Introduction
The M1911 Pistols Organization (or M1911.ORG for short), has been recognized by the industry as an electronic publication. As such we receive new products for test and evaluation. Such products include new M1911 models, accessories, spare parts, innovative products for the maintenance of your pistols etc. Additionally, we receive Press Releases from companies related to the M1911, when they announce new products or services. Finally our staff reports to you with the latest news we learn from the industry.We therefore decided to start this site, in September 2006, to host our E-zine, in which all these news will be published.
The contents of this site are organized in Volumes (which correspond to years) and in Issues. We currently publish our second Volume (Year 2007) and our latest issue is the second issue of that Volume (Spring 2007). Previous Volumes and Issues are also available for your perusal.
One difference between our E-zine and printed publications, is that our E-zine latest Issue is "alive", it is updated after it is first published, as more and more product reviews become available, within the Issue period (Latest Issue). So keep coming back, new items are added daily. This page will always contain the latest additions.
Pistol reviews marked with 
are tests of pistols which have appeared in M1911.ORG before any other publication.
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Next Tests
The following pistols have been scheduled for reviewing, during the next few weeks.
- Wilson Combat 30-years Commemorative
- Wilson Combat Hunter
- STI SteelMaster
We want to thank you for visiting our sites and welcome you to the world of the M1911 pistol.
The M1911.ORG Team
| Mighthawk Custom Lady Hawk review | July 20th, '08 |
Nighthawk Custom presented this model in 2008 SHOT Show and in IWA. A NHC in 9mm especially designed for their female customers. Our reviewer had to get some assistance to try it out, so read how they liked it, our review.
| Colt announces the new Combat Elite | July 11th, '08 |
Colt has just re-introduced the Combat Elite. Read their Press Release here. We are currently awaiting for a sample pistol to tell you our impressions of this new Colt.
All items below can be found in our previous issues.
| Tucker Silent Thunder holster review | June 18th '08 |
We are checking out Tucker's innovative holster, which combines Kydex with leather. See this new holster in our review.
| Cylinder & Slide 1903 Recreation review | May 29th, '08 |
Bill Laughridge of Cylinder & Slide was kind enough to allow us to try out his unique Model 1903 Pocket Pistol recreation. A one-of-a-kind pistol, that Bill build a couple of years ago, to show his company's ability to create unique, extremely gorgeous pistols. M1911.ORG was the first organization which was allowed to fire this pistol, and you can read all about it in our review.
| Horseshoe Leather Covert #28S Holter Review | May 30th, '08 |
We are reviewing one of Andy Arratoonian's holsters here. See the results in our review.
| Matt Davis Custom 1911 review | May 29th, '08 |
Here is a sample of a full custom pistol, send to us by its creator Matt Davis of MD Custom Machine. See how our tester liked it in our review.
| Tucker Gunleather Easy Reach Holster | May 11th, '08 |
We are checking out Tucker's first attempt at a Kydex holster. See the results in our review.
| STI Rogue review | April 4th, '08 |
We test another STI pistol, this time it is the Rogue, a 9mm Para pistol. See how our tester liked it in our review.
| Casting | March 25th, '08 |
Our author, Hunter Lee Elliott just submitted an article on casting. Read how he converts wheel weights to bullets in our Casting article.
| IWA 2008 Show | March 17th, '08 |
M1911.ORG visited the 2008 IWA Show in Nurnberg Germany and is reporting back what we saw. The old continent is still alive and well as far as the shooting sports are concerned. Read our IWA report here.
| Dave Sample passed away | February 29th, '08 |
It just came to my attention that Dave Sample (aka Captain Eagle) has passed away. Dave has long been a supporter of the Roy Rogers foundation, and was active in his support...working with fund-raisers both in front of and behind the scenes...and remained personally involved until his health failed. Dave also served honorably with the United States Navy during the Korean War, and is thus remembered for his service. He also was a self-trained pistolsmith and taught gunsmithing via the Internet to those interested in building their own 1911. Rest in peace Sir.
