Gun Range Review: U.S. Made Auto-Ordnance M1911A1

By Chris Eger

The 1911 BKO, by Auto-Ordnance, is an 80-series GI 45 that looks good on the outside and still clocks in for work at the range. (All Photos: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
When it comes to American-made “GI .45″s in the $500 range, the Auto-Ordnance M1911A1 delivered at the range.
Since 1999, the Kahr Firearms Group has included the AO brand in its portfolio, with production at the company’s current Worcester, Mass facility. Their 1911 BKO longslide is an ode to the famous M1911A1 line used by the U.S. military from 1926 to the last days of the Cold War.
The Auto-Ordnance incorporates GI specs, with a standard 5-inch barrel and an 8.5-inch overall length.
The “BKO” means a black oxide finish on the frame, barrel, and slide.
{Related: See How the AO 1911 BKO Compares Directly to Vintage M1911A1s}
The company machines the slide, sear, and disconnector from solid carbon bar stock, then heat treats them “to assure durability and long life over many thousands of rounds.” As with the old-school GI guns, the Auto-Ordnance pistol has a low-profile blade front sight and a rear sight, with the latter being drift adjustable for windage.
The grip is brown checkered plastic on the review gun, a clone of the WWII-era

Source: Guns.com