SIG SAUER 1911 Max Michel CO2 pistol .177 bore - Blowback (2.5 Joule)

Characteristics 

Altough recently arrived in the airguns' world, Sig Sauer goes on suprising everyone, proposing its basics, and also more spefific models, as this 1911, designed with the world champion Max Michel.

A semi automatic air pistol, shooting BBs, with CO2, made as a great replicas, with the main features as the original :

• the full metal manufacture, with a sliver / black finish;
• the moving slide, that moves back while shooting ("blowback" effect), giving a very realistic visual rendering;
• the same trigger shape (flat), that we find on competition pistols;
• the magazine release button, the safety lever and the grip safety, the slide lever and the skeleton hammer, all functional;
• the handle grips with its alveolate texture;
• the magazine basis, full size.

There are just 2 smal differences :

• front and rear sights are fixed, with white points (no optic fiber)
• there is a Picatiny rail under the barrel, to adapt a lamp ro a laser

Loading 

The 1911 Max Michel pistol has the patented CO2 charging system, very simple and reliable :

• remove left grip cover, by lifting at the bottom of the gript
• Flip up the puncture lever and move it down, to open the place
• insert he 12g CO2 cartridge
• close back the puncture lever, to pierce the CO2

The magazine has a 16 .177 BBs capacity. It is removed pressing on the magazine release button.
Once removed, pull the magazine follower in the locking notch and insert the BBs into the loading port, and slowly release the follower. Put it the back in the handle.

This pistol has a manual safety lever, that is advised tio activate before any handling of the weapon.