COLT'S GOLD CUP...GOOD GUNS, SOMETIMES
My personal Colt GOLD CUP was made in 1962. Over the years I put 55,000 rounds through it without a single malf using two Colt 1911 mags. It would not tolerate aftermarket mags which were mostly junk back in the '70's. It shoots like a million bucks still but I retired it when other 45ACP guns came along and grabbed my attention. The only problem I ever had was breaking the rear sight pin. Must have broken 15 of the damn things over the years. The last one I put in has lasted the longest, a spring steel roll pin that fit tighter than the hinges of hell.
Incidently, of those 55,000 rounds, 5000 or so were jacketed bullets, the rest were cast bullets, the vast majority of which were LYMAN 452460 210gr SWC's over youkneecue powder at 950-975fps.
My KIMBER GOLD MATCH is a better pistol from the gitgo...ah, that's a different post. TM