Colt 1911 gold cup

[NAA]

"occasionally prone to breakage" & CGCNM 1911 barrel bushings and Beretta 92F's slide failures: both common myths. The Beretta myth began when the US Army was testing the Beretta 92F pistol for their new service pistol after abandoning the 1911. The 92F slide failed because the Army used hot machine-gun ammo NOT rated for the 92F. The number of Beretta slide failures was minimal and insignificant compared to overall production. Beretta improved the 92F with the 92FS gun.
The myth of the CGCNM collet bushing failure is a common thread. I have never seen a broken one, however many have reported such failures but provide no evidence. There are a ton of 1970 series production CGCNM guns in use every day and the bushing still works. Whether or not Colt discontinued production of the collect bushing for the alleged reason is dubious. Colt could have just gone to a cheaper produced bushing. After all Colt discontinued Python, Anaconda, DiamondBack revolver production for economic reasons too.

It's actually not a myth, although I'd say it's not as "common" as the rhetoric would have the masses believe. In 30+ years of owning/shooting various 1911's, including more than a few series 70 Colts, I have personally seen a couple of the collet type bushings where a leg has broken off. I have also sent a collet bushing to another board member who required a replacement due to a failure in that regard.


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[Defictonde]

Start reloading. - dan

The guy that likes me at the funstore recommended I buy a case of 1k bulk ammo and a progressive press, but that's about a grand total, I can't justify that, yet, I have tuition to pay, maybe in a little while At least I have the G17 to take out this Colt frustration on lol

 

[dan belisle]

What's 1k of ammo cost? You can set up a Lee turret press setup for less then that. - dan

 

[Defictonde]

Well that way I'd have a ton of brass and wouldn't have any pressure of buying the press right away, plus ammo never goes to waste