Colt 1991A1 Commander

[Tripper]

Colt 1991A1 Commander;
is it s good gun, is it comparable to the 1911?
whats the deal with this gun?
what would be a good price to pay for one in 95% condition.

thanks in advance for your comments

Tripper

[Saigon1965]

Ah it is a 1911 - Just with a shorter barrel -

Too many variations to be able to give you a ballpark pricing -

Tell us what you're looking at -

[PRCABR4Christ]

what year is it from? Is it a combat commander?

[InGrAM]

I have a 60's colt commander (alloy frame) in .45, it is not very nice to shoot but a great gun never the less. If you get a commander and it is not for CC then get a steel frame.

Check out them in 9mm as well. I have been looking for a 9mm slide and barrel for my commander for sometime now.

[PRCABR4Christ]

I have a 60's colt commander (alloy frame) not very nice to shoot but a great gun never the less. If you get a commander and it is not for CC then get a steel frame.

If you ever decide to get rid of it, I'd love a lightweight commander, those guns rock

[Tripper]

i dont recall what year the serial placed it at.
seems it was a 500k series number might have been 051xxx
or something like that., it would be tuesday before i could make sure.
I dont think it was a combat commander, i think just commander, not stainless

[Tripper]

oh, wow, i just noticed i had entered 1911
its a 1991A1
sorry bout that, i corrected it
thanks

[Saigon1965]

They rock even more in 9mm -

If you ever decide to get rid of it, I'd love a lightweight commander, those guns rock

[Saigon1965]

This is mine - Used but with box - I paid 650 back in 09 for her -

oh, wow, i just noticed i had entered 1911
its a 1991A1
sorry bout that, i corrected it
thanks

[Tripper]

nice
how do they shoot?
are they reliable/durable

[gumby]

Tripper, check with m1911.org, they have a write up on the gun you are asking about. Its a very good gun by the way.

[Tripper]

i dont recall it saying "combat commander" only 'commander'
on one side it has "1991A1" very bold and big, on the other side I'm sure has just the word "commander"
i only got a brief look at it, so could be off a bit

[Cyc Wid It]

Combat Commanders are the older all steel Commanders (some pre Series 80, some Series 80). The 1991 a newer all steel commander with the firing pin safety that's a great gun, even if the rollmarks are ugly. You could always grind those down.

[Mute]

Actually, the new rollmark 1991's aren't to bad. The old rollmarks though....

[NapaCountyShooter]

The 1991 commander was my first 1911. Loved that gun. It was given to me on my 21st birthday by my stepdad. I put lots of rounds through it and it did very well. Had a couple of ftf's until I picked up some good mags. It really liked the CMC power mags. After I started running those, I never had any problems with it. For what it's worth, mine loved TAP. Ended up giving it back a few years later because it was the right thing to do, but I miss that gun.