Well, there are obviously two sides to this argument-turned-flame-war. Let me restate my PERSONAL opinion. I guess I was out of line with the "bunch of crap at best and outright lie at worst" comment. That was patently unfair to everyone and I apologize.
That said, I have never ACTUALLY experienced a failure to fire with a Series 80 Colt that could be directly attributed to the FPS. Yet I still don't trust the system with my life. It's a personal quirk, that's all. I certainly trust my Beretta and my Glock and both of them have a similar FPS system. But they were DESIGNED that way from the ground up. Some lawyer didn't get with an engineer, cook up a few parts, and start drilling slides and such. No siree, the Colt was not originally designed for that stuff. Just look at the weak point on a Series 80 extractor. I've never had one break there, but still don't trust the damn things. The Beretta or Glock extractor doesn't have that cutout. Why? Again, the FPS was DESIGNED into the gun - not fabricated into it.
On to trigger pulls. Sure, I've seen some dandy trigger pulls on Series 80 guns. All of them had been doctored too. NEVER have I ran across an acceptable factory pull on a Series 80 gun. Maybe some of you have, I haven't. I understand the principle of a crisp trigger James, and like I said, have never found one on a factory Series 80 Colt. A few of the dandy pulls I mentioned above were obtained from simple polishing. A few were obtained from deeper work involving parts replacement and elbow grease. Maybe I just haven't handled enough, but I know what I've experienced. When one can pick up an SA or a Kimber, put it up against a genuine Colt and find better trigger pulls on the knock-offs, that means somebody's doing something WRONG. Maybe it's the lawyer parts. Maybe it's shoddy worksmanship in Hartford. Maybe SA and Kimber take a little more time and care. My vote goes to the lawyer parts as the root cause.
Anyway, I'm trying to get over my paranoia. I should be getting a newly rollmarked Colt Government Series 80 here in a week or so (depending on my shop's supplier). I will post a detailed range report and be as objective as I can about the condition of the factory pull. If I'm proven wrong, I shall say so publicly.
Callahan