1911 (1927A1) Colt Recoil Reduction Tuning:

Demonstration of 1927 Colt-Hartford produced 1927A1 .45 Pistol fitted with WWI small radius firing pin stop and Browning's original recoil spring/main spring configurations. Ammunition used in this video is Federal 230 grain FMJ. No full length recoil spring guide rods or buffers are used. Weapon tolerances are held to USGI specifications.

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Education

Tags:

• Firearms Training
• Colt 1911 .45

[The10851Man]

I do not currently have a video of this pistol with the 5/64" (late) firing pin stop and heavier recoil spring. However, the difference is immediately noticeable to all who fire the pistol when compared to a standard 1911...

[theslayer246]

to all the "Niggas" be afraid of this sarge! be very afraid!

[damarei]

Dang!

[RandyMan388]

Nice shooting..

[mitchellnunez2012]

wow!

[TheDUBBITCH]

SMOOTH BABY SMOOTH

[JasonRedfield]

@Grubbernaut

Doesn't matter, you were generalizing and I was pointing out that there are situations where, in fact, reliability is not the #1 issue of importance.

Yeah, I don't argue that, but the fact is a lot of people don't train in them. You're changing the subject and introducing red herrings. The stopwatch thing is true, but if you don't think time and the ability to act (and react) quickly in a gunfight is important, then I don't know what to say.

[Grubbernaut]

@JasonRedfield Irrelevant. 99% of any situations you'd be shooting in won't be hostage rescue.

Not really? If you're not training with your guns, you shouldn't use them, anyway. One-handed reloads are one of the most important nonbasic drills to run on your handgun -- one of the biggest advantages of pistols is being able to use them with just one hand. Furthermore, I've never seen a stopwatch in a gunfight, to quote an excellent instructor, and there's no reason to believe I will.

[JasonRedfield]

@Grubbernaut

In the context of a hostage rescue, if the gun is incapable of making a pinpoint accurate shot capable of saving a life, then there's no point, and the situation may end up going worse than if the weapon hadn't fired at all (as has happened in real life).

You're talking about ridiculous amounts of practice to even have a hope of pulling that off in a reasonable amount of time. You could argue that they could just practice more with the Novaks.

[Grubbernaut]

@JasonRedfield If the gun doesn't go bang, there's no point...

Probably, but that means that most shooters need to practice more.

[JasonRedfield]

@Grubbernaut

No. In many contexts, yes, but not all. What about precision sniping, even in a hostage situation? I'm relatively sure that pinpoint accuracy is just as, if not more important, than AK-like reliability there.

Not at all true. The feel of the gun of your gun in hand aids in familiarization and muscle memory, which is important to have under stress. And most shooters would be unable to do a one-handed reload in a gunfight regardless -- Novaks or no.

[Grubbernaut]

@JasonRedfield Reliability is the most important thing in a firearm. Period.

Whether or not a shooter likes the accessories is unrelated to how they'll perform under stress. Need to clear a malfunction or reload one-handed with Novaks? It's a lot harder than with normal sights -- or impossible, if you're not wearing sturdy shoes/boots to push the front sight against.