We assembled a field of Government Model 1911s in .45 ACP to see which of the current crop is worthy of being called the best 1911 of 2023.

Recognizing the importance of the 9 mm Luger cartridge in the M1911 world these days, the Optics-Ready Competition 1911 is offered chambered in both that cartridge and the classic .45 ACP.

45 ACP cartridge. The “CC” in this model’s ... Another stand-out feature of this CC 1911 is, of course, the coyote brown coloring of the gun’s Cerakote finish, the first such gun in ...