Colt Combat Elite Defender

[@dannygunzz5373]

Got the 5 inch in 9mm thanks for sharing

[@rangehot]

@dannygunzz5373 excellent choice. Very nice pistol.

[@BarbaraElliot-g6h]

Really enjoyed this video great content. Keep up good work

[@rangehot]

@@BarbaraElliot-g6h thank you very much.

[@Maelstrom8]

Looked like a handful, but you manged the recoil quite well, Hunter. Great tip on the ammo choice for a shorty like this. Great content, my friend. You deserve WAY more subscriptions.

[@rangehot]

@Maelstrom8 thank you very much. I appreciate your support with my channel. I am thankful to have folks like you my dear friend keeping rangehot alive.

[@randybrunson2339]

Nice pistol.

[@rangehot]

@@randybrunson2339 I agree.

[@gB-xd5fk]

Awesome gun.

[@rangehot]

@@gB-xd5fk I agree 100%.

[@waynecastleman1363]

I own the 3 inch Undercover from Bul Desert eagle both excellent pistols . And no reason to hot load any 45 ACP not with the choices in ammo as expansion is the new science diet. Good to see Corporal and Sweet Pea ! Back To You Brother 🇺🇸⚔️🛡️🗽

[@rangehot]

@waynecastleman1363 I agree. With the ammo technology and choices today we don't need to hot rod the .45 Auto.

[@waynecastleman1363]

@@rangehot Exactly, even the 9mm +P is not necessary given it's already high velocity and pressure or the 40. No sense in beating a gun to death. Like the Scandy 44 revolver it really is not a joy to shoot.

[@rangehot]

@@waynecastleman1363 you are exactly right. I think folks get hung up on +P and +P+ when that is not necessary.

[@rangehot]

@waynecastleman1363 and if it is tough to shoot you will be less likely to train with it.

[@candysugarman7776]

Nice video

[@rangehot]

@candysugarman7776 thank you very much

[@tomglpn]

Anything under 4.25 in a 1911, I would worry about reliable feeding

[@rangehot]

@tomglpn when done right it will work. Zero trouble from this Defender or my OACP

[@mrflynn510]

Good to see another Combat Elite on the channel! I'm still trying to find a Combat Elite Commander. Also, what's keeping Corporal Buster from making Sergeant? Low PT scores? Failed rifle qualification? Bad conduct?

[@rangehot]

@mrflynn510 well to be honest he is prone to fraternizing and that has held up his 3rd stripe. Keep an eye out, I believe they are in production now. You can also get Colt customer service to help you find one. 1 800 962 Colt.

[@mrflynn510]

@@rangehot dang Buster just can't stay out of the cat house. Thanks for the tip, I'll look.

[@rangehot]

@@mrflynn510 I see what you did there.

[@hendu166]

Glad to see you seem to be ok, I was thinking about you last week when the storm went through. Good job with the review and video.

[@rangehot]

@hendu166 thank you very much my friend. I truly appreciate your concern. We were blessed to get rain and only light winds.

[@michaelbarfield528]

Great review! I have owned a Colt Defender since 1998, yet my Defender looks no where as good looking as yours...

[@rangehot]

@michaelbarfield528 thank you very much. I appreciate your kind words.

[@w.e.coyote295]

Good stuff as akways,

[@rangehot]

@w.e.coyote295 thank you very much. We try.

[@Colt920]

Great vid, I have the 9mm version..wish more .45s were available. The price increases quickly on secondary market.

[@rangehot]

@@Colt920 thank you. How does the 9mm shoot?

[@thelastpirate1906]

I want one of these so damn bad. Not legal in my state for years now, none of the Colt 1911s. Thanks Kamala. Can't carry this defender legally, but I CAN carry my Anaconda(which I absolutely do). Make that make sense lol. Great video as always

[@SonnyCrocket-p6h]

if you get a spare barrel, chambered in .460 Rowland, beef up the retaining system for the mainspring housing, pull the 60 gr bullets from Liberty Arms .45 ACP ammo and load them 300 fps faster, you''ll have the best belt gun ever made for CCW.. However the 'hand-in-pocket" start, being 2x as fast as any other ccw draw, will always be enough of an advantage to keep me in the corner with 6", 16 oz pocket 9mm, converted to 9x21mm and loaded 100 fps faster than 9x19 factory Liberty Arms (ie, 2100 fps from a 3" barrel, 500 ft lbs.

[@rangehot]

@SonnyCrocket-p6h the 460 Rowland is punishing on the 1911 system. If you must hot rod the ammo go to 450 SMC. Same dimensions as the 45 Auto and will work in +P rated firearms.

[@mrflynn510]

Does anyone even make Rowland conversions for 3" 1911s? That'd be a wrist breaker for sure!

[@rangehot]

@@mrflynn510 not that I know of.

[@SonnyCrocket-p6h]

only took Colt 20 years longer than everyone else to figure out that thei 1911. needs a speed lever on the thumb safety and a ducktail on the grip safety tang.

[@rangehot]

@@SonnyCrocket-p6h I believe it was Colt that started with the upswept grip safety as a manufacturer.

[@kimcaswell2895]

I think checkmate is a great 1911 .45 acp mag.

[@rangehot]

@@kimcaswell2895 I agree. That is my preferred magazine as well.

[@charlesmullins3238]

Fired the ol 6” trp 10mm this weekend..man my 135gr noslers vaporize bottles..shot a few at 150yrds off rest..what’s your honest opinion on 3” 1911s hunter…I’ve never fired any but heard all the stories..ought to see my 110v max .308s hit ‘em too runnin 3300 and 3500fps. Devastating rounds

[@rangehot]

@charlesmullins3238 135gr 10mm, I bet that blisters. I am wary of 3" 1911s to be honest. Some manufacturers have it figured out and some don't. The 3" guns are far less forgiving.

[@charlesmullins3238]

@@rangehot almost 10gr of cfe..may be a little excessive..lol..I like the speed and got some smokers..

[@rangehot]

@charlesmullins3238 I have no doubt. So you are a speed freak huh? Let me introduce you to Mr. 220 Swift.

[@charlesmullins3238]

@@rangehot want 1 bad…mod70 target pre64

[@rangehot]

@@charlesmullins3238 man, me and you both.

[@DARTHDANSAN]

Check out girscan mc1911sc in 9mm or 45 acp . Same size a lot cheaper

[@rangehot]

@@DARTHDANSAN I will take a look.

[@P46345]

Is Colt under the impression that nobody wants blued guns anymore???

[@rangehot]

@@P46345 they make plenty of blued guns.

[@baller15g]

Very nice, sadly 1400 in this economy is not gonna happen 😅

[@rangehot]

@@baller15g I totally get that. I imagine they can be found below MSRP.

[@ImOldGregg]

That lil pookie looks the business

[@rangehot]

@@ImOldGregg she is for sure.