Keystone19250
SAINT
TidalWave, Annihilator is as sharp as a spicy chicken nugget.
Some 1911 Help
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TEXASforLIFE
SAINT
Not even a buffalo wing?
Keystone19250
SAINT
Buffalo wing with a skirt.
TEXASforLIFE
SAINT
Anni's date with a chick?
TEXASforLIFE
SAINT
Line dancing coming soon!
Annihilator
Emissary
TidalWave
Professional
Lord ! Let’s get this this Covid mess over with - u guys need to get back to work, Lol !!!
TEXASforLIFE
SAINT
Don't mess with his chicks!Lord ! Let’s get this this Covid mess over with - u guys need to get back to work, Lol !!!
TEXASforLIFE
SAINT
The tail is nice, but give me the breast!
TidalWave
Professional
No worries- I can’t hit a moving target !
BangBang
Professional
Congrats on the new 1911 @TidalWave it should serve you very well
TidalWave
Professional
Thank u sir ! If the rain holds off I’ll be heading to the outdoor range in about 30 min. ( I can’t handle indoor, for reasons uncertain to me).
Will give a report...
BangBang
Professional
Looking forward to it.
TidalWave
Professional
I’ll write more later, but at ~50 rds, I fired 3 at 45ft. See pic. It’s basically under 2in (maybe 1.5?) group.
I’m not a particularly good pistol shot - came up with M9s in the Army; my personal handguns in the 90s an up into the 2000s was my beloved HiPower and a Glock (which after discovering the trigger of the 1911, i can’t stand anymore. Still love my HP though).
anywho... No misfires; like the slimmer grip compared to my RIAs, mag performs fine so far.
Pardon my homemade target ! I grew up with Coke cans on a fence post or stick in the ground. Notice i taped over the break-in shots..
I’m not a particularly good pistol shot - came up with M9s in the Army; my personal handguns in the 90s an up into the 2000s was my beloved HiPower and a Glock (which after discovering the trigger of the 1911, i can’t stand anymore. Still love my HP though).
anywho... No misfires; like the slimmer grip compared to my RIAs, mag performs fine so far.
Pardon my homemade target ! I grew up with Coke cans on a fence post or stick in the ground
. Notice i taped over the break-in shots..Attachments
TidalWave
Professional
Ah, sorry - that was Second group, not third.
Keystone19250
SAINT
Try at 25 feet or between 7-8 yards.
TidalWave
Professional
A few general observations: the Ronin is much tighter fit than both my RIAs (GI and Rock Standard; I won’t compare my 9mm Rock Ultra here). It was to be expected....I’ll write more later, but at ~50 rds, I fired 3 at 45ft. See pic. It’s basically under 2in (maybe 1.5?) group.
I’m not a particularly good pistol shot - came up with M9s in the Army; my personal handguns in the 90s an up into the 2000s was my beloved HiPower and a Glock (which after discovering the trigger of the 1911, i can’t stand anymore. Still love my HP though).
anywho... No misfires; like the slimmer grip compared to my RIAs, mag performs fine so far.
Pardon my homemade target ! I grew up with Coke cans on a fence post or stick in the ground
Kinda gritty or rough going into battery (releasing slide right before firing, as I understand batter to be ?). I think this’ll smooth out.
I did not use my Lucas grease, only Lucas oil after cleaning. (Any opinions on grease vs oil, amd Lucas products in general, are welcome).
Had NO grittiness in the trigger. Very crisp break, too.
Getting the slide stop back in after cleaning: far harder than my RIAs! Please, spare me tips about using credit cards, etc. John M Browning didn’t design with that intention and I’m not fooling with gimmicks requiring anything but my hands or another gun part may..
i get an impression of a slightly “forward weighted” gun compared to my RIAs. I do like that, for some reason. But I don’t have the RIAs here to really compared.
i was concerned about the lack of full checkering of the grips (as well as lack of front strap checkering) but the MSH checkering combined with the slimmer grips gave me a better feel than the thicker G10 grips of my RIAs. I’m a small guy and this was a nice surprise, never mind the grips half-checkering ! Try it !
FO front sights did well... but I’m still not sold on FOs in general (no hit on the Ronin, btw).
Bottom Line: quite nice pistol; good quality, minimal to no break in (unlike RIA). With someone besides me operating it, accuracy would be terrific! ( maybe adj sites to hit a bit more to the right).
Highly recommend it, esp at that price ! That’s enough for now; gotta get home...
HansGruber
Ronin
Try a little grip tape on the front strap; have it on my Norinco/Kimber .22 conversion, and it works great.
TidalWave
Professional
One thing: I used Sig 230gr FMJ... pretty clean burning. Then used some Win white box.
