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Colt Lightweight Commander without a doubt. Only if they still make one in classic configuration. If so, that would be an excellent choice. In 1911s I've come to shun all the modern bells and whistles that have seemed to become standard (beavertails, etc.). I'd also avoid one with an intenal firing pin safety. Who needs the extra complexity and reassembly hassles every time you field strip it. Colt's 21st Century Commander. http://www.colt.com/Catalog/Special-Editions/Wiley-Clapp-PistolsIt's moto: "Everything you need and nothing you don't". The Wiley Series 70 Just misses it for me. They should have left off the beavertail.
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I got fat hands, need a beavertail or I gotta bob hell out of the hammer. ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/TLEEF/GUNS/COMM1_zps1mdf9zt4.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/TLEEF/GUNS/1911002_zpsb6b0d702.jpg)
George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you!
Old cat turd!
"Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison.
I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me
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Colt Lightweight Commander without a doubt. Only if they still make one in classic configuration. If so, that would be an excellent choice. In 1911s I've come to shun all the modern bells and whistles that have seemed to become standard (beavertails, etc.). I'd also avoid one with an intenal firing pin safety. Who needs the extra complexity and reassembly hassles every time you field strip it. Colt's 21st Century Commander. http://www.colt.com/Catalog/Special-Editions/Wiley-Clapp-PistolsIt's moto: "Everything you need and nothing you don't". The Wiley Series 70 Just misses it for me. They should have left off the beavertail. I do not need a beavertail either. But in a Lightweight, I like. Carries well. The sights are fantastic for old men.
Gun Shows are almost as comical as boat ramps in the Spring.
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...I chased after one of those Clapp CCO awhile back, second hand.
Should have bought it; with the shorter grip, easier to conceal.
Dumb, dumb, duuuuumb.
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Trump HAD the World, ", Trump saw our children, "
Trump saw a way to make a brighter day so he started giving
There was a choice he was making, he was saving our own lives
Its true he made a brighter day for you and me. --Trump WINS 2016
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They are all fitted in the Custom Shop. The two I have shoot like it.
On the money.
Gun Shows are almost as comical as boat ramps in the Spring.
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...*more, harder tears.*.  ....stop rubbin it in so hard, Mr. Gibby..  ...pictures?
Trump HAD the World, ", Trump saw our children, "
Trump saw a way to make a brighter day so he started giving
There was a choice he was making, he was saving our own lives
Its true he made a brighter day for you and me. --Trump WINS 2016
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I was looking at the black models because they look stealthier but if I would be using it as a CCW would you just recommend looking at the stainless versions? I assume the cleaning maintenance on those would be easier. I use my Colt LTWT Commander for CCW with no problems. The version that I have is a previous production model that was made a few years back. The new dark version Commander is a current production model. That being said, you still have to take proper care of your pistol, whether it's stainless or carbon steel. I would not hesitate to buy either version. After all, it's still a Colt.
The Second Amendment isn't about Hunting. It's about Freedom.
FJB Let's Go Brandon
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Will-
Colt has all the pictures.
Hardware matters.
Gun Shows are almost as comical as boat ramps in the Spring.
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Late to the party but I picked up a Colt LW Commander from Bud's Gun Shop and I'm very pleased with it.. A lot easier to conceal and more comfortable than my full size 1911..
Speak softly and use a big bore...
Where's El Cid when we need him...
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the springfield armory range officer compact deserves a look. lot of gun for the money.
My diploma is a DD214
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I'd go COLT as well. I'm biased though. I have a Custom COLT Delta Elite 
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Check it out, I found the same model on the Bud's Law Enforcement/Military site for about 200 bucks less or $945 Buy it. I did... ![[Linked Image]](http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa241/JWGray/Mobile%20Uploads/20150207_222901_zps9ctuw3ot.jpg)
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Damn - looks like I triple tapped...
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They even copied the scale pattern of the Ed Brown Kobra Carry.
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