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  Doublestar's .45 ACP 1911-A1  
                     
       
 

Taffin’s grandson, 16-year old Brian Panzella, shoots the DoubleStar .45 1911-A1
using the Iron Maiden. Future gun’riter?

     
                     
 

In the old days when newspapers actually reported the news a well-known axiom was a dog biting a man was not news, however a man biting a dog was a different story. For something to be worthy of reporting it had to be unusual. Unusual things also happen in the firearms industry, things definitely worthy of being noticed. When a long-time manufacturer of rifles enters the handgun scene it certainly catches my attention very quickly. The company we are talking about is DoubleStar, long known for making quality government and law enforcement rifles, even to the point of being known as “The Black Rifle Specialists.”

DoubleStar has specialized in M16/AR15 platforms giving military and law enforcement officers the choice of semiauto, full-auto, or burst fire configurations, as well as M-4 sniper carbines producing 1/2" MOA groups at 100 yards. For the civilian population DoubleStar offers some of the best quality ARs in both .223 and 6.8 SPC. Now DoubleStar is offering a 1911 with the same qualities of workmanship, accuracy and reliability found in their line of ARs.

Jack Starnes of DoubleStar, like most shooters, has a long time appreciation for the Colt 1911 and for the past four years he has been working toward offering a premium .45 ACP under the DoubleStar label. He says, “What we set out to do is produce a high quality 1911 that delivers match gun performance at a production price. We accomplished that and more.” Now that could just be hype but as old Gabby Hayes used to say, “No brag, just fact.” It’s not hype if it delivers and the DoubleStar 1911-A1 definitely delivers.

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