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Old 05-13-2018, 01:12 PM
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Have to say I agree with you on the subject of the Gold Cups. I built over 30 M1911's and owned another 20 or so Colt, military issue M1911's and Springfields. After all that I own two M1911's, one is a Series 70 Gold Cup National Match, the other is a Colt that started life as a .38 Super and was converted to .38 Special. Both are keepers!
I suppose the thing I don't care about, is the term Gold Cup. It comes from the Gold Cup Trophy from the National Matches. It would make one think that the pistol is match ready for bullseye shooting, which it is not. It's fine for a plinker, but without modifications, like replacing the collet bushing and roll pin holding the Eliason rear sight in place, I don't consider it ready for serious match shooting or defense.
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