WWII M1911A1 -- One Shot Group

[bushmaster1313]

A one shot group is an oxymoron and is ordinarily not something to show off. But it takes me an hour and fifteen minutes of driving to get to the range, and when the first shot at 21 feet with a WWII M1911A1 was this good, the urge to post it was overwhelming.

The gun:

The first shot of the night at 21 feet:

 

[Texas Star]

I like the knife about as well as the gun.

Nice first shot.

 

[6518John]

I think I would have turned around and gone home after that!

 

[merl67]

If all your first shots are like that second shots are likely not needed...

 

[Tom K]

For all we know that could have been an entire magazine.

 

[triaxle]

That is great Now go home .

 

[Erocksmash]

Fantastic sir good shooting.... I've been lusting/wanting after one of these for some time ...

 

[Tom Kent]

That was good shooting. Never underestimate those military 1911A1s. I had a reworked colt in RVN that was a tack driver.

 

[Alpo]

I did that, with my new-to-me 58, some years back.


I have done similar "perfect first shots" three or four times over the years, but I always continued, and the rest of them were never that good.


I finally learned - quit when you're ahead.

 

[gwpercle]

Great first shot...Stop Right There !
Frame it and hang that bad boy on the wall !

The group only goes downhill from there ... so many times I wished I had stopped at that first X-Ring ... but I didn't ...
Nice Shooting ! I approve of one shot groups .

Come to think of it...it's usually that first shot that really counts !
Gary

 

[Ole Joe Clark]

A one shot group is an oxymoron and is ordinarily not something to show off. But it takes me an hour and fifteen minutes of driving to get to the range, and when the first shot at 21 feet with a WWII M1911A1 was this good, the urge to post it was overwhelming.]

Great photos, I wish I had the talent to take such nice pictures.

One shot does not make a group, but it sure makes a nice hole.

Have a blessed day,

Leon

 

[LoboGunLeather]

I own several US M1911 and 1911A-1 pistols by most of the manufacturers of the period. Every one is capable of very good accuracy with careful use in the hands of an experienced pistol shooter. Couple of years ago I posted a thread about various handgun myths which included targets I shot at 25 feet using a 1944 Remington-Rand pistol (3 magazine, 21 rounds, X-ring and 10-ring nearly obliterated), and another using a S&W 2" M&P (Model 64) .38 Special (24 rounds, double-action, all within the 9-ring and 10-ring).

Just for fun I also shot a silhouette target at 25 feet using a 106 year old Colt Single Action Army .44-40 Frontier Six Shooter. 24 rounds for a possible score of 240, my score was 231-1X, with my group centered 1.5" above and 1" left of point of aim. Not terribly bad for a century-old Colt with about half the rifling gone to black powder and corrosive primer use, back in the day!

My point is that nearly all of these supposedly "inaccurate" handguns are capable of far greater accuracy than most users can produce. Over the years a lot of folks have perpetuated the myths, perhaps rather than admitting that they just aren't sufficiently skilled to use a handgun very well.

 

[Marshal Tom]

I recently took my CT Brian custom 5" 1911 out to the range. I had not pulled the trigger on it in over a year. Pretty sure it was at 5yds. I drew and fired the first round and took out the letter A in the center of the A zone target. Did it again on the second draw putting the round right on top of the first shot. I was amazed!

 

[CA Escapee]

I agree with Tom K, you should have told us it was the first magazine, not the first shot.

Years ago I was at a range with some friends. We set up an informal match and I launched one right through the X. Everyone was shooting at the same time so I stopped, cleared the pistol and waited for the smoke to clear. We retrieved the targets and scored them. Everyone wondered why I stopped after the first shot. (Busted!)

My alibi was simple, I cut the X out and had nothing left to aim at.



Bill

 

[nicky4968]

A little high and to the right.

 

[Texas Star]

Like Lobo, I am baffled by the bad shooting that seems the norm with many members.

However, my comment about my Colt Super Match from the 1930's was valid.

Shots were all over the bull, and I had a Python, a M-27,and a Colt Gold Cup .45 that day. I think I also had my Browning 9mm.

ALL of them shot normally, very accurately.

Several trips to the range made it clear that the.38 auto wasn't accurate e. By the 1970's, it was discovered that the problem was due to barrels headspacing on the small sem-rim of the case. Later barrels headspace more consistently, on the case mouth, as with other calibers. So, a six-inch group at 25 yards with that gun wasn't my fault.

 

[growr]

ALL of MY guns shoot one hole.......I just fire one round!!

Randy

 

[MOONDAWG]

Some days its better to be lucky than good.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

A one shot group is an oxymoron and is ordinarily not something to show off. But it takes me an hour and fifteen minutes of driving to get to the range, and when the first shot at 21 feet with a WWII M1911A1 was this good, the urge to post it was overwhelming.

The gun:

The first shot of the night at 21 feet:

It looks a tad high and to the right to me but if you're happy with it that's on you

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

On a par with Jeff Cooper's firing a 25 yard (or was it 50 yard) cloverleaf.
That pistol looks like it's in good shape. Original barrel ?