Hi Sten! Welcome to the board!!
First.. just to get you used to the internet and gun forums.. I have to tell you a few things...
first.. there is only one gun.. the 1911, and if you don't own one.. you are a dumbass!!
two.. If you can't make a 3" group with an SKS at 300 yards.. you are a dumbass!
three... If you buy your 1911 for $800 dollars and don't invest another $1200 to get it to work right.. you are dumbass!!
four.. You can't hunt with an assualt rifle!! If it has a pistol grip and/or a bayonnete lug it's for killing inner-city children and cute puppies.. any other use is for DUMBASSES!!
that about covers it..
oh.. and $450 is a fine price for the XD. I can get them here in Oregon for $419 for blued, or $429 for bi-tone.. but that's Oregon..
Raymond
(p.s. I don't own a 1911, I am lucky if I can keep a three foot group at 300 yards with an SKS, and the idea of a drive by bayonneting is appealing to me!)