More new offerings from Colt

[45dotACP]

Wow...some cool history factoids here!

And yeah, Colts new offerings are some of the best entry level 1911s I've ever seen. If you're looking to get into 1911s, I'd go with a Colt.

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[Tamara]

TAMARA!!! Y'all drifted the hell out of my thread with that All-American 2000 post. Of course the thread is cooler now...

I'm sorry.

By way of making up, I went looking for the pics I took of the new iteration of the Delta Elite but I couldn't find them. On the other hand, I found this...

[Moshjath]

Looks like a 9mm Colt Combat Unit Railgun as well. Don't think that was on the product page last time I saw it.

http://www.colt.com/Catalog/Pistols/...-Unit-Rail-Gun

[Robinson]

I'm sorry.

By way of making up, I went looking for the pics I took of the new iteration of the Delta Elite but I couldn't find them. On the other hand, I found this...

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Leave it to you to both further drift and reinforce the OP with a single picture...

[Robinson]

Looks like a 9mm Colt Combat Unit Railgun as well. Don't think that was on the product page last time I saw it.

http://www.colt.com/Catalog/Pistols/...-Unit-Rail-Gun

Yep, I noticed that as well. The 25 LPI front strap checkering on that model is a nice feature.

[JSGlock34]

I'm impressed with the Colt Series 70 models from the custom shop...hope they expand beyond the Level 1 and Level 2 offerings. The Level Two seems worth the extra cost for the magwell, grips and tritium sights. I'd love to see a Combat Elite two tone model...

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Took 'em long enough though...Springfield Armory has had these for decades...

[Robinson]

Took 'em long enough though...Springfield Armory has had these for decades...

Not sure what you mean... Colt has offered other pistols with similar features. The XSE line was discontinued last year due to slow sales. The Special Combat Government Carry model is similar to the Level II but is a Series 80 gun. Not arguing, just hoping you can clarify.

[JSGlock34]

Not sure what you mean... Colt has offered other pistols with similar features. The XSE line was discontinued last year due to slow sales. The Special Combat Government Carry model is similar to the Level II but is a Series 80 gun. Not arguing, just hoping you can clarify.

That's exactly it - the XSE guns were Series 80, but there has been demand for years for Series 70 guns with custom features. The Series 70 has always been a popular base gun for custom work (mainly due to the perception that a gunsmith can get a better trigger pull from a Series 70).

[Jeep]

While Colt's average out of the box reliability across the breadth of its product lineup has seen improvement over the last decade and Glock's has similarly declined, anybody who thinks those lines have come anywhere near crossing on the graph is engaged in magical thinking.

That is a good point, and if my post had a bit too much hyperbole in it, I apologize. You also see a lot more new guns than most of us, but it is my impression at least that you can expect a new Colt to work out of the box, as you can with a G17 or G22.

I'm not sure that Glock is there with the G19, yet, though you would have a much better handle on that.

[Robinson]

That's exactly it - the XSE guns were Series 80, but there has been demand for years for Series 70 guns with custom features. The Series 70 has always been a popular base gun for custom work (mainly due to the perception that a gunsmith can get a better trigger pull from a Series 70).

Okay, gotcha. I guess it was the comparison to Springfield Armory that threw me a little.

I don't see the Series 80 thing as a big problem and I use them regularly. I will admit my Series 70 pistols have slightly better triggers though.