Ao M1911a1 Pkz

[paramilitary]

Hey guys, have not posted here in a probably a month. I saw this really awesome .45! "Auto Ordinance M1911A1 Parkerized" is the name. My only pistol is a Springfield GI .45, which is good, but the markings are a give away that the gun is clearly a post war reproduction("Springfield Armory" on the slide). I really want to trade my GI .45 for this AO PKZ; it resembles the WWII era U.S. sidearm in every way.

I love history. Mostly I'm interested in the 20th century wars. Obviously, a big part of the interest in the wars is the small arms. My favorite small arms: M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, Yugo SKS, M870, M1903/M1917 rifle, No. 4 MKI Enfield, and most of all the M1911A1 sidearm.

OK, enough gun porn blabber, eh? Here are my questions: How well will this pistol perform NEW out of the box? Will JHP+P treat this gun nicely? What sort of JHP loads do you recommend? What sort of magazines should I use? Will this be as accurate as my SA GI .45? How durable and long lasting will this pistol be? Are there any components that differ from the other GI 1911s?

[John]

How well will this pistol perform NEW out of the box?

Did you read our review of that pistol in our E-zine? Here: http://ezine.m1911.org/AO1911A1_frame.htm

If I am not mistaken, the author (Hunter) liked that pistol enough to buy it for himself.

[Hunter]

John is right, after the review I bought the test pistol.
REally the only think I did not like was the factory magazine. Though it did function with FMJ it did not like JHP or LSWCs. With the Checkmate magazines the pistol was 100% with all ammunition.
Check out the review for more details.