I......HAD........a Colt Gold Cup series 70 that shot ragged hole groups. Then I listened to warnings that the collet type bushing
would break .......soooo...I had a local "gunsmith" fit a solid Wilson bushing. Supposedly he had "lots" of experience and told
me I would be happy. Well, other than cobbling up the link and fixing it so the orig bush would not fit without binding the whole
slide, he got it to shoot 4" groups. Whee! So, I sent it to a KNOWN pistolsmith that specializes in 1911. He found all the
flaws of the 1st try and fixed them. Then he returned the gun with the new collet and the old cobbled Wilson but NOT the
original. It shoots better but only 2" groups where it used to be one hole. What a disappointment. I contacted him and he sent
the orig bushing back. But it never arrived. He had told me that the orig was crimped too tight on the barrel so that is why he
replaced it.
Now comes the question. Would YOU start squeezing the new bush to see if it would be better? I am leery of it. But I
remember that good accuracy that no longer exists and I am dissatisfied with the gun now. What a hard way to learn if it ain’t
broke, don’t fix it. Have since surveyed some very knowledgeable pistolsmiths and NONE have had collet breakage except
where idiots fire hardball with the lite WC recoil springs or otherwise abuse it.
would break .......soooo...I had a local "gunsmith" fit a solid Wilson bushing. Supposedly he had "lots" of experience and told
me I would be happy. Well, other than cobbling up the link and fixing it so the orig bush would not fit without binding the whole
slide, he got it to shoot 4" groups. Whee! So, I sent it to a KNOWN pistolsmith that specializes in 1911. He found all the
flaws of the 1st try and fixed them. Then he returned the gun with the new collet and the old cobbled Wilson but NOT the
original. It shoots better but only 2" groups where it used to be one hole. What a disappointment. I contacted him and he sent
the orig bushing back. But it never arrived. He had told me that the orig was crimped too tight on the barrel so that is why he
replaced it.
Now comes the question. Would YOU start squeezing the new bush to see if it would be better? I am leery of it. But I
remember that good accuracy that no longer exists and I am dissatisfied with the gun now. What a hard way to learn if it ain’t
broke, don’t fix it. Have since surveyed some very knowledgeable pistolsmiths and NONE have had collet breakage except
where idiots fire hardball with the lite WC recoil springs or otherwise abuse it.