Elmer Keith said "The Colt Gold Cup National Match is one of the finest
and most accurate pistols I have ever used". So I went looking for one.
I found this one in my favorite LGS back about 15 years ago. It was born
in 1984, but had obviously been badly abused. I took it to the range for
a trial. First shot, the front sight fell off. About every third shot was a
failure to feed. I bought it anyway.
My favorite local pistol smith installed an AO Big Dot front sight and,
after cutting his hand, rounded off the sharp edges on the rear Elliason.
He sold me a couple of Wilson mags and said that would help the feeding
problem. Well, it did work considerably better.
About that time I read an article about Karl Sokol, in which the author
said: "When it absolutely, positively must work, knowledgeable people
from all over the world send their guns to Karl Sokol". I was sold, so I
sent it to Karl. I'll just be brief by saying he made a new gun out of it.
Including his "Mountain Tuff Finish". It hasn't missed a beat since.
BTW the double diamond panels are by Herrett's.
Here is a left side view.
2nd from left shown with my favorite carry ammo, a Kirkpatrick Texas
Strong Side holster, and a target. (It shoots purty good now.)
3rd from left shown in a De Santis FBI HRT holster.
4th from left in Safariland's #561 OWB holster.
5th from left my Sparks VMII.
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