Springfield Armory 1911 CO2 BB pistol

[jkingrph]

Not a pellet gun, but as subject says a BB pistol.  This one is a blow back action.  I just got it yesterday.  I did not get home until about dark so just played with it unloaded, took it down for a look see and to lube a bit.  Slide and barrel removal is very similar to that of a 1911 firearm.  Loading the first magazine with BBs was difficult as it was hard to retract and hold the follower.  After shooting that first load I lubed the channel where the BBs are loaded and the follower now retracts and is easier to hold.  Accuracy, I did not test on paper, but used the soda can approach.  Starting at about 20 feet I was immediately bouncing the can around, and the BBs were completely penetrating it.  I bounced it back to around 30 feet before stopping as it was a little cool for extended shooting with CO2, about 48-50 degrees.  I honestly was hitting that can every shot so no complaints about accuracy on my part as this being a smoothbore is obviously no target pistol, but fun.  The blowback action makes it seem more like shooting a standard 1911 without the heavier recoil.  The slide even locks back after the last shot. 

I like my more accurate guns like the HW 45 and 75, but this one seems to be tops for close range fun.   I did order a few extra magazines  so I can load several for more extended shooting sessions.  Each magazine holds a CO2 cart as well as the BBs and has the valve assembly for discharge of the gas, so this way after shooting a mag which holds 18 BBs it will have time to warm back up before reloading and using it again.

[Oldgringo]

Very interesting.  You may have shown me what to do with all of these CO2 cartridges I have.