2016 Colt Delta Elite

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Machineguntony

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Is anyone else excited about the 2016 version of the Colt Delta Elite?

It's being redesigned and fitted with upgrades. I kind of like the older style wrap around grips.

I'm going to have to buy one to shoot and one to leave untouched.

It's so hot!
 
I'm definitely excited about it. I like the new features and I've always wanted a 10mm. I also don't currently own a 1911, so that's yet another reason to get one.
 
Yeah, my first handgun was a Kimber Custom Target I bought back in the late 90s. I sold it in early 2013, but it's time I got another 1911. Everybody should have at least one.
 
Putting the last two posts (Theo and Tony) together leads to the conclusion that everyone needs two, not one 1911.

Get one for personal reasons in whatever caliber suits your taste. Get one for the Original caliber, 45 acp.
The latter is the real feel, the real deal.

I obtained my original 45 acp when the series 80 was just introduced. Using BarryLee's web link, I was looking to see if Colt has modified the potential problem my Combat Elite has. Mine has the "accurized" barrel bushing which is not solid but consists of the outer ring and four tangs machined to align with the barrel to make it more stable at the front. While it shoots far better than most 1911's, the failure mode is very bad. I know of a failure where one of those tangs broke off and it did not happen on the last round in the magazine. The gun was hard jammed closed on a live round. So when I shoot mine, I replace with a standard solid colt bushing. Lose some accuracy but rather not risk the hard failure mode. Moral of this post is be sure that the 1911 you get has the solid bushing. Mine was stock series 80 CE. Barry's above link tells me that Colt now uses the series 1991 which is based upon the series 80. Could find nothing to indicate whether or not they still use or offer the accurized bushing in the current listings.

Oh yes, especially for Tony, on Barry's above link, mouse over to "catalog" and select special editions, then select 1877 Bulldog Gatling Gun. What you think ? Can you actually get one of these things without doing the NFA stamps and approval ? I can only dream about the "carrage model".
 
I remember awhile back that Underwood Ammo changed the loading on their 220 gr 10mm loading so that it was slightly less because the Colt Delta Elite couldn't handle it. This used to be a 747 ft-lb loading with a bullet that averaged out at around 216 gr. I have duplicated this load and fired it in my G29, G20, and RIA 10mm. To get a bullet of that weight, I started with a .41 mag SWC and resized it down to 10mm through a couple of steps. After resizing, it becomes more of a WFN instead of the original SWC.

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I Bought my dads 1970s series, my first 1911 45. Then bought another about same time era made. Both were great no malfunctions, accurate. Knock it off with the collet barrel bushing. Was an idea by Colt, but they don't fail very often at all. Don't try to tell a spoof, It's a fantastic gun any 70 original or remake.
 
Can anyone tell me if they are changing anything in the barrel/chamber to give the cartridge more case head support?
 
This is what happens when you have have been away from your press for a couple of weeks and forget that you changed the Hodgdon Longshot to Alliant Promo in the powder measure.

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Although it "disassembled" my RIA 10mm M1911, after I put the grips back on and reassembled the magazine, it was as good as new. I could find no damage to the firearm.

According to Quickload, the 8.6 gr would have produced 1380 fps with the 220 gr bullet and 167K psi. 913 ft-lbs... Impressive *if* it would have held up. :) With the intended powder (8.6 gr of Longshot), it would have produced around 1240 fps.
 
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This is what happens when you have have been away from your press for a couple of weeks and forget that you changed the Hodgdon Longshot to Alliant Promo in the powder measure.
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This would likely be more appropriate in the handloading area of the site but there are numerous red flags in what you posted here.

Glad you didn't get hurt.

Please don't repeat this failure.
 
I bought one recently. I am not sure if it is the upgraded model you spoke of but I am glad they resolved the broken slide issues of the original

10mm is a round I will take time to get to know. so far it is awesome to shoot
 
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This would likely be more appropriate in the handloading area of the site but there are numerous red flags in what you posted here.

Glad you didn't get hurt.

Please don't repeat this failure.
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We all like to think that it'll never happen to us and we get complacent. Just wanted to point out that it happen even if you have been reloading for awhile. You stop reloading, thinking you'll be back the next day or so, only to find out that it is a couple of weeks by the time you get back to it. You look at everything and it looks normal to continue, only you forgot that something had come up and you had changed the powder in of your powder measure and left both powders by the bench.

In addition, I'm pointing out how strong I discovered the RIA 10mm to be. I looked the gun over with a 20X magnifier and could see no damage.

And, yeah, it did kind of sting when the gun was forcefully disassembled in my hand. :(
 
1969c0lt1911: "Knock it off with the collet barrel bushing. Was an idea by Colt, but they don't fail very often at all. Don't try to tell a spoof, It's a fantastic gun any 70 original or remake."

Sorry to be so blunt, but Safety always "Trumps" fan-boy raw nerves. Back in the 80's I saw more than a few commentaries about this problem and the recommendation to replace with the solid bushing. I ain't the only one who followed those safety recommendations. Perhaps that is why they don't fail very often. I notice that part of your own quote sorta cancels your claim that it was a spoof.

Even so, it still happens today. Just for your spoof claim, might want to try that with this guy:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnh-usjD3EE
 
I am glad they resolved the broken slide issues of the original
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Broken slide issues of the original; do tell!!
Colt had some issues with cracked frames on pre-production guns, thirty years ago, but broken slides?
 
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