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Apdl · 10-19-2007, 01:28 AM

After shooting the Colt New Agent one word comes to mind pain… and it is what shooting this is like when you almost exclusively shoot the XD-9.

After the first two magazines I got maybe 3/14 shots on an 8 ½ X 11” paper at 15 feet. Getting use to this sight style took almost 50 rounds; the trick is aiming up slightly. If you try to shoot with the slide as level as possible you have to aim about 6 inches high. Even after that I am not 100% on how to center the shot as far as up and down were concerned but, on the other hand the centering the shots as far as left and right were concerned it was very effective.

After I started to get a hang of it I was able to put almost a whole magazine in about a 1 – 1 ½” group in the center of the target. Not bad for me (a noob to 1911 shooting let alone with out standard sights).

Now back to the pain after the first two magazines I was hurting so I put it away. Brought it back out and put six more magazines through it and I would have kept going but DAMN it hurt so much. The webbing between my thumb and my index finger was a nice shade of red and the grip safety left a pretty little imprint of it self there so I would remember it.
In this picture taken right after shooting you can see what I mean

In this picture you can see the marks still present 4 hours after shooting

All in all this was a BLAST to shoot and it is one hell of a gun! It will make a great light weight carry gun just not a great plinker/competition gun. Thanks for reading!

JRH · 10-19-2007, 03:49 AM

High grip and no beavertail in my experience equals this. Shot an RIA at my local range and ended up with a a little bit of blood coming up right in the web betweenmy thumb and forefinger, kept on gripping high and my hand didn't learn its lesson. The 1911 was fun to shoot but I prefer a beavertail grip safety on mine.

A year before I was able to shoot a Sig GSR, it had the beavertail and I had no pain and I shot some great groups at 25ft. The RIA was good and probably very accurate. but after I got through the box I was done for the day.(I had already put 100rnds through my rifle before renting the pistol. So I was done for the day.)

Apdl · 10-19-2007, 09:27 AM

I agree the beaver tail is way comfortable but i guess colt deemed this design better for carry

USMC-PRIDE · 10-20-2007, 07:36 AM

What did you pay for the Colt?

I have been looking for a small 1911 for a new carry gun. I have had my eye on the springfield EMP as well as possibly the Springfield GI commander sized model. I hadn't really even been looking at Colt, but I like yours.

Semper Fi!

Apdl · 11-08-2007, 05:36 PM

I traded an old AR-15 for it

10-19-2007, 01:28 AM	#1
Apdl XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnsville, MN Posts: 2,354	Colt New Agent After shooting the Colt New Agent one word comes to mind pain… and it is what shooting this is like when you almost exclusively shoot the XD-9. After the first two magazines I got maybe 3/14 shots on an 8 ½ X 11” paper at 15 feet. Getting use to this sight style took almost 50 rounds; the trick is aiming up slightly. If you try to shoot with the slide as level as possible you have to aim about 6 inches high. Even after that I am not 100% on how to center the shot as far as up and down were concerned but, on the other hand the centering the shots as far as left and right were concerned it was very effective. After I started to get a hang of it I was able to put almost a whole magazine in about a 1 – 1 ½” group in the center of the target. Not bad for me (a noob to 1911 shooting let alone with out standard sights). Now back to the pain after the first two magazines I was hurting so I put it away. Brought it back out and put six more magazines through it and I would have kept going but DAMN it hurt so much. The webbing between my thumb and my index finger was a nice shade of red and the grip safety left a pretty little imprint of it self there so I would remember it. In this picture taken right after shooting you can see what I mean In this picture you can see the marks still present 4 hours after shooting All in all this was a BLAST to shoot and it is one hell of a gun! It will make a great light weight carry gun just not a great plinker/competition gun. Thanks for reading! __________________ "He took off running, and we caught him, and he just kept resisting. So we just kept whipping his ass." -HulkXD "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein If you are not part of the solution you are part of the precipitate Springfield XD-9 TOTAL COUNT 8206 Daily Carry Springfield 1911 Loaded Target 9mm Walther P22... needs bigger mag Ruger 10/22 Carbine Remington 700 SPS Tactical .308 Win EBR Build in progress Last edited by Apdl; 10-19-2007 at 01:32 AM.

10-19-2007, 03:49 AM	#2
JRH XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: North East Ohio Posts: 1,078	High grip and no beavertail in my experience equals this. Shot an RIA at my local range and ended up with a a little bit of blood coming up right in the web betweenmy thumb and forefinger, kept on gripping high and my hand didn't learn its lesson. The 1911 was fun to shoot but I prefer a beavertail grip safety on mine. A year before I was able to shoot a Sig GSR, it had the beavertail and I had no pain and I shot some great groups at 25ft. The RIA was good and probably very accurate. but after I got through the box I was done for the day.(I had already put 100rnds through my rifle before renting the pistol. So I was done for the day.) __________________ Last, but by no means least, courage--moral courage, the courage of one's convictions, the courage to see things through. The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It's the age-old struggle--the roar of the crowd on one side and the voice of your conscience on the other. -Douglas MacArthur

10-19-2007, 09:27 AM	#3
Apdl XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnsville, MN Posts: 2,354	I agree the beaver tail is way comfortable but i guess colt deemed this design better for carry __________________ "He took off running, and we caught him, and he just kept resisting. So we just kept whipping his ass." -HulkXD "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein If you are not part of the solution you are part of the precipitate Springfield XD-9 TOTAL COUNT 8206 Daily Carry Springfield 1911 Loaded Target 9mm Walther P22... needs bigger mag Ruger 10/22 Carbine Remington 700 SPS Tactical .308 Win EBR Build in progress

10-20-2007, 07:36 AM	#4
USMC-PRIDE XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 383	What did you pay for the Colt? I have been looking for a small 1911 for a new carry gun. I have had my eye on the springfield EMP as well as possibly the Springfield GI commander sized model. I hadn't really even been looking at Colt, but I like yours. Semper Fi! __________________ SEMPER FI No WMD\'s in Iraq? 1.77 metric tons of enriched uranium 1,500 gallons of chemical weapons agents 17 chemical warheads containing cyclosarin Over 1,000 radioactive materials in powdered form Roadside bombs with mustard and conventional sarin gas

11-08-2007, 05:36 PM	#5
Apdl XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnsville, MN Posts: 2,354	I traded an old AR-15 for it __________________ "He took off running, and we caught him, and he just kept resisting. So we just kept whipping his ass." -HulkXD "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein If you are not part of the solution you are part of the precipitate Springfield XD-9 TOTAL COUNT 8206 Daily Carry Springfield 1911 Loaded Target 9mm Walther P22... needs bigger mag Ruger 10/22 Carbine Remington 700 SPS Tactical .308 Win EBR Build in progress

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