![]() ![]() The stainless steel match-grade barrel features a fully supported ramp, and there’s a full-length recoil spring guide rod and dual recoil springs. The Compact is a bull-barreled gun without a barrel bushing. While the standard Range Officer is straight laced all the way, the design of the Range Officer is drastically different from the build of older 1911s. The stainless steel barrel works with a full-length recoil spring guide rod and dual recoil springs. A Bull-Barreled Gun The RO Compact breaks down simply like any 1911. The grips are thin cocobolo with double diamonds at the attachment screws and the familiar crossed cannons Springfield Armory logo. The slide sports a flat Parkerized finish, and the aluminum frame is black Hardcoat anodized and matches well. Sights are a combat style two-dot rear and a high-visibility front with both green and red replacement material provided. The hammer is a skeletonized Commander style. There are angled, generous cocking serrations on the rear area of the slide. On my test gun the trigger broke with a slight amount of creep at just over 5 pounds, reasonable for a concealed carry defense gun. The trigger is a long, lightweight speed trigger. Chambered in 9mm and with an aluminum alloy frame and a 4¼-inch barrel, Colt put the Commander into production in 1950. Originally a candidate in a Defense Department trial to find a lighter service pistol for officers, the Colt Commander was the first lightweight 1911. He even proclaimed it to perhaps be the best bargain in modern firearms. One of my friends who’s competed in almost every imaginable kind of competition and shot dozens of 1911s during his shooting career remarked that the 9mm Range Officer was one of the nicest out-of-the-box pistols he’s ever shot. Last year, I reviewed Springfield Armory’s Range Officer in 9mm. 1911s have been the mainstay of competition pistols since a few years after their introduction, and they’re still at the top. Try to imagine any other mechanical design that’s still at the zenith of its life after more than 100 years of use. For many years, a 1911 was the only centerfire semi-auto I owned, and I learned to love John Browning’s remarkable design. My first experience with large caliber semi-auto pistols was with a 1911. The author produced extremely tight groups with the Range Officer Compact using Winchester Target and Win 1911 loads. A 1911 review of a downsized semi-auto pistol that is made for carry. ![]()
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