gold cups

big boomer · 12-18-2007, 11:56 PM

any one shoot the Colt gold cups? They did not start making them after ww2 until 1957 from what I have been told, Mines a 1958 but I hear you should only shoot mild target loads as they were not made for hardball. the new ones take anything I guess. Is my info correct?

Mooseman684 · 12-19-2007, 12:00 AM

I shoot a Mk4 series 70 Gold Cup National Match...
Shoots Hardball and Match SWC just fine...
Rich

nathangdad · 12-19-2007, 08:53 AM

One reason not to shoot anything other than mild target loads had to do with the front sight coming off quite a number of the Gold Cups. This really did
happen and as far as I know Colt never did anything to correct the problem. Otherwise, you could shoot hardballs all day in one.

Windwalker · 12-19-2007, 09:10 AM

I took a Gold Cup to a practical shooting course and the front sight did come off of it. I finished the course with a Para-Ordinance .45 borrowed from one of the instructors. I have been shooting Para-Ord. ever since.

lefty o · 12-19-2007, 12:49 PM

front sights have come off of alot of colts over the years, it is not necessarily related to the gold cup.

big boomer · 12-19-2007, 04:18 PM

I was told the fifties gold cups had lighten slides and a low power spring and the frames would crack or the slides would

rfc357 · 12-19-2007, 07:44 PM

I have never encountered such a warning. I doubt Colt would manufacture a 1911 that was not usable wih hardball. I replace the recoil springs in all my guns with an 18 1/2 pound spring. They seem to shoot everything just fine.

big boomer · 12-20-2007, 12:16 AM

Think I will put it away for a collectible and shoot my Charles Daley 45 instead. It likes hardball and looks alot like a colt. (minor differences like better front sight retention)

lefty o · 12-20-2007, 01:17 AM

it wont hurt it to shoot it. change the springs regularily, clean and oil it, and it will last the rest of your life. unless your shooting 50,000rnds a year then you'll need a good maintenance plan.

12-18-2007, 11:56 PM	#1
big boomer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minn. Posts: 1,238	gold cups any one shoot the Colt gold cups? They did not start making them after ww2 until 1957 from what I have been told, Mines a 1958 but I hear you should only shoot mild target loads as they were not made for hardball. the new ones take anything I guess. Is my info correct?

12-19-2007, 12:00 AM	#2
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 10,524 Images: 2	I shoot a Mk4 series 70 Gold Cup National Match... Shoots Hardball and Match SWC just fine... Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

12-19-2007, 08:53 AM	#3
nathangdad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,906	Some facts One reason not to shoot anything other than mild target loads had to do with the front sight coming off quite a number of the Gold Cups. This really did happen and as far as I know Colt never did anything to correct the problem. Otherwise, you could shoot hardballs all day in one.

12-19-2007, 09:10 AM	#4
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,999	I took a Gold Cup to a practical shooting course and the front sight did come off of it. I finished the course with a Para-Ordinance .45 borrowed from one of the instructors. I have been shooting Para-Ord. ever since.

12-19-2007, 12:49 PM	#5
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 5,103	front sights have come off of alot of colts over the years, it is not necessarily related to the gold cup.

12-19-2007, 04:18 PM	#6
big boomer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minn. Posts: 1,238	I was told the fifties gold cups had lighten slides and a low power spring and the frames would crack or the slides would

12-19-2007, 07:44 PM	#7
rfc357 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 741	I have never encountered such a warning. I doubt Colt would manufacture a 1911 that was not usable wih hardball. I replace the recoil springs in all my guns with an 18 1/2 pound spring. They seem to shoot everything just fine.

12-20-2007, 12:16 AM	#8
big boomer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minn. Posts: 1,238	Think I will put it away for a collectible and shoot my Charles Daley 45 instead. It likes hardball and looks alot like a colt. (minor differences like better front sight retention)

12-20-2007, 01:17 AM	#9
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 5,103	it wont hurt it to shoot it. change the springs regularily, clean and oil it, and it will last the rest of your life. unless your shooting 50,000rnds a year then you'll need a good maintenance plan.