In my latest firearms adventure, I tested a Colt 04012XSE Commander, a 4.25-inch barrel version of the M1911 style .45 ACP handgun. My Commander shot well, handled well and was ...

Jeff Cooper himself was an enthusiast of the Colt Commander, ... Chambered in 9 mm and .45 ACP, ... Other than the Wilson Combat extended thumb safety and aforementioned features, ...

Two new M1911s—the Competition Pistol and the revamped Lightweight Commander—prove that Colt is back ... originally meant a lightweight .45. In the 1970s, a number of combat shooters lobbied ...