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Airsoft Core |
By Infrared
Published: December 6, 2003
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The .45 ACP Colt 1911A1 has the distinction of being the longest-serving military pistol in U.S. history - it saw service for 75 years, from 1911 until the late 80s when it was replaced by the 9mm Beretta M9. The 1911A1 is one of the most-copied pistol designs in the world and is still manufactured in various forms and calibers today by several companies. Marushin's 1911 brings the look and feel of the classic workhorse into the world of covert operations, where the 1911A1 is definitely no stranger.
Appearance:
The 1911, as with other Marushin guns, looks excellent as far as detail and proportions go. The finish looks a bit plasticky, but the gun's markings are excellent down to the patent numbers and the "United States Property" stamp. The trigger, hammer, and safety are made from metal and look nearly identical to their real steel counterparts. The sights are standard military nonadjustable, the grips are brown plastic, and the magazine is a Marushin-standard skinny single BB tube. The suppressor unit that comes with this gun (since it is from the Secret Agent series, after all) is a bit small if the gun were actually chambered for .45 ACP. Marushin apparently makes only one size suppressor for all its Secret Agent guns, and what looks good on a PPK is silly looking on the 1911A1. That is, unless you consider the fact that there were conversions available for the 1911 to fire .22 Long Rifle ammo. For those of you looking for a covert operations connection, read Tom Clancy's "Without Remorse" - John Clark (Kelly at the time) used a .22 Colt 1911A1 with sound suppressor for his wet work in that book. In the case of a .22, the Marushin suppressor would be just the right size. So if your imagination wasn't happy with the suppressor that came with the .45, think of it as being a .22.
Function:
This model gas gun functions like all the others from the Secret Agent series - it uses a double action type trigger to chamber a BB before firing it. On the 1911A1, this is a bit of an anomaly since the real handgun is single action only. However, that factor aside, the trigger pull on this model is smooth and crisp. The action is quiet, which makes for excellent covert attacks. The nice thing about this full-size Marushin gun (and apparently other Marushin full-size Secret Agent models) is that you can cock the hammer manually and take a true single action shot to improve your accuracy. It works like a revolver though - you need to cock it before each shot or shoot double action. This airsoft has a half-cock position, true to the original, but what good it does on this model is beyond me. The grip safety is nonfunctional and protrudes a little too much for my taste. The 14-round magazine works like on other Marushin models, but with an added bonus: there's a spring-loaded retainer at the top of the magazine so you can actually load the magazine and not worry about BBs falling out. This means you could theoretically carry several magazines and reload as you would most normal airsoft guns. On the smaller Marushin guns, the magazines were basically tubes for the BBs and if you carried an extra one around loaded the BBs would just fall out of it. The suppressor unit on this one works like it should - it screws on and off the gun's barrel normally, unlike the smaller guns where it is usually difficult to get the suppressor to fit on. The Marushin 1911A1 fed and fired Marui .2g and .25g BBs without any trouble, but I did notice that if you've got the Hop-up set all the way up (out of the barrel), the BBs roll right out of the end of the gun before you can fire them.
Accuracy:
This gun seems good in the accuracy department - it shoots a bit high at seven yards (three or four inches) but it's centered laterally. I imagine after messing around with the Hop-up settings one could fine-tune the point of impact a bit. The groups were nice and tight with both .2g and .25g ammo, and the 1911A1 seems to have slightly more power than the smaller guns of the Secret Agent series. UPDATE: After firing this and other gas guns at ranges from 15 to 25 yards, I found that this is the most accurate out of the four Marushin pistols I tried. The 1911A1 grouped reliably on a human silhouette target out to 25 yards, and retained enough power to punch through the paper.
8.5x11 inch target fired at seven yards, 14 rounds .2g
8.5x11 inch target fired at seven yards, 14 rounds .25g
Overall Impressions:
This is a nice-handling gun, which is very fun to shoot on top of being accurate and powerful. It's a little large to be concealed easily, but that's not usually a concern in the professional-style tournaments in which this gun would excel. The fact that the suppressor is easily removable makes this gun a good choice as a backup for general tournament use as well.
- Infrared
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