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Hello just purchased this 1911 about an hour ago ,paid $999 did i pay too much ? What are your thoughts?
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I take it you mean the question about the Collet bushing" ? If so in the 70 series Colt tried going to a bushing that had 3 "fingers" and the barrel was a slight bell. The idea was to make the bushing to barrel tighter without fitting one. When they hit some were not heat treated right and would break in use. Gave them a bad name. Easy to replace is it still is and you wish too.Ill have to check an ill get back to you. Whats that indicate if you dont mind me asking
Have not seen one of those in a long while. As to price are you happy? If so who cares? Those have a certain amount of "collector" appeal if that is all factory. When you shoot it see how you like it. Does it still have a "light" recoil spring in it? If so and you are not planing on using low powered "target" loads I would swap that out first. Let us know how it shoots.
Thanks for the link ill definitely check it out befor taken it down .You need to know how a 70's series collet bushings works in relation to the barrel.
Most folks try and remove the collet off the barrel and mess them up.
Read this thread about the proper way to take down your pistol.
It looks like some work was done to the pistol and they might have changed the barrel and bushing already.
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I have a 1991 Colt comander 1911 style but i would think this one is the real deal as far as 1911 goesIs this your first 1911?
As long as it works you will be fine. If not it's most likely simple fixes. If the extra stuff was not done factory then it's just a matter of who did it and how well. Only way to know will be to shoot it. Let us know how it performs when you get to punch some papers with it.Yes im happy with it i got it on trade an some cash , hopefully the bushing is already swaped out then. Ill have to check on the spring i guess i didnt do much research befor buyin.
Your Comander is a 1911. Only difference is the slightly shorter version. So sounds like you've caught the very contagious 1911 bug. You now have 2 and they tend to make you buy more.I have a 1991 Colt comander 1911 style but i would think this one is the real deal as far as 1911 goes
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