Dubuque
06-19-2011, 03:47 PM
This is my first post on the forum. I just picked up a used CW45 last week at at local show and thought I would give it a try. I read a real mixed bag of reviews of the model. I stripped and cleaned it and noticed the feed ramp and mouth was already polished so I was worried it was one that had been sent back for warranty work and the owner still was having problems so they sold it off. I also did the mod to the magazine follower so it would not hang as it is passing by the notch.
So I got the range for the first time with it this morning and it essentially worked flawlessly! What a great shooter. :) I had some left over Wolf steel case ammo that I read would not work well in this model. I did have one FTF with that but it ran through all the brass Federal 230 FMJ without a single hitch. I even limp-wristed it to see if that would cause an issue , but no. Even a friend who was with me remarked what a great shooter it is (and he does not like 45s due to recoil, he refused to shoot my Beretta in 40). I finally have an EDC with the size and ergo's I was looking for. Thanks to all of you that posted the mods and break-in suggestions!
Tom
So I got the range for the first time with it this morning and it essentially worked flawlessly! What a great shooter. :) I had some left over Wolf steel case ammo that I read would not work well in this model. I did have one FTF with that but it ran through all the brass Federal 230 FMJ without a single hitch. I even limp-wristed it to see if that would cause an issue , but no. Even a friend who was with me remarked what a great shooter it is (and he does not like 45s due to recoil, he refused to shoot my Beretta in 40). I finally have an EDC with the size and ergo's I was looking for. Thanks to all of you that posted the mods and break-in suggestions!
Tom