Model12Win
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How are the new Colt’s 70 Series reproduction 1911s? Do they jam up all the time? Are they MIM trash now? Or are they fit to wear the pony?
Go to any of the major 1911 forums and you can find plenty of commentary that was not written in response to your question and was not intended specifically to sway your opinion.
RickB said:Since Colt discontinued the '91 series, it's the only option for a Colt with the classic appearance of the original.
I’ve heard the Colts are a bit loose and are among the most reliable. So it’s bull pucky?
I've owned a number of various 1911 pistols including a half dozen Colts in the past 40+ years. Based upon my experience with them, Colt would be one of my last choices.
Current Colt 1911s are excellent pistols, and as good as (or better than) anything Colt has made in the past.Model12Win said:How are the new Colt’s 70 Series reproduction 1911s? Do they jam up all the time? Are they MIM trash now? Or are they fit to wear the pony?
Correct.RickB said:Colts have about the least MIM of any "production" 1911.
To each his own. I started shooting 1911s in the Army in 1967. Today I own a few Colts, and a couple of Para-Ordnance double stacks. If I were to buy a new 1911 today, Colt would be right at the top of my list.Bottom Gun said:I've owned a number of various 1911 pistols including a half dozen Colts in the past 40+ years. Based upon my experience with them, Colt would be one of my last choices.
My experience has been exactly the opposite of yours.Bottom Gun said:Also, their customer service is even worse than their product.
Whoever you've bean hearing stuff from, you really owe it to yourself to stop listening to them.Model12Win said:I’ve heard the Colts are a bit loose and are among the most reliable. So it’s bull pucky?