New Colt LW Commander-Mini Range Report
- Thread starter prproulx
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The way all 1911 should be
Busta Capp
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Town of the Blue Mountains (ON)
Nice purchase, looks in great shape. What do you think of the sights? I have a Norc Commander on order and thought the Novaks look really good on that frame.
Thanks for the complements. Yes I think I will get Casey to put some rear Novaks on it. Maybe even dovetail the front and replace those too.
I have always shot better with a commander length and I don't know why. Maybe I can steady the muzzle better or something.
Unlike my last one I will break it in and then send it to a smith for a reliability package.
I have always shot better with a commander length and I don't know why. Maybe I can steady the muzzle better or something.
Unlike my last one I will break it in and then send it to a smith for a reliability package.
Mini range test. Mini because I could only get ahold of two boxes of ammo. Both were Winchester 185gr flatnose. I was expecting the worst since my last three Colts were finicky with this ammo.
My first round jammed on the ramp and I said, "here we go.." but i barely racked the slide and it went into battery.
That was the first and LAST FT feed, fire or eject!
I am using my wrong hand due to an injury that won't go away. I was pleasantly suprised to see big .45 calibre holes appearing consistently in the 6" paper plates from 25 yards.
I switched to my injured arm and the shots started to drift to the left. It is less fun shooting with my wrong hand but I can now shoot better this way.
As expected, brass was consistently being thrown in my face, over my head, ten yards to the right, into my coat pocket and some even went down-range. Ah, Colt, how could I have not had a 1911 in my safe for so long?
This is my best ten yard group. I am sure I can bring it in when I can score some 230gr ball.
My first round jammed on the ramp and I said, "here we go.." but i barely racked the slide and it went into battery.
That was the first and LAST FT feed, fire or eject!
I am using my wrong hand due to an injury that won't go away. I was pleasantly suprised to see big .45 calibre holes appearing consistently in the 6" paper plates from 25 yards.
I switched to my injured arm and the shots started to drift to the left. It is less fun shooting with my wrong hand but I can now shoot better this way.
As expected, brass was consistently being thrown in my face, over my head, ten yards to the right, into my coat pocket and some even went down-range. Ah, Colt, how could I have not had a 1911 in my safe for so long?
This is my best ten yard group. I am sure I can bring it in when I can score some 230gr ball.
Busta Capp
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Town of the Blue Mountains (ON)
prproulx said:
Have you tried giving Wolf H. a call? He has some good prices on reloaded ammo, if you have no problems using that over factory. I just ordered some 230gr. roundnose TMJ's for my Norc Commander at a decent enough price, and even the shipping wasn't that bad.
http://www.wolfbullets.com/
Nice Colt!! Regarding your brass ejection... I experienced that with my NP29 at first. Then I sent the slide to Gunnar at www.armco.com and had him replace the tiny factory sights with a set of taller 3 dot babies. While it was with him, I asked him to tune the extractor.
When I got it back, the ejected brass would all be tossed over my head and land in a 2 ft diameter circle to my right and rear. I was impressed with his work.
Enjoy your beautiful Commander !!
When I got it back, the ejected brass would all be tossed over my head and land in a 2 ft diameter circle to my right and rear. I was impressed with his work.
Enjoy your beautiful Commander !!
