Colt's new Competition Pistol

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I think it's love, or maybe lust at first sight! I was perusing the interwebs yesterday, and wandered across this:

http://www.colt.com/Catalog/Pistols/ColtCompetitionPistol.aspx

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It's colts newest 1911, the "Competition Pistol". It looks like it has some nice features such as Novak's new adjustable rear sight and front fiber optic (Blue). Also comes with a national match barrel. I'm not looking to run USPSA with it, but for a MSRP of $899, I don't see how you could go wrong with it.

Do you guys think I'm getting ahead of myself? I've never owned a Colt 1911 before, but this model just might change that. What are your guys' thoughts on this bad boy? And I don't suppose anyone owns it yet. It almost seams too good to be true at the price.

-DesertRat
 
Last month, Colt had a display at the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg PA, and I was looking at one of these. I think it's a nice piece at a fair price, nicely finished, the blue G10 grips are cool, this is the first gun I can remember seeing with a blue F.O. element in the front sight. I thought the trigger was really good, Colt is building good Series 80 triggers these days, although I would argue that a "Competition" gun should have a Series 70 trigger, the Colt rep told me that their Series 80 triggers are every bit as good as their Series 70 triggers, I know a few custom gunsmiths who would beg to differ. I think overall it's a nice Colt 1911 at a reasonable price-point.
 
I would still go with a lower grade gun (girsan or rock island perhaps) and put those upgrades on, and a few more for less money. I have no use for Colt. They pulled a bone head move to shut down their revolver lines (revolver guy here) and their 1911s are no better than their competitors who charge a fraction of the price. I'm still bitter about my most recent Colt and I doubt that the anger from that goes away. In a 45 it would not be so bad, but I would rather send my money to the Phillipines at this point.
 
They pulled a bone head move to shut down their revolver lines (revolver guy here) and their 1911s are no better than their competitors who charge a fraction of the price.
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They still make the SAA Cowboy guns but these are really expensive. It would be good if the could start making some of the "snake" police revolvers again, the Colt rep was evasive when I asked this question, Colt is interested in selling what they currently make, not what they used to make.

I know that Colt is currently making a better 1911 than they used to, and I would argue that a Springfield Range Officer is probably at least as good as this Colt Competition for probably less money. I don't know that a RIA 1911 could be modified by a gunsmith for less money all in than what this Colt comp gun goes for, I've already seen these for around $800.00.
 
WestKentucky,

I am a revolver guy as well. And I completely agree that Colt should have continued with their double action revovlers. But one thing you forgot to mention, is paying a couple extra bucks for this Colt would keep the $$ in America, which I like a lot. Plus, even though I don't get rid of guns that often, the Colt will hold the resale much better than say a RIA or Girsan.
 
I like it.

I like the price.
I like the very practical upgrades done to it.
I like the Colt's certainty of components and their dimensions.
I really like the look excluding the blues - which I could learn to live with.



Seems like a guy can't hardly go wrong unless he still thinks a quality 1911 of guaranteed dimension and long term support should have a price starting with a 3,4 or even a 5.

Enough upgrading for the average fella to capitalize upon but not so much that it is wasted or uses up all the fun of tweaking as the owner grows more competent with it.


Todd.
 
They pulled a bone head move to shut down their revolver lines (revolver guy here) and their 1911s are no better than their competitors who charge a fraction of the price.
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They still make the SAA Cowboy guns but these are really expensive. It would be good if the could start making some of the "snake" police revolvers again, the Colt rep was evasive when I asked this question, Colt is interested in selling what they currently make, not what they used to make.

I know that Colt is currently making a better 1911 than they used to, and I would argue that a Springfield Range Officer is probably at least as good as this Colt Competition for probably less money. I don't know that a RIA 1911 could be modified by a gunsmith for less money all in than what this Colt comp gun goes for, I've already seen these for around $800.00.
 
I know a couple guys who have shot them, and say the blue fiber-optic is next to useless. But it comes wiht other color tubes, so it appears that the blue tube is just to match the grips, until you change one or both out. I may given one a try, once they are available at my LGS.
 
i like the color scheme, blue and gray goes well together.. but i clicked this thread hoping colt was FINALLY going to try to compete with modern handguns, maybe stop piggybacking on 100 year old technology for a chang and you know, innovate for once... but a 1911 is a 1911, seen em a thousand times in one configuration or the other.. i want to see colt do something new for once
 
It's probably a decent gun, but for a "competition" gun it should have been available in .40 S&W at least as an option. Also that rear sight should have been a Bomar or LPA style, and definitely should have had a Series 70 trigger.

The blue fiber I do think is cool, though I've never seen one to know what the light transmission is like. If it doesn't work out though fibers are generally a consumable item anyways. Takes all of $2 and 5 minutes to change one out.
 
I was looking for a Colt when I bought my 1911 about 6 years ago. The gun store I was at only had two Colts, a used gold cup and a combat commander. I wanted the standard length slide so the commander was out, they wanted $888 for the gold cup and I was hesitant about paying that much for a used gun(it was fairly beat up looking) with an unknown amount of rounds fired through it. The salesman steered me towards a Kimber Custom 2, $745 new...I have never regretted buying the Kimber, it shoots beautifully and the tolerances in the machining are much tighter than the Mark 4, series 80 I had owned a few years prior...
 
Now if Colt would offer it with a TITANIUM frame.. 26 oz full size 1911, I'd get it just to have one.

Deaf
 
These are going to sell, and when they do, a Commander length might follow.

Hating on Colt is a waste of energy. :)
 
For Colt, this is innovating.
Their brand is synonymous with tradition, not 31 flavors.
I like it and others they are producing nowadays, like the Wiley Clapp line.
 
I just saw another one of these today, after handling one a few weeks ago -- and that was just a few weeks after buying my stainless Colt Government Model.

First thing I would do is replace the grips and front sight. So, there's at about $150 to add to the MSRP right there.

By "competition model" do they mean action shooting, like IDPA or 3-Gun? I doubt Colt is selling this as a bullseye gun.

Nice rollmarks, nice adjustable rear sight, nice everything on this Colt (minus the grips and front sight, for me.)

One of these days, Colt will start adding machine-cut checkering to the frontstrap, and then they will really have something.
 
I like the way it looks and love the rear sight. Wouldn't mind having the fiber optic front sight either. The color scheme looks good to me. Could live without the grooved trigger face though.
 
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