Need Colt 1911 Help - Page 3

ttpete · September 3rd, 2007, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OD

The US Government didn't want it in their pistols, Colt never brought it back after WWII.

I know why it was dropped before WWII, but why didn't Colt revive it instead of designing the stupid one that worked off the trigger for the series 80s? Colt made some bad decisions in that time frame, and the company almost went under.

OD · September 3rd, 2007, 11:09 AM

I don't know the official reason Colt did not revive the Swartz safety on the commercial models? Whether one design is better than the other is a matter of personal opinion, I prefer the Series 80 over the Swartz, I also know the fallacy of the belief that the Series 80 safety causes terrible trigger pulls. Yes indeed, Colt has made some very bad decisions over the decades, but introducing the Series 80 safety in 1983 isn't the reason Colt entered into Chapter 11 in 1992, it was the four year strike that began on January 25th, 1986.

BigEFan · September 5th, 2007, 02:03 PM

Thanks everyone for your help

September 3rd, 2007, 11:09 AM	#22
OD VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vatican City Posts: 2,724	I don't know the official reason Colt did not revive the Swartz safety on the commercial models? Whether one design is better than the other is a matter of personal opinion, I prefer the Series 80 over the Swartz, I also know the fallacy of the belief that the Series 80 safety causes terrible trigger pulls. Yes indeed, Colt has made some very bad decisions over the decades, but introducing the Series 80 safety in 1983 isn't the reason Colt entered into Chapter 11 in 1992, it was the four year strike that began on January 25th, 1986. __________________ OD "Slow down, you'll get a more harmonious outcome...." -------------------------------------------- *"The pistol, learn it well, carry it always ..." - Jeff Cooper*

September 5th, 2007, 02:03 PM	#23
BigEFan VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central California Posts: 2,034	Thanks everyone for your help __________________ *Lex et Libertas — Semper Vigilo, Fortis, Paratus, et Fidelis!* "Not only do the people who put their lives on the line to protect the rest of us deserve better, we all deserve better than to have our own security undermined by those who undermine law enforcement." -Thomas Sowell

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