Two years ago I purchased a set of M1 Garands from the CMP. After having them form a while I wanted a 1911 to "complete the set", some may say. I wanted a Government Model made in the USA that represented what was issued to our troops. While the government issue 1911 is a good looking gun, I wanted a sightly modernized version. I looked at a lot of makers Springfield, Les Bear, Wilson Combat, Kimber, etc... but only one made sense for what I was looking for. John Browning and Colt were the original designers and manufacturers of the 1911. It seemed only right to buy a Colt.
The Colt model I chose was one of the XSE series, particularly model O1980XSE. The XSE is a government model Series 80 made from all forged steel with Novak sights, enhanced (skeleton) hammer, and 3 hole aluminum trigger. The sights, hammer and trigger are what differentiate it from a typical government model 1911.
Colt 1911s are a hot commodity and I have been looking over a year for the Colt XSE model I wanted. All the gun shops I've been to either didn't carry Colt or didn't have any in stock. I found a couple Colt XSEs at the Indy 1500 but never the model I wanted. Finally today when I went in to my local barber shop / gun store I found what I had been looking for, and I couldn't be happier.
The Colt model I chose was one of the XSE series, particularly model O1980XSE. The XSE is a government model Series 80 made from all forged steel with Novak sights, enhanced (skeleton) hammer, and 3 hole aluminum trigger. The sights, hammer and trigger are what differentiate it from a typical government model 1911.
Colt 1911s are a hot commodity and I have been looking over a year for the Colt XSE model I wanted. All the gun shops I've been to either didn't carry Colt or didn't have any in stock. I found a couple Colt XSEs at the Indy 1500 but never the model I wanted. Finally today when I went in to my local barber shop / gun store I found what I had been looking for, and I couldn't be happier.
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