guinea
9th May 2008, 10:55
A fine 1911 clone I must say.
I stopped at Wally World and picked up 250 rounds of FMJ's. A 100 round bulk box of WWB and 150 rounds of Blazer Brass. And at the range (since Wally does not stock JHP's) I grabbed a box of 185 gr Golden Sabers. Being the Sabers come 25 rounds to a box I figured I would blast one mag (8 rounds, to test for JHP feeding and accuracy) and have enough left over to keep 2 loaded mags for the nightstand.
And right from the start I decided to go big. Skip right to the Sabers. Set the target out to 15 yards. All targets were set out to that distance. Loaded the with mag with 8 Sabers, slingshot the slide and squeezed that sweet trigger. BLAM! First shot hits dead center. Sweet! Second shot is touching the first. Wow. Third shot, same. Three rounds in one hole. I'm liking it. And then, like a jackass, I got excited and quickly fired off the last 5 rounds and foiled my perfect grouping LOL. But still kept all eight rounds within a 3 inch group. And center mass of course.
I then continued onto the FMJ's and accuracy was still excellent. The WWB were just a hair more accurate than the Blazers. The Blazers I hit a tad more right and low. But still all in the "killzone". So total rounds fired, 258, ZERO issues/failures. A successful first outing if I may say so.
185 grain Remington Golden Sabers at 15 yards:
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/guinea72/Picture018-1.jpg
230 grain WWB at 15 yards:
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/guinea72/Picture019-2.jpg
230 grain Blazer Brass at 15 yards:
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/guinea72/Picture023-1.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/guinea72/Picture025-1.jpg
As you can see from the pics, the only change I have made was the addition of some Hogue rubber grip panels. I was thinking about night sights, but honestly, I really like how this gun is set up. So I do not see any other changes in its future.
In closing, for those curious about this pistol or someone looking for a good base starter 1911 clone, I highly recommend this CD 1911. Thanks for reading/looking.
The Guinea
I stopped at Wally World and picked up 250 rounds of FMJ's. A 100 round bulk box of WWB and 150 rounds of Blazer Brass. And at the range (since Wally does not stock JHP's) I grabbed a box of 185 gr Golden Sabers. Being the Sabers come 25 rounds to a box I figured I would blast one mag (8 rounds, to test for JHP feeding and accuracy) and have enough left over to keep 2 loaded mags for the nightstand.
And right from the start I decided to go big. Skip right to the Sabers. Set the target out to 15 yards. All targets were set out to that distance. Loaded the with mag with 8 Sabers, slingshot the slide and squeezed that sweet trigger. BLAM! First shot hits dead center. Sweet! Second shot is touching the first. Wow. Third shot, same. Three rounds in one hole. I'm liking it. And then, like a jackass, I got excited and quickly fired off the last 5 rounds and foiled my perfect grouping LOL. But still kept all eight rounds within a 3 inch group. And center mass of course.
I then continued onto the FMJ's and accuracy was still excellent. The WWB were just a hair more accurate than the Blazers. The Blazers I hit a tad more right and low. But still all in the "killzone". So total rounds fired, 258, ZERO issues/failures. A successful first outing if I may say so.
185 grain Remington Golden Sabers at 15 yards:
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/guinea72/Picture018-1.jpg
230 grain WWB at 15 yards:
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/guinea72/Picture019-2.jpg
230 grain Blazer Brass at 15 yards:
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/guinea72/Picture023-1.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/guinea72/Picture025-1.jpg
As you can see from the pics, the only change I have made was the addition of some Hogue rubber grip panels. I was thinking about night sights, but honestly, I really like how this gun is set up. So I do not see any other changes in its future.
In closing, for those curious about this pistol or someone looking for a good base starter 1911 clone, I highly recommend this CD 1911. Thanks for reading/looking.
The Guinea