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Springfield Armory 1911A1

-Overview of the 1911A1

Standard issued and secondary weapon of every LAPD SWAT officer, D Platoon  modifies the 1911 to include a match barrel, aluminum trigger, beavertail grip safety, combat hammer, beveled  magazine well, extended thumb safety, polished feed ram, throated barrel and high visibility sights.  Beaver tail grip safeties are used to help absorb recoil and to protect the hand against burning and hammer pinch.  Extended thumb safeties are faster and easier to manipulate than the standard 1911 safety.

Trigger modifications eliminate any possibility of trigger bounce, a problem caused by the inertia of the 1911's heavy trigger hitting to soon as the slide slams forward.

The magazine release button is found on the left side of the 1911 behind the trigger.  When the release button is pressed the magazine disengages and will free fall of its own weight.  This allows an officer to use his free hand to manipulate a fresh magazine and accomplish a smooth tactical reload.

The 1911 is modified and fitted with a Surefire tactical light assembly.  The switch for the light is ergonomically fitted to the pistol grip for ease in handling.

-Primary Ammunition: .45 ACP 230 Grain Jacketed Hollow Point (JHP)

The 230 grain JHP is considered to have excellent expansion reliability and optimal penetration capability. Muzzle velocity is 835 feet per second; muzzle energy is 356 foot pounds.

-Secondary Ammunition: .45 ACP 230 Grain Military Ball Full Metal Jacket (FMJ)

The 230 grain military ball FMJ is a non-expanding bullet designed for sustained high velocity and maximum penetration. Muzzle velocity is 835 feet per second; muzzle energy is 356 foot pounds.

-Game play with the 1911A1

The 1911A1 as you already know is your secondary weapon thus use it only as a last resort.  Your primary weapon is almost always a better weapon to use for a number of reasons.  One would be that the power and accuracy available to the 1911A1 is fairly limited when compared to any of the primaries.  Another disadvantage is that the 1911 doesn't have high-capacity magazines, only eight rounds are available.  However for a pistol the 1911 provides superb power and during desperate situation, which is when the secondary will most likely be used, the 1911 can certainly save your life.  A good example of a desperate situation would be when you're currently engaging one or enemies and your primary's magazine suddenly goes dry.  Another advantage to the 1911 is that since it's a pistol compared to the primary weapons the 1911 is quite compact and thus easy to control, making it useful for firing during very fast maneuvers such as dynamic door breaching.  However being that it's a pistol, the 1911's recoil does make firing multiple rounds harder to do then a shoulder fired weapon.

Like the MP5SD the 1911 performs best with FMJ rounds because you'll need all the penetration you can get since the muzzle velocity is relatively low when compared to something like the MP5A2 or M4A1.  So like the MP5SD2 stock up on FMJ magazines instead of JHP ones.  And again be cautious of how many rounds you fire with the 1911 since it only has 8 rounds per magazine.

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