Posted: 10/12/2010 4:48:21 PM EDT
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Quoted: Current run (repro) ? $750 Old (original) ? $800-850 I'm seeing this in Arizona: New: 850 to 975. Used: 1000 and up. Seriously. No shit......it's the goofiest damn thing I have ever seen. It isn't that the old ones are better. They rock but the new ones are just as ( if not more ) solid. In fact, they are nearly artistic. People want you to think that the old ones have some special magic in them, Inasmuch as they are old....that is true. As far as manufacturing capability....I'd go new first....except for one of the 80's style that had a rollmark I like. |
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It's the whole "It was made better back then". There's a lot of truth to that statement. It was better back then. Colt was in it's heyday in the 50's, 60's and 70's, had no competition and no union bs to contend with. The true artisans from the WWII days still worked at Colt and gave a good goddamn about their product. Just check the prices on Colt's from that time period. That will answer your question. |
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Not all Mark IV Series 70 guns are created equal, they run the gambit from good to piss poor in QC. Opinions on the Series 70 Repros? The stainless repro I had was a fine gun overall. It did suffer from a few quality flaws that my origninal didn't have. My biggest complaint about mine was the shaving razor sharp edges that were left on the gun by the factory. This problem can be found on many recent production colts and its pure crap that they cant do the most minimal breaking of the edges. I don't need every factory gun to come with a thorough carry bevel, I just don't want to need a box of bandaids after cleaning the gun. The trigger on mine was poor as well, but I chose to leave the gun unmodified so that the next owner could decide what they wanted on their own. I've seen a few of the newest colts, like the rail gun with a much better breaking of the sharp edges, so they may be moving away from that. My 1918 repro had the same sharp edges, but eventually, it may end up getting full house customization. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Not all Mark IV Series 70 guns are created equal, they run the gambit from good to piss poor in QC. Opinions on the Series 70 Repros? I'm not a retro kinda guy, I like beavertail grip safeties and good quality sights. Other than the sharp edges mentioned above (which many of the originals had as well) the QC is good and it's an excellent choice as a base gun for a build in my opinion. |
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Not all Mark IV Series 70 guns are created equal, they run the gambit from good to piss poor in QC. Opinions on the Series 70 Repros? I'm not a retro kinda guy, I like beavertail grip safeties and good quality sights. Other than the sharp edges mentioned above (which many of the originals had as well) the QC is good and it's an excellent choice as a base gun for a build in my opinion. That's what I had in mind. 
Thanks SBG, and JustOneMore for your input. |
I'm not a "retro" guy per se but I do believe in KISS when it comes to carry weapons. I don't need beaver tails (some of mine do have them) as a proper grip solves that problem and sights don't need to be lit. Also, a light on a 1911 is just overkill to me. That said, the Colt S70 repro does make a great base. 
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Not all Mark IV Series 70 guns are created equal, they run the gambit from good to piss poor in QC. Opinions on the Series 70 Repros? The stainless repro I had was a fine gun overall. It did suffer from a few quality flaws that my origninal didn't have. My biggest complaint about mine was the shaving razor sharp edges that were left on the gun by the factory. This problem can be found on many recent production colts and its pure crap that they cant do the most minimal breaking of the edges. I don't need every factory gun to come with a thorough carry bevel, I just don't want to need a box of bandaids after cleaning the gun. The trigger on mine was poor as well, but I chose to leave the gun unmodified so that the next owner could decide what they wanted on their own. I've seen a few of the newest colts, like the rail gun with a much better breaking of the sharp edges, so they may be moving away from that. My 1918 repro had the same sharp edges, but eventually, it may end up getting full house customization. The new rail gun is better on the edges ... not perfect ... but better.
I haven't done a complete tear down yet (only has about 60 rounds down range) but the exterior seemed pretty smooth when I was oiling her up for the first range trip. |
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I took a look at it today and I'd say it's about 95%. The owner stated that he purchased it in 1971. Colt was making some great handguns at that time. Quality stuff. Got any pictures? I will try to snap a few pics when I see the owner again. It is in really great shape. |
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Not all Mark IV Series 70 guns are created equal, they run the gambit from good to piss poor in QC. Opinions on the Series 70 Repros? I'm not a retro kinda guy, I like beavertail grip safeties and good quality sights. Other than the sharp edges mentioned above (which many of the originals had as well) the QC is good and it's an excellent choice as a base gun for a build in my opinion. I was thinking of doing just this with my ot pay, but then right next to it is a NIB bear. For not not much more I can just get the bear, pull the bo-mar and call it a day. I came to senses and left the GS. I've dropped to much coin in that place over the years on impulse buys. |
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I have an older '76 Gov't Model S70, which has the "billboard" style rollmarks and a BEAUTIFULLY blued slide. It is absolutely gorgeous, in many ways finished much nicer than my S70 reproduction. http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/jerrellwise/1911%20Pics/1005100932b.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/jerrellwise/1911%20Pics/1009272145c.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/jerrellwise/1911%20Pics/1009272146b.jpg NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |