Colt commander 4860xse

[SPD]

I'm in the market for a colt lite weight commander.
What's the general consensus here on the latest offering from colt in the XSE series? Anything to be concerned about?


Thanks all.

[El Pistolero]

Colt is making some of the best 1911s in their price bracket. Buy with confidence. I happen to own one of the XSE Lightweight Commanders and it's my pride and joy. It's been reliable and a joy to carry. I highly recommend it if you want a carry gun with a stainless finish. All I've done to mine was replace the duckbill grip safety with a Wilson drop-in beavertail.

[smoky]

Buy with confidence, Colt has really stepped up their game and has put out some quality 1911's.

[SPD]

Excellent news, now to find a dealer with one in stock.
Thanks for the quick replies.

Chuck

[El Pistolero]

Excellent news, now to find a dealer with one in stock.
Thanks for the quick replies.

Chuck

Good luck trying to find one....

[SPD]

I've seen a few on gunbroker and gunsamerica, so they are out there somewhere. Will probably spend most the day fri visiting the local fun stores a roundly the Indy area. Prefer to buy local if I can locate one.

[Steve_Morrison]

Current production Colt 1911 pattern pistols, while not perfect, are some of the finest pistols Colt has ever made. Very high quality, good dimensions for carry guns, excellent steel/heat treat and nice fit/finish.

[gunfighter48]

I bought a LW Commander a couple of months ago, except for the trigger it is a great pistol. The trigger pull on mine ran 6.5 to 8.5 lbs out of the box. For me it's not a big deal because I always do a trigger job to get the trigger pull to 4lbs. So I installed a Cylinder & Slide 4lb trigger kit and put in Brownells S80 Trigger Pull Reduction Kit. Did a little adjusting of the sear spring and got a 3lb 15 oz to 4lb 2 oz trigger pull. No fitting was needed, all the parts fit just fine and all the safety checks were good.

I've got 250 rounds thru it so far and it's a great pistol. It's accurate, feeds everything I put thru it including some 185gr JHPs that none of my other 1911s will feed reliably!! The light weight makes it a joy to carry all day. My other carry gun is an all steel STI Ranger II. The weight was giving my hips and back trouble, so I went to the LW Commander. This is my first Colt pistol, I'll be buying another one!!

[prestonoconnor]

I bought a new Lw commander about 9 months ago to replace the Lw commander I bought back in 96. I kept the old one but I am carrying the new one everyday. So far all I have done is put on a set of crimson trace laser grips. I was disappointed with the poorly fitted poor quality cast thumb safety but I have not replaced it yet