Bought a 1911 from Smith & Wesson. Im pretty happy with it. I ran about 500 rounds thru it yesterday, all factory ammo. 3 different types of bullets. No failures of any type. Needless to say, its a filthy pig now, and will stay that way for the first 1k rounds because I do like to test my guns to failure.
I did the normal teardown and cleaning after I picked it up. Just a thorough cleaning, and a light lubing of Ballistol. Slide to frame fit wobble is very minimal, just enough for reliable firing. Gun functioned very well with factory ammo, 230gr FMJs, 200gr FP, 185gr FP. Ejection was predictable for factory ammo, high, far and about 4 o'clock. Accuracy was decent, 2" group at 50' with all ammo types, and Im an average shot with a pistol. The sights do need a slight adjustment, as I am hitting about 3" left of POA at 50'. Trigger is very good for a factory gun in my opinion.
My only complaint is the factory sights. Im not a huge fan of Novak style, and I prefer my POA to be 6 o'clock on a 6" circle at 50'. I need to determine the front height needed to lower my POA about 3". I would like to change to a fiber front, likely from Dawson Precision as they offer the best options and Ive used them on other guns. The rear sight can probably stay, but Ill black out the white dots. Ive also considered putting an adjustable rear on, but my searches to find an adjustable rear sight that is not a magnet for hanging up on everything has been tough. Any insight on that would be good.
I will be working up reloads with a variety of bullets, and a couple of different powders I keep on hand in quantity. This should give me an improvement in accuracy, as a good bullet will.
I did the normal teardown and cleaning after I picked it up. Just a thorough cleaning, and a light lubing of Ballistol. Slide to frame fit wobble is very minimal, just enough for reliable firing. Gun functioned very well with factory ammo, 230gr FMJs, 200gr FP, 185gr FP. Ejection was predictable for factory ammo, high, far and about 4 o'clock. Accuracy was decent, 2" group at 50' with all ammo types, and Im an average shot with a pistol. The sights do need a slight adjustment, as I am hitting about 3" left of POA at 50'. Trigger is very good for a factory gun in my opinion.
My only complaint is the factory sights. Im not a huge fan of Novak style, and I prefer my POA to be 6 o'clock on a 6" circle at 50'. I need to determine the front height needed to lower my POA about 3". I would like to change to a fiber front, likely from Dawson Precision as they offer the best options and Ive used them on other guns. The rear sight can probably stay, but Ill black out the white dots. Ive also considered putting an adjustable rear on, but my searches to find an adjustable rear sight that is not a magnet for hanging up on everything has been tough. Any insight on that would be good.
I will be working up reloads with a variety of bullets, and a couple of different powders I keep on hand in quantity. This should give me an improvement in accuracy, as a good bullet will.
