NoirFan
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Hello,
A courteous Englishman shooting a couple lanes down from me let me try out his Para Ordnance 1911 on Saturday. I have read a lot about the 1911 pattern on these forums and I was excited to see if it lived up to all that has been typed about it.
1) Recoil: Very pleasant. The only other .45's I have shot were plastic framed guns from Beretta and Taurus, which led me to anticipate a lot of muzzle jump from the 1911. Not so. You can tell there is power in the shot but the feel of the recoil is very smooth and does not seem to move the gun off target very much. It is nothing like the sharp blast of the .357 magnum I am used to.
2) Trigger: Not bad. I was a little disappointed after having read glowing accolades of the 1911 trigger on this and other forums. I found it to be pretty good, but not a vast improvement over the SA on a Sig 220, for example.
3) Accuracy: Very good. I shot touching holes at 10 yards with no prior practice and I am sure this gun could have shot accurately longer distances with no problems.
4) Pointability: Mediocre. I do not find the 1911 to be a natural pointer, forum opinions aside. I kept pointing it into the ground and then having to adjust upward before firing. More trigger time might improve this.
5) Reliability: Can't really speak to this, as I shot only a few rounds out it. It did not jam during the 5 minutes I was shooting it, which is pretty good right?
6) Overall feel: Not bad. The pistol sits comfortably in my hand; the only gripe I have is the beavertail, which I am not used to. I kept feeling like I was holding the gun too low on the grip.
Based on my experience the 1911 is a very fun gun to shoot. Would I buy one? Not at this time, but I can now see why the pistol has such a large following.
A courteous Englishman shooting a couple lanes down from me let me try out his Para Ordnance 1911 on Saturday. I have read a lot about the 1911 pattern on these forums and I was excited to see if it lived up to all that has been typed about it.
1) Recoil: Very pleasant. The only other .45's I have shot were plastic framed guns from Beretta and Taurus, which led me to anticipate a lot of muzzle jump from the 1911. Not so. You can tell there is power in the shot but the feel of the recoil is very smooth and does not seem to move the gun off target very much. It is nothing like the sharp blast of the .357 magnum I am used to.
2) Trigger: Not bad. I was a little disappointed after having read glowing accolades of the 1911 trigger on this and other forums. I found it to be pretty good, but not a vast improvement over the SA on a Sig 220, for example.
3) Accuracy: Very good. I shot touching holes at 10 yards with no prior practice and I am sure this gun could have shot accurately longer distances with no problems.
4) Pointability: Mediocre. I do not find the 1911 to be a natural pointer, forum opinions aside. I kept pointing it into the ground and then having to adjust upward before firing. More trigger time might improve this.
5) Reliability: Can't really speak to this, as I shot only a few rounds out it. It did not jam during the 5 minutes I was shooting it, which is pretty good right?
6) Overall feel: Not bad. The pistol sits comfortably in my hand; the only gripe I have is the beavertail, which I am not used to. I kept feeling like I was holding the gun too low on the grip.
Based on my experience the 1911 is a very fun gun to shoot. Would I buy one? Not at this time, but I can now see why the pistol has such a large following.