Origin
There’s no shortage of Turkish-manufactured firearms on the market, but their quality varies widely. Several import companies have hit a home run with certain models, and that certainly seems to be the case for the Dickinson Arms Adam 45.
The Adam 45 is manufactured in Turkey by Balistic Savunma (Balistik Defence) and imported by Dickinson Arms, which imports guns from several Turkish manufacturers. Balistic Savunma has been in business since 2015 and makes handguns, shotguns, and rifles.
The Adam 45 line of 1911 clone handguns is extensive, offering a diverse selection of finishes and styles. The big selling point on this handgun is the price. It is one of the least expensive 1911s out there.
Design
The Adam 45 is a standard 1911 handgun design, which has been popular for over a century and is one of the most cloned handgun designs in the history of firearms.
The Adam 45 is chambered for the all-American .45 ACP cartridge with a standard eight-round magazine capacity. The slide has front and rear serrations, and sights are a blacked-out rear notch with a gold bead front post.
You’ll find standard 1911 controls, including a left-mounted magazine release, a standard left-mounted slide stop and takedown pin, a grip safety, and an ambidextrous safety. Laser-engraved panels on the wood grips are perfect for maintaining a good purchase while shooting.
This handgun is made to extremely tight tolerances. There is no slip or play in any of the parts, and no audible rattle of any kind. Each piece is tightly fitted, with no play or slack.
Specs
- Barrel Length: 5 inches
- Trigger: Single action
- Caliber: .45 ACP
- Grips: Engraved wood
- Optic Cut: No
- Capacity: 8+1
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Weight: 2.27 pounds (unloaded)
On the range
After my initial range trip with this handgun, I have spent the last couple of months adding to my trigger time on the Adam 45. I have just shy of 1,000 rounds (mostly Winchester white box, with some Federal loads) on the handgun, so I feel I can give it a fair assessment.
The first time I picked up the handgun, I was impressed with the tight tolerances. Inexpensive handguns often have so much slack and wiggle in the parts that they do not give any feel of quality.
The natural 1911 grip angle lends itself to easy range days, and the wood grip panels are perfectly textured, with a positive feel that is not too aggressive. The light single-action trigger is crisp, with a short reset. The gold bead front post is easy to pick up in the blacked-out rear, making for quick target acquisition. The .45 ACP cartridge does thump more than a 9mm, but it is a smooth, pushing sensation of recoil.
I have not had any failures on this handgun, which speaks well to its quality. I shot a couple of groups at 7 yards, and the handgun groups acceptably, considering it is under $400. As I am not accustomed to shooting single-action 1911s, I’m sure other folks could print much better groups, but the handgun is easily capable of reasonable accuracy.
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