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I grew up shooting 1911s, specifically the one I show in this video. My father's old 1911 that he's carried since before I was born has certainly seen heavy use and I thought well, maybe its time to retire it and make it a safe queen so my future kids can enjoy it like I have. That pistol has also served me quite well and was one of my primary weapons I took with me when I moved all across the country in the Air Force.

I thought too, let's try some modernized features that you see on all the super nice 1911s nowadays. Things like skeletonized triggers, hammers, dovetailed sights, new fangled recoil spring systems, extended safeties, extended beavertails and extended grip safeties. Lo and behold, Colt has just the one I'm looking for. Additional plus that it is in fact a Colt, and that will always carry a premium to anyone who knows. Add on top of that that blue is my favorite color, and you can easily see why I was so attracted to this pistol. As well, the sights are my favorite sights setup, a blacked out adjustable rear sight with red fiber optic front sight. What more could I want?

This pistol has proven to be excellent and in some ways I enjoy it more than my father's 1911. In other ways I enjoy the old one, simply because its had decades of use, its worn in, and it was worked on by a master armorer ages ago. This Colt Competition is of course factory standard for the moment, but I may take it to a gunsmith for some nice tuning up at some point. As it stands, this pistol is excellent as is and serves its role well.

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