Couldn't be happier with my purchase! Bud's is always the best!

Can't go wrong with a Colt 1911. I still carry mine on and off duty. I like having a metal gun and not worrying about plastic. I also like that you can make any modifications you want to adjust what works for you. Bud's had the best price and was easy to do business with.

Great gun. Colt, the real 45.

Congratulations to Buds Gunshop for an excellent price on this Commander, they beat all the competition. The ordering process was simple and efficient. The gun is beyond my expectations; solid, tight, exuding quality.

The good news is this is a beautiful gun and feels good in the hand. The bad news,it's pathetically inaccurate! Tried different types of ammunition and let others shoot it; same result. This gun has succeeded in scaring me away from Colt products.

Nice commander, had the features i was looking for. I don't think for the price range anyone can beat a Colt. I have always been a fan, they have always worked for me. 100% reliable and finish was perfect out the box. Price was right as well.

You can't go wrong with a Colt 1911. Need I say more.

Beautiful Gun, shoots well, and it is a Colt. What more can I ask?

Colt Commander XSE is a beautiful handgun and fires great. The all-steel frame absorbs recoil like a champion -- I fired 50 rounds of Win white box ammo without any noticeable pushback. This is the first short-barreled .45 caliber 1911 I ever fired. And I was not disappointed. The precision of the pistol was at par with all the 5" 1911s I have tried in the past. The trigger is silky smooth, just as one would expect of a Colt 1911. The brushed SS finish on the lateral surfaces of the slide and the frame looks gorgeous, but anyone who has ever dealt with brushed SS will tell you that it's difficult to maintain. I find myself wiping off the handgun with a chamois, each time I touch it. I managed to put a scratch on the frame (the "idiot scratch") while inserting and turning the slide stop after field stripping. That will remain a painful reminder of one careless mistake. The reason was that the link pin was not lubricated well enough and was not lining up at the time of the insertion. Speaking of field stripping, the gun did not come with a stripping tool to suppress the recoil spring plug. It's not easy to do it with your thumb. I ended up using the plastic plug that came in the box. But it's simply not easy (loss of a partial star). While the gun is machined very well to tight tolerances, the trigger (as with many other Colt 1911s) is loose and jiggly. I find this extremely annoying (the gun loses a partial start just for this as well). In the box, it was placed in a plastic bag, which is a head scratcher. The plastic left films of "cloudiness" on the brushed SS, which was downright hideous. I almost did not accept the gun until the FFL sprayed some cleaner and wiped it off with a rag. (Loss of partial star). Overall, I'm very happy with the gun. If you're looking for a top quality Commander style 1911, Colt is one of the best choices there is.

Buds shipped the Colt quickly. I was amazed how easy it is to pick, call, and ship. No state tax to pay. I have not shot my Colt yet but it is all it should be. Only regret is no Colt medallion on the grips but this can be easily fixed. I will definitely be ordering more guns from Buds.