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SHTF .45-- If you only had time to grab one of these...

  • Hk USP .45ACP

    Votes: 32 15.8%
  • Kimber Gold Match I 1911 .45ACP

    Votes: 19 9.4%
  • Springfield Champion 1911 .45ACP

    Votes: 21 10.3%
  • Springfield XD Tactical .45ACP

    Votes: 48 23.6%
  • Sig P220R DAK .45ACP

    Votes: 18 8.9%
  • Ruger P345 .45ACP

    Votes: 2 1.0%
  • Ruger P90 .45ACP

    Votes: 18 8.9%
  • Glock 21 .45ACP

    Votes: 36 17.7%
  • Glock 30 .45ACP

    Votes: 9 4.4%

  • Total voters
    203
  • Poll closed .
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OK I honestly picked the XD but only because if SHTF I would go for capacity reasons. I do believe it holds the most so thats the only reason. Now if I went to a show or store and a dealer said "Hello sir you are our lucky 100th customer...please select one of these fine tools for free!" I would pick the Sig P220R DAK.:D
 
I voted for the Glock 21. Picked a 500 dollar gun over an 800 dollar gun for the same reason I dont try to haul hay to my horses in a ferrari. My Dodge 3/4 ton pickup works as it is intended to work, day in day out just like a Glock. Do I like the Glock best? No, I actually prefer a Witness 10mm but it wasn't on the list and I probably wouldn't choose it in a SHTF pistol that I would have to live with and depend on for who knows how long.
 
Springer Champion , why , because it is a 1911 and 1) I shoot them better than all other autoloaders and 2) because if it broke , I bet I could find parts far easier than anything else AND I have more expierence at taking it apart without any kind of directions 3) it is a small enough to be concealed easily , 4) I know with a quick squirt of gunscrubber or perhaps just breakfree it will keep on running .

In a SHTF It is my opinion that you have to take a parts breakage into consideration , how many of you folks can replace O say the extractor in your Rugers or XD's ? Can find a recoil or sear spring in just about any little out of the way gunsmiths shop ?
 
G21 today, but XD45 in a few years...

In 5 years when the XD45 has a greater following and a mass of aftermarket parts, that would be my choice. As it is, I am strongly considering selling my G21 to get an XD45.

But I voted G21 for today. I have it, I know it, and I have shot as much as 500 rounds without a single failure in a single session. It strips quickly and cleans easily. It shoots EVERYTHING, and has very high capacity. I think the only higher capacity .45acp out there is the Paraordnance doublestack, which holds 14+1 IIRC. One round more than the G21.
 
Glock 30. Great firepower in a concealable package. I would have opted for the 21, but it isn't as concealable. If I am going to be stuck with a pistol, I am going to take advantage of its concealability.
 
Have to go with the Champ. Very easy to conceal. Accurate, dependable, and it's a 1911 which means there will always be parts for it. Maybe if standard P220 was on the list, my vote would be different. The P90 is a great second choice though. Still kick myself for trading mine....although I did get a sweet NIB XD-9 Bi-Tone for it.
 
I love my XD-45 and would be totally comfortable with it in a bad situation.

But 25-years of owning 1911s has me thinking that for totally instictive shooting I wouldn't do too bad to fall back on the 1911. I could handle a 1911 in my sleep, and that always leads me back to this platform.

I think I'm one very lucky man to own 1911s and XD45s both at the same time.
 
XD45. I've never fired a Glock .45, but I don't like the way they feel when I've "test" held them. I've never fired an XD45, but I own an XD40 and I hits what I aims at, and the 45 feels pretty durn good in my hands, too. If I can ever afford another firearm, that will be next. I inherited a USP45 from by brother. Again, good, solid, reliable, and I will never part with it. But it neither compares with my XD40 in "point and click" nor the XD45 in (perceived) ergonomics. I also inherited a Para-Ord 14-45LDA. I really like that one, too, and again, will never part with it. It is my primary home defense weapon right now, but the XD40 will replace it once I have a few hundred rounds through it and really, really trust it, and once I get a light for the accessory rail. That is why I want an XD45. Yea, I could get a light for the USP, but it would have to be H&K's because the rail on the USP isn't Weaver/Picantinny. I also know I could get an adaptor, but that would take the fun out of saving $ to buy the XD45.:neener:
 
Well, "none of the above." You didn't list ANY Para-Ordnance, nor did you list any Colts. If you're going to have a list of 1911's, you've got to have at least ONE Colt on there. :eek:
 
NO Para's?:what: WHAT?? USP, springer,glock. The overpriced Checky pistol is a good one,but something 'bout the price increase when springfield started marketing them doesn't sit well with me.
 
