The local PD sold all of their evidence guns last year. 75% of them were Hi Points. $75 each. I still couldn't bring myself to buying one.
Reliable and Inexpensive .45
- Thread starter M.C.
- Start date
- Status
Sniderman
Member
IMHO,
Hard to beat Rock Islands prices.
Not many all steel 45's out there in their price range.
Reliability seems to be there too. Mine has digested 5000 rounds without a hiccup, and a friend has one with twice that much fed through it without a problem.
Hard to beat Rock Islands prices.
Not many all steel 45's out there in their price range.
Reliability seems to be there too. Mine has digested 5000 rounds without a hiccup, and a friend has one with twice that much fed through it without a problem.
contender
Member
Ruger P90........most accurate and reliable "inexpensive" 45 i've ever owned and out of the box was good to go.
many inexpensive 1911's are not necessarily right out of the box "good to go". Better magazines usually required at the minimum.
many inexpensive 1911's are not necessarily right out of the box "good to go". Better magazines usually required at the minimum.
harmon rabb
Member
- Joined
- Mar 14, 2009
- Messages
- 2,699
Buy a RIA Tactical and be done with it then. It has all the bells and whistles of the expensive guns. Well, except for pretty grips, but that's not expensive to replace.
kansersurvivor
Member
I shoot my Ruger P90 in IDPA matches, and have out shot many that have more expensive guns. Its all about knowing your gun, and how to use it.
Never had any issues with my Ruger P90. NONE. Eats everything I put in it and I have over 6500 rounds down range with it so far. Best bang for the buck out there I think when it comes to 45's out there.
Sure its big, chunky, and not a 1911, but its been reliable and I can think of nothing else that matters more than something that works when you need it to. Putting any other considerations in a firearm before reliability is just silly to me.
My .02
Never had any issues with my Ruger P90. NONE. Eats everything I put in it and I have over 6500 rounds down range with it so far. Best bang for the buck out there I think when it comes to 45's out there.
Sure its big, chunky, and not a 1911, but its been reliable and I can think of nothing else that matters more than something that works when you need it to. Putting any other considerations in a firearm before reliability is just silly to me.
My .02
P90shooter
Member
Another +1 for the P90. I put 10k+ down my pipe and never had a problem. I did upgrade my recoil spring just because it sounded like a pogo stick after about 7k rounds.
I also use this guy as my primary carry weapon and it might be a little heavy for some people but it feels comfortable on my belt.
I also use this guy as my primary carry weapon and it might be a little heavy for some people but it feels comfortable on my belt.
Dr_B
member
A SIG P250 can be had for under $400 without night sights. Reliable, accurate, easy trigger pull. Not a lot of holsters available for it right now, but an Uncle Mike's #15 fits nicely.
wristtwister
Member
- Joined
- Mar 28, 2008
- Messages
- 419
Well, I guess I'll be the bad guy on this one. I carry a Para P-12 most of the time, and am thankful for it saving my life, so I'm prejudiced. I've also got Rock Islands, Springfields, and a Witness from Tanfoglio that's "adaptable" to both .45's or 10MM.
Workiing in a gun store, I've learned a lot about the different guns on the market, and found out an interesting fact some time back. It seems that the Phillipines is the 2nd largest gun market in the world, and there are scads of 1911's that either are built in the Phillipines, or were being manufactured there and moved to the U.S. One of the best concealed carry 1911's I've run across was a "Citadel", manufactured in the Phillipines. It was compact, carried a full load of ammo, and seemed to function every time the trigger was pulled.
I've owned S&W's 4566, and loved it. The mags were being recalled when I had mine, so I traded it until all that blew over, and just never got another one... but I loved that gun as well.
I've got an XDM (but not in .45), and they're as reliable as any gun I've owned... so the answer to your question is "go buy one and try it"... there are a lot of good .45 pistols on the market, and there's no "one answer" for your question... it's the gun that feels best to you, and functions when you pull the trigger. Right now, I own 5 different .45's of varying manufactures, and they all function fine. I'm not afraid to carry any one of them at any time.
I'm impressed by Para's G.I. Expert, but don't own one... but for the money, it seems to be the best "new" gun under your $500 budget. Stoeger's "Cougar" is another one that I've owned and find to be an awesome gun to shoot. It appears to me that the Cougar has a perfect grip angle, and the gun comes up perfectly in the sight plane for your target. It's bulky as a concealed carry piece, but it's a hell of a shooter.
