In effect, the return to the pre-Series 80 system at Colt is a return to the Series 70 style guns and earlier M1911A1s. Picking up the Series 70 .45 ACP Government Model is like déjà vu all over ...

We are now in the centennial year of the magnificent Government Model Colt 1911, arguably the greatest handgun of all time. Just a few months from now, we will reach March 29th, 2011—exactly 100 ...