At 70 yrs old I find your videos calming. Like therapy with my morning coffee. Love my 1911's. Thanks for the great info!

I could listen to this guy all day! He’s just got a laid back true gentleman banter about him. And a mighty fine shot to boot!! And a mighty fine Colt 1911 to be proud of indeed!

@ColtDee

Ай бұрын

Yes, he's relaxing in his speech, very enjoyable and informative, very cool.

I’m 74 and really appreciate Gun Blue , I’m not as knowledgeable as he is but I have turned the hobby into a family affair with my son and grandchildren. It’s important to stay connected with your younger generations and have fun with them.

I’m impressed with you not only as a good shot but as a good person as well. I enjoy watching your videos and learning from your vast well of information . I also enjoy your calm and cool demeanor it’s refreshing in the times we live. Thanks for helping us all learn how a person should conduct themselves.

I need to give you more Kudos. Your wealth of knowledge coupled with your pleasant demeanor make your videos really special. I was with the US Army Shooting Team back in the early 80's as a pickup from the Fort Gordon Marksmanship Unit. I like your sharing of your history with firearms!!

Enjoy watching GB shoot his guns, could listen to him all day , thank you GB90

Enjoyed the testing and accompanying comments throughout the video. Who wouldn't love a learned individual taking a Colt 1911 through its maiden voyage on the range. Thanks for taking the time to upload.

What an absolute pleasure it is watching your video's...thank you!

Beautiful pistol, indeed. In 1980’ish I bought, from a LEO friend, a Series 70 Gold Cup National Match. The hammer, trigger, slide release, and all the writing on the slide is in gold. He had a smith go through the gun, too, and carried it daily as his duty weapon. I think I paid less than $200! It’s in the safe.

@cliftonwhittaker260

11 ай бұрын

I hope you take it out of exile in the safe and get it out to the range once in a while. Guns were made to shoot and enjoy, not languish away in the dark. 😂

@ronbos12

11 ай бұрын

Normally, I would totally agree. This is not a normal gun, though. The gold etching on the slide is wearing away, and firing it, and cleaning it, is making it far worse. I’m effectively destroying the beauty of the gun by firing it, and that just isn’t a fair trade off.

I thoroughly enjoyed your video, as I always do.Very informative. Makes me want to dust off my 1911 and head to the range.

This man gives us something precious. When i watch Gunblue490 i'am transported back to a simpler time. When guys like this were everywhere and i was a kid.

@alanmeyers3957

3 ай бұрын

Yes they were.

1911 Colt Gold Cup,still one of the Most Accurate Handguns out of the Box! Thank You GunBlue490 for Proving Handloads are Still the way to Go! It would be Great to compare the Gold Cup and your Ruger!! Next Maybe?!

You're right about the cataract surgery it absolutely made my vision like it was when I was 30 I was about 65 when I had it done

I might be crazy but I could almost smell the gunpowder while watching this. Now, I’m itching to get out to the range.

Love your approach to shooting!!!

Great review of the pistol. Thank you sir!

Handsome Colt. Thanks for sharing your passion.

Thank you for sharing your new acquisition with us. Really nice.

I always learn from your videos, GB. Thanks for sharing your considerable knowledge.

So very interesting, very informative on the ammo.

i got lucky one day and found my 1911a1, it was made in 1942 and still shoots as good or better than any other pistol ive ever compared it with. you might be thinking yeah right those old army guns are loser than spare change and you would be kinda right but my gun was gone over by the army amu and re fitted, polished, with amu nm parts to be a national match target pistol. and my fav part was that the previous owner a ww2 vet that carried this pistol in the European and pacific theaters kept it in a shoe box along with all the original parts, and a bunch of extra stuff like 3 two tone mags two of them wer made around 1912-13 and sold for more than the whole lot cost me! the third was the key hole type also came with the best fixed sights ive ever seen, likely hand made by the amu gunsmith but also contained a micro adj rear sight that i never bothered to install, i gotta say it was the best 300$ ive ever spent and i had almost missed it because i almost bought a used but never used gold cup until i noticed the united states property mark and asked to look at that one..i think i made the rite call on that one.

I'm glad you're liking your new Colt!

Great video, beautiful gun. Thanks for sharing

That’s a nice Colt 45 Gold Cup pistol.

Thank you for this excellent video. Ty , Mark

Thank you for the sharing the test ,,as always I enjoyed it and thanks again for the knowledge sharing ,,have a wonderful rest of your day an GODBLESS you and yours.

