I placed an order for one with my dealer. He said that he had heard of the gun and would get it for me asap. Call me a sucker but I like Colts![]()
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I placed an order for one with my dealer. He said that he had heard of the gun and would get it for me asap. Call me a sucker but I like Colts![]()
mrosamilia,
Please post back with your impressions after you get it.
Pictures would be interesting, too.
Thanks.
You got it as soon as it comes in. I have no idea on time frame.
Cindy (I think was her name) at the SHOT Show said they will be shipping in a couple of months. This pleasant surprise means there is in fact a God, as my prayers have been answered. The only down side to this is obviously I am now facing an eternity of burning in hell for being an asshole, but such is life.
I have wanted a railed 1911 for years, and I personally only buy Colt 1911s. Couple this introduction with the new Glock 20SF and I was a very happy camper this year at SHOT.
I was not at ALL impressed with the Colt "custom shop" section of their display. Gritty, half assed, rough texture, bad concept, and horrendous QC abound. They even brought out a Delta Elite with the paint for the front sight dot running all over the front sight post.
SHOT is where you come to put your best foot forward. If these guns were their best foot, I'd hate to see what the back foot looks like. And if they were examples of what we can expect from production guns, I'll pass. Bigtime. In terms of 1911s, Colt isn't doing anything I can't get better for less somewhere else. Unless someone wants to make up a chart to show me how I'm wrong, there was nothing there that remotely interested me.![]()
Which CS pistols did you see? If you did a chart on their production pistol you might be surprised when it come to materials used. The rail and DE I think will be standard models in the 800-900 price point. I think "better for less", is a stretch when comparing apples to apples. Did they use a cast frame on the "rail" gun? It looked like it in the pics I saw.
As far as the other things you saw I would not be surprised Colt it is still run as if they were in the 70's in many regards(they just got CNC machines in use very recently). SHOT is not Colt's strong suit.
I agree Colt really needs to turn the quality up in some regards but I still believe they are a value in the 1911 production segment. Keep in mind last year they were releasing a "new" DE and now it looks like a "retro" DE. Only Colt knows.........
Last edited by d90king; 01-19-09 at 09:15.
Any specs available on this gun? Firing pin safety or not?
Per Hilton Yam, it's a series 80 gun and they are planning on delivering in Q1 09 with a retail price of $1050.
I do wonder where the frame is sourced from. If it's a series 80 gun, I don't think it's Caspian.
Last edited by sff70; 01-19-09 at 09:19. Reason: eta info
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