I just have to say that any of the Colt handguns I`ve bought, past or present, have given me good service. When I purchased my first handgun in 1973 it was a Colt Government Series 70 in 45acp. I was a big fan of Jeff Copper. Picked up a series 70 Gold Cup that I still own that`s an old friend. I recently picked up their Defender in 45 and Special Combat from the custom shop in 38 Super that work just great. Not trying to get into a discussion on Colt`s reliability... just my experience with Colt....