Just got back from the range with my G.I 1911. Todays shooting composed of 250 rounds (Half case) and The verdict is...I LOVE IT! Its a great way to get into the 1911 design, for sub 500 dollars. The ammo was 230 grain FMJ. Lake city manufacture. Brass case, non corrosive.
1 problem with feeding, and that was caused by me, i didnt seat the bullet all the way in the mag. It fed when i loaded the round into the next magazine. 250 rounds Fired total (all at 25 yards). The gun was hitting low Because of the heavy load. and the long shot. It would group great albiet low sometimes, But it showed when i had constant aim, because there are a few 5 shot groups that are touching. Once i learned to aim (first handgun) I was hitting the target great. About 4 inch groups or less with this ammo. Not bad for 90 bucks a case. Periodical bore cleanings were performed with the jag provided by springfield.
After 250 rounds. And i learned a lesson today, Be nice to the old guy with the 1911 on his hip, he can show you things you never even knew about your 1911, especially how to field strip it and such. So we stripped down the 1911, and cleaned it, used CLP as a cleaner. It was kind of a dirty ammo, but it was no wolf.
The feed ramps are polished in the G.I versions. Im sure this helped with feeding of the FMJ. As it was the only bullet type i had to test. And getting the Spring back in the slide is a bear, and it will make you cuss sometimes. But its not hard when you have two people working on it.
Other than the severe case of hammer bite i got from it, its a great handgun, and a good starting platform for building upon. More to come when i run some more rounds through.
1 problem with feeding, and that was caused by me, i didnt seat the bullet all the way in the mag. It fed when i loaded the round into the next magazine. 250 rounds Fired total (all at 25 yards). The gun was hitting low Because of the heavy load. and the long shot. It would group great albiet low sometimes, But it showed when i had constant aim, because there are a few 5 shot groups that are touching. Once i learned to aim (first handgun) I was hitting the target great. About 4 inch groups or less with this ammo. Not bad for 90 bucks a case. Periodical bore cleanings were performed with the jag provided by springfield.
After 250 rounds. And i learned a lesson today, Be nice to the old guy with the 1911 on his hip, he can show you things you never even knew about your 1911, especially how to field strip it and such. So we stripped down the 1911, and cleaned it, used CLP as a cleaner. It was kind of a dirty ammo, but it was no wolf.
The feed ramps are polished in the G.I versions. Im sure this helped with feeding of the FMJ. As it was the only bullet type i had to test. And getting the Spring back in the slide is a bear, and it will make you cuss sometimes. But its not hard when you have two people working on it.
Other than the severe case of hammer bite i got from it, its a great handgun, and a good starting platform for building upon. More to come when i run some more rounds through.
