One 45 ACP

If it was my only pistol, a Glock 30. Otherwise, a nice S&W 1917.

1911

A colt 1911A1…. To get me to my Thompson 1928(w drum magazine)…to get me to my Browning 1919 a4, along with my BAR and Garand. Let’s go all the way.

LeftyRed said:

Guess I’m boring, but I would have a Shield 45 with 4” barrel.

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Absolutely, stunningly, totally.

Just kidding. If I couldn't have my 1911 for some strange reason the S&W would be my pick.

I6turbo said:

People on the internet often say the 97 is a lot bigger gun than the 1911, but I don't find that to be the case.

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I think that might stem from the grip size. I have medium sized hands and the 1911 feels great where the CZ is just a little to fat to suit me and is the reason why I don't own one. I just handled a couple at our last gunshow in an effort to change my mind but it didn't happen.

Sorry tarosean but no soul for me.

P220.

Conelrad

doubleh said:

I think that might stem from the grip size. I have medium sized hands and the 1911 feels great where the CZ is just a little to fat to suit me and is the reason why I don't own one. I just handled a couple at our last gunshow in an effort to change my mind but it didn't happen.

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Yep, they are definitely not small guns. Did you handle the recent model with the aluminum grips, or one with the wood grips. The aluminum grips are noticeably more trim in hand, but still not small.

I wear size Large gloves (like perhaps 80% of American men), but my hands aren't overly large at all. If you check my photos above, you see that the ergonomic grip on the 97 is more secure and comfortable in my hand than the stick-straight grip on the 1911 (well, perhaps you can't see all that in the photos, but it feels that way with the guns in hand.

Another thing I realized in recent years after buying my first Browning Medalist is that I had previously gravitated toward smaller grips that were small enough to let my fingers wrap quite far around the grip. However, with the Medalist's huge grip (shown below) that keeps your hand much more open I found that my groups improved significantly. I've let several friends and family members shoot the International Medalist shown below, and every single one of them out-shot their own handguns with it. I've also noticed that some of the highest-level competition handguns use the large, open-handed grip, so I'm convinced that there's something to it beyond just my own personal results. The 97's grip isn't remotely this large, but my point is that I've changed my view of what is a properly sized grip for me when shooting for accuracy. For a carry gun, I'd want something with a smaller grip even if my groups opened up a little bit when target shooting. All but one of my handguns (my carry gun) are for general enjoyment, and that usually comes down to seeing how accurately I can shoot them.

In my hands, this is the most accurate handgun I've ever fired (and I have several accurate handguns, and have fired a bunch of others belonging to friends, family, and acquaintances). All things considered, it's also my favorite to shoot.

It used to be an easy answer. 1911.

But the Glock 21 is such a great, soft and accurate shooter. And I just adore the HK45c as a carry gun that shoots every bit as good as a 1911 in my hands.

But I’d probably still say 1911. I’d never be happy if I didn’t have at least one.

Probably one of the Dan Wesson offerings

I do happen to have just one .45 ACP.



I've had a few others, but all were either traded off or stolen. One of the latter was a nearly bone-stock G.I. 1911, and I'd like to have it back - though probably not enough to pay for it again.

If I can ever get my hands on a 1927 Thompson M1...

I like my CZ 97B a lot

If I was limited to just one .45 ACP, I think I’d take my 5” SA Loaded 1911.
A nice compromise in size between the 4.25” commander and the 6” long-slide 1911 .45’s I have.

Stay safe.

Easy.
CZ 97. Liked it so much I bought a second one.

I6turbo said:

Did you handle the recent model with the aluminum grips, or one with the wood grips.

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Wood.

A Combat Commander!

tomrkba said:

It's a gun. No gun has a soul. Neither do swords, cannons, ships or submarines.

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Now you done hurt my feelings.
Submarines do have soul. My Chief said so.

CZ-97. Just better than the rest. Period.

wiscoaster said:

CZ-97. Just better heavier than the rest. Period.

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FIxed!

It’s got some heft to it



I think that’s one of the reasons it’s such a soft shooter

Nature Boy said:

It’s got some heft to it

I think that’s one of the reasons it’s such a soft shooter

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S&W 1917. (or the Colt versions)

Glock 30. Simple choice for me. Carries well, holds 9, 10, 13 or ???. Something special about that stout little pistol, I had a g21 for a while but I could shoot the g30 just as well so I didn't need it anymore.
I've had 1911s, nice ones too. I found them great to fire at the range but not so great to carry and finicky/over complicated... Blasphemy , I know.

My love of all things 45 is real but the acp is the little spud that wants to be a 45 colt. Don't get me wrong, of the service cartridges available I'd take a 45 acp over almost any other (do we consider 10mm a service cartridge?). I don't mess around with 9mm, I do carry a 45 acp every day and probably always will. All that considered, 45 acp is a good cartridge and I wouldn't be without one.

These days I'm down to this exact scenario, I only have my g30 left and I wouldn't sell it for anything if I was unable to replace it.

Electricmo said:

Loaded or empty?

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2 1/2 lbs empty