Great American Gun Giveaway on ShootingUSA.com
Every month ShootingUSA offers a handsome new firearm in a drawing. This month the prize is a S&W 1911 with Crimson Trace Laser-Grips, MSRP $1,493.00. Sweet Pistol. To enter the contest, you need to provide personal info and the name of an FFL-holder to whom the gun can be shipped. In addition, you need to answer a question. We thought all our readers should know the answer to the current question: “You shoot a One MOA group at 1,000 yards — How wide is the spread of the group?” The suggested answers range from 5 inches to 12 inches. HINT: 1 MOA is 1.047″ at 100 yards.
About the Contest Gun
The S&W 1911 PD is a Commander-size model with 4 1/4″ barrel, carbon steel slide, and Scandium frame. With an 8+1 round capacity, it weighs 28 ounces empty. This model features a Novak rear sight, external extractor (for reliability), and wrap-around Desert Tan Crimson Trace Laser grips. This Editor owns a full-size, all-stainless S&W 1911. My gun has proven exceptionally accurate and has excellent fit and finish. With handloads my gun will shoot as accurately as some Baer and Wilson customs I’ve tried. Below is 5-round group I shot offhand at 10 yards with my 5″ S&W 1911. The bullet hole edges are sharp because I was using semi-wad-cutters. I used Vihtavuori N320 (my favorite powder for 45acp) and 200-grain SWCs from Precision Bullets in Texas. The only thing I would change on my S&W 1911 is the trigger shoe. I prefer the old-fashioned short trigger in 1911s (but that’s a matter of personal preference).
Target from Editor’s 5″ S&W 1911 (not contest pistol).
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Tags: 1911, Contest, Smith Wesson
It would be nice to know how much Viht N-320 was used to produce these tiny groups and the velocity if known.
EDITOR: 5.3 grains of N320 — as it says on the target. That’s pretty hot. I settled on 4.8 grains at 820 fps.
If you are interested in Crimson Trace in general A fairly complete application Guide for CTC products has been posted at http://deadoninfo.wordpress.com.
Note: it is hyperlinked and all links point to http://www.lasersightwarehouse.com
what a great looking gun . i would love to have one myself .love your show jim and your son is pretty good also . take care and shoot and strait andgod bless.
Is this the same contest as on “shootingusa”? If not, you said I had to answer a ques. ect so where do I do that? I don’t see it on this page.
Thanks,
Joe Wilkerson
Joe,
You’ve posted regarding an April contest. The prize has changed. You can try for the current month’s gun give-away by clicking here: http://www.shootingusa.com/LATEST_UPDATES/gun_a_month/gun_a_month.html
That page contains the monthly quiz.
Wanted to share a great site with everyone for guns and sporting goods. Check it out. Free Classifieds where you can list and sell your sporting goods. It’s the “Craigslist of Firearms and Sporting Goods.”
http://www.armslist.com/p/7445?returnurl=%2F
10.47 inch spread.
FFL Dealer closest to me is:
Jay’s Sporting Goods
Clare, MI 48617
i normaly shoot a 243 but im thinking of going to 3006 whats your opinon
10.47 INCH SPREAD.FFL DEALER CLOSEST IS DICKS SPORTING GOODS FLOWOOD MS.
I love this gun!