Portable Performance
I’ve been shooting the CS with several types of ammo ranging in projectile weight from 65 to 136 grains. So far, after a few hundred rounds, I’ve experienced no failures to feed, eject or fire of any kind. Before the first range visit, I did field strip this pistol to see how it came apart and applied some Slip 2000 EWL to all the right spots. Unlike some previous Staccato 2011 models, this one, with its captive dual recoil spring assembly, requires no tools to field strip. After removing the slide by taking out the slide lock, the recoil spring assembly will drop out, complete with a plug on the fiery end that takes the place of a bushing with its bull barrel setup. Then, the barrel will slide out the front, and you’re ready for maintenance.
The Black Hills 115-grain JHP load clocked in a 1,134.8 fps and printed a five-shot, 25-yard group of 2.1″. Sellier & Bellot all-copper 100-grain hollowpoints averaged 1,246 fps and printed a 2.4″ group. Norma NXD 65-grain non-expanding defensive ammo (think fluid displacement bullet design) broke the sound barrier easily at 1,730.5 fps and printed a 1.3″ group. Last but not least, Staccato’s own 136-grain Match ammo averaged 916.7 fps and printed an average of 1.3″ groups.
Like other models, you can order the CS as optics-ready or not. I configured this one with a new Trijicon RMR HD, so a shorter sight radius didn’t impact sighting ability when testing for accuracy. I also found the Dawson Precision optics plates and rear sight co-witnessed perfectly in the lower 10% of the optic window.
Another high-quality offering from the folks with the race gun heritage. They’re not inexpensive, with a base MSRP of $2,499, but more in line with more traditional custom 1911s.
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