A good .45 that's not a 1911?

kymasabe · April 14, 2020, 05:42 AM

I've been thinking, I'd like to buy a .45 again. I used to have a Ruger P345 years ago that I now regret getting rid of. Prices today on that (used) gun are a lot more than I paid a decade ago.
So aside from a 1911, what would be some other good choices for a used .45 that's affordable?

mk70ss · April 14, 2020, 06:14 AM

Sig P220 is a great .45 pistol, EAA makes some pretty decent CZ style versions as well.

**Spats McGee** · April 14, 2020, 07:00 AM

For what purpose? I have a Shield 45, which I really like, but I'm not sure it would be the best choice for a bullseye gun. (But if you don't have a 1911 in .45, I don't know why you wouldn't start there...)

cslinger · April 14, 2020, 07:22 AM

P220
HK45/45C
USP/USPc
Glock 21/30
Smith M&P/compact
CZ97

Those are a few that should more then cover your bases for a general purpose .45. I am partial to HK’s myself but not a bad one on that list.

Chris

URIT · April 14, 2020, 07:54 AM

Affordable? What is your price range?

The Ruger P345 .45 pistols are selling for $325++ with one selling for under $300 at the big auction site recently. The S&W Shield .45s are selling at about the same price point but there are more being offered.

My personal experience buying online at GB is to look to auctions ending in the midweek rather than the weekends or holidays for more bargain opportunities.

armednfree · April 14, 2020, 08:14 AM

Xd Mod 2 tactical 5". Mine is super accurate. Big though, small hands are not going to cut it with this 13 round 45 acp.

rodfac · April 14, 2020, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Sig P220 is a great .45 pistol

Plus one, Rod

Jim567 · April 14, 2020, 09:01 AM

Sig P220

Hammerhead · April 14, 2020, 09:15 AM

There are a lot of nice used 45's on the market like Glock 21's and USP 45's for some really nice prices.
P220 is a nice gun.

lee n. field · April 14, 2020, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by armednfree

Xd Mod 2 tactical 5". Mine is super accurate. Big though, small hands are not going to cut it with this 13 round 45 acp.

BTW, I don't know if you noticed, but Springfield has quietly dropped most of the original XD line. Only thing listed in 9mm service and subcompact in the "Defender" (budget line) version.

XDM still there (but in .45 and 10mm only).

Mike38 · April 14, 2020, 10:37 AM

Pardini GT45 https://www.pardiniguns.com/gt45-5/

jmr40 · April 14, 2020, 11:55 AM

Don't have 2nd thoughts about letting the Ruger go. If you liked the Ruger you'll like the Smith M&P better.

https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_...+m20+45+acp+46

Or maybe a Glock 30

https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_...+45+acp+377%22

FITASC · April 14, 2020, 12:15 PM

Glock30S gets very good reviews, especially for reliability.

CDW4ME · April 14, 2020, 12:53 PM

I have a Glock 21SF and a 30SF, like them both.
Since I'm not under a magazine limit, I've carried the 21SF much more than the 30SF.
If I was under a 10 round limit, 30SF.

CockNBama · April 14, 2020, 01:12 PM

Lots of replies with good recommendations so far.

I'll add the FNX .45. Most accurate.45 I own. I've fairly recently compared it to a rental HK .45, and the FNX was more accurate.

Lavan · April 14, 2020, 01:45 PM

What's a "prismatic" magazine? Google didn't help.

paknheat · April 14, 2020, 02:11 PM

Get you a Glock -41.

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Kevin Rohrer · April 14, 2020, 02:31 PM

Seems like this was just asked.

Nothing made out of recycled plastic baby bottles.

If you don't want a 1911, get a Sig P220 SAO.

gwpercle · April 14, 2020, 04:47 PM

A good 45 acp that's not a 1911 ?

The one that comes to my mind is a Star model PS , I loved that rascal .
It was stolen in 1995 and I still miss it and would still like to have it back .

A buddy has a Star model PD in 45 acp that he swears by . It has a 4" barrel and shoots very well .

