Browning 1911-22LR Range Report

[sirgilligan]

Went to the range today and took a few handguns. I warmed up shooting the Browning 1911-22LR. I have been fortunate to find .22LR at normal prices and so I ran 50 rounds through the pistol.

The sights are very hard for me to see and the firearm is so light that trigger control is an effort. That is why I like to warm up with it. It makes me concentrate on everything but recoil.

 

[Ibmikey]

Now run the target to 25 yards and find out if the pistol will perform, not many critters are going to let you get within 5 yards.

 

[sirgilligan]

I didn't shoot the Browning 1911-22LR at 25 yards that day, the only one I shot that day at that distance was a Browning Hi-Power.

However, I have shot the Browning 1911-22LR at 25 yards before, and since I am pretty good at keeping a journal of when I go shooting, here are the results at 25 yards.

I am not sure about critter shooting with the Browning 1911-22LR, I use it for a mental warm up before shooting othe pistols.

For me, the better kit gun is the S&W 317. It has great sights, holds 8 (Browning 1911-22LR holds 9 + 1), and when shot single action is very easy to use.

I did shoot the S&W 317 yesterday.

 

[Ibmikey]

I hate people who are so organized, I shoot a bunch of rifles/pistols and of course can never sort out the groups later.....guess I will stick to metal plates, dirt clods and soda cans. Did you use a center or 6 o'clock hold with the Browning?

 

[JWT]

Took my grandson to the range yesterday and he shot 100 rds through my Browning 1911-22. He loved the little gun and did quite well with it considering it was only the second time he fired a hand gun. Nice liitle guns!

 

[JJNA]

I just bought one of these for my wife (with pink grip panels). I bought it sight-unseen from Gun Broker so I didn't realize a couple of things.

First, the slide-to-frame fit is very loose. It's like an old 1911 or a heavily-shot High Power. I mean it rattles quite a bit. Would that affect accuracy significantly? I know that barrel-to-slide is more important for accuracy, but loose slide-to-frame fit is not exactly conducive to good accuracy either, no?

Also, wow, what primitive sights! There is barely a nick of an opening in the rear sight.

Finally, the "composite" (plastic) frame feels very cheap like a toy, not solid like center fire plastic wonders.

Oh, I forgot one more thing. The safety is a bit off. It flicks off or on well enough, but the off goes deeply beyond the detent and then springs back a little to the correct off position. What gives?