Look what followed me home yesterday.......

mk70ss · December 7, 2012, 04:13 PM

Yesterday I stopped by my local gun store and wanted a spare magazine for my Springfield Armory XDs. I started browsing.......and now have a new everyday carry gun. I picked up a Colt New Agent Lightweight Talo edition 1911. Here are a few pics of the new carry rig.

Now that makes five 1911's in the stable.

dgludwig · December 7, 2012, 04:27 PM

A mite more expensive than that spare mag.

I really like your new Colt/holster set-up. Looks to be a very nice ccw rig. What caliber is it? I'll be interested in your follow-up range report.

mk70ss · December 7, 2012, 04:30 PM

Still got that spare mag too...

The new Colt is a .45 ACP. Look forward to putting a couple hundred rounds down range tomorrow.

Coltman 77 · December 7, 2012, 05:21 PM

Good looking New Agent, congratulations!

I've had one for four years and love it although I'll admit long range sessions can be a bit punishing given it's petite size.

It's accurate and reliable . Mine prefers Remington Golden Saber 230 gr jhp ammo, FWIW.

mk70ss · December 7, 2012, 06:18 PM

Coltman, is yours a carry gun or strictly a range gun. Mine will be the primary carry gun after running some ammo through it.

Jamie B · December 7, 2012, 06:40 PM

/Respect!

Nice gun!

Constantine · December 9, 2012, 04:19 PM

Very nice...I'm really considering a micro 1911.
Just a little iffy about anything smaller than the 4' barrel.

Coltman 77 · December 9, 2012, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Coltman, is yours a carry gun or strictly a range gun. Mine will be the primary carry gun after running some ammo through it.

I carry it quite often.

whippoorwill · December 9, 2012, 06:34 PM

Constantine... I think you can breathe easy regarding the short barrel. Mine hasn't missed a beat, except for a problem that was taken care of by a Colt recall. That probably sounds like faint praise.... what I'm trying to say is that I've had NO problems due to the short barrel. Kind of wish I had sights (other than trench sights) on mine, but for a carry pistol, the trench sights are fine.

OP - awesome looking pistol!

Caz83 · December 10, 2012, 10:01 AM

Hmm... I thought all New Agent's had the trench cut top sight? Nice to know that they have dovetailed sights now. Maybe only on the Talo.?.?.?

bedbugbilly · December 10, 2012, 02:05 PM

Don't you just hate it when things follow you home?

Very nice - enjoy!

December 7, 2012, 04:13 PM	#1
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 358	Look what followed me home yesterday....... Yesterday I stopped by my local gun store and wanted a spare magazine for my Springfield Armory XDs. I started browsing.......and now have a new everyday carry gun. I picked up a Colt New Agent Lightweight Talo edition 1911. Here are a few pics of the new carry rig. Now that makes five 1911's in the stable.

December 7, 2012, 04:27 PM	#2
dgludwig Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2005 Location: North central Ohio Posts: 4,470	A mite more expensive than that spare mag. I really like your new Colt/holster set-up. Looks to be a very nice ccw rig. What caliber is it? I'll be interested in your follow-up range report. __________________ ONLY AN ARMED PEOPLE CAN BE TRULY FREE ; ONLY AN UNARMED PEOPLE CAN EVER BE ENSLAVED ...Aristotle NRA Benefactor Life Member

December 7, 2012, 05:21 PM	#4
Coltman 77 Senior Member Join Date: October 3, 2009 Location: NC Posts: 1,224	Good looking New Agent, congratulations! I've had one for four years and love it although I'll admit long range sessions can be a bit punishing given it's petite size. It's accurate and reliable . Mine prefers Remington Golden Saber 230 gr jhp ammo, FWIW. __________________ "A man can be destroyed but not defeated". Ernest Hemingway Protect our 2nd Amendment Rights -- Join the NRA

December 7, 2012, 06:40 PM	#6
Jamie B Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: OH Posts: 133	/Respect! Nice gun! __________________ Jamie

December 9, 2012, 04:19 PM	#7
Constantine Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2010 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 4,051	Very nice...I'm really considering a micro 1911. Just a little iffy about anything smaller than the 4' barrel. __________________ Sáncte Míchael Archángele, defénde nos in proélio, cóntra nequítiam et insídias diáboli ésto præsídium. Ímperet ílli Déus, súpplices deprecámur: tuque, prínceps milítiæ cæléstis, Sátanam aliósque spíritus malígnos, qui ad perditiónem animárum pervagántur in múndo, divína virtúte, in inférnum detrúde. Ámen

December 7, 2012, 04:30 PM	#3
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 358	Still got that spare mag too... The new Colt is a .45 ACP. Look forward to putting a couple hundred rounds down range tomorrow.

December 7, 2012, 06:18 PM	#5
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 358	Coltman, is yours a carry gun or strictly a range gun. Mine will be the primary carry gun after running some ammo through it.

December 9, 2012, 06:34 PM	#9
whippoorwill Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 2008 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Posts: 484	Constantine... I think you can breathe easy regarding the short barrel. Mine hasn't missed a beat, except for a problem that was taken care of by a Colt recall. That probably sounds like faint praise.... what I'm trying to say is that I've had NO problems due to the short barrel. Kind of wish I had sights (other than trench sights) on mine, but for a carry pistol, the trench sights are fine. OP - awesome looking pistol!

December 10, 2012, 10:01 AM	#10
Caz83 Member Join Date: January 25, 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 92	Hmm... I thought all New Agent's had the trench cut top sight? Nice to know that they have dovetailed sights now. Maybe only on the Talo.?.?.?

December 10, 2012, 02:05 PM	#11
bedbugbilly Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2009 Posts: 1,320	Don't you just hate it when things follow you home? Very nice - enjoy! __________________ If a pair of '51 Navies were good enough for Billy Hickok, then a single Navy on my right hip is good enough for me . . . besides . . . I'm probably only half as good as he was anyways. Hiram's Rangers Badge #63