Proud new owner!!! ** Now with a pic **

[LOBO]

I am the proud new owner of my first Colt!!!!! Today, I picked up a blued XSE Government model in .45acp and I'm thrilled!!!

Pics to follow in a bit. I gotta' go "inspect" it some more! LOL!!!

Chris

[elijdub]

Congrats LOBO!! May the XSE be the first of many (that's what i've been learning as a new Colt owner!).
Lookin' forward to pics! Enjoy the "inspection" process!

[pulpsmack]

These things are a virus. I broke down and bought my first used Colt and found half a dozen of them in the locker in less than a year.

Just make sure that plunger tube is on good and tight.

[Jeffrey]

Congrats on your first Pony, Chris.

[LOBO]

Thanks folks. I'm new to this place, but I have found it full of great info & some friendly people.

Here's a pic:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/LOBO2/COLTXSE1911GOVERNMENTCCWFMJA.jpg

Chris

[Bud White]

Congrats great looking piece

[larry starling]

Congrats...Great looking XSE.

[elijdub]

A second Congrats is in order after seeing the pic! Well done!

[badbird94]

It won't be your only Colt-when I bought my first one in '98,I was content-but then you get bit-I bought 2 more in 2 weeks time.Then you get bit by the custom bug-enjoy.

[Rio Vista Slim]

LOBO,
Congratulations on a great looking XSE Government Model, and thank you for the photograph.

As others have said, I doubt it will be your last Colt. ;)

[clughog]

The XSE really looks good in the blued version...congratulations!

[DuckRyder]

Very nice, the blued XSE is one of my favorites...

Bet it shoots real good... ;)

[LOBO]

Thanks everybody!

On the way home from picking the gun up yesterday, I was already thinking about how nice it would be to have a Commander. I can see where this is headed!!!!!! :D

Chris

[Bud White]

It tends to work that way just wait youll be buying on have one or 2 on layaway and then be thinking whats next

[paul45]

Boy ...for your first Colt, you've done very well!!

[Hersh]

Lobo,

Well Sir you stepped up to the plate and got all of that one didn't you! ;) That's a nice XSE for sure.

Welcome to the "Cult of Colt!"

Btw: I understand AR CCW permits are now reciprocal with MS

[dakota1911]

Very nice pistol, and I bet there will be more.

[dls56]

Nice gun. Hope you get many hours of pleasure from it. I'm certain you will.

[colubrid]

SaaWeeet!

Thanks for the pic!

[cliff731]

Thanks everybody!

On the way home from picking the gun up yesterday, I was already thinking about how nice it would be to have a Commander. I can see where this is headed!!!!!! :D

Chris

For your "first" Colt, you sure knew how to "pull all the stops out"!!! :D

Mind you, now, there's plenty of "enablers" here on this forum to "help" you with your Coltitis... :nono:

So... what's it gonna be... a stainless or blued Commander??? ;)

[cliff731]

...I understand AR CCW permits are now reciprocal with MS

Hersh, I don't want to answer for Chris, but I what I'm seeing about reciprocity indicates a MS permit is good in AR, but MS doesn't honor the AR permit.

Information from this site updated Aug. 02, 2007 (http://handgunlaw.us/).

Odd, but it appears that AR has just recently moved to honor the MS permit.

If MS doesn't now honor the AR permit, it shouldn't take long.

[LOBO]

I had all the states written down, but natually I can't find the piece of paper their on.

I'll call tomorrow and try to find out.

Chris

[LOBO]

BTW, the new Colt XSE has been broken in w/o so much as a burp!!

FMJ, LRN, Winchester HP, Hornady HP, and even mixed magazines were handled with aplomb by the Colt.

I'm going to keep a log book with this Colt, just as I do with my rifles. It should be interesting to see whats in the book a year from now.

Chris

[elijdub]

LOBO, Great news! Nothing like a satisfying purchase. Glad to hear the XSE is "running smooth"! BTW, i do the same thing with my guns....the notebook

[Hunter]

Man that is a beautiful pony! I am glad to here she is running good for you.

[Joni Lynn]

Nice looking Colt! I really like blued Colt's!

[azreloader]

Pics to follow in a bit. I gotta' go "inspect" it some more! LOL!!!

Chris

I know what you mean. Whenever I'm a bit down, my wife tells me to go fondle my guns. Picks me right up.

Congrats on a fine looking shooter.

[Blackhawk]

I am with Joni nothing like a blue pony!

[Ruggles]

+1 on blue 1911s! Tht Colt looks great! :D