What's your favorite .45ACP semi-auto(s) that really puts a smile on your face

[THE MACHINIST]

SPRINGFIELD ARMOURY FULL SIZE LIGHTWEIGHT MY OFFENSIVE HANDGUN. DAILY CARRY FOR 3 YEARS. LUV IT.

 

[buttrap]

I have a hard time resisting a good colt original 1911 army model

 

[bdg146]

My favorite .45 by default, since I don't have any others (yet). Man would I like to get my hands on an HK45...

 

[arflattop]

This average Colt 1911 70 Series never fails to please. It bears the original WWI grips from my Grandfather's carry 1911A1, and it currently guards my father's casket flag. I shoot it knowing the sacrifice my father and grandfather gave to this country during two world wars.........

 

[Wolfman_556]

0f all my .45's, this is my favorite.

Springfield GI MilSpec. Nothing fancy, just a simple, reliable blaster.

 

[denfoote]

Glock 36

I think I'm the only person in the known universe that likes this model, though!!

 

[gggman]

Of all the guns I own, this is by far my favorite shooter. Easy to shoot, accurate, and 100% reliable.

 

[wheelgunslinger]

I really liked the fit and feel of my Ruger P345, but it let me down in the function department so I traded it away.
The CZ 97 is my current favorite. Though, I'd like to wade into the 1911 kool-aid creek someday.

 

[porsche]

the one that makes me smile is my les baer monolith...until i wrestle with taking it apart. for day in and out reliabilty and accuracy i really like my sig 220 that is about 20 years old. i have been hearing bad things about the new sigs but this old gun is reliable.

 

[wditto]

no pix yet, but my Bul 1911 is just plain fun - I always smile when an auto feeds every time, ejects every time , and puts big holes in a small area...

 

[1man]

+1 more for the HK USP45CT.

Love the pic Thernlund, I'll get a can for mine once I move down to Florida, I can't wait!

 

[jpwilly]

Oh it's gotto be this one for me:

 

[csay]

I second the Taurus. I just got the one with the rail and I liked it so much I went back and got the one without the rail too.

 

[Harley Quinn]

No Picture but I enjoy my Glock 21 it is very accurate, I shot it today with the 45 acp, 400 corbon and 10 mm, same gun, different barrels. It was nice.

HQ

 

[Ops Officer]

I don't have just one .45 ACP autoloader that puts a smile on my face. My smile appears when a gun shoots accurately and reliably, i. e., no failures. So...my SIG P220ST, SIG P245TT, SA XD-45 Tactical, and H&K USP45 Expert all put smiles on my face. I wish I could include my SIG GSR Revolution, which is probably the most accurate, but it doesn't feed reliably. I have a few S&W .45 ACP wheel guns that also put smiles on my face, but you posted in the autoloader section.

 

[gb6491]

What's your favorite .45ACP semi-auto(s) that really puts a smile on your face

Either of these, but the bottom one would get the nod if limited to a single favorite .45ACP:

Regards,
Greg

 

[BENELLIMONTE]

S&W 1911 Scandium & Les Baer 1911 Concept 2.

 

[GunTech]

 

[rbernie]

No doubt; a West German Sig P220.

 

[Chuck R.]

I have a tough time choosing between these two:



Chuck

 

[03Shadowbob]

Denfoote,
I love my Glock 36. It is so small yet so very accurate. I actually gave up on 1911s because of this gun.

 

[76shuvlinoff]

No pics but I have a 3.5" Springfield Ultracompact .45 with hogue grips and 5" Kimber Raptor II. I traded off an XD45 to get a XD40 for ccw. Of the .45s the nod for grins per bang (gpb) goes to the 5" Kimber. The XD45 was a great weapon and if I had it to do over I would've kept it over the 3.5" ported Springfield. But the 5" Kimber has my heart.

 

[bannockburn]

My Colt Combat Commander, customized by Colt's Custom Shop. This included: bright nickel finish, MMC rear sight, Gold Cup trigger, accurized, and throated to feed just about anything. I added the straight Pachmayr mainspring housing and the Pachmayr grips. Without any doubt, my favorite .45.
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[mnw42]

Nice Commander

 

[orionshooter]

17 rounds of .45 acp. Size does matter.