Auto Ordnance 1911 CO2 Pellet Pistol

As an airgun enthusiast and collector I am very pleased with this pistol...Weight, ease of loading magazines, overall appearance makes this pellet pistol a great piece to own..

Leave it the way it is...Not having the blow back feature gives you more shots per cartridge...Owning a number of the .45 replicas this pistol is spot on...

Accuracy comes with practice, getting to know the guns abilities and pellets suited for it...Wadcutters are the best, I find, with the rotary or belt fed pistols...Meisterkugeln or Sig Air Flats, are my go too pellets, and rotate without any jams...As always service the pistol, or rifle, before shooting.My rule of thumb is, "if it moves, oil it"...Using oil made for airguns ONLY...Also, with the mags for this pistol, the peg the pellet holders rotate on, for smoother removal and turning, a dot of gun grease helps prevent wear and ease of rotating...Accuracy, and care, does not come in the box...This is an excellent pistol and I'm very pleased to have it in my collection...

The heft and feel of it is not a whole lot diffrent from my real 1911s. Very CO2 friendly, I get about 60 good shots from a standard cylinder. Fits my WW2 holster perfectly.

Well for a start you should reccomend light weight pellets, rifle and cartridge pellets choke the heck outta this one and do not fit in the rotary magazine slots.

Like any other "firearm" clean and lube before use, I found a big chunk of scrap attached to the cleaning swab when I punched the tube {gently} before the first shots.
Light weight , flat or nearly flat pellets only! The revolving clearance of the magazine is too close for anything else!
Enjoy plinking with this low powered piece! fairly accurate, great for popping soda cans and paper targets. Enjoy!

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Trigger not fully engaging for multiple shots, jams often. Safety hard to engage. Pellets hang up often. Overall heavy for wife with little firing power.

Overall one of the best 1911 pellet pistols I've seen. Very authentic!

The one criticism I have are the Phillips Head screws on the grips. They should be flat head as originals.

Not shot yet so cannot comment.

Metal slide and frame speak quality of construction in a confident manner. Weight and dimensions are the same within a few 0.1" and ounces of my steel frame 1911's. Fits in all holsters quite well. This allows me to do draw & shoot drills in my basement or backyard without bothering the neighbors. Very stingy with CO2; so far I count 90+ shots per 12 gm. cartridge with 200 shots fired. POA/POI coincide out to 10m quite nicely; that's a real plus in running shooting drills. The magazine is the easiest to load outside of my Crosman Vigilante. It also has a nice, attractive appearance. Overall, it's a real good value for the money.

Break in period is rough, much rougher than my Umarex Gen 5 GLOCK (magazines). The trigger activated feed mechanism causes a heavier trigger pull than most of my 1911's (unavoidable in all the "semi-auto" type CO2 guns); it's manageable, but could it be improved? Magazine could be a drop free type, although it seems to be loosing up with use. Feed mechanism cylinder chambers are a bit loose; when flipping over cylinders or loading gun, pellets may fall out. They could be a bit tighter. It would be nice to offer a blowback version (although CO2 consumption would be higher), ambidextrous safeties, accessory rail and more visible sights. I realize those would be an extra cost option; if under $150, it would be perfect.

Pellgun oil is your friend, lube up the feed mechanism well before use to ease break in. Also, put a drop on the CO2 cartridge. When inserting magazine, make sure that there is a chamber in the cylinder of the feed mechanism lined up with the gas valve in the magazine to ensure you can get shots off. I will admit that this is one nice pistol to shoot if you like 1911's or are thinking of getting one.