okcorral1881
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I am just wondering if anyone else in Canada has one of these!
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Colt Gunsite...Any CGN's got one?
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okcorral1881
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okcorral1881
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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Very nice pistol... Can't say as I'm a big fan of front serrations on 1911 slides. Very functional but takes away from the looks, IMHO. Although, I do have some on one of my Colts...
I'm not a FS fan either but if the gun is designed and comes that way from Colt (or others) I will keep it that way!
I don't think yours is original though...no?
I'm not a FS fan either but if the gun is designed and comes that way from Colt (or others) I will keep it that way!
I don't think yours is original though...no?
No, someone ruined a perfectly good Colt Series 70 slide by cutting front serrations into it after the fact.
I agree if a pistol come with 'em you're stuck with 'em . Kinda like the new Kimbers, et al.
okcorral1881
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- East of Toronto
okcorral1881
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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WOW....is that a properly fit beavertail safety on a COLT?
Ya, just like all the other ones I own/seen!
okcorral1881
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Danny, I see what you mean! Eventhough Colt calls them (beavertail), people call them "ducktails". XSE, Gold Cups...come with those, I have a Mark IV that has one and I am not too crazy about it, but I don't think that they are badly fitted, it's just the way they are made, some people like them some don't, I try to buy mostly beavertails (Colt calls them upswept) I think they look better and are nicely fitted!
Steve David
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- Oshawa, Ontario
Guess you didn't see this one.....
This is how they typlically look on thier $1300 "entry" pistols
Another one of them really expensive COLT 1911's with Colts fantastically fit beavertail. The Norinco beavertails are blended better then those. When is Colt going to get it right. For $1000 you can get the Kimber TLE II and it not only has a perfectly fitted beavertail, but also night sights and front strap checkering.
Steve David
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Amen to that brother, pretty sad to be honest, and it is not like Colt is a little more $$$, they are a whole lot more $$$ for a whole lot less product.
okcorral1881
I have the Colt Gunsite CCO and it was a great buy. I bought it new from the Shooting Edge a few years back and it is definitely a shooter. It's currently with Rodger at Dark International getting some night sights and magwell installed. For all those knocking Colts I can understand where you're coming from, they are expensive, hard to find and in some cases aren't as well put together as you should expect, however when Colt gets it right, they really get it right and based on how mine shoots they really got it right with this one.
Here's a pic of the one I have. This isn't mine but it's the exact same model.
I have the Colt Gunsite CCO and it was a great buy. I bought it new from the Shooting Edge a few years back and it is definitely a shooter. It's currently with Rodger at Dark International getting some night sights and magwell installed. For all those knocking Colts I can understand where you're coming from, they are expensive, hard to find and in some cases aren't as well put together as you should expect, however when Colt gets it right, they really get it right and based on how mine shoots they really got it right with this one.
Here's a pic of the one I have. This isn't mine but it's the exact same model.
Steve David
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Oshawa, Ontario
Went to a local gun store to look at Kimbers a couple of weeks ago and had a chance to examine two units. Both had serious defects. On the first gun, the hammer was leaning so far to the left, it was actually touching the slide. The second gun had a poorly machined crown. This is to say nothing of the cheap, breakage-prone MIM internal parts. So Kimber is not exactly a paragon of quality either.
