What Are the Best .45 ACP Handguns under $500? Ranked by Tracked Prices
Built from GunDealAlerts’ own price record — 12,504 tracked prices across 1,919 products from 891 retailers since 2024.
4 of the picks below carry GunDealAlerts’ own tracked-price record — real prices from r/gundeals postings, each shown with the date it was tracked. Price figures on this page were generated August 1, 2026; the underlying deals are dated individually.
Every price on this page comes from GunDealAlerts’ own record of 12,504 tracked deal prices across 1,919 products from 891 retailers since 2024. Set a price alert and we will email you when one of these drops below what it normally sells for — that is the difference between paying the average and paying the low.
How this list was ranked
These are the best .45 ACP handguns under $500 that GunDealAlerts holds a dated price record for — 4 of the 4 that qualified. They are ordered by how active the deal flow is (the number of r/gundeals postings behind each 90-day street price), and then by how far each product’s lowest tracked price sits below that street price. Nothing here is weighted or scored; it is a sort order, and every figure above is the real tracked price with the date it was tracked.
This is a price-data ranking, not a range report. Nobody at GunDealAlerts has shot every product on this page, and this list does not pretend otherwise. What it can tell you — and what a reviewer who has never seen a price history cannot — is which of these actually come up for sale, how often, and what counts as a good price when they do. How we build these numbers →
1. Century Arms Centurion 11
The most recent Century Arms Centurion 11 deal tracked on r/gundeals was $309 on Jun 7, 2025; no newer one has been posted. The lowest price ever tracked is $309, from Jun 7, 2025.
Every tracked Century Arms Centurion 11 deal and its full price history → · what to pay for a Century Arms Centurion 11 →
2. SAR K2
The most recent SAR K2 deal tracked on r/gundeals was $370 on Jan 1, 2026; no newer one has been posted. The lowest price ever tracked is $150, from Mar 21, 2025.
Every tracked SAR K2 deal and its full price history → · what to pay for a SAR K2 →
3. Smith & Wesson M&P 45
The most recent Smith & Wesson M&P 45 deal tracked on r/gundeals was $250 on Dec 20, 2025; no newer one has been posted. The lowest price ever tracked is $250, from Dec 20, 2025.
Every tracked Smith & Wesson M&P 45 deal and its full price history → · what to pay for a Smith & Wesson M&P 45 →
4. Tisas 1911A1
The most recent Tisas 1911A1 deal tracked on r/gundeals was $460 on Dec 10, 2025; no newer one has been posted. The lowest price ever tracked is $300, from Oct 4, 2025.
Every tracked Tisas 1911A1 deal and its full price history → · what to pay for a Tisas 1911A1 →
What to do with this list
Prices on this page are recomputed from the tracked record every time it loads, so the ordering moves as the market does. The practical move is not to buy the top entry — it is to pick the one you want and let us tell you when it drops below what it normally sells for. Set a free price alert →
Frequently Asked Questions
How are the best .45 ACP handguns under $500 ranked on this page?
By GunDealAlerts' tracked price record: first by how many r/gundeals postings sit behind each product's 90-day street price, then by how far its lowest tracked price falls below that street price. It is a ranking of what the price data shows, not a review.
Are these hands-on reviews?
No. This page ranks products by tracked price data only. GunDealAlerts pages that carry a first-hand opinion say so and carry the author's name and background.
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