[fnfalman]

Dang, you are an expert. Well everybody has to be good at something, i just picked something other then little boys. Just sayin!

I didn’t say nothing about little boys. Freudian slip?

 

[HD1911]

Being a grip guy, and that is the best that you can do for that gem? 😣

Lol! This is a set my pal gave me to try since there are no front strap serrations on the pistol. Felt fine and I shot well with them, so they are still there….for now.
did you get your set to fit anything?

 

[ruffdup]

I had mine polished. Good trigger on this one but the safety doesn’t have that satisfying click when engaged. I can get it cleaned up on the inside one of these days. Doesn’t bother me now since it is a range gun.

Looks good!
Who did the polish work for you?

 

[USMM guy]

Lol! This is a set my pal gave me to try since there are no front strap serrations on the pistol. Felt fine and I shot well with them, so they are still there….for now.
did you get your set to fit anything?

I did, we are good.

 

[HD1911]

Looks good!
Who did the polish work for you?

Patriot gun polishing in FLORIDA. Around 800 bucks…

 

[theraptur]

Digging up this thread. I have one of these in .45 blue on the way. Part of me bought this because I wanted to do a direct comparison to my two Springfields and my 5 Tisas. All of them have had trigger work to some degree including sear and hammer tuning and some a/m sear replacements and tuning, among other work. All of them have been worked on and tuned at some level, some took more work than others. All of them are good performers now! Even great in some cases.

I will measure it and shoot it and see what it needs. Being a "competition" pistol I expect that it would have at least a B level trigger and operation out of the box. Is it better than my own trigger work? How will the Colt compare to my "cheap" modified/tuned pistols? My SA's? How is the slide/frame fit compared to my swaged/peened pistols? Is the extractor dialed in? And unless something majorly flawed was wrong with it, I won't be returning to the mothership. I'll offer it the same treatment and tuning at my level of ability that I have offered the other pistols. We will find out and have a good time doing it.

This is why I got the Colt. Not because I revere the brand, but because I want to see if the pistol lives up to the hype. Not to discredit it either, but I bet I am going to find a few surprises. Going to be fun!

 

[HD1911]

Digging up this thread. I have one of these in .45 blue on the way. Part of me bought this because I wanted to do a direct comparison to my two Springfields and my 5 Tisas. All of them have had trigger work to some degree including sear and hammer tuning and some a/m sear replacements and tuning, among other work. All of them have been worked on and tuned at some level, some took more work than others. All of them are good performers now! Even great in some cases.

I will measure it and shoot it and see what it needs. Being a "competition" pistol I expect that it would have at least a B level trigger and operation out of the box. Is it better than my own trigger work? How will the Colt compare to my "cheap" modified/tuned pistols? My SA's? How is the slide/frame fit compared to my swaged/peened pistols? Is the extractor dialed in? And unless something majorly flawed was wrong with it, I won't be returning to the mothership. I'll offer it the same treatment and tuning at my level of ability that I have offered the other pistols. We will find out and have a good time doing it.

This is why I got the Colt. Not because I revere the brand, but because I want to see if the pistol lives up to the hype. Not to discredit it either, but I bet I am going to find a few surprises. Going to be fun!

Looking forward to you review. Mine is a bit loose and the trigger is more than useful (not like the big names) but the accuracy in mine is an 8 out of 10. This pistol made me realize what others have said all too often…..the tight fit thing does not attribute to accuracy necessarily.

 

[Evil_Ed]

Being a "competition" pistol I expect that it would have at least a B level trigger and operation out of the box.

Why do you think that? It's a features package. Would "Colt Enhanced Government Model" sound better? Because that's all it is...a Government model with slanted wide slide serrations, beavertail safety, Novak sight cuts and sights, an extended thumb safety, and a 3 hole trigger. Basic functional changes to make the gun more comfortable and ergonomic than your classic Gov't model. No more complicated than the difference between a Camry LE and a Camry SE.

It'll have the same trigger, since it uses all the same components as the rest of Colt's lineup (excepting that the hammer is not a spur hammer, of course)...it's a production line gun, not a custom gunsmith special.

 

[theraptur]

Calling a pistol "competition ready" normally would mean something beyond a standard run of the mill govt 1911. At least to me. I guess the adjustable rear sight is the competition part. Sounds like my Loaded SA is more of a competition ready pistol than this one is. Stock the SA performed 100% error free for over 3500 rounds before I even detail stripped it and has been dead nuts poa/poi since day one.

I don't care in actuality. It's a 1911, having the name Colt on the side isn't magic pixie dust. I can tune up a trigger reasonably and an extractor is no issue. I have an egw small radius fps and 14# recoil spring waiting, and a spare extractor if I can't make the stock one work. I'll treat it just like all my pistols.

And I am gonna shoot the hell out of it 🤪

 

[Evil_Ed]

You're right, it is beyond a standard run of the mill Colt Government Model 1911. It has a beavertail, a generous undercut, an extended thumb safety, Novak sights front and rear (with a fiber optic front to boot!), and it's a standard GI firing control setup without a firing pin safety.

I'm just saying, don't start making assumptions just because of the name...otherwise you'll be REALLY disappointed in a Ford Mustang Mach 1...

 

[James]

I'd say it was adequate for USPSA single stack and IDPA CDP out of the box. Naturally it doesn't come with every last tweak that everybody does on their currently owned 1911s. Tight slide/frame fit and super light triggers don't really do anything for me at those "competitions."

 

[SuperMan]

..anyone noticed the slide markings have changed recently...no more caliber designation on the left side of the slide... To the right of the Pony instead of the second line being the caliber it says SERIES 70.

Bought a 9mm stainless Competition Series a couple of weeks ago and didn't notice it until I got home. My .38 Super is marked .38 SUPER.

Have been looking at the GunBroker auction and many of the new guns, including .45s, are now marked SERIES 70 instead of the caliber...

Since CZ now owns both Colt and DW and DW doesn't mark their slides with the caliber either I am wondering if this is another cost cutting move...

I do love my Competition in .38 Super. Had one of the Colt marketed 9x23 Winchester barrels and it dropped right in...

Bob