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I want to buy a stainless Delta Elite 10MM to replace one that I sold years ago. I was wondering if the new production guns are considered better than the older models. Thanks

IMO, the current Colts are the best they have ever built.

MM

Agreed. I am just waiting for Colt to build a Delta with XSE features. Then I will have a new Delta. I also need a new Defender. Another CQBP. And on and on.

Fantastic Gun.

Install a EGW square bottom firing pin stop.

Get rid of the Colt dual spring and put in a Wilson combat full length guild rod with 22 or 23 # recoil spring.

Always wanted a DE, too.

But I gotta ask what's maybe an uninformed question.......

Why wouldn't a $1200 gun come from the factory with the right pin stop, guide rod and springs ??

It does

No question, new production all the way.

Mine is a new production and bone stock other than N/S's.

It's been dead nuts reliable and shoots very well.



Travis

New one it is.
Thanks for the info Gentlemen.

Yep, my older one took LOTS of work to make it 'right' and even after all of that my fairly new RIA Tactical 10 is easily its equal and probably the equal of a new Colt 10mm. Pretty amazing value on those, but if I had the bucks and could find one, a new Colt DE could have a very long happy life on my right hip as well.

Grand choice of a 1911 10mm as an all around do everything handgun. Mine just went hiking all around the deer ranch, ATV riding, out to dinner with the wifey last night to a nice restraunt, goes to church regularly, and is with me nearly 24/7/365 otherwise. Not much it wont do that can be done or at least should be attempted with a handgun that a good 10mm wont do well, IMO.

Buy yourself a pound or three of AA#9 when you buy your pistol if you can find some.

You are trying to make a gun Designed by JB for 18K pressures work with 37k pressures, which it does do. The square bottom firing pin stop will delay and hold the barrel/slide lockup longer. Stays in battery longer. It is a well known "trick" in 10mm and 460 Rowland circles.

The stock dual spring set up uses a SS shim that will not last long. Using a full length guide rod with the correct spring rate will allow you to use a fiber bushing. That will help on frame battering without using heavy springs. Change the fiber bushing after 1000 rounds, after every 500 rounds if you carry for protection.

Both modifications are popular and common in 10mm circles using 1911s as platforms in the 10mm. Not just the Delta.

It makes your $1200.00 gun last longer.

I can understand the heavy spring in the DE, but I would never recommend a full length guide rod. They bring nothing to the table, and they complicate takedown.

I'm not a fan of the dual spring setup at all.

The full length guide rod is a hot topic. I like them with heavy springs. They are easier for me to keep the heavy spring in line when I install them. The colt guide rod that come with the new Delta is plastic. That needs replaced IMO.

Yeah, I don't like the plastic guide rid, but I would go with the standard GI style guide rod. But If the FL floats your boat, go for it. If you can get it apart well, then that's the only liability they have. They don't improve function at all, but they certainly don't hurt it.

Yeah,the FLGR just makes it easier with heavy springs. I have been using them so long I am used to them during disassemble/Assembly. Does not bother me any more.

What I think is funny is some people spend over $100.00 for a tungsten FLGR to gain 1oz in the front. It's all perception and marketing I guess. To each his own!

New Deltas are a sweet thing. Wish they'd do a Wiley Clapp version with a stainless Series 70 frame, Bomar rear sight, checkered frame and a tritium front sight. Aww heck, supported barrel, while they're at it.

Yes to a single 22# spring, but no to FLGR.

I'm so confused about whether I should use a long rod or a short rod.



Travis

aalf sent me his big rod. But I just don't know if it's the right choice.



Travis

I've only got a long one, so it's an easy choice for me. No confusion here.

Kevin Gibson says he doesn't like a long rod.