Sir you have better vision and accuracy at double my age. Love all your work thank you

i am happy for you to be able to get out on a beautiful day and shoot your new colt 1911 one of these days ill own one myself im happy to hear mr benny is doing great looking forward to essing both of yall out shoothing or talking about the thinghs i enjoy as well thank you for the knowledge you share god bless

Great video. Enjoy the new Colt!

Really enjoy your channel. Keep it up please. Came to see the testing of the Colt NM. Thumbs up!

Been looking forward to this video!

The Colt 1911 was the first gun I fell in love with and bought for myself,although my first was a Remington R1. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Good video, great commentary. Taking a firearm out of the box, and having decent shot placement with off the shelf ammo, is all that you need.

Thanks for another video, from Australia.

It's always good to see you out and about. My brother gave me a GC back in the 80'. It had the collet bushing and I never could get it to group so I sold it or traded up. I bought my first 1911 when I turned 21 & it had been accurized by someone who knew their business, and it was far and away the most accurate 1911 I have ever shot. I had a 1911 smith rebuild it decades later and he didn't get it right so I sold it.

Ah. It's going to be a great day when I have breakfast with 1911 45acp talk and shooting 😊

I'm kinda fair weather guy myself. Always enjoy your videos.

Great video learned a lot love this guy I might buy one thanks

Wonderful, Thankyou for sharing

You're making me itch for a nice old National Match. Great video and enjoyed your occasional "old western sound effects".

@louisshambarger2230

11 ай бұрын

Making me itch? Tics are really bad this year. Going to the range with anything make me itch!

Another Great video.

Thanks for sharing. I been there and done that, I have had my cataract surgery and I do not have to wait to be in my 70's. I bought my CGC in the mid 70's and I rarely shoot because of my concern regarding the collet bushing breaking. While I do not shoot off a rest normally, however I did buy an Ed Brown commander that needed to have the rear sight loctied in place with the desired carry ammo. At 25 yards I was able to shoot a 5 shot group of 1.25" with Federal 230gr Hydra-Shok ammo. Great ammo, amazing gun, and lucky shooter!

I’ve been reloading since 1984 and you helped me get back to much better load development, I was trying out loads in 1grain increments! When I should’ve been using half grain or even smaller, you have sure refined my loading! And my shooting technique? oh brother! I’ll just say I shoot better now! Lol thank you so very much! Like others have said I could listen to all day! And God bless you too!

Good accuracy for a stock 1911. No ransom rest needed. 👍 my Springfield/Wilson combat with my hand loading about the same. Of course I do my own work on my firearm. Only factory one I’m looking for is a Delta 10mil later on. Just for the name like most of us do from time to time. You videos are just great to watch. Especially the how to segments. Simple and effective. Keeps people from thinking there is some kind of voodoo to firearms and working on them. ✅

My gold cup shoots so good my wife said it's hers!!!! I load 200 gr swc, cast from ww and powder coated with powder by the pound. And I use #5 AA powder. Great video!!

I have an Iver Johnson 45 auto, it has an excellent trigger, sights could be worked on, for no more than what it is it's remarkably accurate and flawless in performance

Very enjoyable. Great pistol.

Great shooting keep it up , Mine is a Para GI base model.

Great video

Very good video. Thank you.

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I enjoyed your video very much. Glad to see the accuracy review of the Colt Gold Cup Nat'l Match and those brands of ammo. Like you, I struggled with cataracts back in my 70s. Got both eyes done and went to 20/20 at distance and dime store readers. Functioned perfectly for a few years until a little over a year ago when I was diagnosed with aging macular degeneration. Now I get a shot in my shooting eye periodically. Not only stopped it from getting any worse but actually improved the distortion a good bit. Now, instead of seeing a white dot between two white dots on the back sight I'm more like lining up a bunch of grapes. But it still works pretty well as long as I pick a grape and stay with it. I don't have any problem with my left eye so mostly I shoot with both eyes open. I could do like Hickok 45 and shoot with my left eye. I've tried it and it works but I'm not ready to go there yet. BTW, I'm a wildlife photographer so this has somewhat complicated my ability to shoot ducks in flight. Thank goodness for autofocus.

I could tell by your perfectly smooth trigger release you were going to have a god group. I would call that a great group. That's a pretty accurate 45 ACP. I think I need another 45 ..lol.

I've been shooting a 70 series Gold Cup for bullseye competition for years now. It has some minor modifications....Bomar rib and sights, along with a Clark trigger. (both CF and RF pistols have the same rib, sights, and trigger) I have a 9 pound spring along with a buffer on the guide rod in the .45, as i shoot very light loads in the pistol. I couldn't tell you how may rounds I've put through the firearm over so many years of competition, but the pistol is still very accurate to this day! If I do my part, the gun still brings home the trophies.

