Have the G&A authors completely forgotten about the Colt Series 80 Government Model 380? Preceded this “black” pistol by at least 20 years, and also faithfully duplicates the 1911 internals, except for the short guide rod, which is easily replaced with a kit. I have one, and carrying +P Buffalo Bore hardcast FN ammo gives me the punch of low-end 9mm 115-gr ball. BTW, the Colt is all-metal.
October 13th, 2014 at 10:53 am
Have the G&A authors completely forgotten about the Colt Series 80 Government Model 380? Preceded this “black” pistol by at least 20 years, and also faithfully duplicates the 1911 internals, except for the short guide rod, which is easily replaced with a kit. I have one, and carrying +P Buffalo Bore hardcast FN ammo gives me the punch of low-end 9mm 115-gr ball. BTW, the Colt is all-metal.
October 13th, 2014 at 11:14 am
Re: the Para 10mm. Ho-hum, another gun comes out of the factory not ready for action. Shades of the Remington R51…oh, wait….