New Auto ordnance 9mm 1911

[Al-jim19]

Just happened across a new 1911 I didn’t know existed:

https://shopkahrfirearmsgroup.com/copy-of-1911a1-gi-specs-matte-black-finish/

It seems like it could be a good economical choice being in 9mm, but still getting the A1 GI vibe.

What do you guys think? Anyone tried one?

I like 9mm but for this type of pistol .45 just seems right!!

 

[01KLR650]

Thanks for posting this. I, too, am interested in hearing from anyone who's tried one.

The only minor negative I see is that, unlike the RIA GI model, it uses Series 80 internals.

 

[earlthegoat2]

Really, a 7 round magazine is what it ships with?

Typo maybe?

 

[AlexanderA]

The only minor negative I see is that, unlike the RIA GI model, it uses Series 80 internals.

The Series 80 firing pin safety is the only major departure of the Thompson/Kahr/Auto Ordnance gun from the WW2 configuration. The RIA equivalent has more visible changes, such as a chamfered ejection port. I recently assembled four clones of WW2 M1911A1's, using Thompson and RIA (two each) guns as the basis, and I had to discard a lot more of the RIA parts than I did of the Thompson parts. In particular, the RIA slides were unusable, because of the ejection ports as well as the taller sights. Good thing I had some spare Colt replacement slides.

 

[JN01]

I have a recent production Auto Ordnance .45, it is a good shooter.

 

[Labguy47]

Ruger makes its 1911 in both .45 and 9mm

 

[BSA1]

I sure wish companies claiming to reproduce military 1911's would get the slide right. (Ejection port). That keeps turning me off.

7 round magazine for 9mm. 8 round mags are common now for the 45.

 

[RevolvingGarbage]

I have a recent production Auto Ordnance .45, it is a good shooter.

I second this. I bought my AO M1911A1 from the range I worked at after it had seen a year of hard use. It's a great gun.

 

[bannockburn]

BSA1

I sure wish companies claiming to reproduce military 1911's would get the slide right.

My early production Springfield Armory M1911A1 is pretty close to government issue except for the slide serrations. All in all though for an entry level M1911 it's a very reliable and well built gun.

 

[481]

Thanks for posting this. I, too, am interested in hearing from anyone who's tried one.

The only minor negative I see is that, unlike the RIA GI model, it uses Series 80 internals.

Don't care much for the Series 80 guts either; that's a ''deal-killer'' for me. Otherwise, I do like how it looks.

 

[AlexanderA]

Don't care much for the Series 80 guts either; that's a ''deal-killer'' for me. Otherwise, I do like how it looks.

All the firing pin safety parts can be replaced with standard parts, as long as you use a spacer in the frame. That's what I did with mine. Nothing is visible externally.

 

[LRDGCO]

It's chambered in 9mm LUGER. That is a rather hugely significant departure from the GI A1, so....

In my opinion (which, when coupled with @ $5.50 will get you a cup of coffee at a fru-fru cafe), once chambered in 9mm, there is no reason to produce a pistol with tiny, fixed GI sights. It's already an abomination, albeit a useful one that will please many, so why maintain purity in areas that offer nothing to the user ? Everyone should do with their own money whatever they wish that causes no great harm to others, so by all means, a 1911A1 in 9mm for all!, but debating it's historical accuracy seems rather silly.

 

[Gary A]

Really, a 7 round magazine is what it ships with?

Typo maybe?

I think it is a typo because elsewhere on the site it says 45 caliber 1911s ship with with one 7 round magazine and 9mm 1911s ship with one 9 round magazine. https://www.auto-ordnance.com/auto-ordnance-1911-pistol/
“One 7 round magazine
One 9 Round magazine (1911BKO9)”

 

[481]

All the firing pin safety parts can be replaced with standard parts, as long as you use a spacer in the frame. That's what I did with mine. Nothing is visible externally.

Yes, I understand that that is possible. I am kind of a 'purist' when it comes to the 1911 so I am sure that you'll understand why I cannot suffer the ''dissonance'' of owning a Series 80. Dang it though, that case-hardened version is really calling out to me...