On a side note my wife's grandmother was a nose art subject. Supposedly she was good luck in numerous raids over Germany. That nose art style would be hot with the present Mrs Trump being the model.
Damn sorry to hear op. As stated several times in this thread it might be best to hang on to your g45 at this time. I know I East of Dallas I'm picking up lightly used to new but never shot outside of the factory g19 gen 3's and g17's for $275 to $325.00. Guess what my kids and oldest almost...
Man I really enjoyed them for a long time. I have been looking for a 5.56 for a few weeks now. During the months when not cold I use my NEF 410 on copperheads and rattlers. It has yet to fail me.