Can I get some info/reviews on the colt Defender? - The Firearms Forum

jfd347 · 08-24-2008, 02:01 AM

Ok so I took a lady friend to the indy 1500 this weekend and she fell in love with a Colt Defender. I'm new to the gun world and this was her first time in it period. She wants to get into it and wants the colt she molested.

Can you guys tell me anything about it? Is it a good gun? Good for a novice? Anything I need to know like that.

Thank you all.

punchie · 08-26-2008, 05:04 AM

Very good gun but might not be the right choice to get started with. Small and light means harder to shoot accurately and more recoil. My advise would be to find a range with rental guns (or a friend with a wide variety).

oscarmayer · 08-26-2008, 06:15 AM

excellent advice by punchie.. i'll also say yes it's a good gun but for a female ? at the risk of sounding sexist it's not a good gun for a female. geez that sounds bad and i have to admit my wife shoots a 45 but a full size 1911. they kick a bit less due to the size and extra weight. i let her try my light weight colt commander once and she flinched a few times. the difference in a few ounces of steel made her not like the gun. so that something to take into consideration.

jfd347 · 08-26-2008, 09:49 AM

Thanks folks. I was thinking that I'd take her to a range sometime. I just havent had the time or money yet.

llama.45 · 08-26-2008, 07:54 PM

havent had good luck with the defender and colt doesnt carry to many replacement parts and neither does anybody else. extractors must have been a weak link because there arnt any to be found

08-24-2008, 02:01 AM	#1
jfd347 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 41	Can I get some info/reviews on the colt Defender? Ok so I took a lady friend to the indy 1500 this weekend and she fell in love with a Colt Defender. I'm new to the gun world and this was her first time in it period. She wants to get into it and wants the colt she molested. Can you guys tell me anything about it? Is it a good gun? Good for a novice? Anything I need to know like that. Thank you all. -->

08-26-2008, 05:04 AM	#2
punchie Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chesterfield, VA Posts: 784	Re: Can I get some info/reviews on the colt Defender? Very good gun but might not be the right choice to get started with. Small and light means harder to shoot accurately and more recoil. My advise would be to find a range with rental guns (or a friend with a wide variety). __________________ AN ARMED SOCIETY IS A POLITE SOCIETY

08-26-2008, 06:15 AM	#3
oscarmayer Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Contributor Posts: 2,387	Re: Can I get some info/reviews on the colt Defender? excellent advice by punchie.. i'll also say yes it's a good gun but for a female ? at the risk of sounding sexist it's not a good gun for a female. geez that sounds bad and i have to admit my wife shoots a 45 but a full size 1911. they kick a bit less due to the size and extra weight. i let her try my light weight colt commander once and she flinched a few times. the difference in a few ounces of steel made her not like the gun. so that something to take into consideration.

08-26-2008, 09:49 AM	#4
jfd347 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 41	Re: Can I get some info/reviews on the colt Defender? Thanks folks. I was thinking that I'd take her to a range sometime. I just havent had the time or money yet.

08-26-2008, 07:54 PM	#5
llama.45 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: sewanee,tennessee Posts: 406	Re: Can I get some info/reviews on the colt Defender? havent had good luck with the defender and colt doesnt carry to many replacement parts and neither does anybody else. extractors must have been a weak link because there arnt any to be found __________________ chris