Yeah, but the 1911 clones usually cost more for a good quality weapon than an XD. Plus half the capacity in the mag. If i was to buy a .45 based on cost and quality i would get a Ruger p-series. My brother in law had one and it shot very nice.

---

I picked up a Kimber Custom II 2 months ago......no complaints.
I may get the .22 conversion for it. .45ACP is .40c.round in bulk.

The .220 Swift at full load is a barrel burner. If you want a round that will reach out farther, I'd go with the 6.5 x.284 Winchester or even the 6mm Remington or Winchester over the .220 Swift. The 6.5 mm bullets in 140-142 grain and the 6mm bullets in 105 grain weights are going to have a lot less wind drift than even the heaviest .22 bullets driven at 3600+ fps which is difficult even with an Ackley Improved Swift. A shooting buddy uses .105-120 grain bullets in 6.5mm in the new .260 Remington(6.5mm x .308 Winchester) with very good accuracy out to 600 yards. For varmint hunting, long range accuracy is far more important than velocity. The Swift was a far more difficult cartridge to wring accuracy from than its main rival, the 22-250 Savage which nearly matches its ballistic performance with a much smaller case and shot very accurately right out of the box. Another very accurate varmint round is the 6mm Benchrest which is based on the .308 case but is shortened to 1.5 inches in length.

Alas, so many cartridges , so little time!

I'm partial to bolt action rifles for several reasons.

In a situation x..Say War in the homeland, you don't want to be seen, at all, ever. So I'd stick it out with my Browning BBR .270 win with silver tip bullets. It has a ten x scope and the rifle itself is extremely accurate up to 250 yards. The bullets can be used on small game and can also be used larger game as it is a good mid-sized round with very common availability. American gun, durability is very good provided you have a simple cleaning kit.

[edit on 21-8-2008 by projectvxn]