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Which colt should I buy? Help please!

DocHolliday331DocHolliday331 Member Posts: 48 ✭✭
edited May 2002 in Ask the Experts
Im trying to buy a COLT 45 auto pistol. I am having trouble deciding wheather to buy the new 1991 series 80 (aluminum trigger and wood grips) or the recently re-issued 1911(not the wwII model) Lets just say that money is not an issue (even though it would be nice to save the 275) and keep it simple. Which is the better gun and why? I hear alot of talk about the firing pin safety and how nobody wants it ...but I havent heard one concrete reason why. I have also heard that the new colts are built better. Please don't even mention any other brands and help me understand the pro's and con's of these two pistols. WHICH ONE WOULD YOU BUY AND WHY??
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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am only giveing my experience with these guns I like both guns. The 1991 seems to shoot hollow points more reliably, after a long breakin period. And the trigger on the series 80 is alittle better. They are both good firearms and if money is not an issue, the sky is the limit as to what you can do to modify anything you dont like. As for Quality Colts new CEO is a retired Army General. In an interview I read in a magazine the General made the statement, that he intended to improve Colts quality to better than ever, before he started up the production line. It sounds as if Colt has the right man for the job. As for the firing pin safety thats a feature that I like and I think Clint Smith at the Thunder Ranch Shooting course would agree. I hope this helps. Good Luck.

    Rugster
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  • JBBooksJBBooks Member Posts: 103 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Some folks don't like the series 80 because they
    say the trigger pull is just not right and can not
    be made better. Bull. I have a MKIV series 80 that
    Mr. Wilson puttered around with and it lets off
    at 3lbs. Don't anything about the "new" colts, but
    have had MKs and 1991s like both of them. My
    Gold Cup series 70 is a fine gun, but not better.
    IMHO

    JBB




    I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them.
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  • RockinURockinU Member Posts: 248 ✭
    edited November -1
    Speaking of Mr. Wilson...that's what I would do, if I money wasn't a big issue, I would call up his custom shop, and order a CQB...now that's a fine piece
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