.45 ACP

A carry gun in .45 ACP caliber isn't a bad idea, although it can't go below a certain size of course. With this striker-fired pistol, Smith & Wesson hits the mark, introducing a compact and powerful firearm whose qualities are enhanced by S&W Performance Center.

Combining classic styling with modern features, the new Ronin in 10mm is a full-size 5″ 1911-style gun with a match grade barrel and 8+1 magazine capacity. Finish is two-tone – a stainless steel frame coupled with a hot salt blued carbon steel slide. The Ronin series is also available in 9mm and .45 ACP.

Featuring a case hardened and polished frame, a high polished charcoal blued faceted slide with side windows, mammoth ivory grips and an 18k solid gold bead front sight, the .45 ACP VIP Agent 2 is an exclusive gun – also because of the price. Availability is limited, of course.

With a 6"/152 mm barrel – and a correspondingly long slide – the new addition to Nighthawk Custom's Shadow Hawk 1911 pistol series is an impressive gun. It comes standard in 10mm caliber but is also available in .45 ACP. Please look at the video as well...

At the end of the 1960s, HK in Oberndorf decided to adapt the proven roller-delayed system of the G3 assault rifle to a pistol – the birth of the Heckler & Koch P9S. This unusual gun was manufactured for 25 years, also serving in the GSG 9 (the German police tactical unit) – an additional reason to take another look at it, this time focusing on the history, models and operation of the gun.

From Magnum Research, the iconic pistol derived from the IMI Jericho 941 is back on the market. The Baby Eagle III is available in both full and semi compact sizes, with polymer or carbon steel frames. Chamberings include the 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP.

After introducing the full-size version early this year, Springfield Armory now offers a shorter and lighter model with 4.25” barrel in 9mm and .45 ACP calibers. Among the features, a two-tone finish with a hot salt blued forged slide and a lightweight satin Cerakote-finished forged alloy frame.

Although the first model variants in .45 ACP caliber reached the American market as early as 2015, SIG Sauer has only been adding the modular polymer pistol P320 in .45 ACP to its product range in Europe for a few months now. We have tested the SIG Sauer P320 in .45 ACP on all4shooters.com for you.

Springfield Armory introduces their new Ronin Operator 1911. Available in both 9mm and .45 ACP calibers, the Ronin is “ready to deliver right out of the box”. Quality is one of the keywords of this pistol. Among its features, a Gen 2 Speed Trigger, an enhanced grip safety and a 5” precision hammer forged barrel. 

SHOT Show 2020 / New from Smith & Wesson: M&P 9 Shield EZ  pistol. S&W advertises its M&P 9 Shield EZ gun with the promise of a new simplicity: "Easy-to-rack, easy-to-shoot, easy-to-pack, easy-to-load and easy-to-clean". At the S&W booth in Las Vegas we could get a first impression. Here we show you the most important features of this compact 9mm pistol

SHOT Show 2020 / New from Auto-Ordnance: the Liberty 1911. The “Liberty or Death” slogan is on the right side of the slide, while on the left side the the motto “Don't tread on me” is engraved: the Liberty 1911 fully echoes “the sentiments of our Founding Fathers in warning all tyrants to tread on American liberty at their peril”. A classic GI 1911, the Liberty pistol is obviously chambered for …

Designed to bring “Wilson Combat quality to more American shooters than ever before” offering a refined yet affordable product, the American Combat Pistol” series includes a Full Size, a Commander and a Compact version. The new handguns feature the exclusive Eagle Claw grip. They also come with an accuracy guarantee of 1”/2.5 cm at 25 yards.

The new additions to the polymer-framed, striker-fired M2.0 pistol series are available in 9mm, 40S&W and 45ACP calibers and come in two versions, with and without a manual thumb safety. Featuring a  3.6" / 9.1 cm barrel in 9mm/.40S&W, the new guns are specifically designed for concealed carry.

Adopted by the US military just two years before the 1911 semi-automatic pistol changed the world of service sidearms forever, the Colt New Service revolver in .45 Long Colt remained standard issue until the end of the Second World War. Here are the very rare US Navy and USMC versions.

Over the years Kimber has been introducing standard and special versions of the classic 1911 pistol as well as original models. The Rapide model in .45 ACP is one of the latest models introduced by the American company. Following a trend already tested on defense guns, this top-end model also features slide lightening cuts that should speed up lock time.

SHOT Show 2019 / New from Nighthawk Custom: VIP Black 1911.  From the US manufacturer Nighthawk Custom, represented in Germany by Korth, an absolutely noble, classic 1911 in .45 ACP: the brand new VIP Black. This limited example of jewelry, shipped in a walnut hardwood presentation case, also costs a proud 7999 USD however.