I have one of those junky series 80 Colts, early edition with the small sights. Over 70,000 rounds later, I have replaced the barrel bushing twice mainly because of wear. No gunsmith I, bought the pistol slightly used and slapped on some Pachmyer grips because they are comfortable. Before I fired it the first time, I noticed some very minor tool marks on the feed ramp so I got out the dremel tool with an eraser bit and posished it up, along with knocking some burrs off the firing pin safety links which also really didn't need it but I like the pride of ownership. Have NEVER had a failure to feed or eject as a result of the weapon-did have a few very questionable reloads hang it up, but frankly, I was surprised they even tried to feed. I have tried everything from 155 grain LSWC's to the 230 grain lead and it handles it all without a stutter. Played around with IDPA matches this year and it worked just fine! Did see several new Kimbers there have feed problems-one by a police officer who finally went to his truck and grabbed his mil-spec Springfield Armory 45 to finish the match. Of all the Kimbers there, we all compared notes and specs, and came to the conclusion that Kimbers are really tight and need to be shot in to get all the moving parts friendly with each other. My wife, a former liberal, finally became interested in shooting, and quickly gave up on her Raven 25 because it just didn't put the big holes in paper. I light loaded some 45 ACP, and at the next gunshow, picked a M1991A1 Compact in standard finish. Her hands are small, so I replaced the long trigger with a short one, and just because I didn't like the recoil spring retention system, put in a Kings bushing and their extended grip safety so she could get a higher grip. Happy to say she has amazed our shooting friends as well as herself-nothing better than a converted liberal! So, Colt is a favorite in this house.