First of all this isn't a zing on Colt although they have been beaten up here a bit as well as Kimber as of late.
I've never owned a 1911 style pistol and am a self proclaimed Glock-alohic. (What can I say? I LIKE Glocks )
Well saying that, I do not like the way the current Glocks in .45 fit my hand. I want my .45 for a range gun and the soon(?) to be 36 doesn't fit that bill.
The other night I was in Four Seasons and the 1911 style .45's have started to catch my eye. I don't want to go bonkos in price so I looked at 2 "entry" level guns, the Kimber Custom Target and the 1991A1. The Colt looks very plain but functional. The Kimber looks much better for sure.
Price difference is about $180 or so dollars. I've heard about how sloppy the slides on newer Colts are but this piece felt pretty solid although not as tight as the Kimber. The only negatives I found on the Colt were the sights, I hated them. Other than that, I prefered everything about it including trigger pull, feel and basically everthing I guess over the Kimber.
My question is if you have purchased a Series 80 Colt 1991A within the last six months or so, how is it doing?
When it comes to 1911's, I'm a newbee.
Thanks!
PS One thing I noticed was that the Kimber trigger had more takeup in it than the Colt which sort of suprised me especially with the plastic Colt trigger.
[This message has been edited by grapeshad (edited December 17, 1999).]
[This message has been edited by grapeshad (edited December 17, 1999).]
I've never owned a 1911 style pistol and am a self proclaimed Glock-alohic. (What can I say? I LIKE Glocks )
Well saying that, I do not like the way the current Glocks in .45 fit my hand. I want my .45 for a range gun and the soon(?) to be 36 doesn't fit that bill.
The other night I was in Four Seasons and the 1911 style .45's have started to catch my eye. I don't want to go bonkos in price so I looked at 2 "entry" level guns, the Kimber Custom Target and the 1991A1. The Colt looks very plain but functional. The Kimber looks much better for sure.
Price difference is about $180 or so dollars. I've heard about how sloppy the slides on newer Colts are but this piece felt pretty solid although not as tight as the Kimber. The only negatives I found on the Colt were the sights, I hated them. Other than that, I prefered everything about it including trigger pull, feel and basically everthing I guess over the Kimber.
My question is if you have purchased a Series 80 Colt 1991A within the last six months or so, how is it doing?
When it comes to 1911's, I'm a newbee.
Thanks!
PS One thing I noticed was that the Kimber trigger had more takeup in it than the Colt which sort of suprised me especially with the plastic Colt trigger.
[This message has been edited by grapeshad (edited December 17, 1999).]
[This message has been edited by grapeshad (edited December 17, 1999).]