Making Today's Colt M1911
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- Colt's been producing its iconic Model of 1911 semi-automatic pistol for more than a century, but making the modern Colt M1911 is a bit different than what it took to create the classic. Today's Colt M1911 is a reflection of what shooters want in a gun. Watch our "American Rifleman Television" feature segment above to learn about making a modern Colt.
One of Colt's first steps in modernizing its line was to craft the Competition Pistol, a dedicated design that was built for the competition circuit and drew inspiration from the Colt M45, which had been modernized and was adopted by the United States Marine Corps in 2012. Many of the features found on the M45 were incorporated into the Competition Pistol, which soon became a standout in the Colt lineup.
"While that product lived standalone for some period of time, what we quickly discovered was if we took the dual-spring recoil system from that, for instance, the wide serrations, take that upswept beavertail and use that across the line, take the G10 grips and use those across the line, and we started walking through each area of the 1911 lineup and taking those things and applying them to it," said Justin Baldini, Colt's production director. "It started with the Competition Pistol because we really didn't have anything in our lineup for somebody who was going to go shoot IDPA on Saturday. This was the gun where they could walk in, they could pick it up on Friday night and be ready to shoot on Saturday and be competitive with it."
Colt also focused on its offerings that were built for law-enforcement and military use, and one of the upgraded designs was the Colt Competition Unit, a gun loaded with features designed for professional use. The gun's stainless-steel construction was finished with an all-black ion-bond finish that reduced its visual signature. Additionally, the front strap was checkered, and the mainspring housing incorporated a funneled magazine well for easy reloads. The gun also featured an ambidextrous safety, cocking serrations at the front and rear, a Novak fixed rear sight, a tritium-illuminated front sight, National Match barrel and a dual-recoil spring system.
"Colt has a great relationship with law enforcement and military ever since it began," said Mark Redl, Team Colt shooter. "This is the latest version of a gun that was designed and built specifically for operators, with the help of Daryl Holland, who is on our pro staff. We built the gun that has the features that he looked for when he was in the military."
Of course, despite the many changes in the Colt lineup over the last few years, Colt still sells its tried-and-true 1911 Classic.
"If I took the name 'John Browning' and 'Colt' and put them together, the first thing that should come to mind is the 1911," Redl said. 'This gun, the way it is and the feature set on it, is almost the same as it was back in 1911. There are a couple changes that the military did over the years, a couple scallops here. We've put a little higher visibility sights on it to make it more user-friendly, because lets face it, if I buy it today, I want to use it. The great thing about this gun is the blued steel. It's made from forgings, forged frame, forged slide, walnut double-diamond stocks. When you see this gun, there's no doubt in your mind that you're looking at a Colt 1911."
The use of forged components combined with attention-to-detail in the gun's construction is what makes Colt handguns special, according to Spitale.
"When you talk to gun builders, some of the biggest and brightest names in our industry, their love of Colt guns is special," he said. "There's many people out there that talk about the value of a gun or the strength of the steel, but many of those gun builders, they like nothing better than to get their hands on Colt steel and be able to work on a Colt 1911. I like the fact that very few companies can do that the way we can, that we build a different gun using U.S. forged steel. They're stronger, they hold up, they're very accurate guns right out of the box, and to have that reputation of quality in our industry is something special, and not everybody has that platform to build from."
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It's a shame the management broke a great company. Hopefully CZ can undo the damage they created
They laser engrave their “rollmarks” now. They look like shit. The barrels are meh. Some people have problems with the new “national match” and some don’t. It’s a hit and miss.
The State of Conn. ( Democrat ANTI-Capitalist Politicians specifically) share the bulk of the blame for woes of every manufacturer in their state. Their new tax rate and the states new millionaire tax ruined industry and insurance companies whom had been based there for decades....the intelligent managers and department heads moved on to work elsewhere.....Folks have to Stop Voting Democrap !
I'm a big Colt Fan! I have been since I was a Kid. Now, I actually, have my own Python, which is a very big deal for me! The 1911 is my favorite platform.
Don Blake
I hope CZ can save them. Their entire board of executives should be fired for mishandling the company
Canik get enough
@@rollzolowhat does canik have to do with anything?
Colt is American. All companies have ebb & flow but poor Colt has had non-gun, investment corporate management for decades and has lost its public innovation. Much innovation occurred inside the factory and they failed to capitalize on it via public relations. Most American love Colt and do not want one that is affordable, they want one that is old-school righteous.
