BigSkyGuy

quite honestly i find nothing special about having "colt" stamped on the weapon. ive owned a few combat commanders and while i have nothing at all bad to say about them, ive never chosen one as my only carry weapon. in fact, i feel that both kimber and springfield (upper end lines) have long since surpassed colt both in reliability and overall fit/finish. i know this isnt what you were asking, but if i were looking for a commander size 1911 i would be looking at either a kimber cdp2 or a springfield champion.

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Bruces45

Oh, but it is what I was asking, then I drifted off to Colt la la land. I to agree that SA is a very very nice, well built, reliable wepon thats why I posted the loaded champion in comparison to the Colt XSE commander.
For any 1911 fan holding a .45 that says COLT on it has a certain "feel" that cannot be obtained by holding a SA or Kimber or any of the copies.

RSSZ

Buy a Kimber,take it to your local gunsmith and for another 30 bucks he will stamp "COLT" on it. Problem solved ! ---------

Bud White

i tell ya if your gonna but anything other than a Colt which i only own 1 colt 45 but Springfield and not MIMber ..yeah i know springfield uses mim parts to but i also notice lot less breakage issues

I love my Engraved Colt 45 so much ive never shot it now thats sad

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Bruces45

First thing first Bud, you send me that engraved .45 and I'll shhot the heck out of it and give you my report.

I believe I have settled upon the COLT XSE, I just gotta own at least 1 colt .45

gunthorp

How's this? I'm a Kimber dlr but I carry a nickle Series 80 commander w/trijicon and CT's. HeHeHeHeHe (horse naying in bkgrd) Oh well, that'll probably change once I have the $$ for a lightweight Kimber pro carry w/nite sights. (same size as commander but 28 oz.) The MIM thing has been blown way out. A bubble in a non stressed part will show up right away, or it never gives a problem. The alloy frame Kimber makes has not shown any appreciable wear after 20,000 rds. LAPD SWATT ran a Kimber 1500 rds w/o cleaning. They just said "OK, lets stop, we can't just keep going forever." Unfortunately, Colt has been getting a beating in the market. I can't say anything bad (except for the weight) of my 1982 version after more than 30,000 rds. The satin nickle finish does make it hard to avert your eyes. Just look at the arrows in the rampant horses mouth, wow!

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Bud White

Not gonna happen send me the XSE and ill break in in for ya got a lot of experiance at that lately

BigSkyGuy

i know that feeling...its called "i paid to much for less gun".

over many decades colt has taken a beating, losing more and more of the market share to its competitors and that doesnt happen by building superior products. i agree that colt builds fine handguns.....ive never had a problem with any of my colt .45s, my king cobra, my python, etc. but there is nothing "magical" about any of them. as smooth as my 4" python was i still prefered my 4" 686 and it has nothing to do with any anti-colt prejudice.

to each his own, surely. if a colt feels best in your hand then its definately the pistol for you.

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