Finally joined the ranks

Nice looking. Good luck.

Nice pistol...I've had a craving for a 38 Super myself.

Congrats on your new Colt. :dancingbananna:

Congratulations!

Nice one indeed! I will need a colt someday.

Sweet Pony! How do you like the .38 super in compairson to the .45? I always been interested in them but haven't had a chance to fire one. I got a NRM 1991 like her in .45 like it alot. My first Colt too.

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Sweet Pony! How do you like the .38 super in compairson to the .45? I always been interested in them but haven't had a chance to fire one. I got a NRM 1991 like her in .45 like it alot. My first Colt too.

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Love to shoot the Super...recoil is quite a little less, which makes follow up shots easier. I still love my 45`s, but I`ve found I like the Super just as much. Plus, if I can get my wife out to the range with me, I think she will find it to her liking.....the 45 is just a little too punishing for her. Unless you reload for the Super, you have to keep an eagle eye open for good deals on ammo, since it`s not normally available at a lot of local vendors. I`ve been stocking up a litle here and there, and have yet to pay anymore than $18 per 50 for range ammo delivered to my door.

Try the koolaid...you`ll like it.

Congratulations, the Super .38 is a great cartridge.

Congrats on a fine purchase!

I may get flack for this but I consider the bushings on colts something to be replaced as colt seems to like the hoola hoop on a fence post fit and I'm not fond of it. You should have a great gun now though, very nice, and nice shooting.

Thanks Jerry!! I think this gun is going to be a real shooter once I get a little time in with it. So far, the only 1911s I`ve bought that had properly fitted bushings are my S&W and my RIA. My 2 Springers and this Colt were the hoola hoop/fence post types. You would expect that when you spend $750 plus bucks on a gun, that they could have done a better job on the bushing fit. But...I guess at this point, what`s another 20 bucks. And the one I had in my parts box is by no means a good fitting bushing.....it just fits the Colt better than the factory installed unit. I will be fitting a new EGW bushing when I get around to it.

Not to hijack my own thread, but my wife says I need to Copyright that phrase and get rich by selling a gadget called :"A Round To It".:biggrin::biggrin:

Nice looking pistol and in Super .38 to boot.

Great looking Colt's 1911.

The overall fit and finish are great, and the action is silky smooth. I`ve only had time to put a few mags thru it, but it ran flawlessly out of the box.

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I had the same experience with my S 70 reissue - I've had it almost a year now with out a failure.