I think some of the management staff were former USMC personnel.
@joshuaoliver5878 yeah, they have a lot of pro shooters & ex military/law enforcement on the payroll.
I used to live and work in Stratford, CT and I had a lots of friends who was a long time gun maker, Colt used to sell their products to employee under discount program. I owned a lots of original M-1911 military contract using mills machine for the frame and components. Colt produced a High Quality Firearms back in 1948 where my friends build Pre Series 70 with s/n with C prefix. I have collected Mark VI series when the cost per gun was $90.00 and MSRP was $180.00 during Bi-Centennial cerebration of 1976. We a;so have conversion unit slide barrel hammer - ALL Union Made no junk!
Maybe meant to say Mark IV..... I have one built in 1978 and it's fantastic......
I can’t believe my ears when I ask somebody what kind of gun do you have and they answer I have a 45 and I look at it and it’s not a colt, you’ve not had a 45 until you owned a colt 45.
Mr. Spitale, a Colt Commander in .38 Super in series '70 would be a best seller. It would make a great all-around gun.
I got 3 cost me a arm and leg but there new old stock
Rex, Colt would never listen, that's a big reason they're owned by CZ now.
I have two Colt 1911's in .38 Super. Both are superb pistols.
worst gun what has all history made. clock have million x better use.
Look I will always love a Colt At 72 yrs old I won't stop. However look at frames 106 thru 118 on the video and just look at the gap between the frame and the beavertail, you could drive a truck thru it. My older Colts are tight and sure don't look like that Sir. Take care, Vern
Depends on use I guess. I have a decommissioned M45A1 that was used by operators and it has more room between the slide and frame than my WWI 1911 and certainly more than my custom Nighthawk 1911. When I got the M45A1 fully disassembled, there was some sand and dirt in it from the pistol's time in the Iraq or Afghanistan. My custom Nighthawk 1911 that has no gaps would malfunction if it had the same sand in it. That said, I can shoot the M45A1 just as well as my Nighthawk.
@@RedHuntsman I too have an M45 and a Nighthawk. My M45 is the custom shop version though. I also have a Wilson combat. May do a comparison video some time.
I build my own. 1911 is my favorite sidearm.
My Series 70 is now running a flat spring. So far so good. Don't think it does much but that spring runs on a full length guide rod. That barrel collet people "warned me" about is still functioning perfectly. One of my favorite things about the gun is having a 1911 with something most people have never seen.
The series 70 has an urban legend ( or true?) reputation for having a finger-style collet bushing prone to breaking. In my view this is unwarranted and not true. HOWEVER, it CAN be exercised to fail if the take down for cleaning forces the tight fingers over the fatter part of the barrel ....to remove it from the barrel. Even for cleaning, there is no real reason to force the "fingers" of the bushng over the front-end of the barrel for removal. It can be slid fore-and-aft on the barrel without removal and everything can be cleaned this way without forcing a removal. I have my Series 70 since 1978 and have never had a bushing failure....yet folklore says it happens all the time. Maybe so....for the guys that force the unit off the front of the barrel.
i have a wilson guide rod and flat spring in my 38 super.
This is really simple Colt. You have had A LOT of truly abysmal quality control years. Your reputation was shattered by terrible quality. Millions of us are waiting for the return of QC and reliable consistent quality. When buying a Colt is no longer a coin flip of did I get a good one, we will buy Colts again.
It does not get said better than that Brian. In the end, Colt is not totally useless, it can always serve as a bad example. What they have produced recently is utter trash.
Well said, sir. I like what I'm seeing in this video. There's no other 1911 I'd rather own than a Colt. But... instead of features, bells and whistles... tell me someone took 10 minutes to tune the extractor correctly--that's the peace of mind we're looking for. That's what's going to sell guns to knowledgeable consumers.
@paulfiglia THANK YOU! I have some old and Cherished Colts, and I really hope they can bounce back, but I don't have enough money to just roll the dice. Time will tell.
They are already back!! CZ saved them. I have a new Delta Elite, and its great. No sharp edges, beaitiful, and accurate, reliable. Thanks CZ !!
