Page 2 - Colt 1911 A1 Reviews

Very accurate replica! Side by side with my Colt Custom Combat 1911 and looks the same! Like the ease of loading the Co2 in the grip! Rotary mags work well also but takes s little time to load them up! Get a few extra! Good accuracy at 20 paces in my basement. Shooting 2 inch groups or better with a few 1 inch groups now and then. Have 494 shots thru it with no problems. Very well made with excellent fit and finish!

Would like a elevation adjustable sight. Shoots an inch high at 20 paces but at this distance the pellet may be at the high point in its ballistic curve. May work out good at 25 paces or more. Wouldn't change much else! Don't know that parts are easily available! Have checked Umarex website and have not found anything! This pistol is more expensive than most other replicas but the quality and shootability it has is worth it!

If you enjoy shooting airguns you'll like this one!

The windage adjustment of the rear sight allowed me to get spot on on that sight plane.* The single action trigger pull could not be better; very light and smooth. Accuracy is good already using the Benjamin 7.9 gr ; lead HP, and I have not attempted to find out what pellets may group even tighter. I am getting 1" groups at 6 yards free standing and rested groups at 10 yards have a maximum spread of 1.268" with the vast majority of shots (13 of 16) into .889". These groups were made using the single action method. Using double action from a rested position became almost as good if the trigger is staged and the sights carefully aligned.

The "Billboard" of white lettering on the right side of the pistol. This really detracts from what would have been a nicely attractive pistol. There is no need to print out a paragraph of boldly white lettering on the slide! Also, my pistol shot nearly 2-3/4" above the aim (top of front sight level with top of rear sight with top of front sight being the aim point) at 10 yards. This could have been corrected with a fully adjustable rear sight, which should have been standard at this price point on a pellet pistol. I found that if I "sun-setted" the top of the front sight in the rear notch so that only about 40% the total front sight height was visible above the bottom of the notch, I was getting the desired impact point on the target. Of course, one would not have to do this with a properly regulated sight system.

Initial operation of the double-action trigger was somewhat rough and much heavier than after the first 100 shots. It became steadily smoother and a little lighter with use. I got the impression the roughness was the result of the friction between the rotating clip and the surfaces it contacted. I had tried the trigger first before I charged and loaded the gun and found it pleasantly light and smooth. After loading the gun and firing it the first time, the trigger was rough and heavy for some time. The grip safety was also initially gritty but also smoothed out with use until it became smooth. Velocity was chronographed with the 7.9 gr. pellets and found to be a fairly consistent 415 fps. when slow-fired to prevent cooling. I easily got 80 shots before any drop-off began. I solved my elevation problem by using epoxy to attach a .085" thick piece of brass that I machined to the proper dimension for a taller front sight. I can now aim normally and have spot on impact of the pellet.

I bought this gun from Pyramyd several years ago and wasn't able to actually use it regularly until recently. The gun feels great in the hand with great heft and nice balance. I looks great and is very similar to the actual 1911 in many ways so far as said feel and looks go. It's very accurate (I shoot it indoors at 10 to 15 feet most of the time).

Not much. The way this is designed you can't have a blow-back function and that's about all you do to make it more realistic.

I bought the gun when my wife was very ill. I was her care giver and for that reason I didn't get a chance to use the gun until after the warranty had run out. When I did I found that the gun was faulty. The warranty having expired I had to pay for a repair only when I got the gun back it had the same problem. Upon my sending it back to Umarex the second time for repair they simply replaced the gun. That gun is the one I'm reviewing and it has been a pleasure to shoot.

The appearance and weight are the same as a real 1911. accuracy is great, 1.5 inch group at 7 yards with no problem. Really like how the co2 cylinder loads.

Adjustable rear sight.

the price is a little high, but the gun is all metal. It is a great training gun. Also cheaper to shoot than a 45 1911.

Weight, look, and feel of this airgun is outstanding. It's impressive in your hand and feels like a real firearm. The gips are rubber rather than plastic. The DA trigger is ok - much better than other Umarex mini revolvers that I have tried. I like the cartridge loading system. It takes the guesswork out of tightening the cartridge screw.

I found the SA trigger to be clunky, long, and unpredictable. I tried two and both had the same issue. Although the trigger is very light (perfect pull weight for me), the second stage is mushy and did not break crisply. On both guns, but more so on the one I had to return, the trigger would bottom out in the trigger guard before the release. I prefer to squeeze the trigger slowly when target shooting, but my finger would contact the trigger guard before the release, which would alter the pressure required to fire the gun. Of course all accuracy was lost. I could only get reasonable groupings by pulling (almost yanking) the trigger quickly. This is probably proper technique, but just not the way I shoot best. Both guns shot high to very high. This would be ok for a $50 airgun, but this is the Umarex flagship - come on! I have more than a dozen air pistols and none of them shoot so far off point - even the $50 ones. Nothing else I would change.

