New Colt Nines: Additions to the Rail Gun Lines
Colt’s Manufacturing Company (aka Colt) announced a pair of new 9mm additions to the Rail Gun lines of 1911 style pistols. One of the new handguns will be a Colt Combat Unit model, while the other will be part of the stainless steel Rail Gun inventory. The Rail Gun lines are so named due to the fact that they have an accessory rail on them.
Colt Combat Unit Rail Gun
The 9mm Combat Unit gun will be largely the same as its .45 ACP counterpart, though with a slightly increased magazine capacity (nine vs. eight) and a savings of 0.5 ounces in an unloaded gun. It will carry the same suggested retail price as the .45 model: $1,499.
Specifications:
- 9×19 Parabellum
- 5″ National Match barrel
- nine round magazine
- stainless steel frame and slide with a black finish
- Novak night sights
- Colt logo G10 grip panels
- dual spring recoil system
- Series 80
- 8.5″ overall length
- 39.5 ounces
Colt Rail Gun
Like the Combat version above, there is little to distinguish the two caliber choices apart save the magazine capacity and slight weight savings. As with the 9mm Combat version above, the standard Rail Gun picks up an extra round in the magazine and drops half an ounce as compared to its larger bore brother. The pricing for the nine is the same as the 45: $1,199.
Specifications:
- 9×19 Parabellum
- 5″ National Match barrel
- nine round magazine
- stainless steel slide and frame with a brushed stainless finish
- Novak three-dot sights
- Series 80
- 8.5″ overall length
- 36.0 ounces
These new 1911 pistols are part of several announcements from Colt, including Vietnam era AR-15 reproductions and an update Delta Elite.
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I wish more people made more Hi Power clones without the magazine safety instead of 9mm 1911s
They make a very good gun, but some of the small companies make great ones.
You won't go wrong with a Colt and a lot of folks ask for them.
But they have really given up their share to Les Baer, Bill Wilson and Ed Brown just to name a few.
Wish they made more SAA, we can never get enough of those.