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Colt Delta Elite specifications

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#1 ·
Can anybody tell me the following specifications for a Colt Delta Elite? I can't seem to find the info anywhere online:

- Weight, fully loaded
- Sight radius
- Trigger pull weight (stock)
 
#4 ·
How precise do you need to be with these numbers?
Sight radius is 6.5".
Empty weight should be 38oz-39oz, so with eight or nine rounds on board, probably 44oz (gun weight varies slightly, and 135gr rounds weigh less than 200gr, etc.).
Trigger pull weight is going to vary from gun to gun, but approximately 5#.
 
#5 ·
Thanks, Rick, that may be sufficient for my purposes. What I am trying to do here is compare the specs of a Delta Elite versus a Glock 20 for use as a woods carry gun. The unloaded weight that Colt posts for the Delta Elite is 35.0 oz, but I've seen numbers more like what you listed on other websites, so I'm wondering if Colt's number might be with no empty mag in the gun. I've never found a loaded weight listed anywhere though, so thanks for that.

My impressions so far are that a fully-loaded Glock would just a bit lighter than a fully-loaded Delta Elite (though a much bigger difference if the same number of rounds were loaded in each). The DE has a longer barrel, which presumably should translate to a bit more power, though the Glock does have a 6" bbl option.

Trigger pull weight seems comparable, though would undoubtedly be qualitatively better on the DE.

Although I'm thinking that the Glock would probably hold up better to the elements and to abrasion from branches, etc. while hiking, I've never really been a fan of Glock ergonomics. I've always wanted a 1911-style pistol, so at the moment I am leaning toward the DE.