Range report, Colt New Agent .45

[chrislind2]

Fired my new, New Agent .45 at the range for the first time today. Fired 106 rounds, 36 Remington 230 grain round nose FMJ. Then 70 of my 185 grain round nose FMJ reloads. It takes a little time to get used to the trench sight. It shot low, or I should say I shot low until I figured it out. As far as right to left the gun is dead on. Many of my handguns wander left or right, but that wasn't a problem with this Colt. With the trench sight I really had trouble at 10 yards or more. At 7 yards I could get 5-6 inch groups more or less, but at 10 yards I never missed the paper, but accuracy suffered. I think with 3 dot sights that would change.
Mechanically the gun functioned perfectly. I did not take much notice of the trigger. Maybe that is good because I did not have any complaints.

I bought two cheap magazines at Cabelas, Triple K brand. They are stainless and fed 100%. But often after the last shot the slide did not stay back, and this happened only with these magazines. I tested that several times. These mags are long enough to stick out of the grip like they should hold one more round, but they only hold 7. So these are range magazines only, but they work great for that.

I haven't shot a .45 for a while. I forgot how much recoil they have. After about 20 rounds I was getting used to the power. The last .45 I shot was my FNH .45 and that is a much heavier weapon. I might think about buying a wrap around rubber grip like they put on the Colt Defender 1911. Might take some of the shock away from my 61 year old hands.

I like this Colt and I believe I can carry it with confidence.

[broknaxl]

Sounds good. I'm really toying with idea of getting either the New Agent or Defender.

[murrayoneal675]

The article is highly informative.I am really impressed.Thanks for sharing.

[CWO4USCGRET]

They are quite accurate for what they are...




First target is at 7-10 yards; second target is self explanatory.

[NewAgentTalo]

I recently bought a Colt New Agent Talo (with sights), and it took me about 2 weeks to get to the range. I just finished shooting 150 rounds just this afternoon. I fired 100 rounds of 230 grain Fiocchi FMJ, 25 rounds of 185 grain Remington FMJ, and 25 rounds of 185 grain Wolf SJHP. The pistol functioned perfectly with zero misfeeds or misfires. My pistol fired a little low based on my ideal sight picture, but I was easily able to adjust. I fired two handed and single handed and had no issues with ammo feeding or jamming even when using my weak hand. I absolutely love my new Colt and will begin to carry it with me on a daily basis. Anyone thinking about getting one will probably not be disappointed. I've had many 1911's in the past, and this one is by far my favorite. I think the extra money spent on a Colt will pay off in the end with the quality that you get. And for the record, when I purchased this gun, I was originally looking to buy the Colt Defender, but only had the 9mm option in the Defender. I saw the New Agent with the sights and picked it up and could not put it down. In hindsight, I'm sure that the Colt Defender with trench sights would also be fine for my purpose of purchasing this firearm. Overall, I'm very satisfied with mine!

[1911777]

I have a talo. 45 also that I just got in November.....I love mine and I'm glad to have the the sights....I just posted aboutSpeer gold dot / 230 ammo....are you planning to shoot any "short barrel " gold dots out of it?