecOps guys aren't shooting 1911's, they are shooting Sigs and Glocks. I would go with what the pro's use. Revolvers are a different story though....gotta be a 25 or 625.

 

[mstuhr]

SW99

Howdy,
Great question.
I recently flogged a SW99 and I was impressed.
4506/645, F.N. and the Glock 21 are hard to beat but if I had to pick out of anything out there I'd probably snatch up a SW99 and feel well armed.
Thanks
Mike

 

[Mike1957]

In a non-1911 .45acp, I`d have to go with the Sig 220.
Reliable, accurate, well made, and points well.
Trigger sucks compared to a single action 1911, but all DA/SA have crummy triggers compared to a good single action. Just the nature of the beast.

 

[Sprefix]

My Sig P220 is my "Go-to" gun for a non-1911. The gun is flawless.

 

[Kanewpadle]

Eaa Witness Match.

Excellent SA trigger. Well built. Not much recoil. Accurate and fun to shoot.

 

[GatorFarmer]

To have? A .45 Luger, last one kicking around sold for a million when it last changed hands.

 

[Ron H.]

This one ought to get some folks talking . What is the best non-1911 45 acp pistol and why?

Sir, FWIW, I have yet to find a non-1911 .45 automatic that suits me. Most have too great a trigger reach, too great a girth, too high a bore line, lousy trigger, or (usually) some combination of these.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

 

[John Fritz]

I love my SIGs but here's an overlooked, underrated and incredibly competent firearm - the CZ 97 B. Anyone who's shot one knows what I'm talking about. So nice.

 

[Fishslayer]

I kinda like the Glock 36