Got the Unit 2 this week. I took advantage of Marvels holiday pricing. 10% off of the units sold with a poly mag, and 10% off of poly mags. I got a Unit 2, original with adjustable sights, and 3 poly mags.
The finish is very nice, the sights are very nice Bo Mar style, could be made by Novak- not certain.
The poly mags are robust, and fit well. No additional sanding was needed.
The frame is a Colt Combat Target, I had never fired it as a .45. This build will be pretty much dedicated. I put the .45 upper into retirement for the moment. The Colt was made 96-97, for one year. It came with adjustable sights as well. I'm thinking it was a pre cursor the the Special Combat Models.
Went to the hay pasture for my target time. Cold and windy, bright and clear, a great day to not be at work and shooting! My target was 8 yards away.
I carried what .22 I had available, wasn't too concerned what it was, as I was looking more for break in time. I had Winchester "333", 36 gr plated HP- 1280 FPS, Federal Auto Match 40 gr solid- 1200 FPS, and Remington Golden bullets 36 gr HP- 1280 FPS.
Marvel states that Federal will not work well. I found this to be the case, granted I did not try much of it. But it basically turned the pistol into a single shot.
The Winchester was about the same. I ended up using the Remington for the rest of the session. I did have a few fail to fires with it, but on the second time through they went off.
I found the sights be good. It's hard for my eyes to see the contrast between black sights and black bull, so I switched to an orange bull. This helped considerably.
The posted target is the last 40 rounds I fired, out of about 140. I figure another 200 or so, and I should be broke in to the point of finding exactly what ammo it will eat best.
Overall, I'm very pleased with it. This will cut my practice/shooting costs considerably, and my shooting- if I find the time to do it more- should improve as well.
The finish is very nice, the sights are very nice Bo Mar style, could be made by Novak- not certain.
The poly mags are robust, and fit well. No additional sanding was needed.
The frame is a Colt Combat Target, I had never fired it as a .45. This build will be pretty much dedicated. I put the .45 upper into retirement for the moment. The Colt was made 96-97, for one year. It came with adjustable sights as well. I'm thinking it was a pre cursor the the Special Combat Models.
Went to the hay pasture for my target time. Cold and windy, bright and clear, a great day to not be at work and shooting! My target was 8 yards away.
I carried what .22 I had available, wasn't too concerned what it was, as I was looking more for break in time. I had Winchester "333", 36 gr plated HP- 1280 FPS, Federal Auto Match 40 gr solid- 1200 FPS, and Remington Golden bullets 36 gr HP- 1280 FPS.
Marvel states that Federal will not work well. I found this to be the case, granted I did not try much of it. But it basically turned the pistol into a single shot.
The Winchester was about the same. I ended up using the Remington for the rest of the session. I did have a few fail to fires with it, but on the second time through they went off.
I found the sights be good. It's hard for my eyes to see the contrast between black sights and black bull, so I switched to an orange bull. This helped considerably.
The posted target is the last 40 rounds I fired, out of about 140. I figure another 200 or so, and I should be broke in to the point of finding exactly what ammo it will eat best.
Overall, I'm very pleased with it. This will cut my practice/shooting costs considerably, and my shooting- if I find the time to do it more- should improve as well.
