
The Colt New Agent Model 07810D, with traditional-style finish and grips. And I believe some next year will very likely feature kitchen sinks. Just about anything can trigger it, but the most common culprit is processing too much data on guns sporting everything but the kitchen sink. Usually the stupor is harmless enough, but occasionally the more serious cases require the patient to be carted off in a white straight jacket. The Colt New Agent - with its subtle, all-business trench-style sights - stood out from the crowd at SHOT Show 2012 and might be the ideal backup gun for concealed carry.Īfter several days of wandering about the SHOT Show, one begins to get the “2,000-yard stare.” People afflicted by this sorry condition cast a hollow gaze out upon the show floor. In 2015 TALO had Colt Industries bring out a version with features specified by Wiley Clapp and fine line checkering by gun smith Pete Single.The Colt New Agent at SHOT Show 2012. One version was made by TALO and another by the Pistol Smiths at GunSite Academy. Beyond trigger work, more sophisticated modifications include replacing the stock hammer and sear with lightweight components, installing a high quality spring set and beveling the inside of the ejection port.Ī hybridized variation with Commander-length barrel-slide and alloy Officers Model Frame. Reliability and accuracy has been improved through modifications such as replacing the stock barrel bushing with an aftermarket part and judiciously honing the hammer and sear. Firearms author, Frank James, writes that the decreased velocity from the shorter barrel causes performance of the round to be less than optimal, and a risk if used in a defensive situation. An inescapable characteristic of its compact size, the Colt Officer's ACP drew criticism for being finicky with ammunition and the sharp recoil from the short barrel. That said, production examples failed to live up to the market's expectations.
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When Colt introduced the 1991 line (a parkerized version of the 1911 with the series 80 firing pin safety), it included a pistol of the same dimensions as the Officer's ACP. Overall, the review is complimentary for its design cues and small size. They reported two failures to feed with wadcutters and one with hardball. The main differences from a full-sized M1911 are 6-round magazines not 7-round, 7 1/8" overall length not 8 1/2", 5 1/8" height not 5 1/2", 34-oz not 39-oz, and most characteristically 3 1/2" barrel not 5".Ī evaluation example tested by the Technical Staff of the National Rifle Association fired 300 rounds with few difficulties. In 1985, Colt developed their own in-house version and named it the "Colt Officer's ACP", the following year they introduced a lighter version with an aluminium frame known as the Lightweight Officer's ACP which weighed 10 ounces less (24 ounces). Seeing the popularity of these compact pistols, other pistolsmiths began offering similar conversions on customers' 1911s. The following year, Pat Yates of Detonics had introduced his compact "Combat Master", a chopped down 1911, with 3.5" barrel and a shortened grip frame. In 1975, Rock Island Arsenal developed a compact M1911 pistol it called the "General Officer's Model Pistol" for issue to general officers of the US Army and Air Force, but the pistol was unavailable for sale to the general public. It was introduced in 1985 as a response from Colt to numerous aftermarket companies making smaller versions of the M1911 pistol. The Colt Officer's Model or Colt Officer's ACP is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, and recoil-operated handgun based on the John M. Concealed Carry Officer's pistol, Lightweight Officer's ACP
