SAR 18#6

ASAI ONE
The diamond pattern cocking serrations are a custom grade touch that makes handling the pistol much easier.
21 .45 caliber handgun. However, the
single bone of contention with the One
Pro comes with this grip frame. The bevel
at the front strap is not comfortable
for all shooters compared to the original
CZ 75. The grip panels are skimpy
for the frame and seem out of place on
such a well-made handgun. The grip
panels are roughened for abrasion and
do the job but little else. The grip frame
is slightly recurved near the base, perhaps
in a portion of the Divine Angle.
The grip frame isn’t uncomfortable but
the angle of the bevel could have been
more rounded.
Ergonomically, the decock lever,
the magazine release and the slide lock
are all within easy reach without resorting
to shifting the grip on the handgun.
The pistol has a good heft and a good
natural point. The One Pro is heavy but
sets well in the hand. This weight serves
in good stead when firing heavy loads.
While lighter .45 caliber handguns are
not painful to fire after a few magazines
the jolt of recoil begins to take its toll.
The One Pro is comfortable to fire in extended
training sessions. As an example,
the powerful Speer 200 grain Gold
Dot +P was used in the One Pro and the
recoil was not severe, in fact, downright
comfortable. Yet this load breaks 1,000
fps in the One Pro’s 4.5 inch barrel. The
pistol is well made of good material and
seems smooth in operation but the true test
of the handgun is in firing.
When firing the One Pro a consideration
was the trigger action. The double action
mechanism of the One Pro is the lightest
and smoothest I have tested in any handgun.
The double action trigger compression
was measured on an electronic scale and
the trigger breaks at 5 pounds 11 ounces.
This is lighter than many single action triggers.
Yet, when the trigger is pressed the
trigger both cocks and drops the hammer
with less than six pounds of pressure. There
was some concern that the action might not
be sufficient to crack all primers, but this
was not the case (some brands of ammunition
use harder primers than others). The
One Pro never failed to ignite the primer.
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