@@HipsterTactical There are more consistent manufacturers though, and I would rather not support companies that support tyrants. For example, where I'm at even the 1911 is an illegal prohibited item to own in your own home without excessive bribes, you simply can't own one without a huge amount of bribes. Alright, well I guess the cops and Sherriff are disarmed too right? Nope... They are authorized to have:
Colt M-16 A4 Fully Automatic with 10.5 or 14.5 barrel
Colt 9mm Sub-Machine_Gun (doesn't specify, I'd like to know what it is though)
H & K MP5, 9mm
H & K G36, .223 Caliber (WHY do they need a G36?!?)
and a couple more Colt models.
Problem is, they are supporting the boots stomping on our faces, when its illegal to keep a hand pewpew in our own home, let alone bear one. If they keep supporting that, who are they going to sell to? Eventually they will be illegal for all civilians, which maybe that's their twisted goal. But they shouldn't sell full auto's to departments, if we the people can't have it, then even a pointy stick is too much for government to be using against the people.
Still a beautiful and effective firearm. Thanks for the video.
IMO, too bad Colt is located in a state that hates the 2nd Amendment and firearms.
Yeah? And? Obama won Florida in the 2012 election. Means absolutely nothing today. Our country swings back and forth politically.
Country *
@@billrowan1957 lol!
As a Connecticut resident, I concur
That's actually a good thing that way colt can rub it in their faces 😅 the second amendment will always stand firm
I love my Pointman Seven! 45ACP is such a fantastic platform.
Gotta buy the old ones.
Colt needs to stop bragging about their dual recoil spring and make a ton of them for replacement parts. Springs wear with use and are the first parts that need to be replaced but try to find these dual springs to replace worn ones.
Yes. They are impossible to find. Maybe Colt wants us to buy a new gun when their dual springs wear out.
I'm new to guns so what 1911 have dual recoil....
f\Interesting i was shooting my 1911A1 this morning. these new guns look great and JMB would be proud of them
My oldest Colt 1911 was made in 1917. I have others. Most recent is a stainless steel Government Model in 38 Super. All are fine pistols. Please keep the quality up. Thank you.
Why spring life is even an issue these days is a good question. Do you know that all poppet valve internal combustion engines have valve springs in them? Do you have any idea how many compression cycles they go through just to drive to the grocery store? Do you know what those valve springs are made of? It's chrome silicone spring steel, and they are available for guns, check with Wolf Springs or Brownells.
I thought CZ would make changes.
You guys made the 9011 awesome and so cool 😎 👍 👏 👏 👏 ❤
Tisas understands the phrase, " dont be greedy & put out quality products"
Couldn't agree more!
Yeah that must be why they're feed ramps are consistently cut at the wrong angle and their frames are woefully out of spec, okay buddy
I love my Colt 1911s , will never sell them.
CZ owns Colt now. Gross mismanagement & very poor quality control along with unbridled greed brought this about.
Love those girsan-tisas-rock island price tags
Have a few 1911s have a new classic it is as accurate as some customs I have..like it alot
Good thing that Colt is guiding dan wesson,they need all the help they can get.Coming from what ive seen on the DW floor.
Isn't Colt owned by CZ?
I have a colt rail gun that was a birthday gift. Love it.
My father has a Colt series 80
Would loke to have one but can't afford it, so got myself an RIA instead, not complaining though. Love my 1911 lol
I have a m45a1 from the custom shop . The green box. They reay need to look at blending & fitment. It's sub standard to say the least.
But you paid for that didn't you?
I love all of mine!😊
Lol at the local range Iv very quietly and with much mirth watched a Norinco pos .45 walk circles around a Colt 1911, was actually really sad considering the Norinco had tooling marks basically all over it and built in a sweat shop in CHIna.
Uh-huh. Whatever. DOES IT FEED HOLLOW POINTS? LOL.
Moreover, does it take Glock mags?
Staccato is the new colt. Colt, historically has been one of the most important companies for modern small arms development. As of recently, attempting to discontinue non contract sales and even more recent, tragically abysmal CQ issues combined with the unwillingness to innovate has turned many people including myself and my customers away from colt products. Where colt has failed, companies like STI/staccato, infinity fireams, atlas gunworks etc etc have taken the 1911 platform to new heights. These companies offer the quality that you used to expect from colt and then some while innovating and pushing the envelope on what the 1911 platform could be. Ironically sam colt and John browning were innovators, always looking for the next big breakthrough in design. You are absolutely diluted if think either one would be satisfied if they knew the 1911 as remained relatively unchanged for over 100 years while their names are used as a greedy cash grab.
