[ChrisD46]

*Both about the same price with similar features : For all - around use and gun games - which one would you pick and why ?
Thanks in advance !

 

[Diabloman]

SA quality made and they are ready to shoot. jmho I have a Garrisonbtw!

 

[TheDreadnought]

Garrison is next on my buy list, FWIW.

 

[HankFrost]

I like the Colt name on a 1911, just for tradition, but the Springfield is sure to be a better gun.

 

[SWFlGuy]

I have both 9mm and .45 garrisons, they are built pretty tight. I was surprised, these are my first Springfields.
Not sure why, just didn’t really consider them before.
I have a .45 Colt that was my first 1911, it was not nearly as tight from the factory.
The only thing left that’s Colt is the frame and slide.
I’m not sure what or if I’m going to do anything to these Springfields as I haven’t shot them yet but just judging on handling them I’d say they are built better.

 

[SargeMO]

I've built/rebuilt/worked on 1911s since the late 70s and I'll take the Colt every time. Colt's entry level barrels are better than anything Springfield uses in models below their TRP/bullseye guns

 

[FullClip]

I like my Colt Competition a lot. Only Springfield I have is the basic "GI" unit, so can't compare.

But if it's not a Colt, it's a copy...

 

[Jim Watson]

What caliber?
If 9mm, Colt has a plain barrel, SA an integral ramp barrel. There are plusses and minuses.

 

[garander]

Colt’s been turning out some pretty nice 1911’s lately.

 

[ChrisD46]

What caliber?
If 9mm, Colt has a plain barrel, SA an integral ramp barrel. There are plusses and minuses.

*Sorry to have omitted : It would be .45 ACP .

 

[Colt38SuperDude]

*Both about the same price with similar features : For all - around use and gun games - which one would you pick and why ?
Thanks in advance !

I didn’t realize that there’s even a choice between Colt Original versus whatever.

 

[ChrisD46]

Colt also claims the dual recoil spring in the Competition Series makes a difference in recoil / shoot ability ... Not sure how much of a difference it would make as the Garrison could have an advantage in different weight single recoil spring availability for tunin g around specific loads .

 

[Colt38SuperDude]

Colt also claims the dual recoil spring in the Competition Series makes a difference in recoil / shoot ability ... Not sure how much of a difference it would make as the Garrison could have an advantage in different weight single recoil spring availability for tunin g around specific loads .

Because there’s no way one can just retrofit the Colt with a single recoil spring setup…

 

[ChrisD46]

Because there’s no way one can just retrofit the Colt with a single recoil spring setup…

*So , it appears you can ONLY use the recoil springs that Colt designed for the Competition series ? If that's the case , then that becomes more of a Colt specific 1911 with no interchangeability of recoil springs ?

 

[Colt38SuperDude]

*So , it appears you can ONLY use the recoil springs that Colt designed for the Competition series ? If that's the case , then that becomes more of a Colt specific 1911 with no interchangeability of recoil springs ?

It’s a Government Model. You can put the original GI setup in it or whatever concoction that people dreamt up for a Goverment Modrl.

 

[Green Dragoon]

I like the Colt name on a 1911, just for tradition, but the Springfield is sure to be a better gun.

I don't think that stands today. Colt is turning out some of the best performing 1911's today then they have in a long time.

 

[Gray Dood]

I don't think that stands today. Colt is turning out some of the best performing 1911's today then they have in a long time.

^^^This ^^^

Not only from a quality standpoint, but the Garrison purchase loses $200 the minute you take possession. The Colt will retain and increase in value.

Like it or not, the Pony has value in the marketplace that most other production guns do not.

Just my $.02.

 

[Mr Z]

No 1911 "FEELS" better in my hand than a Colt.

 

[ChrisD46]

^^^This ^^^

Not only from a quality standpoint, but the Garrison purchase loses $200 the minute you take possession. The Colt will retain and increase in value.

Like it or not, the Pony has value in the marketplace that most other production guns do not.

Just my $.02.

Good to know that Colt is keeping / increasing it's value currently as well as hopefully in the future !... I plan on passing the 1911 down to a son thus having a family aireloom with some value is a consideration (along with great reliability / shootability while I am alive to enjoy it !)

 

[Gray Dood]

Good to know that Colt is keeping / increasing it's value currently as well as hopefully in the future !... I plan on passing the 1911 down to a son thus having a family aireloom with some value is a consideration (along with great reliability / shootability while I am alive to enjoy it !)

Some might label me a fanboi, and maybe to a certain extent it's true because I own several of them. Have owned multiple other brands too (Kimber, Sig, Springfield, Norinco). But since 2007ish, the Colt quality out of the box has been pretty damn good. That's not just my opinion, but is pretty widely commented on in the industry press.

Wasn't always the case thru the 80s and 90s, and that too has been widely commented on.

But even the doggy years command a premium, right or wrong, in the marketplace. That's just fact. Are there other good production 1911s? You bet. But one is generally guaranteed to hold and increase in value. That's the Colt.

Just my $.02, but I'm not wrong on this one. 🙂