Archive for the ‘Range Reports’ Category
Saturday, October 26th, 2013
57,257
14 stoppages
0 malfunctions
4 parts breakages
Lots of mechanical goings-on with the SACS/Warren gun since the last update and I am now officially moving into the realm of kitchen table 1911 tinkerer.
As mentioned last time, I've switched to the Wilson Bulletproof 9mm slide stop. It dropped right in and has proven 100% reliable over ...
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Saturday, October 12th, 2013
54,287
14 stoppages
0 malfunctions
4 parts breakages
Another 4,000 rounds have sailed down the pipe since the last update with very little to report, really.
I'm definitely liking the 10-8 flat trigger. Other than sights and mag catch, the new trigger was the first real change I've made to the gun. The overtravel adjustment is probably ...
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Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
One of the most common myths I've heard repeated throughout the shooting world has been the importance of a perfect barrel. At matches, during law enforcement testing, and even around the water cooler with engineers at gun companies it seems like many people consider the barrel of a pistol as ...
Posted in Gear, Springfield 1911 9mm | 18 Comments »
Wednesday, September 4th, 2013
50,286 rounds
14 stoppages
0 malfunctions
4 parts breakages
With fifty thousand rounds downrange and on the books, what is the no holds barred assessment of the SACS/Warren 9mm?
I like it. I like it a lot.
Though in fairness, it's hard to explain in objective terms. Looking at just the raw numbers, the only factor that stands ...
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Monday, September 2nd, 2013
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The exercise itself is pretty straightforward. Draw and engage a target from around the outside of a barricade, engage three more targets on the move, and then engage a final target around the outside of a second barricade. The main "lesson" is the importance of moving with a purpose when ...
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Saturday, August 31st, 2013
Looking at the first 50,000 rounds of the SACS/Warren 1911 test, people seem drawn to one of two diametrically opposed opinions:
A Mean Rounds Between Stoppages of better than 3,500 is impressive, it did great!
Previous test guns were more reliable, it did horrible!
First, let's get the harsh reality into the light. ...
Posted in Gear, Springfield 1911 9mm | 15 Comments »
Saturday, August 24th, 2013
50,286
14 stoppages
0 malfunctions
4 parts breakages
Pictured above is Scott Warren of Warren Tactical as he fires #50,000.
The gun was used during one hundred range sessions totaling 383 hours over the past 407 days. That works out to an average range day of three hours and fifty minutes during which 500 rounds were fired, ...
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Monday, August 19th, 2013
49,999 rounds
14 stoppages
0 malfunctions
4 parts breakages
If only I'd had one more round!
In all seriousness, there's a plan in place for firing #50,000 later this week. Once that's done I'll have some in-depth posts about the gun, reliability, and my feelings toward 1911s in general.
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
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Tuesday, August 13th, 2013
49,174 rounds
14 stoppages
0 malfunctions
4 parts breakages
As reported last week, the SACS/Warren test gun suffered its second broken ejector. It was shipped back to Springfield at their expense on Monday the 5th and was back in my hands on Friday the 9th.
Candidly, I have mixed feelings about this breakage. A part that fails ...
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Tuesday, August 6th, 2013
After the last update, I decided to detail strip and clean the gun. Lo and behold, the ejector has broken again.
I cannot say exactly when it broke. It could have been immediately after the last shot I'd fired through the gun or it could have happened shortly after I last ...
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