RE: springfield model 1911-A1
 

Picked up my new SA GI .45 on Thursday, took it home for quick disassemble/clean/lube, then headed to the indoor range with some WallyWorldWhiteboxWinchester 230 gr FMJ. It shot WAY betterthan I was expecting. I'm hoping to try some milder reloads this afternoon. Te trigger and sights are, of course, inferior to my Mk IV Series 70 Gold Cup but they are still not bad at all. With practice I bet I will be able to shoot this as well as I can shoot my Gold Cup. When I shot it, all the fliers were my fault. Most shots went into the nine- or ten-ring. So much for all the derisive comments about Springfield Armory - - I'd buy another in a heartbeat.

Best money I've spent on a gun in a loooooong time!:D

RE: springfield model 1911-A1
 

JMFA1957 i just bought half case of 230 gr. fmj. they are made by wolf man they shoot good out of the 1911. i getting better as i go. off my rear deck i have some targets set up. i have a piece of 1/2 medal hanging out at 65 yards. it is 10 inches wide and 16 inches tall. i am hitting it with more than 1/2 of the clip now. little by little i'm getting better with it. i have used the wolf .22 shells alot before but never the .45 i will buy more of these. you may want to try them.:)

RE: springfield model 1911-A1
 

Green01, I was at the indoor range with my buddy last night. He was shooting factory loads, as he's not fully set up to reload .45 just yet. I was shooting my reloads. (I reload more for economics than for accuracy, but I have been pleasantly surprised at the accuracy obtainable from the .45.) My buddy had a box of Wolf .45 and they did not do at all well in his .45, a nicely accurized Colt Series 80. I personally prefer to reload and the steel cases in Wolf ammo preclude this, but if they work ok in your gun then they are certainly a low cost solution, probably priced comparably to my reloads. They certainly weren't a good match for his gun. As a comparison, if I shoot my reloads through his pistol, I can keep them all in one large ragged hole, better than I can do with my own Gold Cup or Springfield.

I've heard talk of Wolf ammo being mildly corrosive, despite manufacturer claims to the contrary. No idea if this is true or not, but I always clean my weapons right away so this would probably not be a major concern of mine. Just thought I'd pass it on.

RE: springfield model 1911-A1
 

jmfa1957 oh ya agree they are not a target round. but my gun is not a target gun either so they work within reason. if i shot target i would have one tricked out alot more. but they work real well for killing an old washing machine or an old refrig sitting out in the dump. pretty good for the pop cans too. sure are fun to shoot. as much as we shoot it is just to hard to load your own. :):)

RE: springfield model 1911-A1
 

Good point, green01! My SA is no target gun either with the sights an trigger it came with, but then again that's why I have a Gold Cup!:) I took my SA to the range last night with some reloads that I cooked up with copper bullets and some Bullseye. I decided to try copper in it because after a few trips the lead SWC was leaving too much yuck in the barrel and chamber. Wow, was I disappointed - - I had nothing but FTF with copper 230 RN FMJ reloads. I wonder if I need to check the die adjustment because when I shoot lead RN they feed just fine. I pulled two ullets when I got home and noticed that some of the copper was being pushed up; this suggests that I need to bell the mouth a bit more before seating a bullet.

If that doesn't work I may just stick with factory loads and reload for my Gold Cup. Might try that Wolf ammo yet!:D

UPDATE 3-12-05 Figured out what the problem with the reloads was. The cases DID need to be belled more before seating the bullets, and I also backed off the taper cripm a bit. The last 100 rounds worked fine.