I'd like to recommend a Kimber to you, but my experience with them was negative. "New" Kimbers seem to have the kind of problems other guns develop as they're shot... i.e. FTF's and stovepipes... now maybe they cure themselves as they're used, but (as I said) my experience has been negative with them, and I think they are more "cult" guns than actually "excellent" guns... When I ask customers why they want a Kimber, they always give me the answer... "because it's a Kimber". When I ask them what makes it better than any of the other guns... they keep to the mantra, but can never point to anything about Kimbers that isn't found in the other guns... so I think they're way over-rated.
I don't recommend Glocks because I've never found one that fit my hand. I know they're reliable, and have a cult following also, but I'm just not in the club.
WT
Workiing in a gun store, I've learned a lot about the different guns on the market, and found out an interesting fact some time back. It seems that the Phillipines is the 2nd largest gun market in the world, and there are scads of 1911's that either are built in the Phillipines, or were being manufactured there and moved to the U.S. One of the best concealed carry 1911's I've run across was a "Citadel", manufactured in the Phillipines. It was compact, carried a full load of ammo, and seemed to function every time the trigger was pulled.
I've owned S&W's 4566, and loved it. The mags were being recalled when I had mine, so I traded it until all that blew over, and just never got another one... but I loved that gun as well.
I've got an XDM (but not in .45), and they're as reliable as any gun I've owned... so the answer to your question is "go buy one and try it"... there are a lot of good .45 pistols on the market, and there's no "one answer" for your question... it's the gun that feels best to you, and functions when you pull the trigger. Right now, I own 5 different .45's of varying manufactures, and they all function fine. I'm not afraid to carry any one of them at any time.
I'm impressed by Para's G.I. Expert, but don't own one... but for the money, it seems to be the best "new" gun under your $500 budget. Stoeger's "Cougar" is another one that I've owned and find to be an awesome gun to shoot. It appears to me that the Cougar has a perfect grip angle, and the gun comes up perfectly in the sight plane for your target. It's bulky as a concealed carry piece, but it's a hell of a shooter.
I'd like to recommend a Kimber to you, but my experience with them was negative. "New" Kimbers seem to have the kind of problems other guns develop as they're shot... i.e. FTF's and stovepipes... now maybe they cure themselves as they're used, but (as I said) my experience has been negative with them, and I think they are more "cult" guns than actually "excellent" guns... When I ask customers why they want a Kimber, they always give me the answer... "because it's a Kimber". When I ask them what makes it better than any of the other guns... they keep to the mantra, but can never point to anything about Kimbers that isn't found in the other guns... so I think they're way over-rated.
I don't recommend Glocks because I've never found one that fit my hand. I know they're reliable, and have a cult following also, but I'm just not in the club.
WT
CZ57
member
While Ruger P-90s are popular on this page I thought I'd mention the Ruger P-345. Very good dun for the price and mine is accurate and comfortable to shoot.
sarduy
Member
try a Taurus 24/7 .45
STL73
Member
Kahr CW .45 or a Glock 30. Own both a Kahr and the G30. Would probably grab the Kahr first, but the Glock is no slouch by any means.
jpwilly
Member
For me, I purchased this Taurus PT1911 for $489 a few years back...100% except for a batch of wad cutters it didn't want to feed. HP's and FMJ 100%.
chieftain
Member
Just last night, a friend of mine his Taurus PT1911 took a big Dump, his bushing broke and he had to DNF the club match. He has had it for a little over a year now. For our IDPA match tomorrow night and Tuesday's steel, He is our weekend Match director for IDPA, and shoots Three gun too. I set him up a Kimber Series one for it.
He has very long fingers, I have short chubby fingers, so just got through putting a long trigger in it, and he likes the Hogue grips with the palm swells, etc.
The Taurus only had about 24,000 rounds through it. He maintains his guns, but stuff happens. Of most of my shooting buddies I shoot the least now because of my health. I am down to about 10,12 thousand rounds a year.
Most folks don't shoot their guns enough to know what really stands up or not and don't maintain them.
Go figure.
Fred
- Status
