Lol, wtf is your problem? The weapon was never designed for accuracy, it was designed to STOP the enemy at close range.
You KNEW that...right?
billyboy15 wrote:
Used to fire a Colt 45 while in the USAF (Early 1960’s Air Police). These were WW11 vintage. Accurate range of these puppies was about 10 feet. If your target was further away your best bet was to throw the pistol at him.
Lion Den Dan replied:
You, sir, probably can’t hit a bull in the butt with any weapon. From the above statement, I question if you have ever used a 1911.
marktwain remarks:
Many of the old Army .45s were just worn out. The ones the Air Force had were ones that originally were in the Army Air Corps. A lot were simply difficult to shoot. A real problem were grip safeties that had to be held just right to get the pistol to fire. If you didn’t, you could pull the trigger so hard the gun would shake, and it would not fire.
On the other hand, I was issued a 1911A1 from the armory to fire a pistol match in the reserves in the middle 80’s. It was probably made near the end of the war (WWII) and had never been to Korea or Vietnam. It looked and handled new, and I fired the highest aggregate score in the match with it, against competition that had tuned civilian models. I wish I could have figured out a way to keep it, and it was strictly issue.