A shooter with average talent can stay in the black all day at 25 meters. A well-tuned hardball .45 match pistol can stay within the 10-ring at 50 meters without a flier.
If you can't shoot a .45 well, you can't shoot.
Both my daughter’s are small, 5’ 2”. I started them out on the 1911, both are excellent shots. Best gun in the world to learn to shoot with.