I had a chance to shoot a guy's Colt .45 recently. The low cost 1911 .45 that is about $400.00. A nice shooting gun although I think I would prefer some wood or rubber grips. I shot an expensive Kimber .45 the same time and I really could not see that the Kimber was greatly superior.
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I am guessing you shot another brand of 45 ACP that was not manufactured by Colt (because of the price). Frankly, and this is my opinion of course, there are a lot of not so good 1911's out there. Generally, Kimbers or better guns shoot markedly more accurately and reliably.
Were you shooting FMJ's? If so try shooting some HP'S or Truncated bullets to see how it runs.
Frankly I would never stake my life on a low cost 1911. It has only been in the last 10 years or so that I have started to see FACTORY 1911's that will swallow anything reliably. Prior to that they tended to require some reliability work by a gunsmith.
Were you shooting FMJ's? If so try shooting some HP'S or Truncated bullets to see how it runs.
Frankly I would never stake my life on a low cost 1911. It has only been in the last 10 years or so that I have started to see FACTORY 1911's that will swallow anything reliably. Prior to that they tended to require some reliability work by a gunsmith.
No, it was definitely a Colt .45. The guy bought it for about $400.00. The only thing I didn't like were the grips. The other guy's Kimber cost him something like $900.00-$1000.00 dollars. It shot nice but I really could not see much difference in the two guns. But I just shot one magazine apiece with each.
I read a gun magazine article on the Colt. The guy who wrote the article said that the Colt handles different types of rounds very well.
I read a gun magazine article on the Colt. The guy who wrote the article said that the Colt handles different types of rounds very well.
I should let him shoot my Colt SS Officers for a while. That gun will only feed ball ammunition. Put a hollow point or semi wad cutter round in the magazine and you instantly get a jam. The round jams it self at a 45 degree angle in the chamber throat. If I use ball ammunition it runs like a clock.
If it was a Colt model 1991, then yes this price ($400) is reasonable for about 5 years ago. It is also reasonable for a used model. I purchased a like-new Colt 1991 for $550, and it shoots FMJ perfectly. (A model 1991 is basically the same as a 1911, just different markings.)
I recently bought a WWII Remington 1911 for a grand. It included origional Ammo (which I won't use), an Army issue spare mags., belt, and holster. The thing I like about it is it was made in 1945. Remington made the best 1911 by the end of the war (compared to Colt) it has the latest heat treating. I love shooting it.
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Al,
Understand collector value is nonexistent, but a few years ago I bought an old Remmington Rand that had been accurized, throated,hard chrome(satin) finish,modern combat sights, and had a trigger job for pin shooting back in the 70's. Now it's totally outdated for competition,ruined for collectors, but very accurate. Chrome finish makes it a good knockabout. Totally reliable, even when it collects dust and fuzz balls under Blazer seat for a year between inspections (or has it been a couple of years now???)
Bob
Understand collector value is nonexistent, but a few years ago I bought an old Remmington Rand that had been accurized, throated,hard chrome(satin) finish,modern combat sights, and had a trigger job for pin shooting back in the 70's. Now it's totally outdated for competition,ruined for collectors, but very accurate. Chrome finish makes it a good knockabout. Totally reliable, even when it collects dust and fuzz balls under Blazer seat for a year between inspections (or has it been a couple of years now???)
Bob
Yea, I could care less about collector value. I'm never selling. Several years ago I bought the WWII 1911A1 Colt Replica. I immediately went out and shot it...collector value = zero now. Intgerestingly enough it had a defect whereby the squeeze safety was not functional. Guess they didn't make it to shoot.
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I read a gun magazine article on the Colt. The guy who wrote the article said that the Colt handles different types of rounds very well.
I should let him shoot my Colt SS Officers for a while. That gun will only feed ball ammunition. Put a hollow point or semi wad cutter round in the magazine and you instantly get a jam. The round jams it self at a 45 degree angle in the chamber throat. If I use ball ammunition it runs like a clock.
Sounds like your officers model needs some throating work or possibly a different mag. I have one that did the same thing and I throated the barrel and reshaped the feed ramp and now it will fire anything including semi-wadcutters with no problems.
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I read a gun magazine article on the Colt. The guy who wrote the article said that the Colt handles different types of rounds very well.
I should let him shoot my Colt SS Officers for a while. That gun will only feed ball ammunition. Put a hollow point or semi wad cutter round in the magazine and you instantly get a jam. The round jams it self at a 45 degree angle in the chamber throat. If I use ball ammunition it runs like a clock.
Sounds like your officers model needs some throating work or possibly a different mag. I have one that did the same thing and I throated the barrel and reshaped the feed ramp and now it will fire anything including semi-wadcutters with no problems.
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