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Maxsell replica 1911 brings realistic intensity to defensive training!
BY PAUL MARKEL PHOTOS BY SEAN UTLEY
oday, with the big push to quiet down guns by adding a suppressor, you might wonder what the future holds for a piece of equipment that is deliberately noisy. But consider the Maxsell Corporation Model 1911 replica, known as the Kimar 911. This pistol is specifically designed to fire blank ammunition only. As for the manufacturers specifications, the handgun weighs 2.5 pounds empty, has an 8.5-inch overall length, and features a black finish and wood grip panels. This single-action, exposed-hammer pistol is fed with an eight-round, singlestack magazine. This convincing replica handgun is also shipped in a hard-plastic case with one magazine, the owners manual and a bore brush. The irony of this particular blankfiring 1911 clone is that it does not use .45-caliber blank ammunition. Instead, it chambers 9mm blank rounds. This is actually a good thing, despite what some traditionalists might believe, as modern 9mm blank ammunition is plentiful and relatively easy to acquire. For all intents and purposes, the Kimar 911 is a clone or replica of the original Model 1911 pistols favored by the U.S. military for nearly 100 years. All of the manual controls, including the trigger, magazine-release button, slide stop and manual safety, function as they do on a live pistol. The only real exception is the lack of a grip safety, but that wont be missed. The pistol fits classic leather military holsters as well as more modern molded rigs. I worked the Kimar 911 in and out of a BlackHawk Serpa holster and experienced no issues. As for function, as mentioned earlier, the pistol is a traditional single action. This model has a narrow vent hole running down the center of the barrel. The hole allows the burning gas to produce a

large, vivid flame from the muzzle, unlike many blank-firing guns that have a completely plugged bore. Practical Training Now that weve talked about the specifics and mechanics of the pistol, the next logical question is, What am I supposed to do with it? Good question. As a professional trainer, my first instinct would be to use the blank gun as a training tool. Live, genuine firearms obviously must be used with great care and caution when conducting classroom training. Yes, I

operates and feels like a genuine firearm. The slide reciprocates and locks back on an empty magazine. The manual safety and trigger function as usual. Although theyre superfluous on a blank-firing gun, the pistol does indeed have front and rear sights. In short, the Kimar 911 pistol could be put into service very easily as a functional educational tool when conducting firearms training. We havent even touched on the noisemaking aspects yet. The 9mm blank ammunition is indeed loud. If your only experience with blank ammo has been

Though it looks, feels and operates much like a .45-caliber 1911, the Maxsell Kimar 911 is designed to fire 9mm blank rounds that feature impressive flash and sound.

understand the universal safety rules. However, using a non-firing replica gun is often a better option for conducting training. Solid-plastic dummy guns or plasticand-aluminum airsoft guns can be used to simulate a firearm, but they dont actually work like a real gun would. The Kimar 1911 replica, with few exceptions,

with anemic, crimped .22 blanks, you are in for a surprise. Actually, when fired side-by-side next to an M16 equipped with a Blank Firing Adapter (BFA) and 5.56mm blanks, the 9mm blank pistol proved much louder. Despite the advances in firearms replica training, the blank-firing trainer

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Weight Weight 40 ounces 40 ounces KeepKeep your Kimar your Kimar 911 running, 911 running, so you so you GripsGrips Hardwood Hardwood can keep can keep trainingindoors trainingindoors or outdoors, or outdoors, Sights Sights FixedFixed and in whatever scenario youre capable and in whatever scenario youre capable of imagining (and I hope Ive provided of imagining (and I hope Ive provided you you Action Action Semi-automatic Semi-automatic front fire front fire with some usable for you to considwith some usable ideasideas for you to considFinish Finish BlackBlack er). $189, Only $189, the investment is modest, er). Only the investment is modest, but the dividend may prove enormous. but the dividend may prove enormous. Capacity Capacity 8+1 8+1 For more information, visit maxsell.com For more information, visit maxsell.com MSRP MSRP $189 $189 or877-332-2343. call 877-332-2343. or call

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