Most dependable 45ACP

hannibal.black98 said:
With the hammer down, dropping it in dirt should be fine...at least with a SA/DA you can get a second hit on a bad primer.

As for +P (there is no +P+ for .45) I know that all HKs can take +P and the Mark 23 can take .45Super in it's STOCK form just fine.
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According to many reliable sources on Pistol forum.com the HK45 and 45C will run .45 super without spring replacement no problem.

Also an article on that site discussing the longevity of Todd Greens HK45 will have you ordering one tonight.

Personally I bought a HK45C and think its the tits. Very accurate and reliable.
 
If you ask 45 people you will get 42 different answers. Go out and shoot some different guns. See what fits your hands and what you find works best. I upgraded to STI because they shoot better than most. It might be a Kimber or Dan Wesson that works for you. Buy once cry once.
 
HK45 is definitely a nice piece of kit. I had a USP and a Sig 22X series and the HK45 has been the smoothest operating gun of all of them. It’s the 1911 Mk23 love child brought to life with influence from Larry Vickers
 
All my 1911s are totally reliable with hardball ammo or 95-100% power reloads with Round Nose Plated, Jacketed or Lead projectiles.

I also use Colt, Mecgar, McCormick, Ruger, Kimber and Norinco magazines with absolutely no failures to Feed.

The 1911 reputation for unreliable functioning comes, I think, from people who tinker with them without prior understsanding of how the pistol works. As well as shooting ammo with heads other than RN, RN hardball, like SWCs or TCs. As well as shooting pipsqueek loads to barely make 125 PF.

Tightness or looseness has nothing to do with reliability IMO.

My Springfield Armory is bank fault tight in all respects. Kimber Target has a tiny amount of side play between slide and frame, Ruger SR1911 has more side play and a bit of vertical, and the Norinco Sport has the most play. But they are all tight with regard to barrel to slide fit. I'd trust they will be reliable if reasonably cleaned and lubed.

I once ran a Remington based pin-gun with Clarke barrel and compensator, 700 rounds in about 2 hours. This piece was so tight all around that it took about 1,000 rounds to smooth everything out and achieve the reliability needed for competition. Two stoppages at approximately 300 and 500, which were fixed without cleaning but with a generous spray of WD40...yes I learned later that WD40 is not a lube. All the shoots I ever competed in never went more than 200 rounds. So stoppage intervals of 200 to 300, totally filthy, was not an issue for me. Ammo was weaker than regular hardball too.

If the question is with regard to reliability after dunking the pistol in a bucket of sand then mud, run over by a truck and finally dropped from 100 feet, sorry can't answer that.
 
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At trade shows HK often displays an HK45 on top of a pile of empty brass....100000....pieces to be exact, with not malfunctions, parts breakage or replacement. That said, the USP 45 is also very, very reliable. I used a USP 45 Tactical in IPSC years ago, 5 years of heavy service, never a jam, never a part change (3 Provincial Standard Titles with it as well).

Rich
 
Rich LPS said:
At trade shows HK often displays an HK45 on top of a pile of empty brass....100000....pieces to be exact, with not malfunctions, parts breakage or replacement. That said, the USP 45 is also very, very reliable. I used a USP 45 Tactical in IPSC years ago, 5 years of heavy service, never a jam, never a part change (3 Provincial Standard Titles with it as well).

Rich
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The HK45 (and the HK45C) are still pretty much a USP inside, just a different frame and slide shape...more "rounded" and so on.

The whole line of HK pistols are top shelf stuff!!!
 
Haven't run into a 45 1911 yet that wasn't reliable and a good shooter. I have a P220 in 9mm that's been excellent (first pistol I ever purchased) and I could see it being fine in 45. Also have an old S&W 645 still running strong, and a S&W 1937 revolver in 45 still shooting.
Realistically...a Glock in 45 would probably be ideal for reliability and accuracy.
 
Wish they made the CZ97, USP Expert and Mark 23 in 10mm. A little pointless in Canada in know but I think it is a neat round.
 
hannibal.black98 said:
Then get the new HK45...same gun just improved and "rounded" off externally.

Trigger work can be done on them, but not really needed IMO, still way better then many factory triggers, Glock included (buddy had a USP match 9mm and the trigger was amazing)...and Surefire makes an adapter rail for the USP line.
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have it and love it
 
Sig P220's are good, Sig P227's are better, and HK USP 45's are the best!

Really it depends on the size of your hands. The P220 is nice because it has a slim grip, the P227 has a fat grip and the USP is a big Ole gun which is hard to use for smaller hands but has huge ergonomic controls.

If I had to pick one, it would be the USP. I like the full size over my compact.
 
I have a Ruger SR1911. With the good load it's a ragged hole maker.

It likes to run on the dry side. Too much oïl makes it jam.

But I like the look, the feeling and the attitude of 1911 pistols.
 
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