Well I got the ATI 1911 today but I have not yet shot it. It appeared to have had several test rounds shot through it and was then put away without cleaning.
I sprayed a little anti-corrosion oil inside this pistol over a week ago, but when I started wiping it all down tonight there was quite a bit of rust inside
Expecting the same Rust that I've seen in all my new non-stainless steel guns recently, I tore it all down.
It's a good thing too. Look at all that rust! That napkin was perfectly white when I started.
I gave it a really good cleaning and sprayed it out with anti-corrosion oil. I'll let it soak overnight all oily, and blow it out good with the air hose in the morning and wipe it all down again.
Hopefully I'll get a chance to go up and shoot it at the range soon.
Some other notes:
When I first saw this one I thought the grips were Rosewood, but they are actually Philippine mahogany. They are well made but the wood is cheap.
I have no idea how well this gun will shoot yet but if it does shoot well and I decide to keep it it will definitely get some nicer grips.
Something that I was warned about is these guns have poor quality magazines. The magazine actually appears to be quite well made, but it appears to be quite tight on the ammunition and will probably need some minor adjustment before it feeds properly.
I fed some ammo through it and it seems to feed the round nose Federal .45 easier than the much more expensive hollow point Nosler match grade .45.
I'll have to take a real good look at the feed ramp alignment. Also I'm going to pick up a different magazine and see what happens.
I got my wife to work the action and play with the gun a little bit and it's much easier than she expected it to be.
They make a long list of 45 caliber models which are all variations of this gun. This is the one they call the Military.
I did not do an absolutely complete disassembly of this gun. I only took it as far apart as I know how to take apart a 1911 at this point.