A few years ago I had an early blued Series 70 repro. It shot great, accurate, very few malfunctions. An acquaintance kept asking to buy it, and eventually made me an offer that was too good to refuse.
I also had a Series 70 Wiley Clapp Gov't, which was also a very good performer. Last year I decided I wanted a stainless Series 70, which Colt no longer makes. I ended up trading the Wiley Clapp to offset the steep cost of a new distributor (Accusport) limited run Colt Series 70 stainless. It came from the factory with Novak sights, checkered front strap, etc. The most expensive pistol I ever bought, but it's an incredible shooter. Over 2,000 rounds of ball and various hollow point ammo thru it so far with no stoppages.
In addition to the traditional Series 70 repro Colt now offers their Competition pistol as a Series 70, along with the Wiley Clapp guns, and assorted distributor specials.
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