Originally Posted by one eye joe

THERE'S A LOT OF COLT 1911 CRITICISM, ON THIS THREAD, ABOUT PROBLEMS THAT I NEVER EXPERIENCED.....

I CARRIED A WELL WORN COLT, USGI MODEL, WITH OBLITERATED NUMBERS, AS A PERSONAL WEAPON, IN VIETNAM. IT RATTLED LIKE A PAINT CAN, AND WENT BANG, EACH AND EVERY TIME. I PURCHASED IT FROM A DUDE ON HIS WAY HOME, AND SOLD IT WHEN MY TOUR OF DUTY WAS OVER.....

UPON MY RETURN TO THE WORLD, I GRAVITATED TO THE COLT 1911, FOR EDC. FOR OVER 3 DECADES, I CARRIED GOLD CUP, SERIES II, NATIONAL MATCH, PISTOLS----MILDLY PERSONALIZED WITH SOME WILSON COMBAT PARTS, LIKE BEAVERTAIL GRIP SAFETY, OVERSIZE MAG RELEASE BUTTON, AND SLIDE RELEASE LEVER. I NEVER HAD A SERIOUS PARTS FAILURE--EVEN THROUGH A DOZEN SEASONS OF BULLSEYE COMPETITION. I REPLACED RECOIL SPRINGS, A COUPLE OF FRONT SIGHTS THAT BLEW OFF, AND A BROKEN EXTRACTOR.....

ONE THING I CAN SAY IS THAT THE FEED RAMP, WAS VERY FINICKY, WITH REGARD TO THE OGIVE OF THE AMMO. NATURALLY, IT RAN 230GR, FMJ, FLAWLESSLY. FOR SD, I CARRIED CORBON , POW R BALL, WHICH HAD A TEFLON BALL, IN THE HP CAVITY, OR GOLDEN SABER, JHP. BOTH OF THEM FED AND CHAMBERED, FLAWLESSLY.......

MY LGS, THAT SPONSORED OUR TEAM, SOLD 230GR, LSWC, RELOADS, THAT WERE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, AND REASONABLY PRICED, ITS WHAT MOST OF US SHOT, IN PRACTICE AND IN MATCHES.....

IN ANY EVENT, IMHO, COLT GOLD CUPS ARE QUALTY PISTOLS. MOST OF THEM SHOOT BETTER, THAN MOST OF US CAN HOLD THEM......