Back in 1985, we started manufacturing new 1911 pistols for the consumer market. We’ve been working hard to make the best 1911s ever since.
Making them perform on a consistent basis is part of the mission, but identifying the needs and wants of shooters makes up the rest. For that reason, we offer a broad array of models for just about any application.
The Range Officer® Compact models offer similar benefits to the Range Officer® Full-size line, but in a smaller package. Whatever your reason for wanting a smaller, lighter and easier to handle 1911, the Range Officer® Compact might be right for you.
Like it’s big brother, we make the Compact in both 9MM and .45 ACP . Even with its half-inch reduced height, you can still fit eight rounds of 9MM in the magazine plus one in the chamber. The .45 ACP version holds six rounds in each of its two included magazines.
While smaller on the outside, the Range Officer® Compact is all business on the inside. The Range Officer® Compact has the same quality forged national match frame and slide as the TRP™ 1911s and gets the same amount of attention when it comes to precision fitting slide, frame, and barrel. The four-inch stainless steel ramped bull barrel locks up exactly as intended – every time – because accuracy counts.
The Parkerized finish will stand up to daily carry or training days at the range. The sights are sleek and fast, with a fiber optic up front and a low profile combat sight in the rear that won’t snag during the draw.
Specifications:
Caliber
.45 Acp
Recoil System
Dual Spring w/ Full Length Guide Rod
Sights
Fiber Optic Front & Low-Profile Combat Rear
Weight (With Empty Magazine)
28.5 ozs.
Height
5"
Slide
Forged Carbon Steel, Parkerized
Barrel
4" Stainless Steel Match Grade, Fully Supported Ramp, Bull
Length
7.6"
Grip Type
Compact RO Double Diamond Thin Line Rosewood
Frame
Forged Aluminum Alloy, Black Hardcoat Anodized
Magazines
2 - 6 Round, Blued Steel
The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for
general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this
particular item.
The 45 ACP (45 Auto) was designed by John Browning in 1905 for his prototype semiautomatic pistol that eventually became the legendary Colt 1911, using a .452-inch bullet. Browning proposed a 200-grain bullet; U.S. Army Ordnance, smarting from reports of poor performance of the 38 Long Colt in the Philippines, increased bullet weight to 230 grains for greater stopping power...and the 45 ACP as it is today was adopted in 1911. It remains an iconic and popular handgun cartridge for personal defense and competition, and was used by the U.S. military in submachine guns (Thompson and M3) through the 1970s. Although largely replaced by the 9mm for military use and the 9mm and/or 40 S&W in the law enforcement community, the 45 ACP is still used by the U.S. military and numerous law enforcement agencies in various applications. The standard load remains a 230-grain bullet at 780 to 850 fps, but lighter, faster bullets from 165 to 200 grain, delivering a bit less recoil, are also available.
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Craig Boddington
