The pistol was supplied with an eight round magazine with aīuffer pad on the bottom. Plastic grips have a brown tone and seem to be new production. The hammerĪttractive enough handgun, with a passing fair blue finish. Slightly to the rear, brining the pistol out of battery, andĪttempt to press the trigger and lower the hammer. Next, with the safety off, move your hand from the grip safety and attempt to press Set the magazine asideĪnd lock the safety in the "on" position, beingĬertain that it operates properly. Triple checking the magazine and chamber. AlwaysĬheck to be certain the handgun is unloaded, and this means To familiarize yourself with the operating procedure. Before purchasing aġ911 ( we call them all 1911s, but they are 1911A1s) it is good Will show wear, while others will be arsenal refinished. Have been heavily used and perhaps even harshly abused. Shooter, the Rock Island Armory pistols are a betterĬhoice in the price range but there is something about old This isįine if you have your guns but not so fine if you are looking I suppose someone will yell scarce in the near future. Inexpensive in the past, but with the supply probably drying up I hopeĬollectors don’t spoil this market. This willīe a gauge for the buyer interested in such a handgun. They did adopt a High Power type 9mm I prefer to the BerettaĪt the 1927s I have encountered and their performance. This simply proves they are no smarter than we, although Have been imported at various times as the Argentine military The particulars of the handgun are understood. But the gun is a good solid 1911 as long as There are pitfalls in the pistol, and I think that these Interchangeability is generally good, with the warning that allġ927 is limited to three pistols, but the experience is good. The Modelo 1927 is comparable to the 1911A1 and parts This included improved sights, slash cuts in the frame for improved trigger reach, an arched mainspring housing and a short trigger. The Modelo 1927 incorporated allġ911A1 improvements. The original Modelo 1916 is simply a 1911 type. Pistols are manufactured by F M A P, a respected company that produces the modern, high Were purchased from Colt but the majority of Argentine
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(Mondragon was a brilliant and largelyĪrgentine military took a look at the 1911 and elected to obtainĪ license to manufacture the pistol in their own country. Inconsiderably, the 1911 was among the first service handguns toĮnclose the barrel and inner workings of the piece.Īdopted a license built 1911 as their own 1912, but that isĪnother story. Supply placed the Colt head and shoulders above all others. A combination of a low bore axis, excellent humanĮngineering, and the ability to quickly replenish the ammunition 455 offered this combination,Īnd the Webley was ungainly to say the least. The 1911 chambered a fight stopping cartridge in a semi Here was a semi auto of undeniably robustĬonstruction, proven in hard testing against all competition. The 1911 pistol by the United States Army, other nations began