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Doug11606 · January 5, 2012, 06:19 PM

Some of you may remember my Hi-Point 45 ACP review. It drew allot of negative attention right from the start.
Today I purchased two colt MK IV series 80 1911's.
First the colt combat commander. Very attractive firearm & feels good in the hand. Somewhat smaller than the full size platform. My first 50 rounds I had 7failure to feeds & one stove pipe. I rotated between two different magazines loaded a different # of rounds and nothing made a difference. At that point I loaded the Colt Government model, same attractive look and feel as the commander. However the gun fired flawlessly. Both guns have fixed sights and were very accurate. I must say I love the look and feel of these classic guns, but as I found out they are just a susceptible to failure as my lower priced guns. My Hi-Point didn't even do as bad as the Colt. I paid six times the price for the Colt as I did the Hi-Point. Just as I fixed the Hi-Point and made it into in a very reliable firearm I plan to do the same with the Colt. I will post my findings at a later date.
"Note" I paid $1,800.00 for the two guns one is stainless the other Nickel. These were not beat up low priced guns. When I disassembled these guns there were no signs of wear whatsoever.

January 5, 2012, 06:19 PM	#1
Doug11606 Member Join Date: August 28, 2011 Location: Fort Wayne Indiana Posts: 37	Colt 1911 MK IV Series 80 45 ACP Versus Hi-Point Some of you may remember my Hi-Point 45 ACP review. It drew allot of negative attention right from the start. Today I purchased two colt MK IV series 80 1911's. First the colt combat commander. Very attractive firearm & feels good in the hand. Somewhat smaller than the full size platform. My first 50 rounds I had 7failure to feeds & one stove pipe. I rotated between two different magazines loaded a different # of rounds and nothing made a difference. At that point I loaded the Colt Government model, same attractive look and feel as the commander. However the gun fired flawlessly. Both guns have fixed sights and were very accurate. I must say I love the look and feel of these classic guns, but as I found out they are just a susceptible to failure as my lower priced guns. My Hi-Point didn't even do as bad as the Colt. I paid six times the price for the Colt as I did the Hi-Point. Just as I fixed the Hi-Point and made it into in a very reliable firearm I plan to do the same with the Colt. I will post my findings at a later date. "Note" I paid $1,800.00 for the two guns one is stainless the other Nickel. These were not beat up low priced guns. When I disassembled these guns there were no signs of wear whatsoever.