This is a first review of my MAC JSOC 1911 in .45acp. This gun is a recreation, inspired by the modified 1911s carried by Delta and Special Forces units during historic operations of the cold war in the 1980s and 90s. I have been wanting a nice full sized target 1911 in .45acp for some time and did a lot of research before settling on this one.
The JSOC has a lot of features for the money. It has a QPQ finish (I'm not sure what that is, but it looks awesome), 5 inch stainless barrel w/target crown, LPA adjustable rear sight, brass bead insert front sight, extended and flared magazine well, walnut grips, ambi safety and series 70 internals. It is made by the Military Armament Corporation which is a partner of SDS Imports (Turkey). I took it to the range and it shot very well. No modifications were made and nothing was done to it other than a good cleaning and a new set of grips (not for looks, but to preserve the originals). Performance out of the box was very good. It fed ball and hollow point with no problems. All total, I shot about 140 rounds, all reloads. One thing I noticed that is different from most target 1911s is that the rear sight is not set all the way to the rear. Supposedly this is for two reasons. One: it keeps the sight from snagging on clothing when drawing from a holster and two: It protects the sight in the event the gun is dropped. I'm really not sure of the validity of either claim, but it's on the internet so it must be true.
Accuracy was very good and I'm sure it will get better as the gun gets broken in (if I do my part, but at 70 years old, that's getting more difficult). These are four of the targets, last of the day. All were shot at 10 yards from the bench. Top left is 8 rounds Xtreme 230gr plated RN with 5.7gr of W231 rated at 830fps. Top right is 16 rounds Zero Bullets 230gr JHP with 5.7gr of W231 also rated at 830 fps. Bottom left is 8 rounds Zero Bullets 230gr with 5.7gr of American Select rated at 890fps. Bottom right is 8 rounds of Xtreme 230gr plated RN with 5.3gr of W231 rated at 780fps.
Overall, I am very pleased with my JSOC 1911. It's a keeper.
The JSOC has a lot of features for the money. It has a QPQ finish (I'm not sure what that is, but it looks awesome), 5 inch stainless barrel w/target crown, LPA adjustable rear sight, brass bead insert front sight, extended and flared magazine well, walnut grips, ambi safety and series 70 internals. It is made by the Military Armament Corporation which is a partner of SDS Imports (Turkey). I took it to the range and it shot very well. No modifications were made and nothing was done to it other than a good cleaning and a new set of grips (not for looks, but to preserve the originals). Performance out of the box was very good. It fed ball and hollow point with no problems. All total, I shot about 140 rounds, all reloads. One thing I noticed that is different from most target 1911s is that the rear sight is not set all the way to the rear. Supposedly this is for two reasons. One: it keeps the sight from snagging on clothing when drawing from a holster and two: It protects the sight in the event the gun is dropped. I'm really not sure of the validity of either claim, but it's on the internet so it must be true.
Accuracy was very good and I'm sure it will get better as the gun gets broken in (if I do my part, but at 70 years old, that's getting more difficult). These are four of the targets, last of the day. All were shot at 10 yards from the bench. Top left is 8 rounds Xtreme 230gr plated RN with 5.7gr of W231 rated at 830fps. Top right is 16 rounds Zero Bullets 230gr JHP with 5.7gr of W231 also rated at 830 fps. Bottom left is 8 rounds Zero Bullets 230gr with 5.7gr of American Select rated at 890fps. Bottom right is 8 rounds of Xtreme 230gr plated RN with 5.3gr of W231 rated at 780fps.
Overall, I am very pleased with my JSOC 1911. It's a keeper.
