{"id":75017,"date":"2017-06-14T10:34:25","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T14:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=75017"},"modified":"2017-06-14T10:34:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T01:28:13","slug":"optic-45-accuracy-x-multi-sight-1911-full-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/optic-45-accuracy-x-multi-sight-1911-full-review\/","title":{"rendered":"An Any Optic .45? The Accuracy X Multi-Sight 1911 \u2013 Full Review."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Accuracy X uses an innovative system to allow the use of nearly an unlimited number of sights and optics.<\/p><\/div>\n

As gun makers continue to scramble to cash in on this decade\u2019s frenzied firearms market, we have seen many different approaches taken to distinguish one\u2019s brand against the others. Often that approach is gimmicky, sometimes it looks like corner gas station price wars, and often \u2013 to the great benefit of us gun folk \u2013 it takes the form of innovation. Fierce competition in a retail gun market that at times looks like a scene from a stock exchange frenzy, has resulted (in my opinion) in some of the greatest innovations to guns in a century. And what is most significant, is that these innovations have occurred in response to civilian demand, rather than the traditional driver of military need. Yes indeed, even though the insane demand has kept prices steep, it is a good time to be a gun buyer. And to emphasize that point \u2013 I present to you the Accuracy X Multi-Sight 1911<\/a> pistol.<\/p>\n

The Multi-Sight System<\/h2>\n

\"An<\/a>The name Multi-Sight, as it suggests, means that these pistols are ready to accept a variety of different types of sights with very little effort. The top rear of the slide has been milled out to accept a number of available drop-in tops. At its simplest, the top contains a fairly standard looking rear sight \u2013 like a modernized Government model rear sight. The next step up is to add a top equipped with a good quality adjustable target sight. The sample provided to us had a Kensight rear \u2013 one I know and like. And for those wanting a bit more (yes, my hand is raised too), Accuracy X has taken the \u201cmill the slide to accept a red dot\u201d trend to a new \u2013 and I believe better level. You can drop in a slide top that is equipped with 1913 Picatinny rail. Made of matching stainless steel and milled to high quality, this pic rail is as beautiful as it is functional. I think this was a smart move on the part of Accuracy X, as opposed to trying to mill a generic cutout and provide adapter plates and templates to fit a variety of different brands. Nearly every brand has a unique mounting configuration, and even a small difference requires a new part to accept it. With Picatinny rail, the Accuracy X 1911 pistol can take all of them, because they all provide the ability to mount to 1913 rail. It also eliminates a part \u2013 the adapter plate itself, which can become loose, or bent, or lost, etc.<\/p>\n

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Shown are 3 of the 4 currently available sight inserts.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Accuracy Pistol<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Multi-Sight system would be interesting and worth discussing on its own, but with an MSRP of around $3,300, I doubt too many buyers would accept a so-so pistol just because it has an innovative sight system. My immediate thinking was of this also, and I wanted to examine this 1911 and find out for myself. Because I have had the great fortune to learn more about the 1911 design than the average guy (having built a fine specimen of my own with Bob Marvel), I have learned that even a very expensive gun might not be all it is cracked up to be. While each custom or \u201ctop-of-the-line\u201d pistolsmith may have individual opinions and practices for building their guns, there are some details that are carved in stone. For example, slide to frame fit and barrel hood to breach face fit are not up for interpretation \u2013 you either got it right or you didn\u2019t. Why that\u2019s important is a conversation for another day \u2013 but the point to be made here is that the closer I inspected the Accuracy X pistol, the more impressed I became with its construction. This is a semi-custom 1911 handgun built by people who know quality \u2013 for people who demand it. The Accuracy X Multi-Sight is about as fine a pistol as I\u2019ve had the pleasure of shooting.<\/p>\n

It all starts with parts and components. Accuracy X uses the best of the best to build their guns, starting with a finely milled and excellently finished frame and slide of solid stainless steel. The stainless is finished to a matte that reduces glare while preserving the color and smoothness that stainless lovers want. Inside the slide is a hand-fitted Kart barrel and bushing. I know first-hand that Kart makes what many consider the very best barrels. The fitting of this barrel to the bushing, and the barrel legs to the slide stop pin was done by expert hands. A Series-70 design was chosen, which helps keep the trigger smooth and crisp. The feed ramp and barrel throat are nicely polished, the full-length guide rod is heavy stainless steel, the hammer is incredibly light but easily manipulated, and the oversized manual safety is not only easy to operate but makes a great shelf for the shooter\u2019s thumb. Checkering on the front and back of the handle are 25-lpi and the very interesting grips have a texture like 80-grit sandpaper meets Scotch-Brite. This makes the gun stick to your hand like the grasp of an insurance salesman.<\/p>\n

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To build a championship pistol, you must use only top quality parts.<\/p><\/div>\n

Any discussion of a 1911 eventually settles around the trigger. The John Browning classic has set the bar on what can be done to take a trigger to perfection, and any maker that falls short of what can be achieved has failed in a way that no number of extra bells or whistles can make up for. Ever heard a conversation end with, \u201cyeah, but the trigger sucks\u201d? What makes a trigger perfect is a subjective matter, but we can usually all agree on certain criteria that qualify one as very good or even excellent. The trigger in the Accuracy X pistol is light alloy and skeletonized. The vertical grooves are just right for holding your finger exactly where you want it \u2013 wherever that might be for you. It includes an adjustment screw to remove over-travel, which was set perfectly on our copy of the gun, as there is none to be perceived. My Lyman digital gauge measured the trigger break occurring at just a fraction over 4 lbs. \u2013 again making it just about perfection for a production pistol. The take-up on the trigger is very short \u2013 maybe 1\/32\u201d from rested to the wall of resistance. From there, it breaks like a strand of raw spaghetti. As mentioned, there is no over-travel \u2013 something very important to precision shooting. The fit of the trigger is also excellent, with no side-to-side or vertical wiggle that can direct trigger press energy away from its intended direction of straight back.<\/p>\n

The Accuracy X Multi-Sight system was sent to us well equipped for testing and evaluation. Each type of sight option was provided, along with nice optics to use with the pistol. However, the buyer must choose the desired configuration when ordering the pistol. In other words, it does not come standard with all the sight variations provided \u2013 they are more of an ala carte menu. Here a quick breakdown of what each costs:<\/p>\n