Colt Commander Series 80
I am looking at picking up one of these. I like the feel and how crisp the trigger is. The slide to frame fit is good, but the chamber entrance is not ramped as much as I have seen on other 45's. Does anyone have any experience with the Series 80 pistols and any shortcomings I should be aware of?
Anad
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This is how it always is. I had a NIB I finally traded out of. The resale is not the best. Any Paraordinance, Kimber, Wilson is a better shooter, nicer trigger, accuracy out of box. I got about $350.
The main bite was most felt the trigger was gritty, the trigger disconnecter was different than the 70 series, so did not lend itself well to all the aftermarket goodies. My opinion is to look at one of the above first, but if its gotta be Colt, don't pay a premium for one of these.0 -
Series 80s are really no better or worse than the 70s--the main difference is that it's a bit more effort to do the trigger if you want one tuned up. Colts usually get customized to be all they can be if you don't fully like what you get when you buy it. Dollarwise and timewise pretty much favors an out-of the-box Kimber or SA or one of the others. I like the Colts and don't mind having one worked on--very few guns don't need some sort of personal customization.
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I have a Colt Ser80 and I've never had any thouble with it. Loads, fires & ejects every time. Handloads to Hollowpoints. If you want to slick the trigger pull, Brownell's offers a kit to eliminate the firing pin safety mechanism. It can also be improved without eliminating the mechanism too, if you choose & find the right gunsmith. I'm partial to the Colt, but I'm sure the other brands are good (or better). 0 -
I have a Series 80 Combat Commander. The only thing I did to it was put better sights on it, and had the extractor tweaked. It fires and feels great, and I would recommend it as a base for a custom carry gun. Though Kimber, Para, and Springfield are selling more for the money, they still aren't Colts.
It sounds like allechalley pretty much just had a bad deal all together. $350 for a Colt is a steal. The last Colt I sold was a full size MK IV Series 80 Govt. Model. It was well broken it and had some holster wear, all stock but the grips. I got $550 for it, and it sold as soon as I opened my mouth on it.
You will hear alot of nay sayers when it comes to buying a Colt, because for the money, you'll get more bells and whistles on a para, a kimber, or a springfield. But before there was para, kimber, or springfield, there was Colt. John Browning may be the designer, but Colt is the maker. When you hear an old shooter talk about and old 1911 they don't say, "That old browning 1911." They say "That old Colt 1911." They set the standard by which Kimber, Para, and Springfiled compete. Colt makes fine guns that hold there value and carry their name. Fresh shooters just getting to know the market don't realize the tradition behind Colt. Its having that name stamped on the slide.
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leeblackman has said it so well I am almost speechless. If it doesn't say Colt it is just a copy.
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I have a series 80 1991-a1 that I bought used. It has a Gunsite eagle engraved into the front of the slide. It appears to have been completely worked over and, as soon as I grabbed it, I thought, "Honey I'm home." It just felt that good. The first three shots I fired out of it, landed in the center of the bullseye (beginner's luck) and it fired flawlessly for 200 rounds that day. Bought a bunch of colt contract mags on sale from Midway USA and now shoot a box of the walmart / winchester Giant Economy Size 100's when I go to the range. I love this gun. It shoots like a dream and performs flawlessly. Was very fortunate to find it at the gun shop.
I also own a Norinco series 70 type and a Colt O1991 series 80. The Norinco was upgraded by the previous owner and I haven't done a thing to the new O1991. Have purchased conversion units, a Ciener Platinum Cup for the Norinco and a Colt ACE II unit for the O1991. I prefer the Ciener, but the Ace II ain't bad, just jams a bit more.
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Thanks all of you who replied.
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leeblackman is after my own heart. Colts are like the Yankees....either you love them or you hate them! 0 -
Truth be told, leeblackman, I really tried to sell that Colt as I just didn't use it. It functioned fine, ect. but just could not get the money out of it. I tried gun shows, gun shops ect. for two years. I have an auto ordinance that out shot it and we all know there's opinions on those. My Kimber on day one out did any thing that Colt would do. Not saying it can't be customized and brought up a notch. The people I tried just sighed and would say "if it just were a series 70". And these were colt dealers. I finally got some of the original back by trading. They put it the case at $430. 0 -
Amazing that dealers perpetuate the Series 70 myth. If truth be known there are some Series 70s that aren't as good as the others. And Colt just made the whole myth engraved in stone by doing a new Series 70 run. All Series 70 really means to a shooter is that you've got plain jane but high quality 1911 Colt worthy of customization. And an easy $100 or more extra to the dealer after he convinces the seller of one it's an "old" gun and the new buyer it's a rare and highly desirable gun.
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I have a series 70 in 38 super and I feel that the $80.00 that I paid for it was just about right. (So I can make money on it any time I want)
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