For me, it would be a Star Megastar or a 1911. If one is in .45 Auto, the other is in 10mm.
For these scenarios, I always think about how I could maintain some variety. While I like the .45 Auto offerings from my usual SIG, HK, and Glock, I usually prefer those pistols in other calibers.
I've owned several .45's over the years, mostly 1911s but including a G21 briefly. My favorite was a DW VBob (bob-tailed Commander length). My only issue with it was the steel frame which made it uncomfortable to carry all day. I sold it a few years ago to fund something else. I've since replaced it with a DW Guardian, essentially the same gun only with an alloy frame and a different rear sight. It would definitely be my only .45. The G21 is a great gun, just too big for my undersized hands.
Posts: 7630 | Location: Idaho | Registered: February 12, 2007
I wish I could get back the Colt Mk4/Series 70 Government .45 ACP stolen from me some 30 years ago. It's the only .45ACP I ever really liked and shot well, with a couple mods to make it fit and work for me.
It also had the collet-style bushing that made it unbelievably accurate.
Once at a gun show, I held a P-220, but didn't like it enough to buy it. I also owned a couple Colt Commander-style .45's but couldn't shoot them as well as the full-sized.
Yeah, that would be enough for me.
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Posts: 9594 | Location: Illinois farm country | Registered: November 15, 2008
That's a tough one but I only have one at the moment, which is the HK MK23. I have had a couple 1911 pistols but oddly enough, I just couldn't warm up to the platform. Not that there is anything wrong with them, I just don't feel comfortable with one as much as I do a striker fired or da/sa pistol.
I really want to get a Sig P220 for one reason or another, as I have always wanted one but never really got a full size model of one.
Posts: 9781 | Location: Somewhere looking for ammo that nobody has at a place I haven't been to for a pistol I couldn't live without... | Registered: December 02, 2014
I own several, but I like my Gen 4 G21 the best of the bunch.
I do have a lightly used M&P 2.0 .45 in layaway because the grip is absolutely perfect and for the price, I couldn't pass it up. I've shot a few and really like the M&P in .45.
Posts: 1134 | Location: Arkansas | Registered: September 25, 2008
Star Firestar Kimber Aegis Elite Custom (Government) Dan Wesson Vigil (CCO) Dan Wesson ECP (4 in Bull, Commander frame)
The ECP would get the nod.
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