Federal ordnance 1911 ai
Very acceptable results for a first outing, will get better with practice :Īnd it is not a precision target pistol, for that I will use my GCNM, or military Sig P 210. I have some leftovers but I am not punching papers with them now.Īccuracy on both pistol is very comparable, a typical example at 25 meters (27 yards) with ball ammo, two handed slow fire. Unfortunately hollow points were banned from civilian use and purchase some years ago in Switzerland. 100 rounds of different ammo with no issue at all (and I also tried them all in the Colt, no issues at all either).įederal American Eagle 230 gr FMJ (bought a 1000 rds box of these at a reasonable price) Grip safety spring, and mainspring have a lot more tension too, which is to be expected. Sight picture is the same, trigger is just a smidge heavier than the Colt. In terms of built quality is seems very tight compared to the old warhorse, or even compared with my 2003 Series '70 repro. Upon delivery I took it to the range and compare it to the original 1943 Colt 1911 A1. The same items previous months average for sale price was 1,532.84, this was a change of (99.61). There are currently 13 AUTO ORDNANCE 1911 A1 's in stock to purchase from 8 retailers. The lowest in stock price is 888.99, which is 544.24 lower than the average. If I found another FO frame I would buy it. An AUTO ORDNANCE 1911 A1 is currently for sale with an average price of 1,433.23. The frame and slide have about 30,000+ rounds through them and they still work fine. I used the slide and frame to build a pin and plate gun. preserving these guns, and fully agree with it, so I decided three years ago to buy this for my shooting enjoyment / GI experience and store the old lady for hopefully another 70 plus years of preservation. In the late 80s I bought a Federal Ordnance Ranger 1911.
#Federal ordnance 1911 ai serial
Started in 1912, the M1911 Commercial and its A1 variant got normal serial numbers.
#Federal ordnance 1911 ai serial number
50 rounds through it in 2 separate sesions, you know, had to get rid of that itch.īut I had read a post abt. 000567 to 000708 Within this serial number range, Valley Ordnance Co. FOR SALE This operators manual is 24 pages and features instructions for safe storage. Heres the info: The slide is market Springfield Armory Model 1911-A1, but the frame is market Federal Ordnance inc. I am the happy custodian of this 1943 Colt 1911 A1Īnd I confess putting abt. AUTO ORDNANCE 1911 Government Manual New Reproduction - 5.90.