1911 up the yin yang

Renegade,
I share your passion on 1911's but must respectfully disagree with your choice of Colt.

They made some excellent 1911's in the distant past but I have yet to handle one of them made in the last 10 years that I would pay their price for. They exhibit very loose frame to slide fit, poorly fitted barrels, mediocre triggers, Excellent bluing however.

I do own 6-1911's, 2 of them Colts that I bought 20 yrs ago. Granted 3 of my 6 are custom built bullseye guns and in their current state can't be compared to a stock Colt. The problem is that even in their original state they were far better fitted. I refuse to contribute to a companies sales force who insists on resting on their laurels and trying to push an inferior product on me, regardless of how well the bluing job turned out.

I just bought a Legacy arms Citadel for $400 that was light years tighter than the Colt Gold Cup for $1100 2 feet away.

Again no disrespect intended, just my observations over 34 years of shooting handguns.

FWIW

Here's a 1972'ish Combat Commander -



It's not "original", as it's had feed ramp polished and barrel throated, trigger worked on for 4.5# pull, FLGR, heavier firing pin spring / lighter mainspring, Trijicon sights, replaced loose ejector.

Reliable with hollowpoints now...

My pair of stainless colts (a Combat Commander, new in 2009, and a 1990's MK.IV gov't enhanced bought used from the same shop early this summer). I do not see myself parting with either of these as they are great shooters.

Is this more like what you wanted to see?



Lend-leased to the British, returned to the States, polished up and reblued with the barrel jeweled. Best trigger I've felt on any pistol.

Wish me luck tomorrow on my interview. If I don't land a job soon, that may be paying next month's rent.

No extra points for Colts needed.

right to left

SA 1911-A1 MIL-SPEC SS.... 2010

KIMBER CUSTOM II..... 2010

center Defender..... 2003

bottom..... MKIV/SERIES 70 Gold Cup National Match....1981

MKIV/SERIES 70 SATIN NICKLE 2 TONE...1980

Colt, Shcmolt:

my barebones SA GI 1911 with new hogue grips

Here are a few of mine.

COLT Gold Cup National Match.



COLT Combat Elite



COLT Commander



COLT 1991A1 Compact (Officers Model), My EDC



COLT Series 70 Electro Satin Nickle



As far as COLT having loose slide to frame fit.... Big to do about NOTHING. COLT builds guns that run 100% in anywhere in any condition, not big boy toys that rarely see the dirty side of a shooting bench.

The Series 70 above is the sorriest 1911 I own in reguard to fit and finish. Lots of slop in the frame to slide but it runs like it's soposed to with any ammo and any quality mag. It has NEVER had the feed ramp polished or any work done to it what so ever. Just the way it came from Hartford in 1981. None of that effects how it shoots.



If you want a COLT you should buy one. They build a good pistol and price it fairly.
Will

Here are some 1911s for you from all over the scale, starting at entry level models to some full house customs and everything in between. I've been a collector for a number of years, so if you want pics, you got 'em.

I'll try to catagorize them a bit as well.













Production guns - low end


Rock Island Armory GI




Firestorm DLX




ATI FX45 Military




Taurus PT1911




Charles Daly EFS




Iver Johnson Eagle




Cimarron 1911




Regent 1911




STI Spartan




Para GI Expert




Springfield GI




Auto Ordnance GI




Remington 1911R1




Thompson Custom 1911

Norinco GI




Desert Eagle 1911 (not that you needed a description)




AMT Hardballer












Production guns - mid range



Para 1911 Limited




Kimber Custom II




Detonics ServiceMaster




Smith & Wesson SW1911




Sig Sauer STX




Colt Commander XSE




Dan Wesson CBOB




Colt Gold Cup Trophy




Kimber Pro CDP II




STI Trojan











Production guns - high end



Fusion Commander Elite




Colt National Match

Dan Wesson Valor




STI Legacy




Colt Special Combat Government




Springfield TRP




Kimber Super Match II





Smith & Wesson Performance Center 1911













USGI



Remington Rand




Ithaca












Semi custom guns



Wilson Combat CQB




Wilson Classic Super Grade




Unertl Ordnance DLX




Springfield TGO1




Ed Brown Classic Custom




Ed Brown Kobra Carry




Volkmann Combat Custom'

Valtro 1998A1




Nighthawk Custom Predator II




Nighthawk Custom Enforcer




Guncrafter Industries No Name




Rock River Arms Limited Match




Les Baer SRP




Les Baer Concept V













Custom guns



Heirloom Precision Retro Custom




Infinity single stack




Pistol Dynamics Signature




EGW custom












That's about it. I have a Morris Tactical Elite on order that should be mine next month and a couple production 1911s in mind as well.

BlayGlock, How do you like your Nighthawk so far?

Shoots like a laser beam and carries like a dream. It is my ideal ccw gun because it carries like a bobtail commander and shoots like a full size. Work schedule has only allowe me about 250 rounds so far. I want to do a full range report and what-not once I hit 500. Ill get some glamour shots, but alas, I do not have the famous Bac carpet so they will have to be on my hardwood floors.

bac1023, you are a sick sick man. We could be friends.

Kimber Pro Carry II

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That is a very nice looking finish on that gun. Im undecided on the Kimber lettering but it does need something in that area to be a color break.

Baer PII 9mm

bac1023, you are a sick sick man.

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I'll be the first to admit that.