Customer Reviews for Colt 1911 Gold Cup National Match .45 ACP 5" National Match Barrel, Blue Finish 8+1

This is the nicest Colt I own. Quick purchase from buds and more than good. This gun is accurate and you can feel the extra tooling used. I'm looking forward to buying another in .38. In all my years of shooting and seeing this gun in competition, I glad to finally get one. If you do get one, you won't be sorry.

Missing 7 round mag, allen wrench, soft recoil spring.

I ordered one of the Colt Gold Cup NTL MTC from Buds on 10/28/22 and it arrived at my local FFL dealer 11/1/22. Buds emailed tracking numbers so I could watch the shipping process. This gun was in perfect condition when it arrived, no problems whatsoever. I have confidence in Buds and would buy from them again. The Gold Cup is spectacular! I took it to the range the day after I received it. This is a well engineered and executed piece. I’m very happy with it and would recommend this 1911 to anyone. I give it 5 stars!

Beautiful gun, one of the stars of my collection. Quality is top notch, only drawback is one magazine. Everyone at my FFL wanted to see it and hold it when they saw the Colt box arrive. Glad I upgraded to the Colt, proud to be an owner.

This is an excellent pistol for the money. Great fit and finish, a decent trigger, and well fitted lugs and bushing combine for a great shooter. It’s not a Clark, but you’ll be hard pressed to beat this Colt with another production gun. You’d think Colt could spare a second mag, though. I prefer Chip McCormick mags, but it annoys me that Colt only issues one per pistol. Buy it, you won’t regret it.

There two aspects to my experience with this gun purchase. Unfortunately, the gun arrived missing the trigger Allen wrench, the barrel bushing wrench, the 7 round magazine and the barrel plug. My FFL called Buds and they offered to replace the gun. I called Colt and they offered to send all the missing items. The gun looked good so rather than take a chance on the next gun missing items, I kept the gun and the parts arrived three days later. Gun shoots good, it’s well machined and looks great. So, I would have given it a 5 solely on the gun but it gets a 3 because of all the missing items. Personally, I don’t understand why it arrived missing key parts.

Great gun! Comes exactly as advertised and shoots great out the box.

I love ❤️ this gun it shoots fantastic very accurate and no break in time shoots perfectly out of the box!😀

Very good looking gun worth the money didn't care much for the grips but not bad overall it is very tight and no shaky and rattling of the grip safety like my competition series colt. I broke it down to clean and oiled it racked it loaded it. hit the mag release a few times and played with the thumb safety a little seems tight and might need some breaking in I'm positive that 200 rounds through it and it will be a great gun I'm very happy with this purchase and again very happy with buds services

The best of the best, i’m glad to own it so accurate

I would like to state that this is somewhat of a bias opinion. (being I've wanted one of these for 20 years) But any way this is a great gun and I would buy it again. Smooth action, everything you would expect. Thanks Buds for giving me such a great price on my dream gun.

This colt is a tack driver, is a beautiful gun

Beautiful gun. A pleasure to look at and hold. Shoots very well. Exactly what it is supposed to be. Gun is more accurate than I am. I do not know enough to assess the real quality of the gun. The edges on some of the parts seem roughly cut, as though there was no finishing after the saw cut. I have held other 1911's and older Colt's that I thought had superior finish work. Honestly I bought this gun just for the name and the legacy, and I am pleased with my purchase. I am rating the gun 4 stars only because I had very high expectations, basically perfection, which may not have been reasonable. I had never purchased a handgun online before and highly recommend Bud's for their service and the ease of use of their website. The shipping was free, they found a low cost FFL in my area that I did not know was there, and they had the gun to him two days after my order.

The recent news out of Hartford and a rediscovery of bullseye competition prompted my purchase of the Series 70 Gold Cup National Match. Reading up on the history of Colt's Camp Perry pistols, I was impressed by the fact these Gold Cup National Match pistols are mechanically the best of the breed. Earlier National Match pistols had lightened slides (prone to cracking) and later models included an overly complicated sear, neither of which is a problem with these latest Gold Cups. Out of the box the pistol has been reliable and came from the factory not too far off zero at 25 yards for 200gr. SWC target loads using a six o'clock hold. In the most recent edition of "Guns" magazine, a reader complained of the National Match's GI hammer, grip, and thumb safeties. If I'm not mistaken, those features are mandated for a 1911 to be Camp Perry legal, thus the Gold Cup Trophy is not Camp Perry legal. As well, I prefer GI hammers and safeties though the later will need their edges broken if you plan on doing serious range/carry work with the piece; which I plan to do. Another smooth transaction with Bud's.

