#Building a colt 1911 a1 full#
#Building a colt 1911 a1 series#

Recoil management is thus easy to accomplish and target reacquisition is very quick.Р”Р„ little side story on that slower.

45 ACP imparts a steady, even, thrust-like reaction. In my opinion the 9mm has a sharper, quicker recoil whereas the. Bear in mind that 9mm weapons are for the most part considerably lighter than the M1911, yet as you can see they transmit more recoil force back through the weapon and ultimately to the shooterРІР‚в„ўs hand. Total energy from that round is 420 foot-pounds/570 Joules. That cartridge was designed around a 115-grain/.263-ounce/7.45-gram bullet traveling at the supersonic velocity of 1,300 feet/390 meters per second.

Compare that to the original specifications of the РІР‚Сљmuch more controllableРІР‚Сњ 9mm Parabellum. That works out to around 352 foot-pounds/477 Joules of force. 45 ACP design called for a 230-grain/.526-ounce/14.9-gram bullet traveling subsonically at around 830 feet/253 meters per second. A lot of that is not born out by the physics, however. 45 ACP cartridge as being РІР‚Сљuncontrollable,РІР‚Сњ and thus fairly inaccurate especially on followup shots. Indeed, take a look at this demonstration video from one of my favorite handgun reviewers, Hickok45:Р”ВonРІР‚в„ўt Fear the Recoil: Many people unfairly in my view criticize the. As for accuracy, this pistol without any modification whatsoever is capable of better accuracy than most any shooter who will fire one, and you canРІР‚в„ўt ask for better than that.

#Building a colt 1911 a1 full#

Trigger reset is equally short with a very positive tactile feedback and audible РІР‚Сљclick.РІР‚Сњ Reliability is superb with the two ammo types I fed through it - full metal jacket and jacketed hollow points. As such, the hammer trip is very clean and exceedingly crisp, especially when compared to most modern trigger designs.

The aforementioned trigger РІР‚СљcreepРІР‚Сњ is less than even that. Trigger take-up is in the neighborhood of РІвЂ¦вЂє inch/3mm.

#Building a colt 1911 a1 series#

And while itРІР‚в„ўs been awhile since then, I have no complaints concerning the current M1991A1 Series 80. Range review: IРІР‚в„ўve fired other M1911 models in the past, including a Series 70 Gold Cup with National Match barrel. If the shooter canРІР‚в„ўt hold this weapon on target, then itРІР‚в„ўs the shooter who has a problem rather than the trigger and firing system on this weapon. But even out of the box, IРІР‚в„ўd be hard pressed to understand why anyone would think this weapon needs any tuning whatsoever. My personal opinion? ItРІР‚в„ўs still one of the best triggers out there, and according to my research any gunsmith worthy of the title will be able to tune your trigger with just a bit more effort. Some claim that it unnecessarily complicated the original design, degraded the trigger by making it stiffer and adding an almost imperceptible (in my view) amount of trigger creep before the hammer trips, and gunsmiths complained that the new design is more difficult to tune to competition standards. That last Series 80 feature is a bit controversial. The PP-series of pistols are much smaller, and they are straight blow-backs designed for smaller calibers such as the. But before we do, letРІР‚в„ўs make a size comparison of the M1911 with another favorite of mine, the Walther PPK/S. Today weРІР‚в„ўll take a look at what itРІР‚в„ўs like to operate and actually fire a modern version of this century-old design. Last Monday we took a look at John BrowningРІР‚в„ўs handgun masterpiece - the Colt Model 1911 - and later advancements made to his original design by the company that commissioned him to develop it. For someone looking for a review of the M1991A1 with a purchase in mind, read through to the end for a detailed look at the fit, finish, and other particulars for this model. If youРІР‚в„ўre a shooter or a fan of the M1911 youРІР‚в„ўll still enjoy it, but please bear with some of the more extraneous background stuff. A word for the shooting enthusiast: This review is geared toward novices in general and writers of fiction in particular.