Which .45 mega poll oddball type question

Which .45 would you pick for this hypothetical situation?

  • Standard grade single stack 1911 (Kimber, Springfield, Smith, etc.)

    Votes: 41 19.2%
  • Customized single stack 1911 (Brown, Wilson, Nighthawk, etc.)

    Votes: 31 14.6%
  • Double stack 1911 (STI, SVI)

    Votes: 14 6.6%
  • Compact 1911 (Commander size)

    Votes: 5 2.3%
  • Compact 1911 (Officers or smaller)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Glock 21 or 30

    Votes: 34 16.0%
  • Springfield XD

    Votes: 21 9.9%
  • Beretta Couger

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Smith 4506

    Votes: 5 2.3%
  • Sig 220

    Votes: 22 10.3%
  • HK USP

    Votes: 23 10.8%
  • CZ 97

    Votes: 7 3.3%
  • Kahr K45

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Smith 625

    Votes: 2 0.9%
  • Taurus 24/7

    Votes: 3 1.4%
  • Other

    Votes: 5 2.3%

  • Total voters
    213
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I have pretty consistent tastes in my 1911s. I prefer the full-size gun, I favor ivory stocks, the Colt name is a top choice, and I avoid most of the modifications that seem so popular.

Pictured below is a Series '70 with S&W sights (commonly done in the early 1970s), A Series '70 Super, and a Series '70 Gold Cup. Also pictured are an RIA Super and a 1911 made with a Charles Daly lower and a Colt .22 conversion upper. I call it a Dolt. It came with the extended safety and I left it even though I don't want it. These one wears faux ivory while all the others are genuine.

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Standard grade single stack 1911 (Kimber, Springfield, Smith, etc.)

SW1911 from the factory. Which exact model to be determined.

The single stack fits my hand better than the double-stacks. Also, the trigger is better than any of the plastic guns.

I would likely back it up with an Officer's ACP in .45ACP, making me tote 3 guns: primary (rifle, I presume), sidearm, and backup.
 
I picked the Sig P220... Not only because it's my favorite gun, but because it's the pistol I'm most accurate with. Bells & whistles don't mean much to me, especially for a gun that's going to be holstered a nice amount of the time. I'd probably have my company gunsmith install the short trigger, and leave it alone.

Why mess with perfection? :D
 
.45ACP=1911!

Since money is no object, I would go with the high end custom 1911's, and since it is a secondary weapon I would stick with the single stack and Wilson 47D's. (The double stacks must effect your grip, but then I've never shot one.)
 
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