It seems like about 20 years ago I bought a Colt's Gold Cup Series 80
for what I thought was a pretty good price.
Took it to the range to see if it would shoot. First shot the front sight
fell off.
Took it to Mike Rainey, a pretty good local gunsmith, and he put an
AO Big Dot front sight on it. Very nice for my aging eyes.
Then I found that I could not get through a magazine full without
some kind of failure.
About that time I read an article about Karl Sokol, which in part said
"when it absolutely, positively, must work, knowledgeable people from
all over the world send their guns to Karl Sokol".
I wanted to carry the Colt, but only if it was 100% reliable, so I sent
it to Karl. He did a total reliability package with all Ed Brown parts.
I also had him do his Mountain Tuff finish.
I had previously invested in Wilson mags, and I replaced the rubber
Pacs with Herrett's double diamond stocks.
Through what must be thousands of rounds it has worked flawlessly.
100% reliable.
I probably have more invested in it than a new one costs, but on
the other hand it is probably a far better gun than the new ones.
Here are a few photos, left to right:
The Colt's Series 80 Gold Cup.
Shown with Brill Person holster & Ranger belt by Red Nichols.
Shown with Heiser #728 holster.
By far the most carry time is in this DeSantis HRT (Hostage Rescue Team)
Favorite IWB carry is this Sparks VMII.
You can enlarge a photo by clicking on it once or twice.
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Last edited by crazyphil; 10-07-2018 at 04:59 AM.
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