I couldn't be more pleased with this new Colt (05870A1) Gold Cup NTL Match...the finish is beautiful, slide is tight, and the 4 lb factory trigger is perfect -minimum travel, no creep, and breaks like glass. I shot a hundred rounds of plain-jane Winchester 230gr hardball the first time out at my indoor range at 10, 15, and 20 yards to break in, and the sights are dead on...I haven't moved them. This 1911 is a keeper. Thank you Colt for a very fine pistol, and thanks to Buds for the excellent price and customer service.

What can you say about a gold cup series 70. Super accurate and 100% reliable with sd and ball ammo. This one is a true piece to own and admire.

I received my Colt Series 70 Gold Cup today. I inspected it prior to transfer, as instructed by Bud's. I found it to be without flaws and it appeared to be a quality firearm. I took it home and cleaned it thoroughly. I checked the weight of the trigger pull and it gauged right around 5 pounds. I was hoping for a lighter pull, but hopefully it will lighten up with use. I have yet to shoot it, but so far I am very satisfied.

What can I say, very beautiful gun. Everything you expect from a Colt . I have no negative feedback. I highly recommend a gold cup for your colt collection. Excellent customer service.

I received this Gold Cup a couple of months ago. I absolutely love this gun. Very accurate, nice fit and finish. The milling is very tight. Shot a couple hundred rounds through this gun and am really pleased. Bud's was great to work with. This is the kind of gun you will pull out every so often just to look at it between range visits. I highly recommend the Colt 05870A1. When you buy this, you just bought a heirloom. I will never get rid of it, it is a centerpiece in my collection. OK, can you tell I like this gun ?

Beautiful 1911. Can't wait to take it out. Buds service deD on again. Easy transfer with Parker Gunsmithing here in town

This was my first gun purchase, and boy was it the right one! This thing is a beauty and Colt is making the best guns they ever have right now. If you're looking for the best 1911 reasonable money can buy this is the gun for you. Colt fire's and overpressured proof load through each and every barrel, and then goes through magnetic particle testing to see any flaws or cracks that may be apparent. Doing the magnetic particle testing ensures that they will see anything wrong with the barrel that the naked eye cannot. After this is done they stamp the barrel. They do not do this like once every 15 guns or anything like that. It's each and every barrel. Colt also has the least amount of MIM parts of any production gun and it's all made in the US. I absolutely love this gun and have probably put about 500 rounds through it with absolutely no issues. This is one of the most accurate guns out of the box for the $800-$1200 range Bud's was easy to work with, and shipped on time without issues.

Colt is doing something right with this gun. Listening. Customers wanted a Gold Cup National Match in a series 70 and its here. Good job. Gun is well finished at an affordable price with Buds.

The gun arrived with a few handling marks. I wish Colt would have taken more care with packing the gun. The gun is a well built gun for the money. The barrel it fit well with no springing. The barrel bushing is fit very tight. The slide to frame fit it tight with zero slop. Bluing is nice, but no where as nice as the old Royal blue. The trigger pull on my Lyman gauge measures 3.5 pounds. I small bit of take up, with a clean break. In my first field stripping, I noted that this gun seems to have less mim parts that some others. Not that mim parts are bad parts, but it is disconcerting to see mold marks on some parts like the ejector. All in all I am please with the gun. It remains to be seen whether it will be a good shooter, but all the stuff is there to make it one.

Excellent, fit and finish, shot the day after receiving, super accurate, trigger could not be better. Get a Colt if you want the best.

This is the new Series 70 Gold Cup National Match. And it's a beauty! The finish is very nice. The fit is wonderful. It's still not bank vault tight, but it's tight for a Colt, and tight enough in my opinion. The barrel lock up is excellent. I put 100 rounds through her today and no flaws and excellent accuracy right out of the box. Dealing with Buds was also an great experience.