Colt Gold Cup

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I've been looking around for a Colt .45. Turns out a friend of mine has a Gold Cup. He says he's had it for about 20 years and bought it (I think) new, so its probably a series 80. From what I've seen on the net, the early 90's were not good days for Colt. But, depending on price, I'd be happy to send it to the local gunsmith for some light work to make it reliable and improve the trigger. Anybody have any experience with the Gold Cups?
 
how much?
blue or ss?
nib?
seems like a find,colts are super pistols,in the early 90's they sold around $850..
 
I recently bought a barely used 1989 Gold Cup - had box, packing, everything except the owner's manual. Interesting thing is that it's a Series 80 but has the Series 70 style collet bushing. This thing is AWESOME. After some proper cleaning and lubing, this thing runs beautifully with possibly the best trigger I've ever felt that didn't involve going to a gunsmith. The one issue I'm having with it is that the rolled pin (not a roll pin) holding the rear sight in place is a bit loose and walks when repeatedly fired. I'm thinking about putting a little kink in it or replacing it with a tapered pin.

So, if thing is anything like mine, I'd say you can probably forego the visit to the smith.
 
Thanks guys. Sounds like it could be a good pick up, dependent of course on price. The gun is blued and not NIB. He ran a box of ammo through it and it went on a shelf (he definately has too many guns!)
 
wintermute said:
I recently bought a barely used 1989 Gold Cup - had box, packing, everything except the owner's manual. Interesting thing is that it's a Series 80 but has the Series 70 style collet bushing. This thing is AWESOME. After some proper cleaning and lubing, this thing runs beautifully with possibly the best trigger I've ever felt that didn't involve going to a gunsmith. The one issue I'm having with it is that the rolled pin (not a roll pin) holding the rear sight in place is a bit loose and walks when repeatedly fired. I'm thinking about putting a little kink in it or replacing it with a tapered pin.

So, if thing is anything like mine, I'd say you can probably forego the visit to the smith.
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I've heard that the sights on the Gold Cup can get loose pretty easily.
 
I've put around 20,000 rounds through a Series 70 Gold Cup. Other than the occasional bit of clipped brass, no problems -- the sights are still tight.
 
OldPhysics said:
I've put around 20,000 rounds through a Series 70 Gold Cup. Other than the occasional bit of clipped brass, no problems -- the sights are still tight.
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Full power rounds or soft-shooting target loads? It's a significant difference.
 
wintermute...after you replace the pin (think number drill, cut off wheel and a drop of LocTite) remove the slide, and measure the height of the rear sight with a dial caliper....put a little silicone room temperature vulcanizing sealant under the sight leaf (if you remove the sight adjusting screw, some will go into the firing pin tunnel, so be sure to clean it out) ....tighten the sight leaf to about .005" higher than your measured height....when completely hardened, tighten the sight the remaining distance... this greatly reduces the harmonic bounce induced by 1911 rear sights (even BoMars)
 
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Nice guns. I always liked the feel of the wide trigger. I played with a Gold Cup that came through our store in the early 90's and it was VERY nice. You may not need any gunsmiths.
 
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