| USPSA Partnership With STI International | February 22nd, '08 |
The United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) has announced a new fundraising partnership with STI International, a leading firearms manufacturer and major sponsor of competition shooting. The USPSA/STI signature pistol program will raise money through the sale of two specially designed pistols with funds going to support a variety of USPSA programs and initiatives. Details on the announcement can be found in USPSA Press Release.
| Charles Daly EFS review | February 15th, '08 |
We just published the review of the Charles Daly EFS pistol, that we received. An impressive, budget-priced 1911. See how our tester liked this pistol in our review.
Rock River Arms Tactical  | February 12th, '08 |
We present you here, the Rock River Arms Tactical 1911, which was send to us for reviewing. See how our tester liked this pistol in our review.
| SHOT Show 2008 | February 3rd, '08 |
Our editor, Hunter Lee Elliott is in Las Vegas NV and he just send in his first pictures of new and interesting M1911 pistols from this year's SHOT Show. Check them out in his First Day SHOT Show '08 Report and the Second Day SHOT Show '08 Report.
| Para support to USPSA | February 1st, '08 |
Para Ordnance will present a check for $31,000 to the leadership of USPSA at the SHOT Show. Read this announcement in our Short News.
| Colt Model O1918 pictures revealed | February 1st, '08 |
We just received pictures of the new Colt Model O1918, the pistol which replaces the Colt WWI repro. Check them out at Short News.
| USPSA Announces World Shoot XV Line-Up | January 19th, '08 |
The United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) announced the official teams that will be representing the United States at the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) World Shoot XV to be held in Bali, Indonesia, October 19 through November 2, 2008. Details on the announcement can be found in USPSA Press Release.
| Para Ordnance torture test | January 16th, '08 |
Para Ordnance's Todd Jarrett puts a Para SSP 1911 through a torture test. Read all about it in Para's Press Release.
| STI Guardian 9mm | January 11th, '08 |
The first review of 2008 focuses on the STI Guardian 9mm pistol, that we received from the Texas company. See what our reviewer thinks about it our review.
| USPSA acquires Steel Challenge | December 18th, '07 |
We've just received a Press Release from USPSA announcing their purchase of the Steel Challenge. Read it here.
| Kimber Pro Covert II | December 17th, '07 |
We reviewed for you the Kimber Pro Covert II pistol, which we just received. Read how we liked it in our review.
| Colt new 1911 | December 4th, '07 |
We just learned that Colt is discontinuing the WWI repro pistol and they replace it with model 01918. The 01918 is a WWI repro that is finished in a Black Army style finish instead of the Carbonia blue as the WWI ones. The 01918 will not be a limited run pistol. We hope to have a few pictures of the new Colt soon.
| Auto Ordnance 1911A1 | November 8th, '07 |
I first met the nice folks from Auto Ordnance at the 2007 Orlando SHOT Show, where I also first touched their 1911s. The quality was (at first look) just fine, so I asked them for a review pistol. In this review we put the AO model 1911PKZ SE through its paces and tell you how we liked it.
| STI Escort | October 29th, '07 |
I first saw the STI Escort in the 2007 SHOT Show, in January 2007, in Orlando Florida. Since then we have been expecting this tiny .45 ACP pistol for our review and Dave Skinner of STI obliged us with one in October. See what our reviewer thinks about that pistol in our review.
| Nighthawk Custom Heinie Tactical Carry | October 18th, '07 |
M1911.ORG is again the first publication to review for you the Nighthawk Custom Heinie Tactical Carry pistol. You may read all about this new Nighthawk in our review.
| RIA GI Super .38 | October 16th, '07 |
The good folks at Rock Island Armory were kind enough to send us one of their GI pistols, but this time it is a Super .38 one. See how our reviewer liked it in our review.
| Combat Focus Shooting | September 25th, '07 |
Rob Pincus is the Director of Training at the Valhalla Shooting Club, one of the best training facilities in the world. Rob has come up with a shooting system described in his book and DVD, which we review, in here.
