Memories, dreams and reflections on guns, the right to keep and bear arms, M1911 pistols, snubnose revolvers, self defense, gun sports and anything else that comes to mind, by Syd, The author of The Sight M1911 and The Snubnose Files
I bought one of these shortly after they were offered several years ago. For the money, it’s an excellent pistol. The mil-spec sights, while apparently period-correct for the gun, are not conducive to plinking, but I guess that’s not what the gun was originally intended for anyway. I replaced the sights with some sights from King’s Gun Works and now I have a 1911 range gun that is a joy to shoot, especially with my 200 gr. RNFP lead handloads.
DAL357
P.S. The magazine that came with it was junk. I bought a couple of spare Kimber magazines; they’ve worked well in the gun.
I assume you received the 8-round Novak? Yours would be the first unsatisfactory report I’ve heard about it; mine has operated extremely well, and everyone to whom I mention it nods their heads in approval, exclaiming “that’s a good magazine.”
I also have a problem with the Novak magazine. When pulling the slide back on an empty magazine the slide jams half way back (not every time but way too often), jamming the magazine in the mag well. It seems the magazine is putting pressure on the slide stop, pushing it out before the slide is all the way back.
I bought one of these shortly after they were offered several years ago. For the money, it’s an excellent pistol. The mil-spec sights, while apparently period-correct for the gun, are not conducive to plinking, but I guess that’s not what the gun was originally intended for anyway. I replaced the sights with some sights from King’s Gun Works and now I have a 1911 range gun that is a joy to shoot, especially with my 200 gr. RNFP lead handloads.
DAL357
P.S. The magazine that came with it was junk. I bought a couple of spare Kimber magazines; they’ve worked well in the gun.
I assume you received the 8-round Novak? Yours would be the first unsatisfactory report I’ve heard about it; mine has operated extremely well, and everyone to whom I mention it nods their heads in approval, exclaiming “that’s a good magazine.”
I also have a problem with the Novak magazine. When pulling the slide back on an empty magazine the slide jams half way back (not every time but way too often), jamming the magazine in the mag well. It seems the magazine is putting pressure on the slide stop, pushing it out before the slide is all the way back.