Just a comment.
I have not shot a PM45.
I did have a 3" 1911 Style Pistol (a PO C6.45 LDA)
Shooting .45ACP in that small and light a pistol was not fun and it limited accuracy.


As always, I suggest shooting the pistol of interest before you buy.

YMMV

I hope you have great luck with it.

You might want to read this http://handgunforum.net/showthread.php?t=21342
and this http://handgunforum.net/showthread.php?t=21200

I would like to have one, but the problems I hear about have kept me away, for now. Keep us updated!

I had a P-45 for a while, and liked it OK, but the trigger reach was too short for me, so the trigger guard would slam me on recoil. I liked it, but I could not resolve the trigger reach thing so I swapped it off. I have a K-9, and the trigger reach is the same, but the recoil is less, so I can deal with it.

The dealer may be telling you right on the 2nd generation thing, because there were some reliability problems with some PM45's, when they first came out.

Originally Posted by dosborn

I hope you have great luck with it.

You might want to read this http://handgunforum.net/showthread.php?t=21342
and this http://handgunforum.net/showthread.php?t=21200

I would like to have one, but the problems I hear about have kept me away, for now. Keep us updated!

Thanks for the links. Seems like these problems are well documented all over the net.

I'm a member on at least 5 other gun forums and in the last year I've read multiple threads/posts involving frustrated [#4543] owners dealing with issues from FTF/ FTE, to the Magazine dropping out unexpectedly. But I've also read many, many threads/posts from happy owners containing reports of exceptional reliabilty and excellent accuracy.

FYI, according to the gentleman at the gun shop I spoke to a few days ago, the newer "2nd generation" PM45s have been equipped with different springs that fixed all the malfunctions previously recorded. I believe the newer [tweeked] PM45s have a "SV" prefix on the SN(?). I'll try to confirm that in the next few days.

Originally Posted by Bisley

.....The dealer may be telling you right on the 2nd generation thing, because there were some reliability problems with some PM45's, when they first came out.

I concur.

Originally Posted by Glenn-SC

Just a comment.
I have not shot a PM45.
I did have a 3" 1911 Style Pistol (a PO C6.45 LDA)
Shooting .45ACP in that small and light a pistol was not fun and it limited accuracy.


As always, I suggest shooting the pistol of interest before you buy.

YMMV

My first compact 1911 was a Colt Officers Model. Got back in 87, I believe. I was never content with it's accuracy so I didn't carry it much. I stayed away from compact 1911s until a few years ago when I acquired a 1st gen Kimber Ultra Carry. It was a good shooter but still a tad heavy for 12 hour day carry.

I sold the KUC recently and got myself a G26. The G26 was a great shooter. Pretty light, too. But a tad chunky. I never really got use to chunkiness. Got rid of it to go back to a compact 1911. Then I went to the Gun Show.....,.. Hence, where I'm at now.