Pick five .45 ACP pistols!

[crebralfix]

SIG P220 SAO
SIG P220
Colt World War 1 Repro
Kimber Warrior
Springfield XD

 

[mjb]

Colt 1911 Stainless Commander
Colt Officers ACP
Ruger P97
Glock 36
Sig 220

 

[jAK-47]

Glock 36
Glock 30
Ruger P345

 

[Euclidean]

XD45ACP Service or Tactical
Government Profile 1911
625 or M 1917
Sig 220

For the fifth something smaller/compact probably...

 

[Black Majik]

Ok ok...if I can choose any 5:

1) Les Baer 1911
2) Nighthawk 1911
3) Ed Brown 1911
4) Wilson 1911
5) Rock River 1911

Since I'll go by your request and diversify:

1) 1911 (Les Baer Custom Carry 1.5" if we're picky)
2) HK USP .45 Expert
3) SIG P220ST
4) S&W 625
5) Glock 21

 

[BrennanKG]

Black Majik,

LOL...that would pretty much be me too if I didn't diversify.
-Ned Christiansen custom
-Model1 from Guncrafter Industries
-Ed Brown Special Forces
-Nighthawk Custom Talon
-Colt Delta Elite


B.

 

[bear71]

Thanks fellas,

While your diversification is killing you, I greatly appreciate it.

 

[SolaScriptura139]

1. Springfield XD-45 (Service 4")
2. Taurus PT-1911
3. Springfield GI-45
4. Glock Sub-Compact (can't remember number off-hand, Glock site isn't working)
5. Kimber Grand Raptor or Springfield Leathem Legend (in my dreams)

I tried to keep the list in my feasable price range, except for the last one.

 

[pancrase]

My 45

Any Springfield 1911.

 

[Dodger02WS6]

Kimber Grand Raptor
Beretta Cougar 8045
SA XD .45 Service (4")
S&W M&P .45
Dan Wesson CBOB

 

[Tbu61]

H&K P9S
Colt Gold Cup

 

[BUGS]

Sig P220
HK P9S
PC S&W Shorty .45
1911 variants
HK USP Compact

 

[SuperNaut]

This isn't just a hypothetical exercise for me, I just finished up doing it over the past year.

I broke it down into five categories:

Poly
Single-Stack
Double-Stack
Wheelgun
Carbine

I handled a ridiculous number of firearms in each of my categories and ended up with:

XD Tac
STI Spartan
Para-Ord Nite-Tac
S&W 625
CX4 Storm

Now there are plenty of people who would argue with every-single one of my decisions ('specially all the Sig guys ). But, that is the beauty of it all, each one of these firearms works for me, but they may not work for you. Also the carbine obviously doesn't fit in with your requisite 5 pistols, but WTH . In the end, I think you should try as many as you can.

 

[mljdeckard]

Glock 21
sig p220
your favorite 1911
Ruger p345
Thompson sub-gun

 

[BsChoy]

G30
G36
G21
M&P 45 (hopefully)
P99 wasn't a bad design just hated the trigger

 

[The Hound]

SW 1911
Glock 21
SW M&P45
HK USP 45
SW99 .45

 

[hexidismal]

Rather than just restate the same obvious answers as many before me, I'd simply recommend you take a look at a Ruger P345 when building your choices. I consider it an often overlooked and highly under-rated gun.

 

[koussevitzky]

In no particular order:

1. SigArms P220 Match
2. HK USP 45 Tactical
3. Glock 21 SF
4. Wilson Classic Super Grade
5. Kodiak Precision Custom Gun with a Caspian 6" damascus slide, Strayer-Voight frame, Schuemann AET barrel, all put together by Don Golembieski himself.

Now the reasons.

The Sig and the HK are maybe the most accurate and reliable guns out of the box. Period.
The glock is as dependable as it gets, is a masoquist weapon, and have a fairly good capacity, and before you start with the xd45 thing, I like the feel of the glock, yes the grip feels different, but it allows you to have you hand closer to the chamber, and somehow gives you more control, at least for me.
I think no explanations are needed for the last 2 weapons. I started with 1911's and they are almost perfect.