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Federal Ordnance 1911 Barrels

kuhlewulf
Looking for opinions on these barrels and what everyone thinks is the best aftermarket 1911 barrel. I was discussing this with a few guys and when I voiced my like of the fed ord product it drew a snide commnent from another. I shoot a fed ord in my 1911 45ACP and rarely place one outside of the 10 ring. Am I just lucky? Are fed ord's really that cheap of a company? I am open to learning all I can so that I argue from an educated stand point, and I build 1911's as a hobby so the knowledge can only make me better.[;)]Thanks in advance, and Happy Holidays!

James

Whats next? A ban on automatic transmissions?
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  • Der Gebirgsjager
    Fed Ord has been out of business for 18-20 years, and was formerly located in So. El Monte, CA. Your arguement with your friend will likely never be resolved, because there are people on this forum that cuss and discuss their merits again and again without resolution. Personally, I own several Fed Ord guns, and they are functional and interesting, but not necessarily things of beauty. Mine are all rifles of various types, but what I do not own is a Fed Ord 1911-type pistol. However, one of my best friends does, and I have shot it a couple of times and experienced the same results that you did--an excellent shooter. He bought four of these pistols when they first came out, and over the years has sold all but one at much more than he payed for them. I believe that these pistols were made in Brazil for Fed Ord by the same factory that today makes Springfield 1911s, and they previously had extensive experience in making them for the Brazilian Military. That's probably why the Fed Ord 1911 was one of their better items. As for the best aftermarket barrels--there are so many of them, and I haven't tried them all. I've had very good luck with Ed Brown barrels from Brownells. The bores are finished so smoothly that it only takes a couple of cleaning patches to clean them after firing.
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  • hunter7737
    James, i believe that good accuracy (2" groups @ 25 yards) can be had with any quality barrel in good condition. Good accuracy takes more than just a barrel. You need a good barrel to bushing fit, bushing to slide fit, barrel hood to slide fit, barrel lug to frame fit, correct barrel link, slide stop and even slide to frame fit. All of this affects accuracy. I almost got rid of a Springfield 38super hi-cap because of accuracy. Instead i invested $125 (about 10 years ago) on a Bar Sto barrel. After fitting it to my gun, i now have a tack driver. I have used many other barrels since then with great results, but i still prefer the Bar-Sto.
    Rick
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  • Dean Cascio
    <<Fed Ord has been out of business for 18-20 years, and was formerly located in So. El Monte, CA.>>

    I used to go to the Fed Ord store/factory about once every two months with my Father back in the 80's/90's They were forced to close in about 1993.[V][xx(] The business was taken over by the old owners son-in -law. It was then called Brinklies for a few years then it to had to close down.[:(!] The Fed Ord .45's were called Rangers. The frames and slides were made on sit by Fed Ord but the barrels were contracted out.The Rangers were strictly utility grade.[xx(]
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