Star also made a Firestar M43 pistol in 45 acp that I've heard good reports on but I have never had the chance to shoot one in 45 acp ....yet ... I sure would like to have one.
Gary

agtman · April 14, 2020, 05:02 PM

Many of S&W's 3rd Gen 45XX-series guns are still floating around.

The 5" 4506/4506-1 was an LAPD issued weapon. It's a DA/SA model.

The 4.25" 'Commander'-size 4566, which I have and which is also DA/SA, is a great 3rd Gen pistol.

Obligatory pic attached.

black mamba · April 14, 2020, 06:57 PM

My Sig P320 has never failed to fire and is as accurate as a double action trigger will allow, which is plenty accurate for defensive work. Pretty easy to carry, as well.

dgludwig · April 14, 2020, 07:18 PM

SIG Model 227 (if you can find one)-a Model 220 on steroids.

at2000 · April 14, 2020, 08:11 PM

I’m partial to an HK USPc. Works every time and is very accurate.

AgedWarrior · April 14, 2020, 08:31 PM

FNX-45 is a pretty big pistol, but excellent function and accuracy. XDM is also a good .45. The FNX is fully ambidextrous, hammer fired, 15 round magazines. The XDM has a pretty good trigger compared to most striker guns. They are both polymer frames, but quality pistols.

kmw1954 · April 14, 2020, 09:02 PM

We have two;
XD Mod2 4.0 - - - Wife's
Tanfoglio Witness large frame all metal. - - - Mine

April 14, 2020, 05:42 AM	#1
kymasabe Senior Member Join Date: June 10, 2005 Location: SW Florida Posts: 2,747	A good .45 that's not a 1911? I've been thinking, I'd like to buy a .45 again. I used to have a Ruger P345 years ago that I now regret getting rid of. Prices today on that (used) gun are a lot more than I paid a decade ago. So aside from a 1911, what would be some other good choices for a used .45 that's affordable? __________________ God's creatures big and small, eat them one, eat them all.

April 14, 2020, 06:14 AM	#2
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,598	Sig P220 is a great .45 pistol, EAA makes some pretty decent CZ style versions as well. __________________ Say when.....

April 14, 2020, 07:00 AM	#3
Spats McGee Staff Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 8,821	For what purpose? I have a Shield 45, which I really like, but I'm not sure it would be the best choice for a bullseye gun. (But if you don't have a 1911 in .45, I don't know why you wouldn't start there...) __________________ I'm a lawyer, but I'm not your lawyer. If you need some honest-to-goodness legal advice, go buy some.

April 14, 2020, 07:22 AM	#4
cslinger Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 2,045	P220 HK45/45C USP/USPc Glock 21/30 Smith M&P/compact CZ97 Those are a few that should more then cover your bases for a general purpose .45. I am partial to HK’s myself but not a bad one on that list. Chris __________________ "Is there anyway I can write my local gun store off on my taxes as dependents?"

April 14, 2020, 11:55 AM	#12
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,808	Don't have 2nd thoughts about letting the Ruger go. If you liked the Ruger you'll like the Smith M&P better. https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_...+m20+45+acp+46 Or maybe a Glock 30 https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_...+45+acp+377%22 __________________ "If you're still doing things the same way you were doing them 10 years ago, you're doing it wrong" Winston Churchill

April 14, 2020, 07:54 AM	#5
URIT Member Join Date: February 7, 2020 Location: Coastal North Carolina Posts: 52	Affordable? What is your price range? The Ruger P345 .45 pistols are selling for $325++ with one selling for under $300 at the big auction site recently. The S&W Shield .45s are selling at about the same price point but there are more being offered. My personal experience buying online at GB is to look to auctions ending in the midweek rather than the weekends or holidays for more bargain opportunities.

April 14, 2020, 08:14 AM	#6
armednfree Senior Member Join Date: October 30, 2016 Posts: 211	Xd Mod 2 tactical 5". Mine is super accurate. Big though, small hands are not going to cut it with this 13 round 45 acp.

