fastbolt
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If you modified your question to mean the smallest, single stack .45 ACP that's RELIABLE, it'll make it a simpler search ...
The last LDA .45 that came through our range exhibited frequent failures to feed. Of course, we also noticed that the owner was using a mixture of old & new magazines, some of which weren't even marked with the manufacturer's name, so that might've had something to do with it ...
Diminutive 1911's seem to offer variable reliability, regardless of maker ...
I'd have to suggest either the SIG P-245, if it fits your hand, although it's actually closer in weight, dimension and barrel length to the 4513TSW, which holds 7+1 rounds in the latest model ...
Or ... the excellent little S&W CS45 ... also, if it fits your hand ... is slightly smaller, and not quite 4 ounces lighter, than the SIG P-245, and it also holds 6 +1 rounds, like the SIG.
I'd trust any of those 3 pistols to perform properly ...
There are a couple of South American pistols offered in the market place ... although the only other .45 that might arouse my interest would be if someone picked up the rights to produce a quality version of the old Star PD ... and offered decent Service & Parts support for it in the USA.
The last LDA .45 that came through our range exhibited frequent failures to feed. Of course, we also noticed that the owner was using a mixture of old & new magazines, some of which weren't even marked with the manufacturer's name, so that might've had something to do with it ...
Diminutive 1911's seem to offer variable reliability, regardless of maker ...
I'd have to suggest either the SIG P-245, if it fits your hand, although it's actually closer in weight, dimension and barrel length to the 4513TSW, which holds 7+1 rounds in the latest model ...
Or ... the excellent little S&W CS45 ... also, if it fits your hand ... is slightly smaller, and not quite 4 ounces lighter, than the SIG P-245, and it also holds 6 +1 rounds, like the SIG.
I'd trust any of those 3 pistols to perform properly ...
There are a couple of South American pistols offered in the market place ... although the only other .45 that might arouse my interest would be if someone picked up the rights to produce a quality version of the old Star PD ... and offered decent Service & Parts support for it in the USA.