Belated birthday present to myself - yes, it's a gun.

[DAB]

picked it up this past friday, shot it saturday, shot great. still need to check the zero at 25 yards, but hit everything up close saturday.

well.....photo won't upload.

it's a Colt Gold Cup Trophy, stainless steel, model o5070xe. it's very pretty.

edit:

pix:


https://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad214/brinkmancorvette/fullsizeoutput_fd4_zpsnixtlxa9.jpeg

https://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad214/brinkmancorvette/fullsizeoutput_fd0_zpseanomvaa.jpeg

[PLRX]

https://www.gunsamerica.com/UserImages/146370/979553184/wm_9361645.jpg

[DAB]

https://www.gunsamerica.com/UserImages/146370/979553184/wm_9361645.jpg

that's the old model.

uploading to PB, brb... :type:

[DAB]

now pics are uploaded. :type::slap:

[JRD77VET]

Is that one of the new ones? ( 80 series "shell" with 70 series internals )

Very nice :cool1:

[DAB]

Is that one of the new ones? ( 80 series "shell" with 70 series internals )

Very nice :cool1:

Yup. Just started shipping mid April.

Series 70 internals.

[JRD77VET]

Yup. Just started shipping mid April.

Series 70 internals.

Best of both series :yesnod:

[99 pewtercoupe]

Nice birthday present
I'm sure you will enjoy it and put it to good use :seasix:

[markids77]

[QUOTE=DAB;1558735]Yup. Just started shipping mid April.

Series 70 internals.

My biggest gripe about these is the roll marks are nearly identical to "original" series 70 guns. The best way to tell at a glance is to look at the serial numbers; but unless you know that the number "70" shows prominently in the original serials a novice buyer might mistake a current production series 70 for an original.

Otherwise I applaud the factory with having the smarts to reverse a problem they designed in with the series 80 guns. I hope you love yours Douglas!

[DAB]

Shot it at the match Saturday. Only cleaned and lubed it. Shot it dead cold. Ran great, even won a stage. Woot.

[DAB]

finally got a chance to check the zero today. set up a 25 yard slow fire pistol target at 25 yards, shot off of a bench (to take my errors out of the equation). 5 shots, check shots, paste holes, adjust sights, repeat. did that about 6 times, last string of 5 i put 4 of 5 shots in the 10 ring, 1 shot got dropped into the 6 ring. that'll work. :dance: so now i know the gun shoots where the sights are pointed and it's very accurate. now any misses are my fault. shooting factory PMC 230grain ball ammo.

match tomorrow, we'll see how i do. outside chance of moving up to Expert. :ohnoes:

[Shrike6]

My wife just got me this for my birthday...

[DAB]

My wife just got me this for my birthday...

yer gonna shoot your eye out kid. :rofl:

[Shrike6]

I'm puttin' a compass in the stock...

[VITE1]

:seasix::shots:

[BADRACR1]

Love 1911's. My EDC is the Ruger SR1911cmd. About to get myself one of the new 9mm versions. You know. Because it's a 9mm.

[DAB]

1911s are fun to shoot, and Colt also offers this pistol in 9mm.

I daily carry a Beretta Px4 in 9mm

[Norm]

Right nifty looking handgun there. :seasix: