Most pleasant to shoot .45 ACP?

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I'm a huge fan of everything that Springfield Armory is putting out now. I havent shot all of them, but every single springfield i've ever fired has been more accurate then me, with the kind of trigger you dream about: smooth, consistant, breaks very crisp.
Only expiriance with a SA gun that wasnt 100% perfection was a mil-spec that bit my thumb a little bit. (I've got hands like sides of beef, so i prefer a 1911 with a beavertail :D )
 
He wasn't kidding about the light polymer Glock frame reducing recoil. Its all a matter of perspective and opinion, but Glock owners will tell you that the Glock frames make for very soft shooting guns. Its not the lightness, its the flexibility of the polymer that dampens recoil.

However, don't assume you have to have a semi-auto to have a sweet shooting gun. A four or five inch underlugged 625 shoots very nice -- especially with Hogue or Pachmyer grips.

I still vote for the 625!
 
I have both a Springfield Loaded and a CZ97b. If your hands are large enough, I'd go with the CZ. I shoot it at the range with 5.6g of 231, 230g Rainer plated ball. Incredibly accurate and pleasant to shoot.

Jeff
 
My favorite is my Norinco 1911A1 clone with a Clark trigger...accurate, beats my Kimber, and digests every bullet type and loading I've thrown at it...absolutely reliable. (Have disposed of the Kimber, because I found it to be "picky" with some ammo types.) Have bought a second Norinco and put it in storage.

I also have a factory accurized and compensated EAA Witness in .45...which is strictly a hardball gun. Will probably dispose of that also, as I rarely shoot it...
 
Witness...Baby Eagle

Paladin,

Take a look at the Witness .45. It is sold by EAA and is a very accurate foolproof gun. I have not shot a Glock .45, but the Witness (steel frame) has less recoil than any other .45 I've shot.

The Baby Eagle .45, by Magnum Research is the same design and another fine shooter. Finished a little better. It has the slide cluttered with a decocker, while the Witness has a frame mounted safety.

Both are SA/DA.

I have both but use the Witness because it has a frame mounted safety, and rubber grip panels. Both guns are reliable and accurate.

They are a little heavy for ccw but a comfort to have along.

Joe
 
If this is strictly for range shooting, no CCW, no competition, a real sweet ride is supposedly the SIG 220 Sport. I've never read a bad thing about them on the 'net. Used (LNIB) on GunsAmerica, I've seen 'em for $900.
 
Right now my 3 choices for .45 are...

Witness .45 (inexpensive and similar to my CZ)
S&W 1911
CZ 97B (although it's a little large)

I'll get one someday. :eek:
 
Best:

Colt New Service (though some don't like the grip), SW 1917, SW 625

Worst:

Colt Commander with original short spur grip safety. Thing will eat your hand.
 
Pleasant shooting? How about an all-steel 5" 1911 with a mag well and a tungsten full-length guide rod? I have a Kimber set up thusly, and the extra weight makes it feel like shooting a 9mm.
 
I am a Ruger guy, but I must admit,

THE sweetest .45 is a full-size 1911 :D

One of the reasons is ergonomics, the other - physics:

Same cartridge launches bullet at momentum P=mV (mass*velocity). By Newton's 3rd Law, the same momentum but in opposite direction is imparted upon the pistol, so

P=Mu (mass*velocity).

Since E=Muu/2 is the energy imparted onto the pistol, it follows

E=PP/(2M)

If P is the same for same ammo and barrel length, it follows that the heavier pistol will get less energy in recoil. Well, this means you feel less kick.

Btw, that's one of the reasons I dislike plastic frame pistols in the higher calibers. :cool:
 
Hmm, nobody mentioned my favorite, the S&W 745. Real comfortable in my hand and a very straight shooter. I also really like my stainless Commander with it's Wilson GS and arched MS housing. Soaks up alot of recoil for the size.
Josh
 
I have a S&W 625, a Colt NRM 1911 and a Ruger 97. Also a Smith 1917, but that's more a collectors' gun. Of the first three mentioned I like the 625 the best and of the two semi-autos I prefer the Ruger. It's softer shooting than the 1911 and believe it or not on my example the SA trigger is as good as the 1911. Unfortunately the P97 has been replaced by the P345 which has too many safety bells and whistles for my taste.
 
M1917 S&W 5" revolver on the old Large Frame.

Colt M1916? 5" revolver with the old action.

Geoff
Who has been privileged to fire the S&W. No I'm not in the line of inheritance. :(
 
I too cast my vote with the revolver guys, though I feel certain that the thread was never expected to turn in that direction. The Smith stainless 625 with a 5" barrel is an absolute delight to shoot. But please do not overlook one of my personal favorites, the 325 scandium Smith. At about 24 oz, it is not quite as recoil-free as the heavier gun, but is still great to shoot. Mine has a Performance Center action job which makes it all the more enjoyable. And if concern with moon clips is an issue, try the RIMZ products. Easy to load/unload by hand without the necessity for extra "devices."

Boarhunter
 
Your one and only answer is the S&W 625. Personally, I have three! I have a bias for sure! The gun is just incredible platform for the 45ACP. Get some full moon clips for SD use, and RIMZ for range use and your are set. No need to tune for certain loads, or change out recoil spring! Of course a nice trigger job is always nice, I had 625 Model 1988 that was sweet out of the box, and I shot many thousands of rounds through that gun! It was the perfect plinker!
 
Yet another vote for the 625 -- I love my 5" 625. But I'd only go for it if you have medium to largish sized hands. In autos, I'd say the same about the P220 and the CZ97B (I think the 97 is actually a bit nicer gun than the P220, although the P220s sights work better for me than the 97 in bright outdoor lighting). Of course the 1911 is always great, and a bit more compatible with smaller hands.

Honestly, I'm not recoil sensitive enough to tell much difference between the 4 above mentioned guns. But a bit more weight does help damp felt recoil. Overall, though, I think "fit" (grip-to-hand) is more important than the mass of the gun for comfortable shooting.
 
I've got a S&W 25-2, 6-!/2", that is a real pleasure to shoot. It's amazing to me how little recoil there is without the cycling of the slide as with a 1911. If you could scare one up you wouldn't be sorry.
 
S&W Model 1955 (25-2) works fine for me. I get a good laugh when the 1911 guys chase cartridge cases thru the weeds.
 
I also swear by the 625 but if your looking for a inexpensive .45acp bottom feeder i recomend the Llama for 300$ or under. Some friends and i bought them for cheap plinkers and were surprised by the fact that you could feed it anything. Reasonable accuracy and cheap as it gets. :) Bill b i believe you and I own the same pistols. I must say you have good taste in firearms ;)
 
To me "most pleasant" means:

sweet and light trigger,
single action first shot, every shot,
accuracy,
drop-deal reliability, and
all-steel construction.

For that, I'll take a Colt 1911 Government everytime. Some individual guns benefit more from trigger jobs than others, so start with a new one, see how your trigger is, do a trigger job for perfection if you wish, and you'll have the most dependable, highest quality production-grade 1911 you can get for the money.

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