The frame has 20 LPI checkering on the front strap in three-quarters coverage.
#Auto ordnance 1911 custom series#
The upper lever of the Series 80 system is shown in its fully extended position, just as it would be when the take-up is removed from the trigger before the hammer falls. More on the Series 80 safety system will follow. The underside of the slide has a cutout for a firing pin block safety plunger that will be instantly recognized by owners of Colt Series 80 1911s it’s a dead ringer. This assures that the barrel will return to exactly the same position in the slide, shot after shot – one of the key ingredients in accuracy. Happy accident or not, the hood fit into the slide recesses was almost light tight on the sides and the rear. The barrel, throated for hollowpoints, exhibited the best upper end fit we’ve seen in a production pistol. The ejection port has been lowered and flared, and a full-length guide rod is installed. Both front and rear are serrated, and provide a crisp sight picture. The low-profile black sights are dovetailed into the slide top. Front serrations were first added by custom smiths to aid hand cycling a pistol with optical sights attached, but they are now de rigueur for many shooters, aiding in press checks to verify a loaded chamber. The slide features cocking serrations fore and aft. 45 ACP, has the features most seasoned shooters are demanding on their guns. Built on a cast frame, and with a slide machined from bar stock, this stainless 1911, chambered in. The Thompson Custom is the company’s latest offering. It was a huge improvement over the “old” Auto-Ordnance offerings, but the tarnished image associated with A/O continued to plague them, and the decision was made to focus attention on the Thompson brand. first tested the market with a basic mil-spec 1911, and we reported on that pistol in a past issue of On Target. Add-ons, like extended safeties, highly-visibility, low-profile sights, and beavertail grip safeties were, up until just a few years ago, only available at considerable added expense from the benches of working pistolsmiths. There has never been a time where you’ve had so many choices, not only of manufacturers, but also in options and pricing. The point of all this is that Kahr Arms not only had to marshal their considerable expertise and ultra modern equipment to produce quality 1911 pistols, but they have also had to fight to overcome the stigma associated with the name of the company they now own.ĭue to the spiraling popularity of the 1911 pistol, it seems that almost every manufacturer of handguns has decided to become a player in the 1911 marketplace. We’re unaware of any collector groups for these dogs, but there may well be support groups for the unlucky owners – you know, like for parents of troubled children. You see, Auto-Ordnance, which once had a great reputation along with a colorful history, had managed to acquire a less than sterling repute in the manufacture of 1911 pistols. The passing of ownership was, as they say, noted by many and mourned by few. In the case of Auto-Ordnance, it would be best to consider these as liabilities. Along with any physical assets included in the buyout were certain intangibles, among these, name recognition and reputation. In 1999, Kahr Arms purchased Thompson/Auto-Ordnance. For more visit Auto-Ordnance today.Sureshootin’ 1911s – now from the folks at Kahr Arms! On Target, April 2005, -34 Pricing for the Old Glory runs around $1,400 and the pistol is shipping now. “With the new Old Glory custom 1911, Auto-Ordnance pays tribute to the flag that has waved gallantly over our nation through the perilous fight, over the land of the free, and the home of the brave.” “From the legendary story of the famous Old Glory flag owned by Captain William Driver, Americans have looked to the stars and stripes for inspiration during times of trial.” “Old Glory has become the heartfelt term of endearment for our nation’s flag for generations of American patriots,” said Auto-Ordnance. SEE ALSO: Auto-Ordnance Flaunts Prohibition With Bootlegger Thompson and 1911
Each pistol ships with one standard 7-round flush-fitting magazine. Both the mainspring housing and frontstrap are machine-checkered with 20 line per inch checkering. The Old Glory trigger is adjustable and is skeletonized like the hammer.
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