Finally got to shoot my SA 1911-A1!!

[DZ]

I ordered this one back in November (06!) during Correia's last Springfield group buy. Despite his best efforts, it took four month for me to get my gun! It was well worth the wait. The Rhines' did my transfer and were absolutely great to deal with. I even managed to score an Ed Brown MSH from them during my "anti-shooting-spree" waiting period. John and Chris were great to deal with. They showed me how to feild strip it without making the "Idiot Scratch" and swapped my MSH for me.

Now for a couple pics:

 

[Norton]

Chris is a really good guy. Nice looking 1911 you picked up there.

 

[Spot77]

Congrats on joining the 1911 club.

Mine is but a lowly RIA.

But it'll put 8 shots through 1 (ok maybe 2) holes at 25 feet.

 

[DZ]

Thanks!

But it'll put 8 shots through 1 (ok maybe 2) holes at 25 feet.

Thats what counts, isnt it?

 

[Norton]

Thanks!



Thats what counts, isnt it?

Minute of torso is an acceptable standard

 

[DZ]

Well I guess this gun is good to go then:

The first magazine (7rnds) I fired from this gun at 30'. Should be a very accurate gun once I learn to shoot it!

 

[VNVGUNNER]

Nice !

 

[Simon Yu]

Grats on the new addition. How's the trigger surface on yours? I recently sent my SA to the factory or custom shop (depending on whether or not SA considers it in spec) after I got tired of the thing giving me blisters and have heard others mention similar complaints fairly recently, but it quite likely could just be a bad batch that some of us got.

 

[Spot77]

The first magazine (7rnds) I fired from this gun at 30'. Should be a very accurate gun once I learn to shoot it!

I've found that 1911's handle quite differently than other semiauto handguns. It took me a long time to warm up to mine.

 

[DZ]

Simon-
Out of the box, it had an 8lb trigger. Way too heavy for my liking. Ive only got 100rnds through it, so after another couple hundred rounds, we'll see how it is. If it doesnt get down to about 4, I'll have it 'smithed. I guess I spoiled myself by buying an S&W 686 as my first handgun.

Spot- this is my only autoloader. The pictured 686 is my only other handgun. And yes, it handles completely differently.