| Colt New Agent | September 25th, '07 |
We test the Colt New Agent, the new carry model from the CT company, and we report back to you how we like this new Colt model, in our review.
| Wilson Combat Elite Tactical Magazine | August 29th, '07 |
Wison combat just revealed their new Elite Tactical Magazine (ETM). Read their Press Release here.
| Hunter's and OD's tour of Colt Factory | August 24th, '07 |
Two of our members tour the Colt Factory and report back to us, in their article. Read what they saw during their Pilgrimage to Hartford.
| Versatile Rack handguns rack review | July 19th, '07 |
A handy little something to help you organize your guns safe and save space. Check out this little rack , in our review.
| Jim Cirillo was killed in a car crash | July 13th, '07 |
I just got informed that Jim Cirillo, one of the most proficient gun fighters in the world, was killed last night in a car-truck crash in NY. A member of the New York City Stake-Out Squad (1968-1973) Jim Cirillo's only job was to confront the most hardened and dangerous armed criminals in the city. During this time he was involved in seventeen shootouts and more armed confrontations than can be counted. During the years following his retirement from the NYPD Cirillo worked as a firearms instructor for several schools. Mr. Cirillo was half Greek, from his mother side and was 76 years old. My most sincere condolences to his family.
| Colt Special Combat Government Super .38 | July 3rd, '07 |
We test the Colt Special Combat Government, in Super .38, and we report back to you how we like this new Colt model, in our review.
| Hornady Lock-N-Load Press review | June 7th, '07 |
One of our reviewers is an avid reloader, so he came up with a review of the Hornady Lock-N-Load progressive reloading press. Read how he likes it in our review.
| Nighthawk Custom T3-UCP review | June 3rd, '07 |
M1911.ORG has just received the new Nighthawk Custom T3 pistol for reviewing. See how our reviewer like this new model from the nice folks in Arkansas, in our review.
| M1911.ORG Pocketsmith Multitool | June 3rd, '07 |
We have just introduced our M1911.ORG Pocketsmith, a special multi-tool for the M1911 shooter. Read all about it here.
| Wilson Combat Sentinel Compact review | May 25th, '07 |
M1911.ORG has received a brand new model from Wilson Combat to review. The pistol was so new that the good folks at WC had still not decided what to name it, actually the name was finalized just before this review was published. So go read how our authors liked this new baby in our review.
| Kimber Gold Match review | May 20th, '07 |
Kimber USA was kind enough to send us one of their Gold Match pistols for our evaluation and Frank Ettin puts this pistol through its paces in our review. Go see how he liked this pistol.
| Detonics got sold again | May 17th, '07 |
I have just learned that Detonics Corp. has been sold again. I still have no idea who the new owner is, but I certainly hope that he will give the company the future its name deserves.
| Para-Ordnance CWX645G Carry GAP review | May 9th, '07 |
Para-Ordnance introduced the new Para CWX645G Carry GAP pistol in 2006. A pistol using a shorter 1911 frame, than the standard ones, to accomodate the .45 GAP cartridge. M1911.ORG tested this pistol for you and our review will tell you what we found about this little pistol.
| Cylinder & Slide R&D pistol review | May 4th, '07 |
Cylinder & Slide is one of the oldest 1911 custom shops, which had produced some excellent M1911 pistols. Bill Laughridge is an true artist when working with steel, so it was with much interest that we awaited for his first Recreation & Defense 1911, a pistol based on the Springfield GI, but customized for recreational shooting, informal competition and self-defense. Read our review of this new model that Cylinder & Slide introduced in the M1911 market.
| Nighthawk Custom T3 Preview | Apr. 21st, '07 |
We just received some pictures of the new model that Nighthawk Custom will introduce shortly, called the T3. Read our preview of this new model from the great folks at Arkansas.
