I like the colts, I have a .45 and a .22 caliber Colt Ace, which was a factory made 1911, same weight as the .45. It is my understanding they were made for the .45 competitors to practice with a lot less expensive ammo. They didnt really make many of them. Mine belonged to my wife's step grandfather who was a lifer Marine Cpt and shot competition for the Corps. I love it, it will never be sold.