Hows the trigger action an the PT145? If memory serves, it is DAO. I don't mind pulling off the first round in DA mode but then I prefer the light trigger press in SA mode. Is the trigger pull light and short/heavy and long. My PT92 has a long heavy trigger in DA mode. The PT24/7 is DA/SA but a little bigger.
I am a long .45acp fan. I own 5 different models and 2 1911's. I must say, the 1911 is my favorite to shoot, but too big for conceal carry. My choice for conceal carry is my beretta 8045. The accuraracy is amazing and after over 8000 rounds....no jams, or problems. It has been since discontinued by Beretta and replaced with their new PX4, which in my mind is a polymer version of the couger. If you havent tried firing a couger and you come accross one, take advantage of the opportunity and pick one up. you will happy. Just my input.....
Sorry, I did not see this earlier. Thanks for that atta boy. Did not know you were a local boy. If you get a chance check out East County Guns in Elma Andy is a great guy to work with and good prices. So now that you have had the gun for awhile what do you think? The one thing I did not like was that the sights basically suck which is why I got the TFO's, other than that pushing 6,000 rounds now with out a single FTF, absolutely awesome. Though I have other guns and continue to buy other guns my XD is my EDC the one I trust to do its job when the day comes to protect myself and my family. Nice model you got by the way. Like the steel slide.I have to tip my hat to Long Rider, as his reply covered everything I went through, and I arrived at the same conclusion. I now carry a Springfield Armory Compact 4" bbl XD-45. It is black polymer framed with a stainless (?) slide. I like the fact there is no frame-mounted safety to remember to sweep off or to hang up on clothing, and the tactile and visual loaded chamber indicator and striker indicator are sweet. I fill the 13-round magazines with 180 grain JHP (sorry about NJ people) and drop it into a Blachawk Serpa holster that will never cause me to worry about getting it wet. At a gun shop in Olympia, WA, the pistol, an additional magazine, and tax came to a total of just over $550. I have never had a pistol that I feel so comfortable with, nor one I feel so confident with.
I also am looking for a .45, but MA 'acceptable/legal" (what jerks...). !