I had to return the first one and Pyramydair was awesome. The grip safety was misalligned and would catch when fired left handed. The trigger was a mess on that one, and the gun fired about 8" high at 20 ft. I'm keeping the second one because it only fires about 4" high at 20 ft,and I think it will imrpove my technique. Once you figure out how high or low to aim, you can consistently hit a can at 30 yrds, so the gun fires true.

At the right range this AP is very accurate, but because the rear sight is not adjustable for elevation, this may not be all that obvious. After a bit of experimentation, I discovered that the elevation was spot on at 7M, so that when I shot a 10M ISSF target at 7M, I got a group centered in the black with an aggregate score of 89% using a 6 o'clock hold. This was on my first cartridge before I really got comfortable with the gun, so I suspect that I can get even better. I'm 72 shots into my first cartridge and it is still shooting that accurate, but suspect that I am near the end of the useful range based on earlier reviews. The trigger is not as nice as my real 1911A1, but the overall feel and grip angle should help with in home 1911 practice.

Incorporate fully adjustable rear sight either as an add on or as a target model. Trigger pull is a bit rough, and a bit on the long side. The double action trigger pull on this should match the regulation 1911A1 competition weight so you can better simulate timed (5 shots 20 seconds) and rapid fire (5 shots 10 seconds).

You really need to grip tight for the grip safety to work properly, which while odd for AP, is good practice for shooting a real 1911. While a real 1911 does not "require" this tight of a grip, I get better accuracy on my real 1911 when I grip it this tight.

The workmanship, weight and obvious quality. To me, comparing this to my Tanfoglio Witness and KWC Blackwater 1911 really tells the difference in materials, etc. Accuracy is excellent. You're definitely rewarded for utilizing proper grip, breath control and trigger pull. The grips, to me at least, feel like rubber and they're excellent. I get a solid 80-88 shots before I stop so as not to cause a jam.

The grip safety could work just a bit better in my opinion; not that it's bad or doesn't work mind you, just that it could operate smoother. Perhaps a white dot on the front sight would have been nice as well. I would have loved the wooden grips but I couldn't justify the difference in price.

This is a very well made, high quality product. It really does feel like a product that will last many years and well beyond its less expensive counterparts. I not only highly recommend this pistol, I also highly recommend getting extra magazines because you'll be shooting this a lot.

Beautiful workmanship on this pistol, very accurate & rifled barrel, efficient on CO2, easy to operate, uses same cartridge as my other UAREX pistols. I wanted double or single action trigger, this has it but manual pull back for trigger.

This is not a blow-back, the grip safety is not very smooth (can result in failure to fire if your grip not firm enough to engage), sights are basic - would prefer white dot to improve visibility.

I bought this as I wanted very accurate, realistic 1911 style pistol with rifled barrels. It is more expensive than alternative, but delivers on quality and accuracy.

I purchased this pellet pistol (before, and did not get/purchase the ten shot for $10 service), it did not operate as advertised but, I notified Pyramyd Air within the 30 days after purchase period, and Pyramyd Air honored their stated return policy, and sent me another Colt 1911A. I did purchase the ten shots for $10 service for this pistol. Since purchase, I usually shoot 200 rounds, once a week (sometimes twice a week). I usually get approx. 100 rounds per CO2 cylinder, before the accuracy falls off. I have had no issues with the 'new' Colt 1911. I really like this pellet pistol and enjoy it each time I shoot it. Buy many magazines (8 rounds per magazine). Thank you Pyramyd Air.

Nothing.

Very realistic feel and weight, I have a Springfield Armory 1911 A-1 .45ACP and this is very similar. Best accuracy is achieved shooting single action.

Shoots about 2 inches high at 30ft. While I appreciate the stock sights in keeping with the Gov't issue 1911, an adjustable rear sight would be useful.

I get about 90 shots, the last 10 drop pretty quickly.

Accuracy, In Both shooting and in build. FPS is adequate, better than most. Quality fit & finish far surpasses any airgun manufacturer.

Price of course.

Although the rubberized feeling plastic grips are better than plastic feeling of the CP88's plastic grips If I had it to do all over again I'd buy them both with the wood grips to begin with. They really make a great looking pistol a Beautiful Showpiece.

All metal extreme quality gun. The Walther style metal magazines fit many of my other guns. Realistic feel (heavy) and vy accurate out to 15 yards. Put in a friends hand they'll think its a powder gun..

Maybe rubberized grips. The plastic ones feel cheap and are the only glaring drawback to its esthetics. At close to $200 they should be rubber if not wood.

I bought the wood grips and have noticed a better feel and of course look. Really long pellets can be too long. Seems to accept alloys without to much fuss, some better than others. No Crosman alloy pellets work good. As always you get what you pay for.

