ColtDeltaEliteSerialNumberRangePersonalizing the Colt Combat Commander. Colt Combat Commander. By Syd. I wasnt really looking for it. The Colt M16A4 Rifle is the fourth generation of the M16 series weapon system, and is the world standard by which all other weapons of this class are judged. W2k3 Enterprise Serial more. Colt Delta Elite Serial Number Range' title='Colt Delta Elite Serial Number Range' />I guess you could say that it found me. I was looking for a project gun, like a Sistema or a beater M1. A1 for a project gun. I stopped into Oakwood Guns in Louisville and scanned the display case. It just jumped out at me a blued Colt Commander. I asked the man behind the counter to show me the gun. He said, Ill tell you something neat about the gun. It has a Series 8. Series 7. 0 for a Series 8. And, its not a Commander its a Combat Commander all steel frame. I have since been told that these guns are actually Series 7. BS serial numbers because of record keeping issues at Colt, and not because they are actually Series 8. It has no Series 8. The price tag on the gun was 5. He handed it to me. It had the bottomless bluing of Colts golden age. No scratches, no holster wear, and the only flaw I could find with it was that someone had removed the original walnut grips and replaced them with a set of Pachmayr wrap arounds. Well, it was love. King Of Fighters Wing 1.8 For Pc'>King Of Fighters Wing 1.8 For Pc. A swipe of the credit card and the infernal NICs check, and it was mine. Colt Commander. There is something a bit magical about the guns built by Colt before they had their troubles in the mid 8. Theres a certain solidness and fineness of fit and finish, the legendary mystique of the rampant colt, and other intangibles that most of the newer guns just dont have, be they Colt, Kimber or whatever. In my sojourn with the 1. I have come to the conclusion that the Commander format is the ideal setup for me. The 5 guns are a little slow to get on target for me. The Kimber Compact is a great CCW gun if a bit heavy because of the short Officers size grip, but at matches, I have had times that I missed the extra round and have suffered lousy times because of a reload that others didnt have to make. The full length grip of the Commander is also a bit steadier and more comfortable in the hand. I had decided that my next nice gun would be a Kimber Pro Carry HD, their all steel Commander format gun, but they have added the bloody firing pin block and Im not at all taken with their design. You have to remove the rear sight to get the plunger out. I dont like it. It is essentially a resurrection of the Swartz safety developed for Colt before the Second World War. With the big name manufactures going to lawyer friendly firing pin blocks and integral safety locks, Im seeing the 2. Wilson Drop On Beavertail. Brief History of the Commander. Shortly after the Second World War, the United States Government began sponsoring a series of tests to find a new pistol to replace the Colt M1. A1. One of the key requirements dictated at the time was that the pistol was not to exceed 7. COLTS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC FACTORY COMMEMORATIVES SPECIALLIMITED EDITIONS gun model and pricing information. Browse all new and used Colt Pistols 1911 for sale and buy with confidence from Guns International. Colts Manufacturing Company firearms, handguns, pistols, rifles, revolvers. Colt Delta Elite Serial Number Range' title='Colt Delta Elite Serial Number Range' />These tests were conducted at Aberdeen Proving Grounds as well as at Fort Benning, Georgia. The pistols submitted at this time were the S W M3. Colt Commander, a modified Inglis Hi Power, a FN Hi Power and the T3 trial pistol, all chambered in 9mm Parabellum. Proposed at the end of 1. Commander was intended to fill a military need for a lighter handgun intended for officers. F_82186118_hlDLCJtnsM7Vxuhq9MaOJYlji0Olcul9.jpg' alt='Colt Delta Elite Serial Number Range' title='Colt Delta Elite Serial Number Range' />None of these pistols were selected for the Armed Forces during this round of tests, but Colt wisely decided to go forward with commercial production of the Commander and it proved itself to be a popular and successful design. It was available in several chamberings including the 9mm Parabellum,. ACP and the. 3. 8 Super. Prior to 1. 97. 0, Commander frames were made in a light aluminum alloy, called Coltalloy. It was the first time that any name brand auto pistol manufacturer had used an aluminum frame in a regular production big bore gun. Another first for the Commander was that it was the first Colt 1. Parabellum cartridge in mind. In 1. 97. 0, an all steel version was introduced under the name of Combat Commander. From 1. 97. 0 on, the Commander was referred to as the Lightweight Commander. Colt has continued to build Commander style pistols through its successive design permutations. The Gold Cup, MKIV Series 8. M1. 99. 1A1, and XSE series have all included Commander and Lightweight Commander models. Wilson V Grip. Modifications. Box stock, the gun seemed pretty much perfect except for one glaring problem after a hundred and fifty rounds of quick draw and speed shooting exercises, I had a bloody hole in the web of my hand. The original Combat Commander has the stubby grip safety of the old M1. It wasnt hammer bite that was causing the injury but rather the left bottom edge of the grip safety tang was digging into my hand during the recoil cycle. I was told that Wilson Combat made a drop in beavertail for the Commander that fit pretty well, and not really wanting to cut the frame of the pistol, I ordered the Wilson drop in and flat mainspring housing. When the order arrived, I found that I had been sent not a flat mainspring housing, but the Wilson V grip mainspring housing. The V grip is interesting. Its flat but it flares at about a 5 degree angle from the grip. The theory behind this geometry is that it tends to force your hand to a higher grip. This does seem to be the case. It also seems to counteract my tendency to let the front sight drop. Although I hadnt ordered the V grip, I figured it was probably kismet that I received it and the concept was interesting. Consequently, I installed the drop in beavertail and the V grip. The drop in beavertail was pretty much drop in insofar as it fits into the gun without cutting the frame. There is a very small gap between the beavertail and frame but its not large enough to call attention to itself and it looks nice. It was not drop in to the extent that we had to trim the trigger stop to get the trigger to work. You would think that a drop in beavertail for a Colt Commander would fit in a genuine Colt Commander without a lot of trimming, but I guess not. With the V grip and the beavertail installed, I was definitely beginning to like the way the gun was looking. However, with the new parts installed, a new problem emerged. The trigger was gritty and noticeably heavier than it had been with the stock mainspring housing. At first, I thought there might be a difference in the well in the V grip housing causing greater mainspring tension, but a friend on the 1. Tech Talk list suggested that it was not a mainspring but a sear spring issue. He suggested that the V grip was slightly deeper inside the grip and therefore causing more pressure on the sear spring. Mc. Cormick Slim Grip. There were really three options for lightening the trigger 1 replace the mainspring with a lighter one, 2 bend the sear spring, or 3 replace the sear spring. El Espectro De La Conciencia Pdf on this page. I didnt want to bend the sear spring and I had a Chip Mc. Cormick sear spring handy. Visually comparing the Mc. Cormick sear spring against the Colt spring, it was immediately obvious that the Mc. Cormick spring was considerably lighter than the Colt spring. The Mc. Cormick sear spring seemed to be the path of least resistance so I switched it in. Why am I allergic to bending the sear spring This is one of the two places where you can make a 1. The other is the sear hookhammer hook interface. Since I am not a Colt certified armorer and have never been taught the correct procedure for tuning a sear spring, I prefer to leave it alone if I can get by with it. An excessively light sear spring andor improperly cut sear and hammer hooks can cause a gun to fire when you dont want it to, burst fire, and even go full auto.