Most outrageous double stack .45?

[Blakenzy]

What would you consider to be the monster of .45 autos?? I mean the largest, bulkiest, highest capacity production pistol available...

 

[Rob1035]

H&K Mark 23?

 

[Hoppy590]

off the top of my head id say a 6 inch, long slide STI. i think its called the Eagle 6.0

 

[Black Majik]

+1 on the Mark 23

 

[CWL]

HK MK23 SOCOM, don't know if any handgun is 'outrageous' and it sure isn't the highest-capacity either, but at almost 10" long, it probably is the largest and bulkiest .45ACP production pistol.

STI and ParaOrdnance both make M1911 style pistols with 14+1 capacity.

 

[10-Ring]

Must agree w/ the HK Mk 23 SOCOM -- fantastic offensive weapon!

 

[EdLaver]

I dont know if its double-stack (b/c I would never own one.) Hi Point!!!!!!!
Its the heaviest, bulkiest, and most outraegeous

 

[SilentArmy]

++1 on the HK SOCOM Mark 23! I honestly did a double take the first time i saw one. you could fit a roll of quarters in the trigger guard WITH your finger! I thought it looked like my DE .50! only more expensive!

 

[GunTech]

Mac-10 45

 

[S&Wfan]

IF the grip of any handgun does NOT fit your hand and trigger finger properly, it will not point properly nor shoot as well for a shooter who has great technique, trigger control AND consistent accuracy with handguns.

This question makes about as much sense as one I heard in the hi-fi business years ago of "How loud with those speakers play?"

Find a weapon that is an extention of your hand and body . . . one that points perfectly and naturally for YOU . . . one that allows your trigger control to be so incredible that you can routinely clean everyone's clock at each match you enter . . . a gun that will allow you to do this both in slow fire mode and while firing fast and furious without the gun torquing and twisting out of your proper grip!

If you get a poor fitting gun and take it to competitive matches, you will be severely handicapped against other outstanding marksmen, no matter how good you are . . . and you'll get your azzzz waxed.

There's an excellent article written on how to find a handgun that fits your hand and grip best. Check out that section on the site called corneredcat.com, it may save you wasting a lot of money on a gun that doesn't fit you and thus prevents you from shooting your best:

http://www.corneredcat.com/FirstGun/tryongun.aspx


Sincerely,

T.

PS: Don't be offended by the fact that the corneredcat.com website is a site written by a female shooter FOR females. There's more great information in there that us "macho" guys were never taught . . . stuff to make you a better shooter!

CHECK IT OUT!

 

[DevilDog0402]

Mark 23 - Its big enough to be CREW SERVED

 

[Hoppy590]

S&Wfan - but there are speakers that play loud loud loud and there are speakers that play good. some times people just want LOUD and dont care what it is they are listening too. i dont think this guy has the desert eagle syndrome ( bigger is better). i think he just wants to know waht big .45's are out there.

 

[roscoe]

I believe the CZ-97 is a handful.

 

[mstirton]

+1 for CZ-97, I was thinking about one a long time ago since I liked my 75b so much. I held one. It is HUGE. I got a few more 75s.

 

[HorseSoldier]

+1 on the HK Mark 23. Overpriced failure of a weapon that it is.

 

[Noxx]

Believe it or not, I'd never checked out the Mark 23 before.

WOW that's an ugly gun.

 

[Deer Hunter]

The CZ 97 isn't much larger than the 75.






My vote would be a tricked out G21.



Or an STI longslide

both very high cap.

 

[Maj.Striker]

My MAC 10 with a 10 inch barrel and a 30 round double stacked .45 ACP Grease gun magazine would probably qualify as the biggest bulkiest .45 pistol I've ever seen. It's pretty big. A lot of fun to shoot though. It's actually for sale though right now if anyone is interested, make me an offer.

 

[hemiram]

Biggest one I ever saw was the Star Megastar. Huge pistol. Way too big for my hands. They shoot great though:

 

[6_gunner]

Not a double-stack, but those Chinese .45 Broomhandles are about the most over-engineered, enormous monstrosities out there.



But I still want one.

 

[AtticusThraxx]

Coonan Arms made a monster .45...held one in a gun shop in the 80's and it was huge. Also didn't AMT make a "Long Slide" of their Gov Model?

 

[7005R]

+1 on the HK Mark 23. Overpriced failure of a weapon that it is.

Failure? How? It won the service contract. Remember, it was NOT designed to be the carry sidearm. It was designed for specialized missions.

 

[Coronach]

Failure? How? It won the service contract.

So did the Chauchat. What's your point?

Seriously, the HK Mk 23 is the original "answer in search of a question." My understanding is that they don't get used much.

 

[GrandmasterB]

That's easy! The Wildey Automag in .45 Magnum!

 

[7005R]

Seriously, the HK Mk 23 is the original "answer in search of a question." My understanding is that they don't get used much.

That certainly seems true, but you will have to admit, that is SOCOMS fault, not HK's fault. They gave them exactly what they asked for. So is it really HK's failure, or SOCOMS for the idea?