Justice4all
16th December 2006, 19:33
Hello all, I've been making the rounds and posting about my new PT1911 that my wonderful wife was nice enough to purchase for me for Christmas. $458 + tax = 492 out the door.
First off, the good guys at my favorite shop (Impactguns.com) had nothing but good things to say about this pistol. One of the salesmen went so far as to say that it was the best 1911 for the money on the market. Now to put this into perspective, this shop sells STI's, Nighthawks, Wilsons etc...
The one I got was the second they had gotten in and it only lasted for about four hours till I got there and slapped down some greens. (technically the wife bought it :D )
I immediately detail stripped the gun did a thorough clean and lube. It was filthy, but so were my two SA's and Kimber.
I also replaced the plastic grips with Hogue units that fit perfectly even with the ambi safety.
I was able to take it to the range the next day (no waiting for Christmas) and am pleased to the max! I was shooting at ten yards with Fiocchi, WWB and Blazer brass, all 230 grain. The factory mags functioned without fail through the first 150 rounds and have gone another 150 with no problems as has the pistol.
My best group of the day is pictured and roughly an inch or so at distance I was shooting. The gun is as accurate as any other pistol I've seen or shot. It was also very pleasant to shoot, unlike some other 1911's I've fired. Perhaps they do indeed hand fit these pistols as it truely feels similar to much higher priced weapons. Sights were dead on, finish looks good but does show some highlights on the edges of the slide. Not sure how long it'll last, but it does look to be parkurized.
Bottom line, I intend to purchase another in stainless as soon as I can find one. Best money I've spent on a pistol in a long time.
http://thumb10.webshots.net/t/53/553/5/16/96/2850516960099715270FtxYos_th.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2850516960099715270FtxYos)
http://thumb10.webshots.net/t/58/58/6/75/62/2832675620099715270IHIMBP_th.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2832675620099715270IHIMBP)
http://thumb10.webshots.net/t/53/53/1/39/91/2058139910099715270RnQlRM_th.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2058139910099715270RnQlRM)
First off, the good guys at my favorite shop (Impactguns.com) had nothing but good things to say about this pistol. One of the salesmen went so far as to say that it was the best 1911 for the money on the market. Now to put this into perspective, this shop sells STI's, Nighthawks, Wilsons etc...
The one I got was the second they had gotten in and it only lasted for about four hours till I got there and slapped down some greens. (technically the wife bought it :D )
I immediately detail stripped the gun did a thorough clean and lube. It was filthy, but so were my two SA's and Kimber.
I also replaced the plastic grips with Hogue units that fit perfectly even with the ambi safety.
I was able to take it to the range the next day (no waiting for Christmas) and am pleased to the max! I was shooting at ten yards with Fiocchi, WWB and Blazer brass, all 230 grain. The factory mags functioned without fail through the first 150 rounds and have gone another 150 with no problems as has the pistol.
My best group of the day is pictured and roughly an inch or so at distance I was shooting. The gun is as accurate as any other pistol I've seen or shot. It was also very pleasant to shoot, unlike some other 1911's I've fired. Perhaps they do indeed hand fit these pistols as it truely feels similar to much higher priced weapons. Sights were dead on, finish looks good but does show some highlights on the edges of the slide. Not sure how long it'll last, but it does look to be parkurized.
Bottom line, I intend to purchase another in stainless as soon as I can find one. Best money I've spent on a pistol in a long time.
http://thumb10.webshots.net/t/53/553/5/16/96/2850516960099715270FtxYos_th.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2850516960099715270FtxYos)
http://thumb10.webshots.net/t/58/58/6/75/62/2832675620099715270IHIMBP_th.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2832675620099715270IHIMBP)
http://thumb10.webshots.net/t/53/53/1/39/91/2058139910099715270RnQlRM_th.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2058139910099715270RnQlRM)