An addition to my collection - M1911A1
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:42 am
I know a 1911 is not Indy's sidearm, but I also know it is a "what could have been" and I am glad it was around at the time Indy had his adventures.
I am not allowed to own firearms in my country, so airsoft replicas is as close as I can get. And for the 1911 I could get even closer with the Inokatsu full steel replica.
So, I am excited to share some pictures of my new addition to Indy's guns:
It is definitely amazing to hold and to play with. It has a lot of heft behind it and the steel is very nicely finished. The attention to every aesthetic details is quite amazing and accurate to the real thing.
Functionally it is not that great, however. The slide is not always pushed back far enough to re-cock the hammer, even with a full CO2 cartridge. And the beaver tail safety has some positions in which it is blocked and you cannot push it down. In addition and very annoyingly the lanyard ring simply comes off, not being fixed in any way.
You can find some high-res pictures here: https://imgur.com/a/A1KydNM
Thanks for reading,
Bear
I am not allowed to own firearms in my country, so airsoft replicas is as close as I can get. And for the 1911 I could get even closer with the Inokatsu full steel replica.
So, I am excited to share some pictures of my new addition to Indy's guns:
It is definitely amazing to hold and to play with. It has a lot of heft behind it and the steel is very nicely finished. The attention to every aesthetic details is quite amazing and accurate to the real thing.
Functionally it is not that great, however. The slide is not always pushed back far enough to re-cock the hammer, even with a full CO2 cartridge. And the beaver tail safety has some positions in which it is blocked and you cannot push it down. In addition and very annoyingly the lanyard ring simply comes off, not being fixed in any way.
You can find some high-res pictures here: https://imgur.com/a/A1KydNM
Thanks for reading,
Bear