New 1911 Swiss

I recently glommed a 1911 Swiss long rifle on AA. These rifles are one of my favorites

Wood is in great shape.. metal very good, bore..outstanding (as usual for these rifles)

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Can't wait to get it to the range

Great one Steve! I loved my one and it was great shooting with it. Let us know how the "Lady" worked at the Range!

Thanks, Ulrich. I hope to get to the range next week and see how it shoots.

I went to the range yesterday to test fire and sight this one in. Found it was shooting to the left @ 100 yards (1), my first correction put the impact to the right (2). Moved the sight a little and put three rounds into a very small group (3,4,5). I continued to walk the rounds toward the center until I was happy with where they were hitting (9,10). GP-11 ammo @ 100 yards.
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Steve, that´s great shooting and qualyfies you for the milsurps international shooting contest:thup:

I really would like a model 1911. I love the length they have. I saw one at a show this past weekend for 140, but it was missing the front sight, barrel band screws, bolt cocking knob and mag. I figured it would be better to just find a complete one. Yours is awesome and shoots like they all should.

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Originally Posted by onlycrimson

I figured it would be better to just find a complete one.

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The correct decision. There are enough out there in perfect order. In fact, because they are normally in such good order, there are not many which have been broken up for spares. You would have found it not easy but disproportionately expensive to put one together from parts.

Patrick
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Originally Posted by Patrick Chadwick

The correct decision. There are enough out there in perfect order. In fact, because they are normally in such good order, there are not many which have been broken up for spares. You would have found it not easy but disproportionately expensive to put one together from parts.

Patrick
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I agree. Original condition 1911's start at about $300 from dealers--a bit less on the auctions. You could never restore one for the difference in price between what you described and the original condition examples.

Bad luck Bigduke, i had to know it earlier. I sold my complete number matching very fine 1911 a few weeks ago for 250 Euros.

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Originally Posted by gunner

Steve, that´s great shooting and qualyfies you for the milsurps international shooting contest:thup:

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Thanks. Ulrich..now that the GP-11 ammo proves that this rifle is a shooter, I've got to work up a load to use at the next military surplus rifle match.

I like Bigduke´s idea and it is fun to compare with good and experienced shooters like you and all the other lads! :thup:Can´t await to see some target pics. Its a hard decision which one to use at first, but i´ll take all my rifles out and send the rounds down the range.

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Originally Posted by Calfed

..now that the GP-11 ammo proves that this rifle is a shooter, I've got to work up a load to use at the next military surplus rifle match.

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Why? You will have to work hard to find a load that is even as good as GP11, let alone better. My 96/11 is the only one of my old service rifles for which I use the original military ammunition - the GP11. To describe this as "surplus" is an insult to the quality of this ammo. Just get yourself a lifetime's supply of GP11, and you have one rifle+ammo combination which you will never have to worry about. My supply of GP11 cost me less than the components would have done, and the quality is, quite simply, excellent.

Patrick
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I'm well acquainted with the many fine qualities of GP11 ammo. That is why I use it to test the accuracy of every new Swiss rifle that I buy. However, the management of the range where I shoot the military silhouette match does not allow FMJ ammo to be used on the silhouette range--soft point and hollow-point only. I'm not sure that FMJ is any harder on the silhouettes than SP or HP, but the rules are the rules.

I've had good luck with load development for the 7.5 Swiss round with a little work can usually develop a load that shoots about as well as GP11 and is a bit less per round.