Thread: My new Colt Governement XSE

Thoughts on new Colt Government XSE... ...well, I picked it up today...met up with my brother checked it over and went to the range...I'll try to give my thoughts and observations to this Colt Government XSE...I don't know its age...my brother got it from the original owner who put about three magazines through it and proclaimed "I need a 9MM."...my brother picked it up to reignite the spark of his first pistol, a...

Hello, Congratulations and thank you for writing such a great review. Keep us informed with the upgrades too. Rgds Eric

Bill: My early model SS CC XSE had its front sight depart from the slide while I was shooting it. That sight was the stake into the slide type. I think I only had shot a couple hundred rounds thru it when that happened. Colt sent me a replacement and I got it installed after I enlarged the bevel area in which the sight is staked. Its been a great gun. I got my USMC son a full-size SS XSE a couple of X-mases ago. Seemed nice but a bit...