Introduced in the late 1950s the colt gold cup national match became the standard by which all other factory 45 acp bullseye pistols were judged.
Gold cup trophy vs national match.
Incorporating features that heretofore had only been available from custom gunsmiths the national match began winning trophies right out of the box.
For one thing colt got rid of that little sear depressor and spring which were a major pain to put back together.
They are both great guns to shoot and they work perfectly.
The new colt gold cup trophy pistol features the well respected gold cup series 70 wide target trigger set between 4 to 6 pounds as well as a 5 inch polished stainless steel national match barrel.
This pairing as with earlier gold cups results in an incredibly accurate pistol.
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I bought a gold cup trophy model and the gold cup national match model.
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Colt also changed the sights to bomars which are dovetailed into the slide rather than the flimsy eliasons which were on the national match.
Jim fabanich 1 year ago went to local dealer today in idaho.
Single action army series.
But now comes the national match gold cup 45 acp of 2012 and it is worthy of the 1911 enthusiast s attention.
There have been variations including the trophy never bestsellers either.