| Pearce Modular Grips review | Apr. 9th, '07 |
During the 2007 SHOT Show in Orlando, I met Mr. Pearce the owner of Pearce Grips Inc., who was kind enough to give me a set of his modular grips to try out. Read our review of this new product and how we liked it.
| Milt Sparks Axiom holster review | Apr. 4th, '07 |
We test the brand new Axiom holster from Milt Sparks Holsters Inc. Read our review of this new model and how we liked it.
| Ted Szabo passed away | Mar. 30th, '07 |
It was one of the worst moments in my entire life, when I was informed that the President and Founder of Para-Ordnance and my good friend Ted Szabo passed away, on Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 around 3:30 pm. I just couldn't believe my eyes when I read the dreadful message. Ted was a marvellous man, a great firearm designer and above all a great friend. Our most sincere condolences to his wife Froso, his son Nicholas, his mother Helen, his father Bill, his partner Thanos Polyzos, as well as to all the people in the Para-Ordnance family. My dear friend, Lena and I will sorely miss you.
Read Para-Ordnance's Press Release here.
| Nighthawk Custom Dominator Review | Mar. 11th, '07 |
We just received and put through its paces the brand new Nighthawk Custom Dominator pistol. Read our review of this new model from the great folks at Arkansas.
| Louis Awerbuck shooting course | March 8th, '07 |
Our writer, Frank Ettin takes the Louis Awerbuck shooting course at Reed's Indoor Range and reports back to you about it. Check it out here.
| Ron Stilwell passed away | March 7th, '07 |
I am sorry to announce that Ron Stilwell, one of the owners of High Standard, ex-president of Colt, has passed away on Thursday March 1st 2007, after a bypass operation and short hospitalization. I've corresponded with Ron in the past and I had the chance to meet him in Orlando this year. I could hardly believe my ears when his partner and friend, Alan Aronstein told me about his death. Our most sincere condolences to Ron's family and friends, for the loss of their beloved man.
Farewell Ron, you will be missed.
| Para Ordnance PX1445S Gun Rights Review | Feb. 20th, '07 |
When a major M1911 manufacturer collaborates with NRA and offers two special models, it's something that should attract shooters attention. Para Ordnance just came out with their Gun Rights pistols (GR), and here you can read our review of the wode-body one.
| RIA FS Match Review | Feb. 20th, '07 |
Rock Island Armory (RIA) just send us their new M1911 pistol for our reviewing and our testers put it through its paces. Check out how they liked it in our review.
| M1911.ORG visits Colt's factory | Feb. 13th, '07 |
Right after the SHOT Show, we had the pleasure of visiting Colt's factory in Hartford CT and spend some time with Colt's Marketing and Sales Director, Mark Roberts. You can read about our visit here.
| CED Millennium Chronograph review | Feb. 7th, '07 |
We present to you one of the tools we use for our gun reviews, the Competitive Edge Dynamics Millennium chronograph. Check out how our staff likes this indispensable tool in our review.
| STI Spartan Review | Jan. 21st, '07 |
Our testers put the new STI Spartan through its paces and report back with their findings. Check out our review.
| M1911.ORG at the SHOT Show | Jan. 10th, '07 |
M1911.ORG is in Orlando FL, from where we will bring you daily reports about everything interesting and M1911-related that we'll find. Our reports from the 2007 SHOT Show are published here.
| John's Nighthawk Talon review | Jan. 6th, '07 |
This is not a formal review per se. It is more of a personal evaluation of my own Talon, which just arrived to me, after waiting for almost two years. Check out this informal review of my first custom pistol.
| Wilson Combat Carry Comp review | Jan. 2nd, '07 |
M1911.ORG is trying out Wilson Combat Carry Comp, a strange carrying pistol, which features a single-port compensator. Check out our review of this new pistol.
| New Para GR pistols | Jan. 2nd, '07 |
Para is coming out with two new pistols. For each one of these pistols sold Para will donate 25$ to NRA-ILA. Read Para's press release here.