Posted: 7/18/2004 6:41:16 PM EDT
| Has anyone had any experience with these? are they as good as Colt's standard product? What is a good price for one? |
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Nate...are you asking about the current reproductions Colt is making or about the much older WWI Commeratives that were a glut on the market for years? The Commeratives were actually nice guns for shooters but they were sold at such inflated prices that the owners all want an arm and a leg for them now. They are worth no more than a standard GM in similar condition unless you just want a Commerative. I have no shooting experience with the new guns, but have heard good reports. However, the price seems a bit steep to me for a gun with GI sights and no beavertail, etc. I did see one recently and it seemed well built, but was not able to shoot it. |
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Safe queen gun = get the original. I used to smirk at collector's guns that just sat there until I visited my grandfather last year while he was recovering from a surgery and I cleaned up a few of his guns while I was there. He told me to be especially carefull with and old beat up looking single shot Winchester 20ga. Turns out it was one of the rifles (another family member got the matching .22) my great-grandfather used to put food on the table for 12 young kids during the Depression. Obviously the shotgun isn't of monetary value, but either way, I like the thought of handing down a WWI era Colt to a family member some day. Sniff, sniff.... |