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Thread: Box Stock Colt XSE

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    Box Stock Colt XSE

    This is a recently purchased, unmodified Colt Government model with a number of added frills such as ambi safety, series 90/enhanced beavertail, one piece, full length guide rod. The Trigger pull registers 5 lb 12 oz.

    The pistol comes with two Colt magazines with Shooting Star followers. Like most recent 1911s, the extractor was dropped into the tunnel with no tension. I ran a magazine or two manually with no apparent problems with feed or ejection. Since the extractor would not retain a loaded cartridge, I tensioned it before initial shooting. Fit and finish are very fine and the only deficit I can find is a bit of wiggle in the right safety lever in the up position. I generally don't notice this since I do not use the ambi feature anyway.

    The initial range session revealed a "problem" that I later learned is pretty much universal. The Novak sight shoots loose until positioned and loc-tited in place. Once this was done, point of aim and impact coincide closely at 25 yards both for windage and elevation and does not shift. I do not love allen wrenches but had to buy a new set for this operation.

    Function with various ball loads and my 200 grain swc target load have been 100 percent over several hundred rounds. On the first day out, I also shot Remington Golden Saber 185, Speer 200 grain gold dot, corbon 230 gr PowrBall. I had a failure to feed the last round with the Speer load and one of the P/Balls flew fully loaded out of the port and hit me between the eyes.

    While I am no expert with the 1911 platform, I am able to shoot sub 1" to 1.5" bench groups at 25 yards with some regularity when using a Springfield Armory that has been accurized by Alex Hamilton/ Ten Ring precision. - And the same with accurate revolvers. I find the XSE about like other Colt's in my safe with groups ranging from 2.5" with the Lead swcs to a bit over 5" with several types of ball. I invested in a couple of boxes of federal Gold Medal 230 Ball and registered a 3.3" 25 yard group and this while shooting over the chronograph:


    The heavy trigger pull makes sustained precision fire unlikely. I do not make called head shots from the NRA stance at 25 yards. It does not seem to detract from the utility of the pistol for its primary purpose.








    It is, of course, easy to dump controlled pairs into the nine and ten ring from 30 feet.

    I suspect that it may be easier to find more accurate box stock 1911s among the various manufacturers but the Colts continue to suit me very well. They do not exhibit the functional problems I have seen and experienced with the other major suspects.

    5/29 06. I have left the trigger at 5.5 pounds and continued fairly regular practic with it.
    I don't shoot match quality groups with 1911s- even the ones with lighter trigger pulls but this one suits my needs.

    In my version of reality, the one inside the patern of black squares are all good hits while the one on the outside is crummy.
    It remaines fully functional with all my colt/wilson magazines. the heavier triggers has improved my shooting with a couple of other colts that have pulls in the range of 3.5-4 pounds. The very close correspondence of sights to point of impact inside of 25 yards makes this a useful field pistol
    Last edited by mec; 30th May 2006 at 14:51. Reason: update 5/30/06


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    Lovely, thanks for sharing!
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    No matter where you go, there's a good article by mcump, if you're lucky...good to see your stuff here, and great read.

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    It continues to be a decent 1911. A bit heavier in the trigger than the WWI

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    I can't see any picture, it asks me for a user name and password. Please post your pictures in a publicly-accessible image server.
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    one of the P/Balls flew fully loaded out of the port and hit me between the eyes.

    Say What? Please explain.

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    Well, in your test, you have a link to villagephotos.com. I click on it to see your pictures (I assume) and it brings up a screen, where it asks me for a user name and password. So either the link you have provided is not correct, or villagephotos requires some one to be register to see the pictures.
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    I checked long standing images from that source on another forum and found them accessible. I do not know why the link is blocked on this one but have uploaded the images to a different host. If they remain visible after my log in sessions expires fine.
    If not I will check back and delete the entire post.

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    They look OK now, thanks. I do not know what the problem was, but before, there were no pictures, just a link which did what I told you.
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    I saw the same thing after your notice. don't know why as the link remains open on several other forums.

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