2016 Colt Delta Elite

For anyone that likes the older one that just got replaced I still see them in gun stores for sale. The upgrades were due although they could have another model in the 1991 group of pistols also with the older sights and grip safety.
 
Highrolls, that Bulldog Gatlin gun is not an NFA weapon.

I wonder if it's actually made by Colt.

I was offered one for sale. They're quite pricey for a nonNFA item.
 
The Gatlings are made under license for Colt. The same company is making the new 1903 pocket pistols.
 
"And, yeah, it did kind of sting when the gun was forcefully disassembled in my hand."

What allowed the grip panels to come off? Did they split, or strip the screw threads, or what? And were you still able to hang on to the gun? I worried a bit about stories I've heard about grip panels being blown off, because it seems likely that your hands could likely get injured if that happens. (I've got ultra-thin cocobolo grips on mine, requiring shorter bushings and screws than standard, so mine are likely to blow off easier, I imagine.
 
Two of the best days in my life with guns were the day I bought my Colt Delta Elite (circa 1990) and the day someone bought it for about what I had in the gun. I really liked that gun but after around 1,500 to 2,000 rounds of pretty standard 10mm loads the gun was becoming really loose and I mean it rattled. I was not alone in the universe either. Talking to other shooters the general consensus was the 1911 frame was not well suited to the 100 cartridge. That sort of sucked because I liked the round. I also am in the group that likes the 1911 frame. Hopefully the new version will be a little more robust and not get loose after a few thousand rounds. Regretting giving away a half full five gallon bucket of brass. :)

Ron
 
I'll admit to never shooting my 10 at something that might bite or shoot back, so 90% of the rounds I shoot through it are less than full power, and there's no apparent wear after 1500-2000 rounds.
 
the Colt Delta Elite is as good as any other 10mm gun. The case support is only a concern on overloaded out of spec ammo. The trend in 10mm ammo has been to push that limit to the max and there have been some failures even with factory ammo, not just with pistols with less case support like Colt but with pistols better case support including ramped barrels like the Glocks.
https://web.archive.org/web/2011111...com/blog/2011/11/16/glock-20-10mm-auto-kaboom

But there isn’t an issue with the guns, including the Colts.
 
Mike_Fontenot said:
"And, yeah, it did kind of sting when the gun was forcefully disassembled in my hand."

What allowed the grip panels to come off? Did they split, or strip the screw threads, or what? And were you still able to hang on to the gun? I worried a bit about stories I've heard about grip panels being blown off, because it seems likely that your hands could likely get injured if that happens. (I've got ultra-thin cocobolo grips on mine, requiring shorter bushings and screws than standard, so mine are likely to blow off easier, I imagine.
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The bushings just came out of the frame. I would have thought that would have resulted in the screw threads on the softer bushings to have been stripped, but they screwed back into the frame and tightened down just fine. The grips were the VZ ones, and sustained no damage.

Yeah, I was still able to hang onto the gun other than the left panel (I'm right handed, so that panel was only touching the fingers and not my palm). If I had not had a magazine in the gun, it's possible that no damage would occurred since all the escape gases would have had no resistance to their exit via the mag well.
 
I thought everyone should have a 1911, too, so I bought one a few years ago. Now I have four. Be careful, they're addictive.
 
Could find nothing to indicate whether or not they still use or offer the accurized bushing in the current listings.
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The Series 70 Accurizor barrel and bushing were used only on the Government Model and Gold Cup .45s, and not after 1988.
Colt purists will sometimes get agitated by the referring to any gun without a firing pin block as "Series 70", since the term originally indicated the presence of the Accurizor barrel/bushing, not the absence of a firing pin block.
 
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