{"id":52270,"date":"2016-01-30T17:34:17","date_gmt":"2016-01-30T22:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=52270"},"modified":"2016-01-30T17:34:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T09:51:15","slug":"citadel-1911s-legacy-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/citadel-1911s-legacy-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Citadel 1911s In Flat Dark Earth Cerakote – In Hand Review – SHOT Show 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Read More at:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/legacysports.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Citadel Cerakote\u00a01911s for Self-Defense at\u00a0the Range<\/h2>\n

Armscor has been building 1911s for many years, and building them soundly and traditionally. For a number of years, Legacy Sports International has imported these pistols under the Citadel brand and offered them on the U.S. market at very reasonable prices. That tradition continues and expands in 2016 with the new offering of flat dark earth Cerakote finish.<\/p>\n

A citadel is a fortress and the new flat dark earth finish on these guns makes them look and feel almost indestructible. The finish is offered on both the full 5-inch Government model and the 3.5-inch Compact version. With MSRPs at $796 these new models\u00a0are priced at the entry-level for 1911 pistols.<\/p>\n

\"image2\"<\/a>Both include some features you\u2019d expect to find only on higher-end models, like front slide serrations on the full-size model, Novak-style sights, memory bump grip safeties, G10 grips, skeletonized hammers and triggers and full-length guide rods. The Government model even includes an ambidextrous safety.<\/p>\n

The guns arrived looking very much like a pair to twins, except that one stopped growing somewhere along the way. The first thing I did was inspect the Cerakote finish and application. That\u2019s an area that not everyone gets right \u2014 but it looks like Citadel did. The application is\u00a0even and smooth. This is especially critical on the side and frame rails, and the action felt smooth with no binding.<\/p>\n

All the same, I never trust the lubricity of ceramic coatings and I applied a generous amount of oil before shooting. Some versions of FDE guns look like they should come wrapped in a diaper \u2014 these don\u2019t and are very appealing to me. It would be easy to loose these guns in the dirt or sand.<\/p>\n

The Details<\/h2>\n
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The mainspring cover is plastic on the 5-inch and steel on the 3.5.<\/p><\/div>\n

Almost everything else on the guns is flat black. I like the two-tone visual interest and I also appreciate the utilitarian look. These Citadel pistols cry out to be used in the elements. The sights, beavertail safety, hammer and all the controls are all matte black. The only parts on\u00a0these guns that glimmer are the barrel hoods and the tips of the stainless steel guide rods.<\/p>\n

The G10 grip panels have\u00a0the perfect look for\u00a0a rugged handgun. They also feel fantastic and won\u2019t lose their traction due to sweat, grease or\u00a0water.<\/p>\n

The black steel sights have a\u00a0Novak cut, and while they don’t have dots there are actually two small round placeholders for them. If you care to do it yourself, the template has been provided. The front sight is also absent of any visual aid, just a black serrated slope to fill the rear notch. Again, a dab of your favorite color would fix that. If you want a quick acquisition sight picture, you\u2019ll want to do something with them or change them.<\/p>\n

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The sights are all black, but you could easily paint dots on them<\/p><\/div>\n

Legacy Sports supplies two magazines with each Citadel pistol. The magazine bodies are painted black with all-metal construction and have polymer base plates. They are also, I think, a possible weak link in the system. I experienced a few feeding and ejection errors with them.\u00a0I never take any 1911 out for a day at the range without several brands of magazines, and I found that the Citadels performed just fine with higher end feeders like Wilson Combat and Chip McCormick. <\/span><\/p>\n

Aside from the magazines I found nothing worth complaining about with these 1911s. I even did all the requisite 1911 snob checks to be sure the slide to frame fit was tight, the barrel fit was good, and so on. I was impressed with how snugly the parts fit together.<\/span><\/p>\n

Full Size versus Compact<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There are a\u00a0couple of differences between the full sized Government model and the smaller Compact such as the bevels at the muzzle of the slide on the Compact, to make the pistol easier to holster. Or the hole through the guide rod of the 3.5-inch model that allows you to use a small tool or paperclip\u00a0to trap the recoil spring tension for disassembly\u00a0and\u00a0reassembly. That small but appreciated extra is not present on the full length guide rod of the 5-inch model.<\/p>\n

