TTR
25th April 2008, 19:36
I picked up my New Agent a couple of days ago. The NA came with 2 magazines and I bought 3 more SS Mags. I wiped the excess grease from the outside of the pistol at the gun shop. Wasn't much but it was protected well. As soon as I left the gun shop I loaded the 2 original mags up with some Starfire 230 grain JHP's. I chambered a round and loaded up another into the seven round mag. I stuck the gun in my pocket and that is where it stayed for 2 days. :D
I finally had a chance to fire a few rounds through it today. I did nothing to the pistol but wipe the exterior of the pistol the other night so the pistol was pretty much fired right out of the box.
I set a silouette target up at 21', lined up the gutter sights, aimed for the center of the head, squeezed the trigger and hit about 7 inches low. Oh well, I figured I gotta get used to the gutter sights. After I finished shooting the second mag of Starfires I thought I had the gutter sights figured out. I didn't do too bad with the first 15 rounds.
I had the other 3 mags loaded with a combination of brands. First up was 7 rounds of 230 grain Blazer FMJ, then 7 rounds of 230 grain Blazer Brass FMJ, then 7 rounds of 230 grain Winchester JHP. So far the pistol didn't skip a beat.
I had 24 Blazers left in the box so I soth them up first. The pistol shot like a dream and I was figuring out the gutter sights. Next up was was the Blazer Brass. I had 43 left so I shot them up. Perfect performance. I was still doing so so with the sights. Not too bad though.
My brother happened to drive by and stopped in and I asked him if he would like to shoot the new pistol. He said HECK YA, so I put up a new target for him. I had 43 rounds left of the Winchester JHP's and I loaded up the mags. My brother squeezed of the first round and he too hit low, but not for long. Dang, with a few more rounds he had the gutter sights figured out pretty good. My brother shot everything but the last 12 rounds. Gun performed flawlessly so far and my brother was better than I with the gutter sights.
I figured for the last 12 rounds I would point and shoot at a fresh target. I killed the target 10 times, shot his elbow once and missed altogether once. :D New pistol you know.
If my math is right we fired 146 rounds of 4 different brands of ammo without a single glitch.
Pros: Pistol is light and easy to conceal and carry. The pistol was easy to rack a bullet into the chamber. The pistol goes bang everytime I pull the trigger. Speaking of the trigger, It is a very light pull. Awesome actually but I'm no gun expert. The pistol felt great in my hand while shooting.
Cons: The screws on the grips came loose but I guess thats why they make screwdrivers and lock tight. The web of my hand is a little red :D This is my first 1911 and i'm not used to the 1911 safety mechanism. I am very much accustomed to a decocker style safety mechanism. I'll soon get used to it though because this will be my main summer time carry weapon.
I like the Colt New Agent very much and It performs very well for its intended use. I would recommend the NA as a short range carry weapon. Done.
I finally had a chance to fire a few rounds through it today. I did nothing to the pistol but wipe the exterior of the pistol the other night so the pistol was pretty much fired right out of the box.
I set a silouette target up at 21', lined up the gutter sights, aimed for the center of the head, squeezed the trigger and hit about 7 inches low. Oh well, I figured I gotta get used to the gutter sights. After I finished shooting the second mag of Starfires I thought I had the gutter sights figured out. I didn't do too bad with the first 15 rounds.
I had the other 3 mags loaded with a combination of brands. First up was 7 rounds of 230 grain Blazer FMJ, then 7 rounds of 230 grain Blazer Brass FMJ, then 7 rounds of 230 grain Winchester JHP. So far the pistol didn't skip a beat.
I had 24 Blazers left in the box so I soth them up first. The pistol shot like a dream and I was figuring out the gutter sights. Next up was was the Blazer Brass. I had 43 left so I shot them up. Perfect performance. I was still doing so so with the sights. Not too bad though.
My brother happened to drive by and stopped in and I asked him if he would like to shoot the new pistol. He said HECK YA, so I put up a new target for him. I had 43 rounds left of the Winchester JHP's and I loaded up the mags. My brother squeezed of the first round and he too hit low, but not for long. Dang, with a few more rounds he had the gutter sights figured out pretty good. My brother shot everything but the last 12 rounds. Gun performed flawlessly so far and my brother was better than I with the gutter sights.
I figured for the last 12 rounds I would point and shoot at a fresh target. I killed the target 10 times, shot his elbow once and missed altogether once. :D New pistol you know.
If my math is right we fired 146 rounds of 4 different brands of ammo without a single glitch.
Pros: Pistol is light and easy to conceal and carry. The pistol was easy to rack a bullet into the chamber. The pistol goes bang everytime I pull the trigger. Speaking of the trigger, It is a very light pull. Awesome actually but I'm no gun expert. The pistol felt great in my hand while shooting.
Cons: The screws on the grips came loose but I guess thats why they make screwdrivers and lock tight. The web of my hand is a little red :D This is my first 1911 and i'm not used to the 1911 safety mechanism. I am very much accustomed to a decocker style safety mechanism. I'll soon get used to it though because this will be my main summer time carry weapon.
I like the Colt New Agent very much and It performs very well for its intended use. I would recommend the NA as a short range carry weapon. Done.