Well wishes to you and Benny sir.🙂

You were talking about cataracts at one point. Mine were exacerbated after being placed on prednisone. It sent my blood sugars soaring and made the cataracts worse very quickly. Anyway, I had bought a Leupold 4X12 scope and it was so blurry, regardless of adjustments I was considering returning it as defective. Wasn't the scope at all. It was my eyes. Got one cataract repaired and the other one within a month. The color vision too, after surgery, was awesome. Great looking .45. I have a Mil Spec Springfield 1911A1. No match barrel, but I love shooting it.

Enjoyed your video!

I always wanted a pistol like that and early this year I bought one exactly like that this past February. Then this past June I bought another pistol exactly like that again! So I have 2 of them. One pistol I shot already and to this date I have not shot the second one. I changed the grips to Hogue exotic double diamond wood grips. They are my favorite. I love Colt firearms!

Thank.s for the good Explanations

Good shooting and thank you for the video. Had cataract surgery early last year after living with partial cataracts for 10 to 12 years. Prior to surgery with just safety glasses I could see my front sight clearly. After my surgery I was at a loss, I could not see my front sight. Rear sight and target were clear. After a lot of research and trial and error, ended up getting off amazon 1/2 power reading glasses with the lens in the upper portion of the glasses. For me it works well at under $20 a pair.

Nice Colt. I'm with Benny, fair weather guy!

Nice video as always. You have a beauty and a keeper! CMP matches require 4lbs trigger, min great shooting. Nice to know I now have an excuse for my competition shooting; ammo selection 😂.

Glad to see you again, say hello to Bennie...love you.

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

Always!

Thanks for encouragement on cataracts, just found I'm getting at 74 wondered why driving at night became more difficult..i gotta get out shooting my 45 again. Carried one while in artillery in Vietnam 70'. Great video!

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

So, as one '70 VN vet to another, thanks for your service! But, my big question is, how is your hearing!?😂 Holy cow, you guys made a racket!

What a Sweet Shooter That GCNM Colt 1911 Pistol 🔫 😀😊 Mr Gunblue 😊👍🏼

Hi Guy. Like you I am in my 70's. I too own a Colt Gold Cup 1911. I load Missouri Bullets coated bullets 185 gr with 5.0 grains of Bullseye. A smoking very accurate round!! I love my Gold Cup, but I will tell you that my Kimber Team Match pistol Is a little more accurate than my Gold Cup. So many accurate pistols to shoot, and not enough time to shoot them!! I love your channel!!

Hope you're well. Hot one today, looks like plenty more rain in the forecast. On really quiet nights I can hear my grass growing lol

You're a good man, Sir. you sure do remind me of my grandfather.

👍👍nice pistol thanks for sharing 👍🙏

Excellent weapon, excellent information, excellent shooting, for any age. Thankyou for cataract information. Please give our regards to Bennie! 🐕

Interesting how much difference between ammo, looks like Winchester did the best. Colt 1911 is a great gun. I have a Ruger SR1911 like your except in 9mm, I love the gun, shoots great. My 74 year old eye are about ready to have cataracts done. Still enjoy pistol shooting. I really enjoy your variety of videos, thanks!

Thanks for another interesting video sir, your hand loads seemed to be the best of the bunch, consistency of factory loads was a bit iffy, so I guess you'll be working up some hand loads to get the best out of your new gun, which is a very nice piece I must say. Best wishes to you and your's, Stuart UK.

I have a Wilson Combat Tactical Elite, a Dan Wesson Valor, a Ruger 1911 Commander, and two Colt Gold Cup National Match pistols .. all had good triggers out of the box, and my more pricey guns do tend to have slightly better triggers. You pay more for refined ergonomics and control features and cosmetics .. which I appreciate, but don't really need. Ruger did a good job on their 1911s, but Wilson, Wesson, and Colt did better. So glad to see you get a Colt 1911 and yes, it is on par for accuracy with more expensive guns, that's why I have two of them. For consideration, I did pick up a S&W Model 25 6-in barrel revolver in 45 ACP .. nice gun, but I've got to hand it to Browning's design around that cartridge in developement of the 1911 .. which really tamed the recoil and made 45 ACP such a joy to shoot. I have a S&W 1911 on my bucket list also .. just for the fun and expereince .. we are indeed fortunate to have the 1911 still with us

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

My Ruger is exceptionally accurate, as are two belonging to my close friends, and they all have superb, crisp triggers that came home with 4-5 pound combat triggers that are easily adjusted to a secure 3.5 pounds. It's one of the best and most rugged 1911s ever produced, and very highly affordable. I don't understand what's less about that. For those desiring to spend thousands more for cute features and a slightly tighter group, all the best to them!

