Colt Commander CO2 Pistol

like the weight an feel of this pistol

I have not shot this unit yet but what I see it looks an feels very good

Weight and feel close to the powder burner version. Very handsome look. Easy take-down. Black coloring is nice. Classic 1911 that would be right at home in a Humphrey Bogart movie. All metal construction. Has great white dot sights.

Adjustable targeting sights would have been great. The grips were good and felt good but wood simulation and brownish in color would have been better. CO2 consumption is heavy but is the cost of the realistic blowback.

I changed the grips to dark brown wood on my Commander the day after it arrived. I had to hollow out the wood grips to compensate for the CO2 cartridge thickness but it was worth doing. I was able to get good power and shots in two full clips and kept the pattern within a 2" bullseye regularly at the 23 foot distance of my home range. Shooting specs on my Caldwell Chrony were: Hi Velocity 312 fps, Lo Velocity 300 fps, Range: 12, Mean Velocity 305 fps. Standard Deviation: 3.49. Performance was, in my opinion, pretty good. As a reminder, blowback pistols are meant for plinking fun, not for serious target accuracy. My Colt shot consistently below and a little off to the right but it was fairly easy to compensate. I own a number of 1911 replicas. The 1911 is my favorite model and the Commander is a great addition to my collection. If you like 1911s you should go for this one.

It's a very realistic replica of a 1911. Though it doesn't seem to replicate any one specific M1911, it matches a standard 5" GI style with some upgrades. It looks great and feels awesome. The weight is not too far off from the real thing (with respect to different materials used) As far as the actual shooting goes, it's insanely fun. The blowback is lightning fast (some describe it as sluggish compared to other blowback pistols, I find it to be the opposite) and gives off unbelievable recoil for an airgun, similar to a .22 rimfire. I usually load just 7 or 8 BBs for realism but sometimes you just can't beat loading up all 18 rounds and dumping the mag on your target. The accuracy is excellent for a BB gun, though it's easy to forget about groupings when rapid firing. The sights are simple 3 dot and they work great.

The warning markings are quite excessive, and I unfortunately cannot find a way to get rid of them. Also I personally would remove the S/F markings from the safety. The recoil spring plug has a lip at the end which prevents it from sliding out the front of the slide on disassembly, unlike the real steel. However, I'm sure an aftermarket one could fit in place, and I may give it a go. Not a big deal either way. The slide catch doesn't allow me to release the slide by racking it, again a minor issue. The finish is rather poor and will flake pretty easily, but leaves behind a cool 'battle-worn' look.

Buy a few extra magazines so you won't have to stop and reload them as much, it's the only thing that takes away from the fun of shooting this pistol.