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Collt Question???
74man
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I was at the Colt Manu. site and found a colt 1991 double action. According to the picture it doesn't have a external hammer. Am I right in assuming that the picture is correct? The description say's Double Action Only, does this mean that it is the same as an XD action? I think the gun is sweet but I can't find a picture that will show both sides of the gun. I can't even find one for sale on any of the sites I have gone to. All information is appreciated, even where I can buy one cause I live in California. Thanks. Bob
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Double action only (DAO) just means that hammer won't stay cocked. I would argue an XD is more Single action only (SA), since you can't pull the trigger twice without moving the slide partially back to "cock" it.
The gun has a rotary-barrel lockup (like Beretta is now using on its Storm series of pistols) instead of the common Browning tilt-barrel lockup. That feature is said to be responsible for the light recoil and good accuracy. I find the shape of the butt frame very pleasing and comfortable to shoot. The gun is a great natural pointer for me.
45forme, the Colt 2000 is striker-fired, and has no hammer. The Colt 2000 does have double strike capability, which the Glock and similar guns do not have.
The market was bad for the 2000 and Colt dropped it when it became clear that the Wonder Nine era was over. In the future, the 2000 will be a scarce gun for Colt collectors to find. One sees optimistic sellers thinking that time is already here when they price the gun way too high. Someday, but now now.
"Flop" is a strong (and harsh!) word. The Colt All American 2000 was actually made about three years, from 1991 through 1993. Many thousand were made, so it was not a "flop" production-wise. That said, the fact that Reed Knight designed it and the fact that it was over-hyped by the gun press, created unreasonable expectations for Colt's first (and only)(and late) entry into the "Wonder Nine" market. The trigger turned out to be the feature that hurt it the most, since, despite the "ball bearings," the trigger was often "creepy" on production guns. Still, the trigger is not THAT bad, and the gun is easy to shoot and accurate.
The gun has a rotary-barrel lockup (like Beretta is now using on its Storm series of pistols) instead of the common Browning tilt-barrel lockup. That feature is said to be responsible for the light recoil and good accuracy. I find the shape of the butt frame very pleasing and comfortable to shoot. The gun is a great natural pointer for me.
45forme, the Colt 2000 is striker-fired, and has no hammer. The Colt 2000 does have double strike capability, which the Glock and similar guns do not have.
The market was bad for the 2000 and Colt dropped it when it became clear that the Wonder Nine era was over. In the future, the 2000 will be a scarce gun for Colt collectors to find. One sees optimistic sellers thinking that time is already here when they price the gun way too high. Someday, but now now.
Judge: Thanks for setting me straight. I was trying to answer what DAO meant and took a guess at the 2000' based on its old school looks.
are you talking about the 1911 style pistol DAO that colt is coming out with? they announced a DAO New agent and a 1991A1 in DAO, but no timetable when they'll actually be available.
colt has made 1911 style DAO's before (double eagle) but they didn't sell well.
oh, and the all american WAS a flop. it was manufactured and marketed for military and LEO.
nobody wanted it! they're still available fairly cheap ($500). the alloy frame model is rarer and much more collectible.