It appeared to be well built but the owner complained of unreliability. Though I never shot the pistol I did have the chance to look it over. I knew a man who owned an Auto-Ordnance Government Model before Kahr bought the company. As you all know very well by now, I am a dyed in the wool Colt man and I wondered how this pistol would wring out. There were no more failures using my magazines and the front sight gave no more trouble.Īdmitting to broadening my horizons, I liked the Kahr-built A-O 1911A1. Clint did the majority of shooting on this outing and he liked the pistol. A few magazines of Winchester White box, handloaded 230gr FMJ, and 200gr LSWC brings the round count to 435. Still dirty from the previous range trips I did manage to get some CLP where it counts before live fire commenced. One last outing to finish up the test and to get another opinion from my shooting buddy Clint. That brings my total round count to 400 rounds. I ran another forty various JHPs through the A-O and 145 200gr LSWCs with no failures. I then switched to the Colt Checkmate magazines to the test with more jacketed hollow points and my homecast LSWC. I ran 50 rounds of Winchester 230gr FMJ through the factory magazine and function was flawless. I began with the pistol uncleaned and another dose of CLP to the slide rails. I met with my mother that morning for some sausage and gravy biscuits before she accompanied me to the range. I took the slide off and tightened the tenon with a punch and added a drop of red Loctite.įall is approaching and the weather is getting nice so with a fair amount of excitement I woke up Sunday morning looking forward to shooting the Auto-Ordnance 1911A1 and getting deeper into the test. When I got the A-O home I noticed the front sight had loosened up just a shade. I did make it a point to run a few extra JHPs through the pistol using a different magazine and I am confident it was a magazine issue. I went through 165 rounds that morning and aside from the two misfeeds from the factory magazine there were no more problems. The pistol has some heft to it and the trigger is somewhat heavy but breaks clean. I then incorporated eight round Colt Checkmate magazines and an old seven round magazine I have had many years and function from then on was again without incident. I had two misfeeds using Hornady 200gr JHP with the factory magazine with the void of the hollow point resting against the feed ramp.
#Auto ordnance m1911a1 slide manual#
The factory magazine did not like JHP (in all fairness the manual clearly states that 230gr FMJ is the recommended ammunition).
Function with the 230gr ball was without incident. I started out with Winchester 230gr FMJ using the factory magazine. I set up the range table about ten feet from the muzzle, applied a little CLP in the sweet spots, and got to it. First up was getting the velocities over my CED chronograph. The first morning out with the A-O was a day tailored made for a range trip. The left side rollmarks on the slide are a nice touch.įactory magazine on the right with an odd looking follower as well as an old magazine I used that fed JHPs and LSWCs perfect. The ejection port along with the barrel hood.Īlso period correct hammer and grip safety. The short trigger was a little heavy but broke clean. The arched mainspring housing with correct lanyard loop. The thumb safety looked correct for an original 1911A1, and engaged and disengaged positively. The barrel bushing fit was snug but not so tight that a bushing wrench was needed to remove.
#Auto ordnance m1911a1 slide series#
The supplied magazine is a little different then what I am used to seeing but as for the rest of the pistol, other than the Series 80 firing pin safety I believe it to be a good 1911A1 reproduction. With that in mind this pistol detail strips as any other Series 80 equipped Government Model (though notice the extra long firing pin spring).Īccording to Auto Ordnance the pistol's frame is cast while the slide is barstock and the barrel is a one-piece item. This Kahr-built Auto-Ordnance uses the Colt Series 80 firing pin safety. Kahr Arms bought Auto-Ordnance in 1999 and, from what I understand, the quality was improved upon. Quality of Auto-Ordnance firearms under Numrich's stewardship is generally regarded as questionable. A few years ago the brand was owned by Numrich Gun Parts Corp. It is worth mentioning that the name Auto-Ordnance has undergone changes of ownership. After a little time a Kahr built Auto-Ordnance showed up at Jim's Guns in Raleigh waiting for me and some range time. I contacted Frank Harris with Kahr Arms immediately to get the details. Home - Volume 2 (2007) - Issue 4 (Fall '07) - Pistol Review: Auto Ordnance 1911A1Ī Gun Test by Hunter Lee Elliott (Hunter, )Ī little while back John contacted me about testing the Auto-Ordnance 1911A1 WWII for our e-zine.
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