[gpo1956]

Just curious. Is it actually documented anywhere that JMB designed the 1911 with loose tolerances? Its kind of strange that it usually Colt afficianados who seem to quote this.

 

[gpo1956]

Again, I'm just being curious here. Could someone please quote some of these dimensional tolerances for built in "just right" looseness from Kuhnhausen and compare them with the published tolerances of some of the other "not right " brands?

 

[gpo1956]

Sundance,
I've got to say that your post was probably the most rational of this thread. I couldn't agree more. And yesw, I've probably got as much experience with Colt's as 95% of the posters here. On the average they are good guns. Just, in my opinion, grossly overpriced and have all needed quite a bit of work to get them up to the standards that I expect from guns in this price range and a company with Colts HERITAGE.

 

[gpo1956]

Don't get me wrong, Colt is an excellent gun to learn on. If you want to learn to de-horn, there are none with sharper edges If you want to learn to bevel a magwell, again Colt is the way to go. They do 3 sides and you only have to do one. Want to learn trigger jobs? If you can learn to do a decent series 80 trigger, a series 70 will be a snap. Since Colt is the only gun left in this price range that still stakes on the front sight, if you want to change you can order the tool and learn to do it yourself(or send it off and pay to have it done). How about beavertails? Get a NRM with standard tangs and learn the whole process or spring for the XSE which already has a half-assed beavertail on it. And lastly, how about re-contouring. If you get the stainless XSE you can learn to recontour the rediculous cut inder the trigger gaurd. Or, if that doesn't bother you, you can probably practice on recontouring the overhanging rear of slide/frame. Again, I think colts are pretty good guns and I think everyone should own at least one Colt 1911. But top of the line or a good value they're not! Sorry.