Colt Combat Elite no assembly required.
The title may sound a bit strange, but if you understand that nothing really needs to be done to the new Colt Combat Elite, to make it ready for the…
1911 Magazine Design
Just recently, a flurry of sudden interest has emerged due to my sending a test magazine to a member in hopes of addressing his recurrent 3-Point Jam/Failure to go to…
Colt Combat Elite, what was old is new again
Colt Combat Elite, what was old is new again My first handgun was a Colt enhanced Combat Elite; I bought it at the Post Exchange on Camp Lejeune shortly after…
Get a grip with AlumaGrips, replacement grips for handguns
Get a grip with AlumaGrips, replacement grips for handguns Replacing the stocks, or grips to some, on your pistol serves several purposes. First and foremost for me, some handguns come…
1911 Recoil Spring Information
1911 Recoil Spring Information Back in the day, there was only one spring for the 5-inch 1911 pistol…and it wasn’t identified by “pounds.” Neither was it the now-accepted standard 16…
Defender Ammunition, shooting you straight.
Defender Ammunition, shooting you straight. We have been using a lot of Defender Ammunition in many of our reviews and I had enough data in 9mm Luger, .40 S&W, .45…
The Myth of Firing Out of Battery et al
The Myth of Firing Out of Battery We occasionally hear about somebody blowing up a 1911…usually with reloads, and usually loaded on a progressive press…but sometimes on a single-stage press.…
The 1911: Then and Now
The 1911: Then and Now There are two basic problems with the 1911 pistol. One is that it’s been around for so long, a lot has been lost in the…
Colt Model 01918, an old warhorse is revisited
An Old Warhorse is Revived. The pistol itself is intended to be a reproduction of the 1918 Colt 1911. The 1911 finish began to change at the request of the…
The Colt Delta Elite. You got your chocolate in my peanut butter.
For those looking for the review on the Colt Delta Gen II you can find it by following this link. The Gen II has replaced this Delta Elite in the…