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United States  Old 6th January 2010, 15:41
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Just recieved my 1911 back from Colt and it wasn't repaired
Hey guys, last month I sent my 1911 back to Colt to repair the infamous spring tunnel problem. Well I got it back today from the FEDEX guy and I was excited to open the new blue custom shop box, but was quickly disappointed when I saw that the slide wasn't fixed. Afterward I sent an email to Joyce Rubino concerning this matter, and I am currently waiting for a response back.

I know that a lot of you other 1911 owners have been through the same drawn out process, do those of you with experience in this matter have any suggestions?

I'll post a picture shortly to show everyone what I'm talking about.
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They may consider it within spec?
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West, I'm sorry about your woes, but in looking at the previous pics you posted, they really didn't look bad at all. This spring tunnel issue is just very consistent with Colts that I don't even bother with stuff like this anymore.
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I appreciate the empathy Freeman, but I refuse to resign to the stigma of lowered expectations that some people have of Colt these days. Here's a close picture of what I'm talking about, take a look at the slide around the spring plug.
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This subject has seen extensive discussion here. I would like to hear a review of the problems encountered in setup, machining, & QC from an EXPRIENCED production manager to help us understand just what reasonable expectations should be.

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Did you recieve any explanation/communication from Colt?
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Definitely off-center, but nowhere near as bad as some others. But ... if it's visibly off-center, as far as I'm concerned it's defective and should be replaced.
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west9883,

While I certainly see the non-symmetry which concerns you, and think that Colt should have responded more favorably when you sent the pistol in, perhaps feathers73 hit the nail on the head. I have no idea what Colt's specifications are in this area, but I most definitely have seen worse.

In fact, I own this current production stainless Series 70.



Let's see what Joyce has to say.
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Hey guys, I'm new here but this thread couldn't have come at a better time for me. I'm shopping for my first 1911 and QC is a HUGE issue for me. Things like sloppy cratered stampings, lines that aren't parallel but should be, and asymmetries that shouldn't be there drive me nuts. IMHO, the common Colt frame assymetry discussed in this thread is totally unacceptable. I was leaning heavily towards a Colt for my first 1911, but not any more. Thanks to everyone for this thread and this forum.
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I bought a new Combat Elite and it is centered. Great trigger out of the box and accurate too. But I don't know if I would buy one I couldn't examine first.
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I don't think it is that bad. I've seen older colts much worse. I think Colt considered this within Spec. Does anyone know what the specification on the thickness tolerance on this part? Their drawing should have that measurement.
 
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