April 14, 2020, 09:01 AM	#8
Jim567 Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2014 Location: NE FL Posts: 656	Sig P220

April 14, 2020, 09:15 AM	#9
Hammerhead Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,432	There are a lot of nice used 45's on the market like Glock 21's and USP 45's for some really nice prices. P220 is a nice gun.

April 14, 2020, 10:37 AM	#11
Mike38 Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2009 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 2,710	Pardini GT45 https://www.pardiniguns.com/gt45-5/

April 14, 2020, 12:15 PM	#13
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	Glock30S gets very good reviews, especially for reliability. __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

April 14, 2020, 12:53 PM	#14
CDW4ME Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2009 Posts: 1,321	I have a Glock 21SF and a 30SF, like them both. Since I'm not under a magazine limit, I've carried the 21SF much more than the 30SF. If I was under a 10 round limit, 30SF. __________________ Strive to carry the handgun you would want anywhere, everywhere; forget that good area bullcrap. "Wouldn't want to / Nobody volunteer to" get shot by _____ is not indicative of quickly incapacitating.

April 14, 2020, 01:12 PM	#15
CockNBama Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2014 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 206	Lots of replies with good recommendations so far. I'll add the FNX .45. Most accurate.45 I own. I've fairly recently compared it to a rental HK .45, and the FNX was more accurate.

April 14, 2020, 01:45 PM	#16
Lavan Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 1999 Location: California Posts: 2,716	What's a "prismatic" magazine? Google didn't help.

April 14, 2020, 02:11 PM	#17
paknheat Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2006 Location: East Texas Posts: 334	Get you a Glock -41. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

April 14, 2020, 02:31 PM	#18
Kevin Rohrer Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2010 Location: Medina, Ohio Posts: 1,049	Seems like this was just asked. Nothing made out of recycled plastic baby bottles. If you don't want a 1911, get a Sig P220 SAO. __________________ Member: Orange Gunsite Family, NRA--Life, ARTCA, and American Legion. Caveat Emptor: Cavery Grips/AmericanGripz/Prestige Grips/Stealth Grips from Clayton, NC. He is a scammer

April 14, 2020, 04:47 PM	#19
gwpercle Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2012 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Posts: 1,752	A good 45 acp that's not a 1911 ? The one that comes to my mind is a Star model PS , I loved that rascal . It was stolen in 1995 and I still miss it and would still like to have it back . A buddy has a Star model PD in 45 acp that he swears by . It has a 4" barrel and shoots very well . Star also made a Firestar M43 pistol in 45 acp that I've heard good reports on but I have never had the chance to shoot one in 45 acp ....yet ... I sure would like to have one. Gary

April 14, 2020, 06:57 PM	#21
black mamba Senior Member Join Date: September 13, 2011 Location: SW Florida Posts: 890	My Sig P320 has never failed to fire and is as accurate as a double action trigger will allow, which is plenty accurate for defensive work. Pretty easy to carry, as well.

April 14, 2020, 07:18 PM	#22
dgludwig Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2005 Location: North central Ohio Posts: 7,486	SIG Model 227 (if you can find one)-a Model 220 on steroids. __________________ ONLY AN ARMED PEOPLE CAN BE TRULY FREE ; ONLY AN UNARMED PEOPLE CAN EVER BE ENSLAVED ...Aristotle NRA Benefactor Life Member Last edited by dgludwig; April 14, 2020 at 07:37 PM.

April 14, 2020, 08:11 PM	#23
at2000 Senior Member Join Date: February 29, 2000 Posts: 133	I’m partial to an HK USPc. Works every time and is very accurate.

April 14, 2020, 08:31 PM	#24
AgedWarrior Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2019 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 210	FNX-45 is a pretty big pistol, but excellent function and accuracy. XDM is also a good .45. The FNX is fully ambidextrous, hammer fired, 15 round magazines. The XDM has a pretty good trigger compared to most striker guns. They are both polymer frames, but quality pistols. __________________ Knowing when and how

April 14, 2020, 09:02 PM	#25
kmw1954 Senior Member Join Date: June 11, 2016 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 1,524	We have two; XD Mod2 4.0 - - - Wife's Tanfoglio Witness large frame all metal. - - - Mine