Colt/Umarex 1911 reveiw

[asmurff]

Found this review in M1911.org on the 1911 .22 from Colt/Umarex.

http://ezine.m1911.org/showthread.php?t=86

[techmike]

Thanks Smurff, I think I gotta get one. Nice looking gun!

[Michigan Joe]

What a great review!  Umarex, which owns Walther, is doing a brisk business in .22's.  Looks like Germany is a hotbed of 1911 .22's.

  I want one! I want one! NOW!

[Longitude Zero]

Excellent review.  I had a Colt Ace and I for one am very glad Umarex stayed away form that nasty piece of work.

[Kilibreaux]

Experience with the Umarex built Walther P-22 tells me they know how to make well fitted pistols.  While I might know the "Colt" branded model is built by Umarex, the Colt markings lend a certain degree of authenticity - legitimacy that would not be there if another, "lesser" name were on the slide.

For example, I have a "genuine Colt" 1849 Pocket revolver complete with all authentic reproduction markings....sure, I "know" it was built by Uberti and shipped over to Colt for that final, special touch, but still, it has the correct markings and that adds something that makes it more valuable than one without.

For the price, the "Colt" 1911-22 has to be a "must have" for anyone who appreciates the species.