The full-sized Citadel has an ambidextrous safety. The Compact has a right-hand only safety, but it has been bobbed, trimmed and smoothed to make it slim and snag-free for carry, yet still easy to operate.<\/p>\n

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The full-size field-stripped.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The compact field-stripped.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The compact’s bull barrel is tapered to eliminate the need for a bushing.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The compact’s recoil spring can be trapped on the guide rod — a feature common to more high-end guns.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The biggest difference between the two is that the full-size uses a barrel bushing while the compact opts for a bull barrel. This is common among the short-barreled\u00a01911 pistols. The fit is accomplished by flaring out the barrel at the muzzle to provide the fit to the slide. This also makes for a very thick walled barrel at the muzzle\u00a0with a nice crown.<\/p>\n

Shooting the Citadels<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The Citadels performed well in general, but they really liked the Remington UMC.<\/p><\/div>\n

Surprisingly, these two guns shoot very differently from one another. The compact model likes a six o\u2019clock hold while the full-size shoots more point of aim. The Government model’s\u00a0trigger is heavier and a bit grittier, breaking at nearly 6\u00a0pounds where\u00a0the compact\u2019s trigger is\u00a0crisper and is certainly lighter at just\u00a0over 4 pounds.\u00a0Considering the potential of the compact to be a carry gun, the trigger quality is appreciated.<\/p>\n

I experience\u00a0feeding and ejecting malfunction with the supplied magazines\u00a0but none with other brands.\u00a0I also had far fewer failures with the compact than with the full-size, contrary to what one might expect. Certainly better magazines are room for improvement, but I\u2019d gladly buy new magazines for a soundly built gun \u2014 as appears to be the case here.<\/p>\n

\"accracy\"<\/a>Both models have plain frontstraps,\u00a0absent any checkering or grooving. This is a matter of preference.\u00a0The mainspring housings\u00a0are also different with different backstraps. The full-size has a checkered polymer mainspring housing while\u00a0the compact is equipped with a steel housing with vertical serrations. The grip safety on\u00a0each has a well-shaped and grooved memory bump, and I noted no preference between the two.<\/p>\n

The sight pictures are\u00a0good enough, but as mentioned they are\u00a0black on black. As long as lighting conditions are not challenging they work just fine and are\u00a0easy to acquire. For concealed carry, the Novak-style profile is\u00a0snag-free.<\/p>\n

\"image3\"What I appreciated most about\u00a0both of these pistols was the G10 grips. The grips provide an excellent connection to the guns and keep them\u00a0in place. The texturing is aggressive enough to give you a rock solid hold, but not so much so that it\u00a0irritates. The thumb relief for the magazine release button could be a bit larger, if I were to nitpick.<\/p>\n

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The accuracy of both Citadel 1911s is most respectable. For entry-level 1911s I frankly expected a greater spread on the target than I got with this pair. Both handguns punched respectable groups from a rest at 50 feet with the compact model performing slightly better\u00a0\u2014 it does have\u00a0a lighter, smoother trigger.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The entry-level 1911 market is always rich with choices, but not usually with all the extras that Legacy Sports provides\u00a0with these Citadel pistols. This new pair in flat dark earth Cerakote, equipped with so many upscale extras like the G10 grips, full length stainless steel guide rod, light trigger and hammer \u2014 just to name a few \u2014 are\u00a0great value.<\/p>\n

These guns are fit very well, and in fact, the beavertail and grip safety blending on the Citadels is better than on some top brand 1911s I own. The Compact is concealed carry ready right out of the box. The Cerakote finish on these guns is excellent quality and should last a lifetime.<\/p>\n

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The traditional barrel and bushing of the 5-inch, left versus the bushingless 3.5-inch, right.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The safety on the Compact is rounded and smoothed for snag-free carry.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The government model comes with an ambidextrous safety.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Careful where you lay these down. You might lose them!<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Citadels boast some upscale components, like a skeletonized hammer.<\/p><\/div>\n

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And skeletonized trigger with over-travel adjustment.<\/p><\/div>\n

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