1911's Don't really get much better than this...

[dsk]

Woo-hoo! No more plastic mainspring housings, either?

Colt still uses nylon mainspring housings on most of their models. Personally I don't have a problem with them. It's the plastic triggers that looked so cheap.

Another good thing about new Colts is that they use very few of the controversial MIM parts. According to a source at Colt the mag catch, sear, and disconnector are the only three parts still being made in MIM. The latest batch use machined extractors. If you have a pistol that was made a few months or more ago it might have an MIM extractor, which I recommend replacing with a quality aftermarket unit.

You can read up on the new Series 70 and 80 guns on my website.

http://usgi1911.tripod.com/series70
http://usgi1911.tripod.com/series80

 

[Phil in Seattle]

No no no no no, I will not look anymore.

I need all of my money for an M1A! Argghhhhhh

 

[Kahr carrier]

Cant beat a Colt 1911

 

[FPrice]

dsk...

"You can read up on the new Series 70 and 80 guns on my website."

Thanks for the reference. It was some interesting reading.

 

[ZSchiffman]

What would you guys reccomend for a reasonably priced 1911, thats very "no frills" and traditional looking.

 

[VHinch]

What would you guys reccomend for a reasonably priced 1911, thats very "no frills" and traditional looking.

I'd probably recommend starting a new thread to ask your question, despite the fact that the topic has been done to death, not resurrecting one that is 5 years old.

 

[M203Sniper]

1 January 2003


Awesome.

Colt 1911 WWI replica

 

[Lashlarue]

Five year old thread is revived.........