CDNN hooked me again. They have these in blued and SS in stock. Series 70. I had a stainless Series 80 Colt Enhanced Commander in .38 Super back in the '90s, and like an idiot, I sold it. I always wanted a blued Government in .38 Super and for under $900 I couldn't pass it up. Now, a few more magazines and some ammo, and a nice leather holster.
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Posts: 4285 | Location: In The Swamp | Registered: January 03, 2010
Beautiful little Colt. I bet it will shoot quite accurate. Last stash of Super ammo I had was not my favorite brand but I snagged it because there just was not much locally. I couldn't own a new one like this without having it turned into a target pistol.
Posts: 18000 | Location: The Bluegrass State! | Registered: December 23, 2008
Congrats on your new pistol! I made the plunge and got a stainless model this year and love it. It's replaced my Government Model .45 as my primary carry gun.
Enjoy!
Wes
Posts: 2472 | Location: Salem, OR | Registered: May 04, 2007
Nice! I'm a sucker for 38 Supers! I just purchased a NIB 1974 Colt Gov't stainless to go with my others. Reloading is absolutely the best option for this caliber although you can find good factory ammo, defensive & practice online.
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Posts: 724 | Location: Wyoming | Registered: September 30, 2012
That's like being tempted by a beautiful girl, even though you know she's not the girl for you.
I love the classic lines, even though from a personal shooting perspective there's just way too much that doesn't work for me. But that doesn't stop be from admiring and lusting after them when I see them.
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^^ I know exactly what you mean. I get hammer bit at the drop of a hat, but there's no more attractive a configuration for the 1911 than blued steel and the simple grip safety.
Posts: 27312 | Location: Deep in the heart of the brush country, and closing on that #&*%!?! roadrunner. Really. | Registered: February 05, 2008
Originally posted by Delta-3: Nice! I'm a sucker for 38 Supers! I just purchased a NIB 1974 Colt Gov't stainless to go with my others. Reloading is absolutely the best option for this caliber although you can find good factory ammo, defensive & practice online.
Perhaps a nickle model as the stainless Government Model didn't show until '87 or '88. At that time they were all .45 ACP.
Posts: 18000 | Location: The Bluegrass State! | Registered: December 23, 2008
I started looking at a new DW Guardian in 38 super and I had to force myself to quit. I don't need it nor do I need to get into a new caliber...and an expensive one at that. But I LOOKED.
Posts: 3553 | Location: Alexandria, VA | Registered: March 07, 2011
38s are always fun, be it with practice ammo or Underwoods.
Let us know how it shoots.
Posts: 9481 | Location: Somewhere looking for ammo that nobody has at a place I haven't been to for a pistol I couldn't live without... | Registered: December 02, 2014
I picked up a stainless Colt Competition .38super late last year. It seemed sloppy loose compared to my other 1911s but shot well at distance, so I'm leaving the upper alone for now. May fit a Kart barrel and bushing later. I did fit an Ed Brown Hardcore magwell and a C&S ignition kit, now working on checkering the front strap. I intended it a project from the start and stainless finish is easy to work with when swapping parts.
Posts: 1051 | Location: Yorktown, VA | Registered: October 01, 2006
