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shoelessjoe

"I took out a Chihuahua!"
That’s a win, win, win lineup you have there & I doubt you could go wrong with any of the three.

I have a P320 Carry (.357 SIG) & it is one excellent pistol ... and Walther’s PPQ trigger(s) are peerless ... but for my money, when it comes to the .45 ACP (or as some millenials now call ‘em, a .45 ARP 😬), I like a hammer-fired pistol & that’s why there’s a very accurate & highly dependable HK45C (light LEM) presently sitting atop the nightstand. I like the idea of my thumb riding the hammer when reholstering & also having the capacity to restrike, the albeit rare, recalcitrant primer with a mere pull(s) of the trigger. Some might suggest a pistol with a higher capacity, but that’s why folks have &/or carry spare mags.
 
I love HK’s, but find them a bit bulky for what they are. Have you shot the Walther? Yeah, after you do, you’ll know.
 

jar_

Too Fugly For Free.
S&W or Colt 1917s. Personally prefer the Smiths but have a Colt New Service as well.
 
That’s a win, win, win lineup you have there & I doubt you could go wrong with any of the three.

I have a P320 Carry (.357 SIG) & it is one excellent pistol ... and Walther’s PPQ trigger(s) are peerless ... but for my money, when it comes to the .45 ACP (or as some millenials now call ‘em, a .45 ARP 😬), I like a hammer-fired pistol & that’s why there’s a very accurate & highly dependable HK45C (light LEM) presently sitting atop the nightstand. I like the idea of my thumb riding the hammer when reholstering & also having the capacity to restrike, the albeit rare, recalcitrant primer with a mere pull(s) of the trigger. Some might suggest a pistol with a higher capacity, but that’s why folks have &/or carry spare mags.
Thank you. I will research that particular HK. I've owned many walther and SIG in the past. Many were older like P5 p88 etc. I was collecting them but them sold it all. Getting back in the game for defense
 
Concealed carry or range toy?

Prolly the SiG.

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It would be for home defense not concealed carry. I was thinking of smaller pieces for carry. And a shotgun for home too
Is there another SIG in .45 that's not the 1911 clone? It was like the 228 but .45
 
Leaning toward SIG. As much as I am a Walther fan I think the sig is overall better. No experience with HK
 

shoelessjoe

"I took out a Chihuahua!"
...Is there another SIG in .45 that's not the 1911 clone? It was like the 228 but .45
Yes, the now discountinued (2019) double-stack P227 ... hard to beat those classic, P-Series Sigs, no? While Sig has really pared down their P-Series offerings, they are still churning out P220 Legions & Black Nitrides in .45 ACP.

Back to the HK for a minute ... the 45 Compact, with its’ proprietary recoil reduction system, is ideal for both nightstand & carry applications - this is one reason why it has always outsold it’s bigger brother, the HK45. Lastly, I made mention of hammer-fired .45 ACPs and I suppose this has as much to do with tradition as it does with follow-up trigger pulls & safety.

HK45C Review:
 
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1. 1911...this is the .45 pistol which made it a legend.
2. Glock 30S. Very soft shooting. Reasonably easy to conceal and carry. Exceptionally easy to acquire a good sight picture.
3. S&W Shield. Well balanced. Compact. Great EDC pistol.
4. Sig Sauer P220R. Regarded by some as the best and most worthy combat pistol of modern history. Yes it is a tad big.

Each has its own special place in my carry routine.
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I'm left handed right eye dominant which is a woke 'nother ball of wax. I can do long guns no.problem right handed. . but pistols need to be ambi at least
 
Yes, the now discountinued (2019) double-stack P227 ... hard to beat those classic, P-Series Sigs, no? While Sig has really pared down their P-Series offerings, they are still churning out P220 Legions & Black Nitrides in .45 ACP.

Back to the HK for a minute ... the 45 Compact, with its’ proprietary recoil reduction system, is ideal for both nightstand & carry applications - this is one reason why it has always outsold it’s bigger brother, the HK45. Lastly, I made mention of hammer-fired .45 ACPs and I suppose this has as much to do with tradition as it does with follow-up trigger pulls & safety.

HK45C Review:
Thank you. Yes! The 227 is what I was thinking of. It's been a decade or more for me as far as keeping up. So I guess It is no more..
 
I still have a **** ton of factory 228 magazines.or whatever ziva used on NCIS. Compact 9mm. SIG nomenclature always sucked
 

shoelessjoe

"I took out a Chihuahua!"
FWIW: HK45 LEM Endurance Test ... 50,000 rounds in eight months...
 
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