I need the classic edition series 70 so bad
Coming to you from Commi-netticut.
Colt should make everything series 70 for starters. I have a Gold Cup Trophy. I want the Custom Carry Limited but in series 70 firing mechanism. I also want a CCU CCO but with series 70 firing mechanism.
It's like a Fender Stratocaster guitar.
Widely copied
Fairly unchanged from original design
Instantly recogniseable
Simple yet functional
Yet. you probably didn't touch a Fender when they sold out to CBS.
I think you missed his point sparky !
Can someone please tell me why the Gold Cup(s) are so rare? I have been searching since February, and IF I locate one, the seller is asking way above retail.
Gold Cups aren’t rare, in fact, they’re VERY common. My local gun store has plenty of them.
I love my 1911, it was made in the mountains with a boxful of scraps, by a family of filipinos lol
Colt just can’t seem to get it together, despite what this guys says, their tolerances are STILL all over the place, come on COLT, get it together.
Colt should bring bring back the .38 super match.
I've handled a number of 1911 Colts lately and the fitting of the thumb safety on all of them is absolute garbage. Gritty, grinding and should be taken out of the gun and fit a new Wilson Combat or Nighthawk. Add to that the price increase and I find it hard to believe they sell one at all. It may have a forged slide and frame, but MIM parts everywhere else. It's nothing like it was "back in the day".
"Made in the USA.....Owned by Czechoslovakia"......I'll pass on these current ones. I bought a Tisas Tank Commander that I'll put up against a current Colt any day of the week, and it was $400.
My Tisas Service Special, which I bought on sale for 300 dollars, stacks up extremely well to any newly made Colt at many times its price. It's made of billet steel that is hardened before machining, it's highly accurate, tightly fitted, feeds anything, and is reliable enough that I trust it enough to carry it daily. Plus its fit and finish are superb. Colt would have to really focus to match this level of quality and performance.
They need to make More SAAs - but they have to make them just like the ones in the 2000 to 2015
I've been collecting colts for 45 years and my number one is the gold cups at one time I had 37 colt gold cups all in 45 acp but in the 2008 I had to let go of 25 of them I know I went a little overboard my obsession cost me 2 divorces
Don't stop now!
CZ!!
Free operator tactibeard with every purchase.
Too bad the gun stores I hit up NEVER have Colt 1911's in stock and don't seem to be able to order them.
GunBroker
I never realized I was a fan of the 1911 until I purchased a RIA 45 auto. So now I’m interested in a premium quality 1911 in 45 auto. Do I want a genuine colt? I will never get rid of my RI since it’s a nail driver! I’ve never owned a pistol so accurate and easy to handle. My friend claims every 1911 is this way…..
Any of the Big 4 will make high-end premium grade 1911. Wilson, Ed Brown, Les Baer, or Nighthawk. They all make great, hand fitted, 1911s. They differ in build philosophy. Les Baer builds no frills, pure 1911, no nonsense social work pistols. No French borders, no fluted barrel hoods, no flat topping, no 40 LPI checkering on the rear of the slide with matching extractor head, no bushingless cone barrels with reverse crowns. Wilson has a lot of these fru fru features. And the price reflects the hand labor. Ed Brown is somewhere in the middle. Very clean and pure form 1911 but with a lot silkier feel. EB's Executice series would feel right at home with a Rolex and Brook brothers suit and tassled loafers. But make no mistake, they make some serious social work pistols too. Their Special Forces 1911 is all business, which would be just right for an SF colonel to put into his kit bag or slide under his dinner jacket to attend an embassy cocktail as the ambassadorial attache.
God, I hate those laser etched rollmarks.
I want one.
sold to cz 😂
I love my Colt 1911 Government.
The name is the only thing making them still relevant. So many companies doing them better and cheaper. Of course it needs to say colt to make it a "real" 1911. I'll keep my STI as my most used and loved 1911, bit my Colts will always be cherished.
Colt missed the boat 30 years ago. I’m a Colt fanboy but the reality is they need to focus more on modern designs. I love they are finally looking to make the 1911 modern but they need a polymer pistol. The fact a foreign company has had our pistol contract for the military is embarrassing.
