Finally!!! First Pistol!!!

[louu 399]

I've been shooting shotguns and rifles for 14 years but never owned a hand gun. Well after waiting for 64 days for my P2p's I am the proud owner of a brand new bad ass Springfield Range Officer 1911. The people at The Gun Rack in Vineland are awesome! They answered all my questions and gave me a great deal.

 

I went straight to the range from there. It was raining today so I figured I would try the indoor range for the first time. Unfortunately there was something wrong with the lights and only two of them worked. The black sights on the gun were pretty hard to see.

 

 

 

I had set up a flashlight on the target

 

 

Here is a target that I rested my forearms on the little table

 

 

Here is a target I shot free standing.

 

 

I saved all my brass because I cant believe how fast $50 in ammo goes. I think I was there about an hour and shot 100 rounds. I'm going to get into reloading soon.

 

I cant believe how fun it is, with a little more practice I think I can get pretty good at it. If I can get off work I'm going to go to the steel match at the Central Jersey club next month.

[louu 399]

I paced it out and was shooting at 60 feet.

[Blake 50]

Congrats on the new pistol!  The RO is a very nice gun, great bang for your buck (pun intended) as far as a 1911 goes.  I had the same problem with my Kimber with the sights (black on black).  A quick fix is put a dot of nail polish in a bright color on the front sight (can always be removed) or there are plenty of aftermarket sights for the 1911.  

[Blake 50]

How big is your target?  If that is an 8" bullseye that's damn good shooting for the first time out at 20yds.  

[W2MC 1,699]

Nice!  Good shootin, too!

 

.45 acp are easy to reload, and a good way to save some cash.

 

good luck with it!

[louu 399]

Thanks guys, the black circle is 12 inches across. I thought about painting the front sight but I'm going to try it outside with daylight first. My steel target is white so it might work okay. I was thinking about changing it to a gold dot.

[Norseman 2]

Congrats man!! I got my very first handgun in September so I still remember how great that felt!

 

 

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[tony357 386]

Nice, good luck with it..Good choice..

[silverado427 10,775]

 Congrats . and good luck. 

[Blake 50]

Thanks guys, the black circle is 12 inches across. I thought about painting the front sight but I'm going to try it outside with daylight first. My steel target is white so it might work okay. I was thinking about changing it to a gold dot.

 

Daylight the black/black sights aren't an issue for me, it's just when it's somewhat dark or shady out that it sucks.  

 

Which range is this at?

[louu 399]

Thanks guys, I always wanted a 1911 that looks like an original Colt but was super accurate. 

 

Its the USANA range in Elmer. There is lots of outdoor ranges too.

http://usanamtcnj.com/