New Colt pistol

[45auto]

At that price, it will sell IMO. At least an increase for Colt's small volume levels.

They do "need" to offer it without slide serrations IMO. Easy to do, satisfy everyone...no brainer!!

 

[wheelgunslinger]

what's the big deal about slide serrations on the 1911?

 

[strat81]

what's the big deal about slide serrations on the 1911?

Front serrations look terrible. My STI has them and I hate them.

 

[tinygnat219]

Colt sells all the guns they can make WITHOUT ads in mags/bribes to rags....they're not out of the civilian market, and haven't been, just ask us 1911 and SAA owners

Then please explain the 1911 Colts that have been sitting in my local store's case for the past year and a half. Their SAAs definitely sell well, but tend to require fit and finishing to get the springs / actions "right", and they tend to have different throat widths coming out of the cylinder.

....as for Glock-like reliability, happy to say that's not the case....probably better....

Definitely agree to disagree here since you don't offer any statistics or anything.

Colt has turned into a 2 design company that lives on the legend of its past while offering little to no reason to own one.

 

[farscott]

what's the big deal about slide serrations on the 1911?

The cocking serrations on the front of the slide act like wood rasps on leather holsters. Other than that, there is no functional issue with front cocking serrations. However, some including me, do not like the look of them and do not use them to press check.

Of course, every Colt 1911 I have ever owned has gotten a carry bevel to stop it from chewing my skin, my clothes, and my holsters.

 

[outerlimit]

]Just to address a few points outerlimit brought up.
Front strap checkering by many is unwanted and even more so a extended magwell (the Colt magwells are beveled).
Colt does use quality steel in it's internals and as for the extractor where are you getting your information from?
What is the reasoning for a chromed lined barrel in a Government Model?
Colt pistols are still hand built and fitted the old way. They have begun to buy and set up CNC machinery (the reason for my next visit to Colt is to see this) and so times are changing.
Many companies try to improve on the "1911" by changing the specs and there in lies the trouble (Kimber).

My critique was not of Colt, but of the 1911 pistols being manufactured in general! I like Colt very much. Just not so much the pistols they are currently producing. The re-release of the Delta Elite was everything I had feared it would be and worse. Not that the original Delta was perfect, but a plastic guide rod is easy enough to fix and the frame cracking problem was fixed very early on.

My Colt is not beveled, but I believe the Combat Elites are. I never mentioned an extended magwell. I have to disagree about the front strap checkering and say that I believe some form of it would be preferred by most over a smooth front grip. The reason for hard chroming a barrel is for improved barrel life and increased velocity. However the down side is that the hard chroming can chip causing a deterioration of both.

 

[rellascout]

A lot of Colts don't sell because people over price them. Colt offers something that most 1911 production companies do not. A stock gun that has been assembled and made by hand not cut with CNC machines and then blessed ina 20 minute assembly session.

I love when people bitch about Colt. If you do not see value don't buy them. If you can make money making only 2 things why would you feel the need to make 20?

 

[Spartacus451]

Are the sights dovetailed and if so what type of dovetail?

Colt offers something that most 1911 production companies do not. A stock gun that has been assembled and made by hand not cut with CNC machines and then blessed ina 20 minute assembly session.

Are you saying Colt actually fits the barrel (hood, lower lugs, and slide), bushing (OD, ID), and the hammer sear interface? Has anyone been to the factory and seen them fitting these parts instead of using drop in specs? Do they actually stone the hammer and sear and check that they mate correctly in each individual frame?

 

[45auto]

Colt's may be fit by hand, but "precision" fit... they are not!

I'd bet when they start using the CNC machines, quality will increase.

That said, great idea to reintroduce the model..."do what you do best".

 

[Johnny Guest]

Enough.

A thread is started, asking for input on ONE type of pistol. It turns into a cuss fight pro- and con- that entire brand.

Waste of time; nothing new said.

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