So I traded this Sig Nitron Railed 1911 plus a Benjamin
for this 1969 Colt Government.

It was a good trade for me, regardless of the finish damage on the '69.
Would you have made the trade?

Tactical is practical,
Or
Old school is cool?

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I’d of made the trade too! I’ve had several sig/sauer 1911’s and they always move on and the Colt 1911’s stay!

I guess I'm an old school guy. I've gotten rid of all my polymer guns, have nothing but all metal ones, and not a rail in the group.

I'd have made that trade in a jiffy. My first semi was a Colt GM.

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I think you done good. IMHO a pre 70 Colt is the real deal and the Rolls Royce of the 1911s. Larry

I'd have taken the Colt.

I don't know. I just don't know. Might have taken me a New York second to make that swap. Congratulations! Sincerely. bruce.

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If the intent is to have a shooter, I would keep the Sig simply because my fat hand does not like the standard spurred hammer/grip safety combination on the Colt in question.

As a project gun, I would love to refinish the Colt.

If not for the blemish on the Colt, I would take it in a heart beat. A clean Colt will always increase in value, not so much the Sig.

I'd go with the Colt!
I've owned 328749-C since 1975. It was sent to Mike Curtis in 1993 for a complete bullseye accuracy rebuild and has since shot untold tens of thousands of rounds in practice and competition. Still shoots as good as the day Mike built it. Today the optic is off and good olde iron sights back on.

Stu

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Nice pick up for sure. I have had several 1911's over time, but traded them off except for these two. Colt was from a buddy that passed away from Cancer and it is a tack driver even though is looks a bit rough. The Smith I picked up a year ago from a pawn shop for $750. The Smith came with an upgraded barrel and trigger it also shoots lights out.

I like the Sig XO Rail.. but finding a holster for a rail 1911 (that I like) is tough.. a true Colt 1911 is almost always a treat to shoot... but I may not have given a Benjamin with the blemish..

From the age of the majority of the members on this forum, I'm sure most of us vote for the old school Colt.

There is your answer, right there in print.

Kevin

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I do like the Colt, BUT it doesn't have a checkered front strap, beavertail, excellent sights, or the rail. Given the choice of the two, I'd take the Sig all day. Now if the Colt was in 38 Super, I'd have to rethink that.

I'd make that trade once a day and twice on Sunday.

Tactical isn't very practical when it doesn't work and Sig 1911s aren't anything I'd approach with confidence.

No comparison between a Sig 1911 and an old school Colt 1911. I think you did well.

"Tactical" is not necessarily practical. Did you have a good holster for the SIG? Does a light belong on a pistol? I consider the Colt more practical. If you want something on the front strap, or anywhere else, you can put it there.

Whether old school is cool is your call. I have nothing against it (except tiny front sights on those guns that have them).

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My Old Army Buddy Milt was stationed at Picatinny twice.
That’s the first time I ever heard of it.
Now a days, you can get a Picky Rail on a Flashlight!

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I think I would look at both as users. The blemish takes the Colt out of collector status. Refinishing the Colt leaves it out of collector status. I think a rail on a 1911 is sort of useless but I like the SIG quality, Nitron finish and longer beavertail for a user.
The Colt has more "sex appeal" but it has that wart

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Coin toss, would have depended on my mood that day.

If I felt the need for something different….

I have warts too. Colt here.

Good trade!

I like the Colt better than the Sig but I am not a trader & never trade anything ever.

Colt! Can never go wrong with old school cool!

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otis

To me there is only one 1911, and that is Colt. I have 2, a 1978 series 70 NIB, and a Classic series 70 NIB. I do not know if I would have made the trade, I am a freak on condition. What made the blemish? However without the blemish, I would have made the trade in a minute. I want always the plain Jane Government model. It is original, and what our service men used. Steeped in tradition.

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Pete
I ain't no fortunate son

I'm not much for hanging do-dads on my guns. Gimme the Colt.

Old School is Cool!

What is the stuff on the slide & frame that appears to be white in picture #3? It almost looks like paint which can be removed if that is what it is. If not can you say what it is?

Looks like sea gull poop. I'd a kept the Sig-makes for better trade material down the line especially with the blemish on the Colt

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For shooting and carrying I would want the Sig. As a collector I would have gone with the Colt.

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If the OP was me, trade would be done in a New York Minute. Already have 2x45's could always use another.Frank

The Sig is a very attractive gun. The lines are precise, the fit and finish are right and tight, the machining and finish are about as close to perfect as I've seen. The moment I picked that gun up I fell in love. For the $650 I paid it was an exceptionally well made gun.

The moment I shot it I wanted a divorce. In the 8 years I owned it I never once got through a full magazine without a stoppage of some kind. That match chamber and my cast lead reloads did not play well together. Plated and jacketed bullets are fine, but I don't shoot plated or jacketed bullets and I'm not going to start over one finicky gun.

Unfortunately it is a patch of completely stripped bluing. You are seeing steel in the white. No metal damage though. Your guess is as good as mine as to what caused it.

I have less into it than a nice RIA, so it will make a lovely shooter and it looks good from one side at least!

I have other "tactical" 1911's with the good stuff, so this one fills that "government model" void. I've never had the real deal, the only government model I've had was a RIA clone.

I am with Caj on this one.

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In appearance and first look without a test drive, I would keep the Sig or at the very least make the owner of the Colt give me the Bennie in the trade. But......after reading your latest post of the issues YOU were having with YOUR ammo choices thru YOUR Sig, then you did good by dumping your problematic 1911. Let's just hope the Colt digests your leaded reloads.

Took it out yesterday. It shot my 200gr. cast swc's MUCH better than the sig. It had one or two bobbles in the hundred rounds I put through it but that's fine for a range gun with generic reloads. Accuracy was 2" at 12 yards, a few inches high and a tad right.

The sig was always going to be a sub $1k gun. It was the base Nitron railed version.
I have a lot more room with the Colt. Pristine examples are going for $2k and if I want I can spend $300 for Fords premium reblue or just a factory colt reblue and still have barely $1k into the Colt, plenty of room to make a little money.