Well folks, I finally picked up my new Gold Cup (model 05070X) following what seemed like a very long waiting period (7 days here in Washington). Once in posession I headed straight for the range with 300 rds of Federal American Eagle 230 gr ball in tow.
After running the Bore Snake through the barrel a couple of times, I went straight to work. All I can say is this pistol is one heck of a shooter. Now my shooting abilities aren't the greatest but I was able to put 6 rds into 1.5 inches at 15 yds leaving a single hole. Which is better than I have been able to do with any other pistol
including another lightly customized Gold Cup that I owned a few years ago. The trigger was crisp breaking at a hair over 3 lbs. The pull was smooth and consistent. The fit and finish of this piece is excellent with no obvious tooling marks showing. The adjustments on the Bomar sight were very precise with no slop or play. Barrell fit was excellent as well. Now back to the range.
In total I fired 300 rds with 2 FTF. On both occasions the gun failed to go fully into battery. A slight nudge on the slide corrected the problems easily and I was back to shooting. The failures could be a result of very little lubrication or very dirty residue from the ammo as both failures occurred at rds 217 and 264. Needless to say, I am quite pleased with my purchase. Sounds to me like Colt has arrived again. Although, in my opinion they have never left.
Sorry for the long post, just thought you might like to know.
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After running the Bore Snake through the barrel a couple of times, I went straight to work. All I can say is this pistol is one heck of a shooter. Now my shooting abilities aren't the greatest but I was able to put 6 rds into 1.5 inches at 15 yds leaving a single hole. Which is better than I have been able to do with any other pistol
including another lightly customized Gold Cup that I owned a few years ago. The trigger was crisp breaking at a hair over 3 lbs. The pull was smooth and consistent. The fit and finish of this piece is excellent with no obvious tooling marks showing. The adjustments on the Bomar sight were very precise with no slop or play. Barrell fit was excellent as well. Now back to the range.
In total I fired 300 rds with 2 FTF. On both occasions the gun failed to go fully into battery. A slight nudge on the slide corrected the problems easily and I was back to shooting. The failures could be a result of very little lubrication or very dirty residue from the ammo as both failures occurred at rds 217 and 264. Needless to say, I am quite pleased with my purchase. Sounds to me like Colt has arrived again. Although, in my opinion they have never left.
Sorry for the long post, just thought you might like to know.
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