Colt 45 is a good weapon and I still have a soft spot in my heart for one, but the reliability issue always bothered me about them. When I was shooting 3 or 4 times a week, my 45's consisted of a Pachmayer custom, a King's Gun Works custom Goldcup, and a completely custom built 45 made from a 70 series colt, chopped down, excess metal removed from slide, custom barstow barrel with sleeve machined into the barrel and whole thing hard chromed. It was a real beauty. And a tack driver as well. Would cut a sideways playing card in half consistently at 50 ft. The slide started to slip though from use as the slide stop area became worn. So I traded it for an HK91. Still miss it. (