Springfield 1911-A1 Range Report

[Dave Markowitz]

RON in PA (Dad) and I went up to the indoor range tonight after dinner to see how my Springfield 1911-A1 shoots. It shoots good. Here she is:

We ran 100 rounds of Winchester White Box 230 grain Ball (Wal-Mart value pack) through the gun. Towards the end, Dad had two malfs -- one failure to eject and one failure to feed. Each of my two mags had one of the malfs, but I suspect the cause may have been limp-wristing the gun.

Accuracy was very good. It basically puts them all in one hole at 7 yards. Any flyers I had were my fault.

This was the most .45 ACP I've ever shot in one outing and I noticed that the recoil does have a cumulative effect, even though it doesn't feel unpleasant. After shooting about 80 rounds I had so much shake in my left hand that it was very difficult to keep the gun on target, at which time I had Dad finish up the rest of my ammo. Time to do some wrist-strengthening exercises.

I am very happy with the Springfield and can see myself shooting it a lot. I think I've been assimilated by the 1911 Collective.

Dad brought along his Taurus Tracker revolver in .45 ACP and shot it with his reloads, which are about ball-equivalent, using plated lead bullets and 231. Like the Springfield, this gun will put them all in one hole and 7 yards.

I put one cylinder through the Tracker and decided I really don't like it. The trigger reach when shooting DA is too long for my hands, due to the contour of the trigger. If it had the same contour as a S&W it would be more comfortable for me (I can shoot an N-Frame DA w/o problems.) This compounds the heavy DA pull. I'm spoiled by my Smitties.

 

[NewShooter78]

Recoil Problem?

What are you used to shooting? I've never had any problems shooting 45acp in my 1911, even after 200 rounds. If you want to strengthen your wrist you might want to look into something that golfers use. Its a little wristbrace type device that allows you to curl your wrist under tension. Or you could just go the cheap route and get a 3 or 5 lb weight and use that instead. I hope it gets better for you. I love shooting the 1911 platform, and the 45acp.

 

[Jammer Six]

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[longtom4570]

There is no turning back. You must now buy more
A trick i learned about strengthing your wrist was to take a stick and tie a string in the middle and at the other end you tie a weight, something like a soup can. Then you take the stick and wind up the weight and wind it back down. I have read that the old west gunfighters did this dunno but it works.