I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the Beretta PX4 Storm, hopefully you'll get a chance to check it out. Otherwise my other equal choice would be the FN FNX 45. It would be nice if you let the panel know which one (or ones) you picked, whenever that may be. Enjoy your search.
Capt, I know it's been over a year, but where locally did you buy the lowers under $75, never seen them around at that price, but just from sporadic market research though, I never checked on special sales like 'black friday' or so.
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I wish more FFL's were as knowledgeable as the ones you refer to in your comment, some shops around NoVa won't even sell you a magazine if you are from Md. All it takes is some reading, research, and they would expand their customer base, especially for a neighbor state. As eveybody says, it's...