What is a Colt Gold Cup Trophy?

What is a Colt Gold Cup Trophy?

Colt Gold Cup Trophy Pistol -The Colt Gold Cup is known as the finest shooting semi-automatic in the world, and is the standard for competitive guns. The first Colt Gold Cup pistol was introduced in the late 1950’s to give competitive shooters a gun to take directly from the dealer’s showcase to the firing line.

Is the Colt Gold Cup trophy a 1911?

It has become a ‘standard’ in Bullseye competition, and the 2017 introduction of the new Gold Cup Trophy makes it a viable option for today’s Action Pistol competitors. The Gold Cup Trophy ($1,699) is a full-sized 1911 with a five-inch barrel. It’s available in . 45 ACP (8-round magazines) and 9 mm (9-round magazines).

What is a Colt Gold Cup elite?

Colt Gold Cup Elite 1911 . The first Colt Gold Cup™ pistol was introduced in the late 1950’s to give competitive shooters a gun to take directly from the dealer’s shelf to the firing line. Today, the Colt Gold Cup is known as the finest shooting automatic in the world, and is the standard for competition guns.

Is Colt Gold Cup National Match?

The first Colt Gold Cup® pistol was introduced in the late 1950’s to give competitive shooters a gun to take directly from the dealer’s showcase to the firing line. Colt Gold Cup® pistols have been used to compete in local club matches through the National Matches at Camp Perry.

Is the Colt Gold Cup a Series 70?

The Colt Gold Cup® is known as the finest shooting semi-automatic in the world, and is the standard for competitive guns.

Is a Colt Gold Cup a good gun?

Today, the Colt Gold Cup is recognized as an accurate and reliable handgun that is well suited to pistol matches and personal defense. As long as the recoil spring isn’t cut for light loads (The Gold Cup features the same recoil spring as the Government Model, but it is supplied with a lighter spring for target loads.

How accurate is Colt Gold Cup?

The modern Colt Gold Cup is arguably the best target grade handgun Colt has ever produced. The original military accuracy standards were for the 1911 to group five rounds into 5 inches at 25 yards, and 10 inches at 50 yards. For competition use, the 1911 needed to become roughly twice as accurate or better.

What makes a Colt Gold Cup?

Colt Gold Cup® pistols have been used to compete in local club matches through the National Matches at Camp Perry. This Gold Cup National Match features an Adjustable Wide Trigger, National Match® Barrel, Adjustable Target Sights, and many other refinements as standard. Also available in 9MM.

What is a 1911 Gold Cup?

Overview. Colt Gold Cup 1911 Pistol – The first Colt Gold Cup pistol was introduced in the late 1950s to give competitive shooters a gun to take directly from the dealers showcase to the firing line. Colt Gold Cup pistols have been used to compete in local club matches through the National Matches at Camp Perry.

What is a Gold Cup 1911?

The Colt Gold Cup is known as the finest shooting semi-automatic in the world, and is the standard for competitive guns. Colt Gold Cup pistols have been used to compete in local club matches through the National Matches at Camp Perry. The Gold Cup National Match is the ultimate target 1911.

When did the Colt Gold Cup come out?

The first Colt Gold Cup® pistol was introduced in the late 1950’s to give competitive shooters a gun to take directly from the dealer’s showcase to the firing line.