The Rapide Black Ice, a stunning gun with its two-tone finish that is actually KimPro II finish over stainless steel. The gun uses a single recoil spring and a standard spring guide. It features TruGlo sights that possess fiber-optic rods that are powered by tritium when sunlight is not available. The front sight has an orange ring around it so it can be seen easily during daylight time. The slide is flat topped and has three oblong ports cut into it, while there are three windows on each side of the slide. The trigger is well fit in the frame and moves without binding, but the trigger pull on my sample was just too heavy at 5.5 pounds. I like the golf ball frontstrap treatment, and the mainspring housing is flat with three oblong ports machined into it. Grips are sculpted G10, and there’s a relief cut for easy access to the magazine release. The cocking serrations are wide, front and back, and the relief cuts give the gun a racy look! There’s a detachable magazine well funnel that is screwed into the mainspring housing, so the gun is ready for both USPSA and IDPA competitions. The gun has a high-cut frame for the shooter to obtain a higher hold on the gun, and the high sweep beavertail helps also. The gun looks great and feels great in my hand.
I shot the Rapide Black Ice at 25 yards for accuracy and found the only thing I didn’t like about it was its trigger. Even though the gun does not have a firing pin safety and has a Series 70-style frame, its trigger pull is just too heavy for target or defense work, in my opinion. Despite this, the gun functioned perfectly and never let us down.
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