Follow up after first couple of outings with the 1911 Canuck SS 9mm - 1st impressions
After a couple of range outings with my new 1911, I thought I'd post some impressions as well as some feedback from a few of the other handgunners at my Club who I've "encouraged" to try it.
I've enjoyed firing this, it steadies up nicely in my hand - after remembering, painfully, NOT to hold with a full two handed grip, "SLIDE BITE" is nasty. Right out of the box, I was on paper at 17m, by the time I'd put through 20 rounds in my first outing, I was putting 3 or 5 in a 3.5" to 4.5" group, about 3" high and 3" right of the bull. That may not be all that impressive to a lot of you folks, but it made me pretty happy.
Two other guys who were up shooting with their Sigs (226's, I think) and Glocks plus one of them had a Kimber tried it, at my request, to get their take on it. One of them put 5 in 2.5" with his first five shots, centered about 1.5" - 2" off the bull, he immediately wrote down the model info and said he was going to check into a possible purchase. The other guy shot OK, but said he liked his plastic Glock better as the lighter weight was easier to stabilize. It is a bit of a heavy gun compared to the polymer pieces I've handled.
Neither one particularly liked the standard/stock trigger, but recommended a source for trigger upgrades which I'll check into.
As mentioned in an earlier post, S/A and D/A pistols are unknown territory for me, I've always been a revolver guy, but I'm glad I jumped in with this S/A pistol. I just need to get a lot more practice with it to get somewhat more proficient, but I'll likely never be good enough to join up with the Interclub matches the handgun group does in the warm months, I'm constantly amazed at how good some of those guys are.
O.N.G.