I own a Colt Delta EliteGen ll 10mm 1911 😎😎😎🔥🔥🔥
Now, if Woody can get my New Delta Elite to run properly after the fourth attempt the $1800 I gave Colt may not sting as much.
So after you sell 400 of them then what? Back to sub contracting parts for ar15s?
Good luck finding one
Still can get one from CMP but it still $1.2K for CMP fair condition.
Why did I receive a “checkmate” magazine rather than actual Colt mag?
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Bring back Defender XPS, in 9mm. Make 10mm competition
I own many colts going back 20 years ago , I wish to purchase more but it's not really colt anymore they're a different owner of a foreign country is it wrong that I feel that way I'm not sure.
Yet, you fill the pistol with cheap, injection-molded parts. And a phenolic mainspring housing? I paid $294 for a 38 Super pistol in 1978. Everything was from billet. I pay over $1,000 for a 38 Super comp model and all the small parts are MIM? That's my carry gun and I had to change the trigger group to expensive aftermarket sear, hammer & disconnector.
Colts still making 1911s ?
I want. I want, I want....😊
God bless all here.
After over 100 years, the 1911 is still going strong. I wonder if Colt is reproducing the old government model 1911s.
Hello.
Sure they do.
The classic model is the old school goverment model.
They are producing it
@@hansen5652 I'm talking about when the pistol was first made like it was over a century ago.
Colts nothing like it used to be. Q.C. is non existent and customer service doesn't answer the phone. My 2017 lightweight commander had a loose grip saftey right out of the box and under warranty. Colt never answered the phone, 5mos of leaving voice mails and never received a response. I ended up having my gunsmith fix it, I threw it in my safe and haven't seen it since. My last 5 1911 purchases have been Springfield and Bul Armory. Colt will never see another penny from me! Terrible product, even worse service.
2017 was 6 years ago
@@Full_Otto_Bismarck Who are you? Mr. Spock? Look at you with all that logic. Lol.
Adjust your machines Colt, I'd love to buy one if they were decent!
good value $1700, trade-in $650 value .......... great!
I had 1968 Pre 70 series C prefix in Box that I brought from Anti gun family with plastic brown grips.
I thought Colt quit making the M1911 about 10 years ago..
Pure American. 🇺🇸
Thank you Colt!
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The only handicap is the low ammo capacity.
Learn to shoot
Just slip an extra Wilson 8 rounder magazine in your back pocket. Or an extra 10 rounder or two in the pouch. Most double stack 9mm mag pouches will hold 2 1911 single stack mags.
@@ms.annthrope415 Oh my God! Reload???
Let us buy barrels!!!
Lots of talk to say nothing. Summarized, they put an improved recoil spring in the gun... so legendary. Sounds like any other 1911 out there. Y A W N
Except it's a COLT and not copy or mod copy ! YAWN
Somewhere between the nice forgings and the machining, they drop the ball, big time, come on Colt. Colt is being beaten by manufacturers in Turkey, FFS!
I love 1911's, but how hard can it be to skip fixed iron sights!? Just do it ffs! I want to be able to adjust my sights without having to use an iron file!
The word "legendary" is the most overused word the last 5 years.
Why does the main narrator look like a young woody harrelson?
Colt, your guns are overpriced in a flooded market.
They’re worth it
@@paleo704 When I work there QC stamp out a paper work on process sheet. All parts are "qualify" with test and each step of assembly the gauge and inspector sheet was used and kept for record. Colt pay well for employee and union wage back then were high.
@Paleo not any more.
I do like their Delta Elite 10mm pistols.
It's the pony stamp, buddy.
Last time I checked they still didn’t have the slide fit of a Ruger or for that matter a Rock Island. They should either lead on fit and finish or get out of 1911s. Also they should get rid of the failure prone series 80 lock works completely especially with California’s handgun roster being overturned, only Kimber and Taurus use a firing pin safety for the most part. If a company as big as S&W or Ruger starts production of a 1911 and decides there’s no need for it, I mean Colt produced it for over 70 years without one. Colt seems to forget the terrible 1911s they made in the late 80s with common mistakes on pinhole position and Brittle slides. I have no problems bragging a little but admit their past mistakes and above all tell the truth and make customer service and warranty a top priority. I do give Colt some points for their reintroduction of the Python and Anaconda. But how about some advancements in the history of those revolvers, say a 10mm Python on its 41 caliber frame or a Anaconda in 45 Winchester magnum which is rated for magnum loads instead of the past chambering of 45 Colt. Both chamberings could use full moon clips making them better combat revolvers. Also neither were ever made in 5” barrels, the prime length for a revolver, unlike the 1911,the SAA at least were made in 4 3/4”. Give us a match grade 1 “ to 1 1/2” accurate Gold Cup in 9mm(ick), 45acp and 10mm in 5”. For the same $1,499 as a Python as well. You could call the 10mm a Gold Cup Trophy Hunter. Make the fit and finish immaculate with no sharp edges( light dehorning) and above all make all your Premier handguns available in both stainless and Royal Blue. If today’s Colt can’t reproduce a Royal Blue they Aren’t really Colt.
