.45 Super Semiautos

[Nightcrawler]

Are there any semiautos out there that can handle .45 Super/.45 SMC right out of the box? Just curious. I hear some people say any good 1911 can do it with a really heavy spring, but will it still function with standard ball ammo? I know .45 Super really isn't useful as a defensive cartridge or anything like that, but it's a neat novelty.

I hear the SOCOM can do it, but in case I can't afford $1800 for a SOCOM, will a regular USP45 do it?

What about the Glock 21?

Sig P220?

CZ97B?

You get the idea.

 

[Daedalus]

This is just a guess, but I think the full sized H&K USP .45 can handle the .45 super.

 

[Kermit]

From what I understand, the HK USP can shoot factory 45 super. Now, handloaded 45 super might be a different matter. I've shot a couple of REALLY HOT hand loaded 45 super that were just amazing. But I doubt any stock gun would have taken those pressures and kept shooting.

 

[high_caliber]

The Springfield V16. It handles them with ease.

 

[AR-10]

Agree with high_caliber.

The Springfield V-16 is made specifically for .45Super (and .45ACP).

I can't think of any other major manufacturers that make a model specifically for .45Super/.45SMC, although there may be one. Other semi-autos can shoot it with the right springs, but I don't know which ones.

Sounds like the perfect excuse to get a Longslide.

 

[Drizzt]

The full-size HK USP 45 definitely will handle 45 Super, right out of the box. Although I wouldn't try the handloads in it myself, I wouldn't put it past it to handle those as well.

 

[K80Geoff]

Well, Dan Wesson makes a DA revolver that is made to handle .45 super and a couple of the other .45 ACP knockoffs like 460 rowland.

OK it's not an auto but it exists.

Geoff Ross

 

[Ehornad]

Glock 20 when Wolff releases the new "Super" spec spring.

 

[blades67]

My SIG Sauer P220 can shoot .45Super. It even states so in the owners manual.

 

[Sambonator]

I'm told the S&W 625 can handle .45 super and .45 SMC.

Sam

 

[kbear38S]

STI has two models for the 450 SMC, the Xcaliber 450 which is a 5" single stack 1911 with a ported barrel,, ahd the Xcaliber 450+ which is a high cap version built on their 2011 series frame.

http://www.stiguns.com

 

[Ehornad]

Lots of guns (P220-G20-etc) CAN shoot SUPER but none will as good as the 1911, until heavier recoil springs become available.

 

[Patrick Murphy]

I occasionally shoot .45 Super in my Ruger P97 with a 16 lb. Wolff recoil spring installed.

 

[AR-10]

Now there's a good question. Has Triton started selling the 450 SMC?

Oh, STI makes a semi-auto for the 450 SMC.

http://www.triton-ammo.com/index1.html

 

[Ehornad]

Everyone,

When I say the G21 needs a 26-28lb spring instead of the current 24# max, it for OPTIMUM performance. I guess only a 1911 guy would understand. The 1911 has WAY more potential for 10mm/45super from a tuning standpoint.