Hey guys- can we band together and get a sticky thread going to serve as a clearinghouse for all USMC/CQB/M45 questions and information? I keep seeing the same threads and questions and it is still amazing how much misinformation is still out there (despite what Brent and others have posted time and time again). Maybe if there is a sticky it will reduce the amount of repeat threads and blatantly wrong information.
Like:
1. The Colt Rail Gun is NOT the same thing as the CQB/M45. The slide and frame are totally different. The CQB's frame is thicker with a true Picatinny rail, the slide has fewer serrations, it uses dual recoil springs, it has Trijicon night sights, etc.
2. Original production guns were rollmarked "COLT***USMC". The rollmark has now changed to "COLT***M45A1" for both Custom Shop and regular production guns. The rollmark changed around 006700EGA as far as I can tell.
3. Model O1070CQB is the Custom Shop version with tuned trigger and oversized fitted barrel, green Pelican case, Otis cleaning kit, test target, and two Wilson 7-round magazines.
4. There is another model, O1070M45, that is more akin to the production gun the Marines use (without Custom Shop work, interchangeable parts, etc.- I'm not getting into HOW close it is to contract guns- e.g. the matte/ polished barrel hood debate!!!!). This comes in a regular Colt blue box.
I don't pretend to know all there is to know about these guns, so if the information above needs to be supplemented, please do so.
Please add FACTUAL information only to this thread, and your source should be Colt, Brent, or someone/something similar. Not "I heard this from a Tier 1 operator on the internets."
Maybe we can help clear up some misinformation and help those who are looking for information, while at the same time cutting down on the number of redundant threads.
Like:
1. The Colt Rail Gun is NOT the same thing as the CQB/M45. The slide and frame are totally different. The CQB's frame is thicker with a true Picatinny rail, the slide has fewer serrations, it uses dual recoil springs, it has Trijicon night sights, etc.
2. Original production guns were rollmarked "COLT***USMC". The rollmark has now changed to "COLT***M45A1" for both Custom Shop and regular production guns. The rollmark changed around 006700EGA as far as I can tell.
3. Model O1070CQB is the Custom Shop version with tuned trigger and oversized fitted barrel, green Pelican case, Otis cleaning kit, test target, and two Wilson 7-round magazines.
4. There is another model, O1070M45, that is more akin to the production gun the Marines use (without Custom Shop work, interchangeable parts, etc.- I'm not getting into HOW close it is to contract guns- e.g. the matte/ polished barrel hood debate!!!!). This comes in a regular Colt blue box.
I don't pretend to know all there is to know about these guns, so if the information above needs to be supplemented, please do so.
Please add FACTUAL information only to this thread, and your source should be Colt, Brent, or someone/something similar. Not "I heard this from a Tier 1 operator on the internets."
Maybe we can help clear up some misinformation and help those who are looking for information, while at the same time cutting down on the number of redundant threads.
