drshame
3rd December 2005, 17:05
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Took Colt WW-1 Repro 31XXWMK out for it's first break-in: Roughly 100 rounds.
Cleaned it up from shipping, lubed it liberally with a fine oil including disconnector, firing pin, hammer pin, magazine catch as well as barrel lugs-barrel bushing. It cycled like a tight, new gun that needed to work-in a bit.
Started with Handloaded 230 Gr. RN under 4.2 grains Bullseye in WW-Match Brass, Winchester Large Pistol Primers.
Ignition, cycling crisp, no failures to ignite, extract or eject....no feeding issues at all.
Moved into 200 Grain Lasercast SWC's under 4.2 Grains Bullseye, same Brass , Same primers.
Fed fine, ignited fine, cycled fine.
Overall pistol felt very crisp, the trigger was excellent for an out of the box...no creep, weigh acceptable, but a pleasure to use. Felt like fireing a very finely tuned and elegantly finished 1911. Since my handloads weren't beating anything up...there was very acceptable control without the thing trying to jump out of my hand.
Sighting was a bit of a challenge with the GI-Spec tiny sights. But once you get use to the thin front blade..it presents a very precise sight picture.
Good News, I got very good groupings at 20 yards, the stock Colt barrel looks like it's good with sharp lands & grooves. I think it should be capable of tight groups, and in fact did print some nice tight 3-5 shot groups.
BAD NEWS is with both loads, it shot consistently 6-8 inches LOW with the exact same sight picture and ammo that printed "Center Black" with my Springfield GI Repro.
The Colt grouped nicely, centering was fine, but the ammo shot waaay low.
I'll try some factory hardball to see if my reloads are just "soft" which I suspect they are...and want it that way for 100 yard paper punching. But both my fixed-sight GI Springfield and Custom Classic Target Kimber print just where they are aimed with the same loads.
If it stays low, even when sighted in correctly....what can I do about it short of seeing if Colt can do anything to bring the point of aim UP.
Or it is just a 5-10 yard gun, Thankyou Very Much?
Took Colt WW-1 Repro 31XXWMK out for it's first break-in: Roughly 100 rounds.
Cleaned it up from shipping, lubed it liberally with a fine oil including disconnector, firing pin, hammer pin, magazine catch as well as barrel lugs-barrel bushing. It cycled like a tight, new gun that needed to work-in a bit.
Started with Handloaded 230 Gr. RN under 4.2 grains Bullseye in WW-Match Brass, Winchester Large Pistol Primers.
Ignition, cycling crisp, no failures to ignite, extract or eject....no feeding issues at all.
Moved into 200 Grain Lasercast SWC's under 4.2 Grains Bullseye, same Brass , Same primers.
Fed fine, ignited fine, cycled fine.
Overall pistol felt very crisp, the trigger was excellent for an out of the box...no creep, weigh acceptable, but a pleasure to use. Felt like fireing a very finely tuned and elegantly finished 1911. Since my handloads weren't beating anything up...there was very acceptable control without the thing trying to jump out of my hand.
Sighting was a bit of a challenge with the GI-Spec tiny sights. But once you get use to the thin front blade..it presents a very precise sight picture.
Good News, I got very good groupings at 20 yards, the stock Colt barrel looks like it's good with sharp lands & grooves. I think it should be capable of tight groups, and in fact did print some nice tight 3-5 shot groups.
BAD NEWS is with both loads, it shot consistently 6-8 inches LOW with the exact same sight picture and ammo that printed "Center Black" with my Springfield GI Repro.
The Colt grouped nicely, centering was fine, but the ammo shot waaay low.
I'll try some factory hardball to see if my reloads are just "soft" which I suspect they are...and want it that way for 100 yard paper punching. But both my fixed-sight GI Springfield and Custom Classic Target Kimber print just where they are aimed with the same loads.
If it stays low, even when sighted in correctly....what can I do about it short of seeing if Colt can do anything to bring the point of aim UP.
Or it is just a 5-10 yard gun, Thankyou Very Much?