Witness 1911 with lead bb

[2schimels]

As UBC is down thought I would update guys on developments. Ian kindly sent me some H&N lead bb to test. These measured at an average of 4.34 mm diameter, smaller than my steel bb of 4.38. This means they are a loose fit in the barrel and do not jam. When dropping by hand in the barrel they are only held up by the "spin up" v in the breach, which does not obstruct them when firing.Even if slightly dented in the mag when under pressure from the spring they still feed and shoot.Not sure of velocity with the loose fit but they penetrate 88 pages of a telephone directory.Accuracy not tested yet. Interesting development, found weak point in my 1911, was not functioning well at weekend, found steel bb's in rectangular aperture in slide that mates with gas port on mag. Cleared and now working fine. Bazhttp://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/...els/Witbbs.jpg

[delta1]

UBC appears to be fine here?

[spaspecker]

been using H&N copper coated lead balls for ages, they shoot very well in my drozd, my dan wesson, my umarex PPK, my umarex MP5k and my asg CZ75 P07 duty!

[blooregard]

Going to have to get some of these, Spaspecker, do you get them locally?

[spaspecker]

Going to have to get some of these, Spaspecker, do you get them locally?

i was buying them mail order from protek until I spotted them in bamfords in eccleston last week - tin of 500 £4:06. All my BB guns seem to like them, and they "squash up" real nice when shot at a target, plus you don't have to wash your hands straight away after loading like when you use gamo's!

[2schimels]

Thanks Spas, I have been using lead bb in a number of my pistols, especially vintage type bb gun like Crosman 677 which seem to have larger bore diameter. Some of us want to use the Witness 1911 for IPAS shooting but the bore was too tight to use standard 4.5mm lead bb. The ones I was given as sample to test are now too small. Has your supplier got any larger diameter around 4.36 - 4.38mm. I believe H&N produce different size options.

Baz