Thread: Advise sought on which .45 auto to buy.

Advise sought on which .45 auto to buy.

My son e-mailed me from Texas and said he wanted to get a .45 auto (he said he liked the 1911 style), but to remember he's a newly wed and on a budget.

I recommended either a Ruger P90 or P345, GI type Springfield Armory 1911 A1 or an XD45.

I told him of the different barrel lengths for XD45.

Do you guys have any other .45 he may want to consider.

BTW: He got married two weeks ago.

Hack

turus makes a good gun on a budget

I hear good things about Springfield Armory. I'd go for one of their GI 1911's.

With a lot of hard searching you can get him a used Colt for the same price as a new Springfield. I own several Colts and have never paid over $600 OTD on them. It's his first 1911, help him get an heirloom not a "cheap" gun.

with colt your just paying for the name

and non MIM parts and forged frames and higher quality internal parts and higher resale value and the name.

USP all the way

My aI ask why a 45?

Dont get me wrong I carry a 1911 and I'm standardising to 45 as my primary pistol cartridge. But it costs twice as much as 9mm. If moneys tight he might be better off with a 9mm.

Otherwise get him the best 1911 he can afford.

BTW I had a P90 that I put thousands of rounds through without a malfunction. THey are big and ugly but they are cheap and they work.

9mm 1911 FTW!!!!!111!!