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If it was mine I'd put it up on the EE for at least $1,250 + shipping.

It's in pretty decent shape for the vintage.

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I'll gladly give you 60 bucks. I'm even prepared to go as high as 70.


Seriously though, really nice gun. $1200 is probably a fair asking price. Good luck with your sale.
 
Series 70 guns are highly coveted due to a supposedly better trigger pull vs. the Series 80s. ( I can't really tell a difference unless I shoot them side by side)
I agree with the $1200-$1250 price also. People who will buy it will likely, either safe queen the gun or turn it into a race gun.
 
Still alive said:
Series 70 guns are highly coveted due to a supposedly better trigger pull vs. the Series 80s. ( I can't really tell a difference unless I shoot them side by side)
I agree with the $1200-$1250 price also. People who will buy it will likely, either safe queen the gun or turn it into a race gun.
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It was explained to me that the trigger block in the Series 80 is problematic (allegedly) because of the extra parts involved. For that reason people prefer the Series 70.
 
rkm456 said:
It was explained to me that the trigger block in the Series 80 is problematic (allegedly) because of the extra parts involved. For that reason people prefer the Series 70.
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Correct! Except it's a firing pin block, not a trigger block.
I've shot Series 70s and 80s and I'm not perceptive enough to tell the difference without shooting them side by side.
It's also hard to find 2 totally stock triggers to compare at the same time. Most modern 1911s are based on the Series 80 design and I shoot them ok.
Doesn't help that I think a Glock trigger is just fine!
 
Still alive said:
Correct! Except it's a firing pin block, not a trigger block.
I've shot Series 70s and 80s and I'm not perceptive enough to tell the difference without shooting them side by side.
It's also hard to find 2 totally stock triggers to compare at the same time. Most modern 1911s are based on the Series 80 design and I shoot them ok.
Doesn't help that I think a Glock trigger is just fine!
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Yes, firing pin rather than trigger block. Bad job by me.

Having said that, I'm pretty sure it's only Kimber, and SIG who use the Series 80, and of course Colt who offers both. The trigger pull thing is fairly new to me (admittedly I'm far from the most knowledgeable) but I had read that it effects reliability rather then trigger pull.
 
Colt has now also started offering the Series 70 again. The new Gold cup has the Series 70 set up.
Easier to do aftermarket trigger jobs is one of the desirable features of said trigger. A hassle to assemble the trigger group after cleaning, I always have problems with the lifting lever!
 
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If you don't need to sell right now, maybe think about keeping it for a while longer. With Colt Firearms looking like it is about to become history the gun could gain a bunch of value in the not too distant future.
All of their snake series guns appreciated at an outrageous rate not long after they were discontinued.
Just a thought?
 
Still alive said:
Likely more in the line of downsizing and re-structuring.
Without a salesman like Obama, it seems civilian sales in the firearms industry is hurting a bit these days.
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Doesn't help that they haven't come up with a new idea since the 60s... Even the AR isn't their design!

My mistake: pretty sure that POS Colt All American 2000 was all theirs...
 
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