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Hello Col. I have to be honest. I have read many of your posts on this forum and I sometimes thought man this guy is crazy. There is no way that Colt is as good as the Kimber, Springfield, etc. I deciced to get a new .45 and have a full house custom done to it. I own Colt, Kimber, and Springfield. After much thought I decided that my one full house gun could be nothing other than a colt. So much heritage behind it and so forth. I ordered a 1991 A1 SS. My distributor gave me problems about ordering it until I got my usual salesman. He had one available for me to buy very quickly. Only bummer is the old rollmarks. Gun was made in February. After the hassle in obtaining the pistol I wasn't going to complain about the rollmarks. I am currently saving the up the funds to have the work done. I'm sending it to EGW for George to work his magic on. Anyway, to get the point. Colt is indeed putting out the highest quality .45 on the planet IMHO. The fit and finish are excellent and the accuracy is awesome. The accuracy is so good that I am leaving the factory barrel in the soon to be custom Colt. My only wish is that Colt would build a pistol with some of the extras already put on it. A real beavertail, dovetailed front sight and a Novak or a Novak style dovetailed rear sight, Commander hammer, Videcki trigger, and no front serrations. Oh well I guy can dream

. I still like my Springfield and my Kimber but my Colts are great guns too. Looks like another Colt fanatic has been added to the ranks. My very first .45 was a Colt so I guess I'm returning home so to speak

. Sorry for the long post. Take care Col.

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Formaly Redzone are you referring to my post? I would like a chance to respond if you are. Thanks.

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Thanks StormMaster. Now my reply for Redzone. I don't see my comments as being wishy washy. I was just trying to say that I had not, until recently, really looked at Colt as competition to Kimber or Springfield. I mentioned that I own Springfield and Kimber to demonstrate that I have something to compare the Colt to. I used to read Col. Colt's posts and sometimes I would think that he is so off the mark about Colt. My first .45 was indeed a Colt. It was a single shot pistol right out of the box, brand new! I had to send it to a smith just to get it to function. Ever since them I have had a bad feeling towards Colt. That's why when I would read some of the Col.'s posts I would think what is he talking about, Colts are junk. I have read multiple posts on this forum about the newer Colts quality and fit and finish. I figured that since most of the parts are going to be changed anyway why not get the original. If something wasn't right EGW would correct it before it would become a problem. After shooting the 1991 A1 I was extremely impressed by it. I am not afraid to admit when I'm wrong. I was wrong about Colt. They are producing some fine pistols. If I was not able to have this pistol customized I would not care at all. It is a great pistol as is. I want it customized to my specs. Not Springfield or Kimbers specs. You are way way off saying that "I got to customize this well made reliable accurate mother because I am a Kimber fan or springfield fan." Do I like Springfield and Kimber pistols? Yes. Do I own examples of them? As I stated already, yes. Do I like Colt pistols? Absolutely! Now I see what the Col. was trying to say in some of the posts that I had read where he spoke very highly of Colt. I do apologize if my reply to the Col.'s post came across as wishy washy. I don't think that they did but again my apologies if I somehow conveyed that in my reply.

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Thanks for the compliments and the apology Redzone. No hard feelings on my end.

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I think Kimber really fills a niche in the .45 market. All the custom goodies already installed at a fair price. The down side is the MIM controversy. I have a Kimber Super Match. Works perfectly and is more accurate than I could ever hope to shoot it. The Colt doesn't have all the goodies but the basics are covered. Good slide to frame fit, barrel nice and tight, Colts special throating, adequate sights, decent trigger pull, and the internals IMHO appear to be more substantial to the ones in my Kimber. Do they bridge the gap? That depends on what you want out of the pistol. If it has to have an aluminum trigger, extended safety, beavertail, checkered mag release, skeletonized hammer, and so on and so on then no it doesn't bridge the gap. However, if you want a well made back to the original design style pistol that is accurate and reliable and able to be customized to your liking then yes I feel in my opinion that it bridges the gap. I am referring to the 1991 A1 by the way. I got mine in SS for $560.00 out the door. SS Kimbers around here sell for a couple of hundred more than that. So if you want some extras you could use the money you saved and have them installed. If you don't want to hassle with sending it to a smith then I would say get the Kimber and call it a day. I have never had a MIM failure and I don't know what to think about the MIM controversy. Sometimes it bothers me sometimes it doesn't. Dane Burns answered my question on this one pretty well. When I asked about replacing the MIM in my Kimber he said that if I were a nark and my life depended on the pistol then he would get the MIM replaced. If it was for IDPA (which it is) then I would shoot it as is and go win some matches with it. Some of the Colt guys as you called them don't always give the other brands a chance. Kind of like what I did with Colt. I was Kimber and Springfield and never really considered Colt. Kimber and Springfield are building some great pistols. I like variety and owning different types of .45's just makes it more fun for me. I really like my Springfield despite the fact that it went back to the factory twice and is now at EGW getting a reliability job done on it. It has been a problem gun but I love it anyway. In closing I'll say this. Colt has come a long way but they still have a long road ahead of them. If they advertised and promoted their products they would be a contender in my opinion. They are a contender but a lot of people just don't know they are still in the game. I hope I answered your question. Sorry for the long post. As you can tell I am long winded

. Let me know what you think.

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Redzone, I think you are right on the money about small carry guns. A lot of the concealed carry folks want a small and light trouble free pistol. Myself included. 1911's are a disease. Once you get it in your blood there is no getting it out. I am not bragging but I own Glocks, Browning High Power, Beretta, Colts, Springfield, Kimber,
S & W, and a couple others I can't recall right now. I have had the most problems with the .45's. I love them anyway. I can't explain it. I am willing to buy a pistol and then pay more money getting it tuned so it will run the way it should have run in the first place. My Springfield is at EGW right now getting a reliability job as I type this. They called me last night to let me know that the extractor is bad and needs replaced. I bought this pistol brand new in April. Only has several hundred rounds through it. I know when it comes back it will be in way better shape than when it left. Things like this should not happen but they do. Maybe Colt can raise the bar so to speak when it comes to not only quality but being properly tuned when it leaves the factory. I think I need to start saving for a Defender or a Commander. You got me thinking about this smaller gun thing.

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