New Delta

[drnls]

Well, Brent just replied to the other forum thread - no barrel change but ejection port is lowered and flared.  Not what we wanted to hear.

[01deuce]

When is it scheduled to arrive?  Let us know if the barrel has changed, and of course pics are required.

Should be at my dealers Tue or Wed and hopefully I can pick it up Wed or Thursday before work.

[drnls]

Available here:

http://tsswarehouse.com/shop/colt-delta-elite-10mm-fs-8-sh-stainless-steel-black-syn-colt-02020xe/

[01deuce]

Picked it up on the way to work this morning!

[drnls]

Looks good.  Should have skipped work.  Give us a detailed report on fit and how that barrel looks. 

[4949shooter]

She's a beaut!

[The_Shadow]

01deuce, on your new Delta do they still have the notch on the frame above the grip panel???

[01deuce]

I have had it apart several times and I honestly don't know. My first experience with a delta and I didn't know they were different. I will look tonight.what are your grips ? I'm on a grip quest and those are nice.


Here is an update and small review I posted on 1911 forum as well.

I put in a Harrison ignition set a C&S ambi-safety and what I'm renaming a tri-delta trigger. It actually had a pretty nice factory trigger pull, but I had the parts for another gun that is going in another direction. Went out and ran 3 magazines of Sig 180gr fmj before heading out the door this morning. It is pretty tight for a factory Colt. It ran flawlessly and shot tight groups.
I will be changing the grips as soon as I can find medallions or decide to knock the ones out of the factory grips.

Here is a little better picture.







And

[01deuce]

The frame is cut the same as your Delta in the picture.

[The_Shadow]

Thanks, just checking to see if that had changed...it is not my gun, but while I was studying what was done to prevent the small crack from developing, I collected the picture for reference.

[01deuce]

I fit night sights this morning and ran some Underwood 165gr GD & buffalo bore 180gr jhp. Had a failure to go into battery once each. Looks like polishing the feed ramp might fix that. Is that common with Delta's and hollow points?

[hikfromstik]

  I had the same issue with mine were the case edge meets the bullet hanging on the feed ramp.  After 500 rds it fixed itself.  These 1911's need a break in period. I still have a hanger from time to time though. I never thought of using polishing compound.  I may polish it next cleaning . I have a tube of knife blade polishing compound that is good stuff .

[yfdcap]

Nice looking Delta 01deuce.  I may just have to pick one up if I get the chance.  I have two Deltas.  A older blued and a newer stainless.  No problems what so ever with factory stuff( including several hollow points) and with reloads that I tweaked for them.  The reloads do take some tuning.  I have run 180's anywhere from 1150 up close to 1300 fps with no brass issues. For my reloads I use Starline brass.  I have read so much negative about the Deltas over the years.  Just about all of it was a friend of theirs or something someone told them or they read it somewhere.  I have also tried to get actual first hand pics of broken, cracked and just plain worn out guns that so many talk about.  Have seen one.  It was a bad barrel from the factory.  The first guns did crack around the window until they cut it out. I have seen those pics many times. Usually the same old pic.  I have seen one that bulged brass at higher end loads.  He actually sent it to Colt and they repaired it.  I think they are great guns.  Enjoy your Delta. I enjoy mine.

[PCFlorida]

Nice gun. I've fed my Delta almost an exclusive diet of HP reloads (years ago Wideners had an awesome deal on Nosler HP's, I'm down to my last 1K) and have not had any failures to feed, or anything else fail. Very reliable 1911, I just don't use it for the hot 10mm loads as there are other choices with a better supported casehead.

[dakota1911]

It used to look sort of old fashioned next to the Combat Elite on Colt's website.  Now it looks like it belongs.