Dangit, I better cough up the bucks for that Woodsman I’ve been wanting before the price of anything with “Colt” on it goes even higher than it already is. Dont ask me why, I’ve just always wanted one for some reason
How about a Colt Match Target .22 bought around 1966, put through about 60 rounds and in mint condition and the accuracy is phenomenal.
I have 6 ‘Colts’: A 1970s SP1, an LE6920, a 1943 1911A1 Colt, a reissue of the Colt 1911, and a Colt Defender and Colt New Agent.
The quality of the early guns is excellent, even the WWI reissue. But the Defender and New Agent (small 1911s) turned out to be rather poor in terms of how much time and effort Colt puts into how all the well-made pieces go together.
Two guns, new, over $1000 each and BOTH spit spent cases in your face. I knew what was causing this and pulled the firing pin stop plates on both and the extractors literally dropped out. Both were straight as an arrow and had no spring to them. No tension on the case rim and released early. Used a Weigand tensioning tool to reset the tension and reinstalled. Both work fine now. It’s a pity that a company can’t even do something as simple as this for a $1000+ gun. They’re relying on their name when they should get back to what got them there.