Hobby Fix Colt .45 Government

Post by 8ace

This is a review of my latest purchase the Hobby Fix Colt .45 Government, which I have to say is one of the nicest models I have owned.




This is my first experience of this manufacturers models which all seem to be dummy round versions (and this one is no exception) and can manually cycle dummy .45 rounds. This model was originally a “quack shot” system which when the trigger is pulled the slide moves back so internals are very different from real guns, but it would appear that you can change the internals form other model guns to function correctly which is why the trigger and hammer are black on my model.


Markings
Slide
The slide has the colt government horse marking on one side with
COLT GOVERNMENT MODEL on the other side.



Frame
The frame has colt manufacturers and serial number stamps with what I think are proof/acceptance stamps around the trigger guard.



Barrel
The ejection port is marked –COLT.45AUTO—
                                         MKIV/SERIES’70


Magazine
The magazine has COLT 45 AUTO on the bottom.



Internal slide parts
As this is a dummy round version it only has a token firing pin



Nice features
1: The barrel bushing is the correct finger type for the series 70 colts.

2: When stripping the barrel bushing can be removed (after pushing the spring cap in) Without having to remove the slide first
3: The rear sight is removable



Weight
Empty weight is 972g
Full mag of MGC rounds is 1102g

Negative points
It is a dummy round version
The barrel is blocked close to the end

Post by 2sharp

Impressive modelgun and impressive pictures Thanks for sharing!

Never knew that the Hobbyfix models had the quick action type of mechanism.
If anyone else has any pics on how this actually works i'd be most grateful
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Post by Claymore

Yep a very impressive model and i know what these go for, its great to see what they look like close up though the accuracy is excellent.

Post by Mark

All of the Hobby Fix line of modelguns is nice! They have other versions of the 1911 that make the MGC etc 1911's look crude..It's just that they are really expensive!
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Post by francky1958

hi 8ace,

i'm grad that you like it, i took couple weeks to convert, and took another couple weeks to ajust whole things. i tried every modelguns makers parts to fit. sorry about the trigger and hammer which are black.

Post by 8ace

Francky,

I didn't realise that you had done the conversion yourself, you did a great job if i keep the gold i will re-chrome the trigger and hammer.

Any idea if the aluminium MGC barrel will fit

Post by francky1958

yep! i did. this kinds of job is my expertise.
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i don't know yet the alumi barrel will fit and will working well. but i recommend to try the plastic barrel at first.