Defender Ammunition, shooting you straight.
Defender Ammunition, shooting you straight. We have been using a lot of Defender Ammunition in many of our reviews and I had enough data in 9mm Luger, .40 S&W, .45…
Defender Ammunition, shooting you straight. We have been using a lot of Defender Ammunition in many of our reviews and I had enough data in 9mm Luger, .40 S&W, .45…
1911 7 round magazine vs 8 round It seems to me that given the dimensions of a standard 1911 full size magazine, and the .45 Auto cartridge, John Browning could…
Firing the 1911 without a recoil spring, nothing broke The long-awaited demo, brought to you by our own Hunter Lee Elliott. First, a little background on the pistol. The slide…
The Myth of Firing Out of Battery We occasionally hear about somebody blowing up a 1911…usually with reloads, and usually loaded on a progressive press…but sometimes on a single-stage press.…
The 1911: Then and Now There are two basic problems with the 1911 pistol. One is that it’s been around for so long, a lot has been lost in the…
The pistol has a long and distinguished history with the US Armed Forces. Designed by John M. Browning in cooperation with Colt, it was adopted in the spring of 1911…
An Old Warhorse is Revived. The pistol itself is intended to be a reproduction of the 1918 Colt 1911. The 1911 finish began to change at the request of the…
Colt New Agent I first reviewed this New Agent early 2007, shortly after they were introduced. I felt it would be prudent to repost it on rangehot.com for a few…
I published these years ago but wanted to share them again. There has been a lot of changes and upgrades to the factory since my last visit so I have…
For those looking for the review on the Colt Delta Gen II you can find it by following this link. The Gen II has replaced this Delta Elite in the…