Al, please. It was a list of .45s, not a list of 1911s. And obviously it couldn't be a list of all the .45s that ever existed. My personal vote FROM THAT LIST is the XD .45. I would just as easily pick the HK, but I don't have one right now as it is.


Big0o1, I can replace several parts on the XD or the Glock. I imagine others can too. Why are you looking to replace the parts already? If it's that unreliable maybe you should pick something else...and here come the flames....:D
 
Al, please. It was a list of .45s, not a list of 1911s. And obviously it couldn't be a list of all the .45s that ever existed. My personal vote FROM THAT LIST is the XD .45. I would just as easily pick the HK, but I don't have one right now as it is.
Ok, but first, I'd never pick a "fantastic plastic" when SHTF, and of the 1911's listed, I've never used them, so how could I trust them? Like I said, there's none on the list I'd pick. Sorry.
 
Glock 30

It's my daily carry. I have G 21 mags for extra capacity. It's easy to conceal, easy to shoot, easy to clean and maintain, accurate, reliable, and has softer recoil for faster follow-up shots than other .45 ACPs I've fired. That covers it for me.
 
Kimber 1911. If that is the scenario, it would matter most on reliability and what I hit with most consistently and less on magazine capacity. With a good 1911, I can do all things required of a handgun better than any other. As long as I have fully loaded magazines.
 
Okay, I'll bite.;)

I went with the Ruger P90. Chunky, clunky & a bit heavy ... but it's what I'd pick if limited to the examples listed.

While I really like a good 1911, the only examples you listed were either Kimber or Springfield. I'd prefer one of my Colts or a SW1911, if limited to a production example.

The USP would've been my second choice, except that if a pistol is going to be my only defensive handgun in extended, potentially adverse and harsh environmental conditions ... I'd prefer metal over polymer. Sorry. Polymer may certainly possess sufficient strength when used within its intended design in a pistol, but there are certain conditions involving potential impact situations and temperature extremes, just to mention a couple of instances, in which I'd prefer to have a metal frame.

The SIG with the DAK trigger isn't appealing to me. I simply dislike DAO-type triggers in some designs. If it had been a P220 with a TDA trigger, that might've interested me.

The Ruger P345? Sorry ... the 345 has yet to receive consistently favorable owner reports. Another polymer frame, anyway.

The Glocks? Another polymer frame, and the .45 ACP chambered Glocks haven't really ever appealed to me. Some of the early magazine issues have been resolved over the years, and the most recent trigger bar revision may have finally resolved some of the occasional light-strike issues sometimes reported here & there by some LE agencies. I just don't care for the larger frame's dimensions and ergonomics, though.

The XD? Haven't handled and fired a .45 ACP model yet. I've handled and fired examples of the 9mm & .40 S&W standard models, however, and while they were seemingly reliable and reasonably accurate, during the short term, I just didn't care for them. Just a personal preference.

The P90 may be a bit long in the tooth compared to some of the newer models, and it may be large, heavy, clunky and ordinary ... but it's also well deserving of its reputation for reliability and ammunition tolerance, too.

My number one choice isn't on your list, though ... but since I also own a P90DC from the early production days, and have fired enough rounds through it to make it a bit aged and well-worn, I have some amount of confidence in the design and its durability. Throughout the years, I've experienced and observed more feeding failures with various incarnations of the P220 model than with Ruger P90's, too. Not too keen on the newest Ruger 8-round magazines, though, with the folded-leaf style follower and lighter magazine spring, although I like the machined dimples in the feed lips to help prevent the top round from being displaced under recoil if harder recoiling +P ammunition is ever used (which I no longer favor, anyway).
 
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