Series 70/Series 80

Wiley455 · 03-17-2002, 07:13 AM

Question: What is the difference between the series 70 and series 80 45 autos?

Don Williams · 03-17-2002, 03:44 PM

Wiley, For the most part, it's the firing pin safety, which Colt added for liability reasons. It consists of two levers in the frame, which push up on a spring loaded plunger in the slide when the trigger is pulled. Some people don't like the '80 series guns, because they feel that these parts inhibit a good trigger, 'tho most pistolsmiths don't agree (it just takes a bit more attention to detail).

GrayHair · 03-17-2002, 09:01 PM

Hi Wiley, What Don replyed is correct. I have used both & I prefer the series 80. I had it accurized back in 1986 by Jim Clark. I had asked him about the trigger work, if it would be a problem. His answer was, it takes a little longer to do but did I think he would be going out of buisness because Colt added the extra safety parts. Rest his Soul, he did a great job. If you didn't look at the markings on the slide, you would not know it was a series 80. That 45 has not been touched by any other Gunsmith, & the trigger weight in all these years has gotten better not worse.
Just my 2 pennies worth.

03-17-2002, 07:13 AM	#1
Wiley455 Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 23 Trader Rating: (0)	Series 70/Series 80 Question: What is the difference between the series 70 and series 80 45 autos?

03-17-2002, 03:44 PM	#2
Don Williams Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chino Valley, AZ Posts: 55 Trader Rating: (0)	Wiley, For the most part, it's the firing pin safety, which Colt added for liability reasons. It consists of two levers in the frame, which push up on a spring loaded plunger in the slide when the trigger is pulled. Some people don't like the '80 series guns, because they feel that these parts inhibit a good trigger, 'tho most pistolsmiths don't agree (it just takes a bit more attention to detail). __________________ Don WIlliams www.theactionworks.com www.pickagrip.com

03-17-2002, 09:01 PM	#3
GrayHair Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: New York Posts: 26 Trader Rating: (0)	Hi Wiley, What Don replyed is correct. I have used both & I prefer the series 80. I had it accurized back in 1986 by Jim Clark. I had asked him about the trigger work, if it would be a problem. His answer was, it takes a little longer to do but did I think he would be going out of buisness because Colt added the extra safety parts. Rest his Soul, he did a great job. If you didn't look at the markings on the slide, you would not know it was a series 80. That 45 has not been touched by any other Gunsmith, & the trigger weight in all these years has gotten better not worse. Just my 2 pennies worth.