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| Value for Money | 6.6/10  |
|---|---|
| Reviewer Rating | 7.4/10 |
| Overall Rating | 8.1/10  |
By Moley
on 21st Sep 2003
| Value for money | 7/10 |
|---|---|
| Overall value | 9/10 |
 Moley's recommendation | |
- Likeness to the real Colt 1911
- Accuracy
- Weight (personal preference)
- Build quality
- Quite safe to opperate
- Comfort
-A bit pricy
-Not very powerful
I bought the Uramex/Daisy/colt Colt Govn't 1911A1 yesterday after spending quite a while considering what to buy. Now I have, I think I made the right decision. It bears such a likeness to its derivative that you could show it to someone and brag that you got it smuggled from the States and they'd be none-the-wiser! Only by looking down the barrel (when uncharged and unloaded, obviously) could you see that it's a CO2 copy, and a brilliant one, at that!
It's made with real gun metal which you can definitely tell when you pick it up. It does weigh some, which can be a good and bad point.
I haven't owned it long enough to comment on its durability, but I can see it lasting a long while.
Accuracy? I can get 3 or 4 inch groups at 10 meters from the target in double action. In single, 2 or 3. This is with flat-tipped pellets, so it's best you'll get.
Safety? It has two safeties, one manual thumb safety and a grip safety. If the thumb safety is on, the trigger moves as normal but nothing happens, the hammer doesn't even move. The grip safety disables any CO2 discharge. So you can operate it as normal but nothing will come out. Your unlikely to accidentally discharge this gun because you need to squeeze the trigger as you do when you take a shot before the grip safety is released. It can be a bit of an annoyance sometimes when you don't squeeze the trigger quite hard enough and the cylinder turns without firing a pellet.
Power? Well, not the main thing you look for in a replica. Powerful enough, I shall say. 393 fps (2.7ft.lbs). I prefer the flat-tipped pellets for better accuracy but not so much power, which means I get about 2 - 2.2 ft.lbs. As a responsible shooter I'm not going to comment on whether it's powerful enough to pierce the skin or to hurt somebody. CO2 guns shouldn't be used as weapons. Enough said.
Operation? You load it by pulling down the slide release lever. The slide jolts outwards from the hammer, you load the mag and jam it shut. The clip can hold up to 8 shots, and if you space out the intervals between shots by about 1 second you can fire 9 or 10 full mags before you start to lose considerable power!
Comfort? Well, it really depends on who holds it. I can't speak for anyone else other than myself. For my part I would say it's fairly comfortable to fire, but not particularly to hold at arm's length for a prolonged period of time! I wouldn't recommend it as a first gun. The cheapo Gamo PT-80 actually feels a little more comfortable in my opinion and cost about half as much as the Colt. But they're incomparable, really. Totally different ball game.
In summary: Great gun if you're after looks, accuracy, realistic operation, and build quality. Worth every penny, but not really for beginners.
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Superduke
on 10th Dec 2005