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| Colt Builds the Perfect 1911
Colt has finally built a 1911 that's as close to perfect as if I'd speced it myself. No-frills, no rail, no duck-butt, flat mainspring housing, spur hammer, lowered but not flared ejection port, and sights you can see. Except for the short trigger, it's absolutely identical to my Perfect House Gun I built up in the '80s. And it has the beautiful pre-Mark IV slide markings I covet. I've often said the only way my Perfect House Gun could be more perfect is if it were built on a real pre-Mark IV Colt instead of its Essex frame/Ithaca slide. Price isn't bad, either. I'm seriously coveting this thing (along with their 3" King Cobra): https://www.colt.com/detail-page/1911-classic Last edited by Snake45; 12-20-2019 at 10:28 AM. |
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Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Morgan County, Alabama "In Dixie Land I'll take my stand."
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I'd add that to my collection too! ![]() |
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this one is far closer to perfect than Colt's. Yeah, it started life as a box stock Colt Government Model but lacked ambi-safety, long trigger, flat mainspring housing and tritium sights. I'd go back to the issue grips but would keep the long trigger, ambi-safety, flat mainspring housing and night sights. Price is good, though. Only $200 higher than what I paid 60 years ago. |
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Even my cheap Rock Island compact is closer to perfect. All I did to it was add the ambi-safety. ![]() Last edited by csmkersh; 12-20-2019 at 10:43 AM. |
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Snake, my TO&E weapon for the last 10 before retiring was a box stock 1911. Granted, it was seldom a Colt, but still...
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Side Note: IMO, all 1911s should come standard with an ambi-safety. Ya'll North paws will appreciate it when the strong side is now the weaker side. ![]() |
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| Got it... And yeah, I absolutely LOVE that Colt has returned to tasteful roll marks. Personally, I think Colt is killing it lately. Very interested in seeing the new Python in the flesh...I hope they hit a home run with the new Python.
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