no better gun!
Nm barrel in every pistol? Not in my combat commander that was mfg in Nov of 2023??!!
Are these current Colts series 70 or 80
70
If you don’t know don’t ask…😂😂😂😂
Hopefully, CZ will crack the whip on Colts QC like they did with Dan Wesson 1911s so Colt can be competitive with Dan Wesson and other companies. Colt finally started using CNC machines in the early 2000s. Prior to that, Colt's QC was poor. Harsh machine swirl marks, parts that don't fit right, slide to frame fit wirh serious under bite and over bite, just shameful levels of assembly.
Springfield Armory has beaten Colt in Quality Control. SA used to make garbage 1911s in the 1990s when I worked in a gun shop. We returned tons of them. Horrible fit and finish. SA cracked down and now produce well made and well fitted 1911s even at their basic GI models.
When I was getting into guns in the mid 2000s the Colt website was like a wet blanket, it seemed like they only made 1911s for retired cops and boomers.. Maybe I'm older now (29) but I can see myself owning virtually every 1911 they make in 2023. The Delta, Gold Cup, Commander and 1911C are all exactly how I imagine them being put together for their respective philosophies and uses. IMO the Delta is THE 10mm pistol and I'll get one soon
You were buying guns when you were 13?
They’re acting like they never made the XSE line.
CZ, you have a long way to go in trying to repair your relationship with law enforcement customers. You really screwed up when Colt started cutting corners, and made cheaper pistols throughout the 2000s, 2010s., and early. 2020s. We have Staccato pistols today, which has truly become the modern day standard for 1911 type handguns. Unless you create something on that level, don’t bother wasting your time, money and resources.
I wish colt cared about their QC. I just bought a Dan Wesson over a colt due to the F&F on the guns. My grandfathers 1990 colt custom carry commander example looks like the gun was made with a hammer and an angle grinder. Terrible F&F. Same with newer firearms (QC, not necessarily F&F with modern machinery).
Make them reasonable priced
Don't fix sonething when it aint broke.
Meanwhile Filipinos making colt 45 clones with handmade drill, hand files, battery welding, giving you an side eye 😒 over your so called Colt Manufacturing Quality
I'm not an operator. I just work in customer service using a phone head set. Can i use that operator Colt as well?
I think the 1911C, the C is for crap. Colt has been crap since the 1970s-1989s-1990's, and hopefully CZ can roll some heads on the bean counters and crack down on QC.
This is all science fiction, the only Colts are the ones in this video. There hasn't a Colt product in any of the local gun stores in years. I hunted for a year for a Colt lightweight commander and finally lost interest. I was hoping when CZ bought them it would turn them around, nothing yet.
Colt competitions are all over the place
I dont think the Colt name has meant much in a good long while. Like others i hope CZ can change that. Cant justify $800 on basic 1911 if quality isn't there. I see the Tisas 1911 go as low as $350 new supposedly forged frame and slide. I dont mind paying a premium but only if it is worth it.
Man I didn’t realize they spent this much time designing and manufacturing their junk
Magazine capacity please, at least 16 rounds would be nice
Do you know what 16 rds of 230 gr, 45 ACP would weigh?...on TOP of the 32+ oz weight of the gun? And then this point....why?..other than marketing bragging rights. Most gunfights are over in 2-3 shots....and it doesn't matter on the range.
Get a Glock or a Beretta.
Lol
Slip another 8 round Wilson mag in your back pocket.
Colt has got to be the most hated company I can think of. They could take a top shelf Wilson , stamp Colt on it and consumers would claim it's no good . That all being said , I love my Colt. And it didn't cost me no ridiculous 4 - 12 thousand dollars.