Range Report- C&S Carry Commander

[Old NFO]

Went to NRA and shot my new Bill Laughridge (Cylinder & Slide) Carry Commander-

Specs:
· C&S Officers Model Frame
· C&S Forged Commander Slide
· Bar-Sto Semi Drop-In Barrel
· Deburr & Polish all internals
· Round Bottom of Mainspring Housing and Frame
· Throat Barrel and Frame for Reliable Feeding
· Cut Lubrication/Debris Grooves in Frame and Slide Rails
· Cut Lubrication /Debris Grooves Inside of Slide in Front of Slide Locking Lugs
· Cut Lubrication/Debris Groove in Barrel Bushing
· Round all External Corner & Edges
· Radius Extractor and Set Tension
· Lower Ejection Port & Cut Bullet Nose Relief on Front of Ejection Port
· Shorten Slide Stop Shaft on RH Side & Counter Sink Frame Hole
· Bevel Mag Well for Speed Loading
· Machine Stipple Mainspring Housing & Front Strap
· Re-crown Barrel 11 degrees
· Serrate Back of Slide & Rear Sight 50 LPI
· Trigger Job 3 lbs
· Silver Solder Grip Screws & Plunger Tube on Frame
· Hand Lapped Slide to Frame Fit
· Checker Sides of Novak Low Mount Rear Sight
· C&S Stainless Tactical Ambi Thumb safety
· S&A Beavertail High Grip Safety w/Palm Swell
· C&S Medium Aluminum Solid Smooth Face Trigger w/overtravel stop
· Novak Low Mount Carry Rear Sight & C&S Dovetail Front Sight
· C&S Extended Ejector
· Thin Green Micarta Grips
· Officer Model Smooth Mainspring Housing
· Wolff Recoil Spring 20lbs
· C&S Tact II Trigger pull set 5 piece
· C&S Extractor Series 70
· C&S TM Hammer Strut
· C&S Hex Head Grip Screws (set of 4)
· C&S Checkered Slide Stop
· Commander Recoil Spring Plug
· Commander Recoil Spring Guide
· Tritium Insert Front Sight
· Cerami-Cote Matte OD Green Frame
· Cerami-Cote Matte Armor Black Slide






Put 100 rounds down range to get the feel of the pistol, shot one mag off a cobbled together rest and shot 2.5 inch group at 25 yards. Then tried some 'serious' shooting (above)at 10 yards. I was pulling all the double taps low (note three in the neck and the two bottom nine and one eight ring), but I couldn't be happier! This pistol is MUCH more accurate than I am...

Of course, as soon as I started feeling good about MY shooting, I glance over a couple of lanes, there is a Dad with two daughters (9 and 11) and an AR-15 on the bench. Target comes back from 50 yards, all 9/10 ring, I compliment the Dad, he chuckles and says, "Oh that wasn't me, that was the 9 year old; she out shoots me all the time!"

So I wander back over to my lane, only to watch the guy on the other side of me start shooting the 1 inch Shoot n' See DOTS at 10 yards! sigh...

Humility restored, I packed up and exited with what was left of my tatters of dignity...

 

[insanebikerboy]

Wow, that's a beautiful pistol, mee likey!

 

[nittany03]

Nice shooting. 2.5 inch groups . . . Sheesh. I usually get 3-4 inches at least at 25yds. But my last formal training was 5yrs ago and I figure that's angle-of-bad-guy anyway. Now you're making me feel all inadequate . . . I'm getting outshot by a 9 year old girl? :icon_cryi

 

[Old NFO]

Nittany, this is an out and out custom pistol... The target I got from Bill after THEY shot it has all three touching at 25 yards...

 

[HackerF15E]

Simply no better pistol than a Commander-length 1911.

Thanks for sharing the pics and story.

Can't tell in the shots...what is the base model it was built from? Almost looks like old Colt lettering on the right side of the frame.

 

[nittany03]

Nittany, this is an out and out custom pistol... The target I got from Bill after THEY shot it has all three touching at 25 yards...

That'll do it. I'll just keep slumming with my P229 until I get the coin to shell out for a nice 1911 myself. :icon_tong

And I missed the detail of the 9-year-old shooting an AR. From a bench rest. At only 50 yards. I feel better now, though I award myself a below for reading comprehension.

 

[Old NFO]

Simply no better pistol than a Commander-length 1911.

Thanks for sharing the pics and story.

Can't tell in the shots...what is the base model it was built from? Almost looks like old Colt lettering on the right side of the frame.

It was all built in house by Bill at Cylinder and Slide. They build their own frames and forged slides. I'm still on the road, so I can't look at it, but I'll tell you what it says when I get home. The logo on the slide is the C&S logo.