Microgunner Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 I have the standard 4.5" bbl & the ultra rare 3.75" optional barrel. (Try to find that one). It took me 9 months to get this barrel from Colt, who just wanted to refund my money.According to Colt only 80 short barrels were ever ordered so they decided to pull the offer. It took many months of threats to get my 3.75" barrel/bushing back in 1991 but here it is. It's a guaranteed collectible with both barrels. BTW, I tried it against every DA pistol we have and only the Para LDA had a lighter trigger pull. It's trigger is lighter than SIGs, HKs etc. But the trigger stroke is very long. Some folks talk crap about stuff they have no personal knowledge of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Wow!I totally forgot about these Colts. I recall writers saying Colts future rested with these pistols. IIRC these had a rotary locking barrel of some sortYou have some great stuff Microgunner :beer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microgunner Posted December 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Yes, it has a rotary barrel locking system. It was designed by Reed Knight (co-designer of the AR-15) who licensed the mfg. rights to Colt who was looking for a polymer wondernine to get in on the craze. It was too little, too late and failed. Colt found they had to sell them at a loss to generate interest, gave up after a year of production and returned the tooling to Mr. Knight. It's short production run coupled with low production numbers + this 3.75" bbl. make this a sure BIG $ collectable for someone in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FS2KSTD Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Oh wow ... I almost forgot about that pistol as well. I had all but decided to buy one and then a deal on a Beretta 92F fell in my lap and I opted for it instead. Hindsight is a killer sometimes!Very nice piece Microgunner and a real nice touch with the optional barrel package! :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microgunner Posted December 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Well, the Beretta is far and away the superior pistol but this one fits the collectable niche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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