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After carrying my first Commander, the Government Models became the range toys.
 
You did just fine with the Combat Commander for $700! I have one from '78 and it's the most accurate of all my 1911s, though it does have the advantage of being part of a limited edition from Colt's Custom Gun Shop; complete with bright nickel plating, Gold Cup trigger, MMC adjustable rear sight, and tuned and accurized!
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It may be a trick of the lighting, but that looks more like hard chrome than bright nickel plating.
A classic pistol for the ages.
 
NIGHTLORD40K said:
I think its Coltguard, which was a form of electroless nickel they used when their polishers were on strike.
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Yup, this one was made in the same time period as the OP’s.

I remember the printing “electroless nickel” on the box.

Obviously some enhancements have been made on this one in over 40 years.

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bannockburn said:
You did just fine with the Combat Commander for $700! I have one from '78 and it's the most accurate of all my 1911s, though it does have the advantage of being part of a limited edition from Colt's Custom Gun Shop; complete with bright nickel plating, Gold Cup trigger, MMC adjustable rear sight, and tuned and accurized!
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Now that is a beauty
 
Totally disappointed showing... took it to the range and kept getting a casing stuck in the chamber, wouldnt extract or eject at all, this happened with all mags I have (GI, Chip Mck., and Wilson) my Government model was eating everything including tula. Maybe replacing the extractor and polishing feed ramp
 
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The Evangelist Cowboy said:
Totally disappointed showing... took it to the range and kept getting a casing stuck in the chamber, wouldnt extract or eject at all, this happened with all mags I have (GI, Chip Mck., and Wilson) my Government model was eating everything including tula. Maybe replacing the extractor and polishing feed ramp
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So, if you put a .45 case in the chamber and close the slide, then retract it manually, it wont pull the case out of the chamber- or does it only happen during live firing? IIRC, it was common practice to bend a new 1911 extractor to get the proper tension.......also look for a chipped or broken claw on the end, or massive residue buildup between the claw and the breechface.

Extraction problems shouldn't have anything to do with the ramp- that would involve the new rounds failing to make it into the chamber after getting stripped out of the mag.
 
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Pretty sure like NIGHTLORD40K and Reinz stated, that it's Colt's version of an electroless nickel finish. My thoughts on this is that I think Colt was a bit late to the game in getting stainless steel models to market and bought some time by using electroless nickel plating to fill in their line-up til they got the stainless steel guns up and running. Also for some time during these years Colt was also dealing with major labor problems which hurt their overall productivity and quality quite a bit.
 
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As NIGHTLORD40K suggested you might want to check the extractor to see if it's engaging the case rim properly. Also look at the chamber to see if it's relatively clear of any build-up and free of any burrs or scratches that might impede extraction. A new recoil spring could also be in order as you don't know how old the current one is. If cases are feeding like they should leave the feed ramp be for the time being.
 
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