Metal construction. Pretty good feel compared to the real thing. Accuracy is pretty good, given the shorter barrel.

personally, I'd give it a 6" slide and contoured rubber grips to match my real thing, but that's just me.

Stock plenty of pellets and clips, because you're gonna go through them at an alarming rate.

Handles great, same size and weight as a Colt, inexpensive way to keep in practice.

The trigger is so-so. It works fine for single action, but is way too stiff for double action to have any kind of accuracy. I would rate 5 stars if the trigger was smoother.

If you want a replica of a Colt 1911 high-quality .177 caliber pellet pistol to practice with, it's worth the money. This is not a cheap plastic air soft pistol, but a full metal replica of an original Colt.

WOW! This Umarex Colt Government 1911 A1 is an incredible airgun replica! Except for the white labeling, it looks very much like the actual firearm. Everything on this gun is metal with the exception being the grips which feel like rubber. The weight feels good when the gun is held, not too heavy, not too light. All of the mechanical parts work very well. Total shot count on the first Umarex CO2 was 118, but after several CO2 cartridges, the average total shot count has settled in at 88 using either Umarex or Crosman CO2. This gun's best feature is its accuracy. The accuracy is exceptional! Once I adjusted the rear sight for windage and compensated my aim for elevation, I was consistently hitting the center of two inch shot spots from a bench rested position 18 feet away. The single action bench rested groupings ranged from 1/2 x 1/2 inch (H&N Match Pistol) to 1 1/2 x 1 inch (Crosman Premier Super Point). The double action bench rested groupings ranged from 1/2 x 3/8 inch (H&N Baracuda) to 1 1/4 x 3/4 inch (RWS Super Point).

I would give this gun a rear sight fully adjustable for windage and elevation. Right now the rear sight is adjustable only for windage. My gun shoots about 1 inch high so I aim about 1 inch low. I would like to see a blowback version of this gun that retains all of the current mechanical functions and uses the same stick magazine that is used in the Beretta PX4 Storm.

The double action trigger is long, but smooth and not too heavy. The single action trigger is really short and easy. The thumb safety works by disengaging the trigger from the hammer mechanism. The grip safety works by preventing the hammer from striking the gas valve pin. The grip safety does this by operating a metal flange. When the grip safety is engaged (not pressed in), the flange is positioned just below the gas valve pin. When the hammer falls, it strikes the flange but not the gas valve pin. When the grip safety is disengaged (pressed in), the flange moves up against the end of the gas valve pin. When the hammer falls, it strikes the flange which in turn activates the gas valve pin and fires the gun. I tested this gun with these pellets: Crosman Premier Super Match wadcutter, Crosman Premier Super Point, Crosman Premier Ultra Magnum domed, RWS Superdome, RWS Meisterkugeln Pistol, RWS Meisterkugeln Rifle, RWS R10 Match, RWS Hobby, RWS Superpoint Extra, RWS Supermag, H&N Sport, H&N Baracuda, H&N Field Target Trophy, H&N Match Pistol, H&N Spitzkugel, H&N Finale Match Pistol, JSB Match Diabolo wadcutter, and JSB Exact Diabolo domed. All of these pellets fit well in the magazines and were shot well without any jams. Over the last week I have fired several hundred shots from this gun and everything has worked well from the very first shot to the last one just an hour ago. I strongly recommend this gun.

I like that this gun look and feels like my "real" 1911s. The build quality is very good and it is accurate.

The slide release scratches the finish and the finish in general scuffs easily.

This is a fun gun to own, especially now that its very hard to get .22 ammo and .45 is so expensive. Good practice gun!

Almost all medal and looks very realistic.

I would change the way the mag is.

Fun gun for plinking

Great looking pistol. Heavy and exudes quality.

Correct problem with the relieable functioning of this pistol. I bought one several years ago and right out of the box it did not shoot at all. I bought another one recently thinking that by now Umarex would have resolved the problem. Not the case! I had to send this one back and I orderd a differant model of the 1911 by Tanfoglio.

Pryamyd Air is a great company to do bussiness with. They exchanged it right away with no problem. I STRONGLY recommend Purchesing (Pyramyd Airs $10.00 for Ten Shots) option on this pistol before purchasing. Good luck.

This gun makes a good replica of the M1911A1

I would change the way you put the co2 in. I find it hard. I also would make a magazine that held both ammo and co2 in the handle. Also to much writting on right side of pistil

If you are looking for a M1911A1 to hang on your wall, this could be the one for you. Very realistic looking.

weight and ergos of the real thing. I use mine as a training aid for beginning shooters and with IDPA courses of fire in my attic.

refine the mechanics to be a bit smoother, and either make the sights adjustable for elevation, or manufacture a gun that doesn't need elevation adjustment out to ~25 yards; mine shoots ~2 inches high at 15 yards.

Crosman Premier 7.9gn hollow points have worked well for me in this gun's cylinder magazine.