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·...are Colt 1911's overrated? Looking at a hundred or so posts over at the 1911 forums, I have found a fanatical cult of "If it ain't a Colt...ad nauseum..." who apologize for the very frequent complaints (by Colt lovers) of poor quality control, mis-matched finished between frame and slide, plastic parts, slides mating to frames with a noticeable list, guide rod holes drilled off center, etc....all common flaws found in 1911's produced by the so-called king of 1911's. Don't get me wrong....I have several Colt, Singer, and Ithaca WWII models in 8+ condition, and there is no way today's Colt is even close to the stuff put out yesterday. These guys just are so afraid to say what I say (a lot has to do with Moderator censorship...intolerant of ANY negative posts about Colt), but if it was any other brand they were talking about, they would find none of these typical flaws acceptable and would be whooping and hollering on the manufacturer's door step. I was at my gun range today, and happened to notice an unsold (over priced, perhaps) WW!! re-ssue Colt, and made a side by side comparison to a Springfield GI parkerized...the dealer even went so far as to field strip the two...there is no comparison...the SA at $489 versus the $999 Colt...the Colt looked, felt, and gave off an aura of cheap, cheap, cheap...and at twice the price...oh, there's more, but I'll conserve bandwith for another time...Colt :shock: :shock: