This case is much nicer than those used with all other Umarex guns I tried so far.

Like the Beretta, this Colt can fire in double action mode (just pull the trigger) or in single action mode (cock the hammer before pulling the trigger).Īs all other Umarex metal replicas, the M1911 comes in a plastic case with all its materials and accessories. If the grip safety sounds strange, do not worry: it operates very nicely when you just hold the gun as firmly as you would hold any other gun. The second safety is the grip safety - you just need to hold the grip to engage this - without it being engaged, the hammer cannot strike the firing pin (well, the gas-release valve on this replica). When this is on, it disengages the trigger from operating the hammer (like on the Walther PPQ). The first one - the thumb safety - is a one sided lever on the left side of the gun. To shoot, you need to deactivate two safeties. Up to this point, everything worked like on the Beretta. Drop the clip in there, ratchet teeth towards the rear of the gun, and push back the slide. To load the clip, open the slide by pulling down on the left side lever located above the trigger. Next step is to load pellets in one of the standard 8-pellet clips used by Umarex. Then replace the grip and slap the 'magazine bottom' lever to pierce the cartridge. Oil the tip of the CO2 cylinder, insert it and tighten the screw against its bottom - no effort is needed in this tightening, just ensure that the cylinder is not loose. You then need to pull out what looks like the magazine bottom and to unscrew the screw attached to it. Loading a CO2 cartridge requires pressing the button on the left grip to push the right one out. The Colt 1911 works very much like the Beretta 92FS, except for the safety aspects where Umarex has replicated both safety types of the firearm. This Umarex airgun replica was actually produced before any of the other Umarex guns that I reviewed so far. Like the Berretta 92, the Colt 1911 firearm operates on short recoil. It is also known as M1911.

This was the standard sidearm for US military from 1911 until 1985, when it was replaced by the Beretta 92.

The Umarex Colt 1911 A1 is a replica of one of the most iconic handguns ever produced.

Umarex colt 1911 a1 uk