Colt dumping old series 80 new in the box guns on market? - Page 2 - The Firearms Forum

Oldeyes · 01-02-2010, 08:10 AM

Shooter45 - The special auxiliary 'bounce reducing' sear spring found on 70 and 80 series Colt Gold Cups is so incredibly minuscule that it is quite easily overlooked and/or lost. Thanks to my son, I do not currently have a Gold Cup on hand to disassemble for a picture, but I did find a superb blow up diagram of the sear assembly on the M1911.org forum. Go to http://www.m1911.org/full_technic.htm and select the "Special Sear Parts in Gold Cups" link selection about half way down the page for the diagram. Enjoy.

Shooter45 · 01-02-2010, 09:06 AM

Thanks. I have those parts in my junk bin and was wondering where they came from. I reworked a series 80 Gold Cup several years ago and replaced all the trigger/sear group with aftermarket parts and never noticed that spring. But after the build was done, they weren't needed anyway. I will file that info in my memory bank.

Again, thanks.

01-02-2010, 08:10 AM	#26
Oldeyes V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 218	Re: Colt dumping old series 80 new in the box guns on market? Shooter45 - The special auxiliary 'bounce reducing' sear spring found on 70 and 80 series Colt Gold Cups is so incredibly minuscule that it is quite easily overlooked and/or lost. Thanks to my son, I do not currently have a Gold Cup on hand to disassemble for a picture, but I did find a superb blow up diagram of the sear assembly on the M1911.org forum. Go to http://www.m1911.org/full_technic.htm and select the "Special Sear Parts in Gold Cups" link selection about half way down the page for the diagram. Enjoy.

01-02-2010, 09:06 AM	#27
Shooter45 Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Contributor Posts: 8,748	Re: Colt dumping old series 80 new in the box guns on market? Thanks. I have those parts in my junk bin and was wondering where they came from. I reworked a series 80 Gold Cup several years ago and replaced all the trigger/sear group with aftermarket parts and never noticed that spring. But after the build was done, they weren't needed anyway. I will file that info in my memory bank. Again, thanks.