New Pistol

JimPic · 03-19-2007, 09:02 AM

I just picked this up last week.I was in the market for a new carry gun and found this.Springfield Armory Ultra-compact 45acp.Ported 3.5" bbl,Hogue grips,lo-pro combat sights and an aluminum match-grade trigger.

Retaks · 03-19-2007, 09:57 AM

Nice gun. Dont know if id like the ported barrel though. Just seem like too much dirt in the slide to hinder performance but i could be wrong about that.

Bulzeye · 03-19-2007, 10:27 AM

Should be good.
It looks like a V-10 model with an ambi-safty and better sights added.
I've owned one for years, and it shoots real nice. Looking back, I wish I had gotten it without the ports.

The ports can throw some hot stuff in the wrong direction if you are ever shooting in tight quarters from a gun-retention position or end up wrestling for control of it. Haven't had a prob with dirt,we can't carry in IL so it doesn't see much lint.

If you ever carry a larger mag for backup, have the slide in battery when you slam the big mag home. Otherwise you can over-insert the mag and jam up the action. True of any 1911.
It's faster to drop the slide first,seat the mag, and then cycle the slide to chamber a roundthan it is to clear the jam. I tried it both ways.
Even faster to reload before you're empty.

Reload when you can, not when you have to.

JimPic · 03-19-2007, 11:44 AM

Bulzeye-it is the V-10 model.It's a sweet shooting pistol

Bulzeye · 03-19-2007, 07:10 PM

It does shoot nice, but the gunk that gets inside the slide from the ports (and having to clean said gunk) makes me shoot it less than I should.

Since it's going to be a carry gun for you, I'll recommend some ammo.
Go with lightweight hot loaded hollowpoint bullets. Velocity will suffer from the short barrel, and then be cut down again by losses through the ports. You want that sucker to expand for sure which it might not do if it's going too slow, and 45s are slow to begin with.

Check out EFMJs.

Also, make sure you practice drawing it from concealment. Rubber grips are always a liability on a carry gun since they can stick to clothing. They can also make your shirt or coat ride up on them and reveal the gun at an inopportune time. Keep an eye on it.

Enjoy the new toy!