What is the best 45 caliber target pistol?

Answer 1

There are a number of excellent 45 caliber target pistols from big name gun manufacturers like Colt, Remington, Springfield, H&K, Kimber, etc. At the entry level of competition, any of these company products are almost certainly more accurate than the shooter, so the primary determinant of "best" is usually not about accuracy, but more about how well the pistol fits your hand, manages the tradeoff between weight and felt recoil, quality of sight picture, price, durability, etc. At the world class level, competitors use highly customized weapons that are often custom built for them.

The best approach to finding the right 45 caliber target pistol is probably to find an entry level weapon and put several thousand rounds through it. When you have developed the skill to actually tell the difference between weapons in the entry level class, you will have enough experience to know what you like and don't like about high end, more customized guns.