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Best Compact 45ACP pistol

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#1 · (Edited)
So what is truly the best OVERALL (performance,size,capacity,weight,reliability) 45 (sub)/compact Auto Pistol available?

G30 (includes SF )
G36
M&P 45 Compact
HK 45C
SIG P220 compact
Taurus PT145
Springfield XD 45 compact
SIG P250 (too early to say but I'll throw it in as an assumption to SIG's quality)
Any 1911 compact
Beretta Cougar
Kahr P45
Other
 
#2 ·
Based on your criteria the only gun that fights every single category is the Glock 30SF. Mind you, I don't care for Glock guns at all. They don't fit my hand and don't point well and the triggers suck. The G30 is really the only true high capacity compact 45 ACP.

There is the Kahr P45 but it is a single stack and not quite as reliable than the Glock.
I don't trust Taurus and thier factory service sucks.
The Sig, M&P, XD,H&K really aren't all that compact. Not compared to the G30 anyway.
Don't know much about the Cougar but I do not like DA/SA guns anyway.

Personally I like the M&P 45 Compact. But the G30 is smaller. I have 2 other M&P guns and they are excellent.
 
#8 ·
The Kimber Ultra CDP with Speer 200gr Gold Dots is a awesome package. In 1,500rds it has never failed. Everything from lswc's to all kinds of defensive ammo has been tried with Speer's being the most accurate. YMMV..:smt1099

 
#12 ·
Kimber

For my money Kimber Ultra II with Crimson Trace grips fill that bill.
Good trigger, manageable recoil, good sites, deadly accurate with the laser, very compact and slim,
8 shots should be enough when it hits where it aims. If not drop another clip in and start over.
gunr
 
#16 ·
the glock 36
compared to the 1911 3" barrels it is cheaper, very reliable, lighter, longer barrel and smaller in dimensions by a bit in length, width, and height
 
#17 ·
No one "Best". Depends upon what fits your hand and points naturally along with reliability and caliber.

Glock 19, Kimber Pro Raptor II, Glock 23, Glock 26, Glock 27. All are reliable, easy to conceal with a good holster and combat accurate. I prefer the lower bore axis so, the H&K and SA XD don't make my list. Haven't tried Sigs in compact (I don't call a P226 or P220 compacts).
 
#24 ·
I very much like both my M&P c 45 and my XD c 45. They have been utterly reliable and are very accurate. The M&P is slightly smaller and carries less rounds, but it fits my hand better. That said, because I have to put up with the Georgia heat, I find both to be hard to carry comfortably for half the year. In the summer I carry a PM45, which has also performed perfectly, and is accurate and easy to shoot for such a small gun. It lacks capacity, but is so small, it's easy to find room for a spare mag.
 
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