Great video and knowledge share

You make some great videos 👍🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

I always like how he says it’s hot out but I imagine it’s truly

@alanmeyers3957

3 ай бұрын

Western Washington, you can count the days per year over 90, on one hand. Eastern Washington, different story.

Excellent 👍 it's exactly what I expected from a Colt Gold cup national match. I have a friend that has a Gold cup national match from the '50s that was given to him by his father-in-law he absolutely loves it. Thank you 👍

Very impressive groups even with factory ammo. I may add one to my collection next year. The piggy bank has to fill up again.

Nice job! Best to ya',,,,!

Haha!! I also have 70’s eyes with cataract surgery coming soon. Congrats on your new Colt. Enjoy!!! Complaints about the soggy weather in NH the last couple of months have been many.

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

I wish you well with the surgery. Be sure you have someone close to administer your eyedrops, because it's a very precise, demanding process with tiny bottles that can afford no waste.

Enjoyable enough.

Nice work 👍.....

Nice shooting pistol. I had my Colt Commander and 2 other guns out today to test a new flavor of carry ammo, and after shooting all 3 of them, I probably should just carry the Commander. Just haven't gotten used to the striker fired style of pistol. I guess that would mean more range time, and more $$$ for ammo.

I just has the cataracts done and got the 20/20 implants. What a difference - true technicolor with crisp/sharp definition. Just waiting on my shooting glasses that will be clear on top and progressive middle to bottom. I debated on having my non dominant clear only. We will see! (pun). Wish I had it done years ago. 🤓

I've been into guns for many years and the colt 45 national match series 70 in blue it has to be one of the most beautiful and excellent quality, my wife used to tell me I love my guns more then her _ I never answered her because that was one of the few things she was right about me lol, I got 4 different grips for it from ivory ( when ivory grips were $300 ) to mother of pearl and sambar grips but over the years I come back to the original ones from the factory .

I was taught by my hunting classes. You never never SHOOT into ROCKS, ever !! So what gives there know it all !!

Great times!

Beautiful pistol! If I ever buy another 1911, it will be a Colt GCNM.

I own a series 70 Gold Cup National Match. It’s the most accurate pistol I own. More accurate then my Staccato. The 185 +P is great out of it.

Awesome 😎👍👍👍

Velocity variations in rifle ammo is why I got into reloading.

I remember Ross Seyfried, gunwriter and 1981 IPSC champ use to accuracy test his 1911s from a prone position. In particular one of Guthrie 1911s printed a one hole sub 1 inch at 25 yards. Beautiful Pistol.

@GunBlue490

9 ай бұрын

See how it really performs in my more recent test. Load number nine placed four shots into .690" at 25 yards. (Eat your heart out, Seyfried). The outside 5th was my error.

Having worked at Federal actually loading American Eagle ammunition, I can tell you that this load is intended for trigger practice at best. Made from the cheapest components possible. If you want real accuracy try Hydra-Shok, higher recoil but accurate as hell

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

Yes, but I don't have such money to burn! I'll certainly find a similarly accurate handload with standard recoil for target work. Thanks for your expertise and your input.

@denniscastle936

Жыл бұрын

@@GunBlue490 I have 2 Gold Cups. A factory Series 70 and a Clark modified custom, love them both. Shot bullseye matches for many years. So much so that it's quite uncomfortable to shoot 2 handed. Best luck in both was a 185g or 200g SWC using Bullseye powder. Had some luck with Red Dot as well. Bullseye days are behind me now. But it's fun to be at the range still getting better groups using one hand against some young fellow using two. It pleases me to hear "Can you teach me to shoot like that??" My normal answer is "Sure, just pull that trigger about 10,000 times. You'll get there."

God bless you and your loved ones Brother.

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

Vivat Jesus.

@jamesstanley4764

Жыл бұрын

@@GunBlue490 amen !

One thing that I love about the 1911 versus other pistols is it was designed by my favorite gun designer John Browning. It amazes me how many of his designs are still relevant today and still being manufactured and sold today over a hundred years later . A video idea for you I think would be a video covering John Browning's full career from beginning to end. He did so much he was an amazing guy and I can't think of a better guy than you to do a video about him. Just a thought. Tell me what you think?

@GunBlue490

Жыл бұрын

Might be a good series for a snowy time of year!

@brianlee6849

Жыл бұрын

@@GunBlue490 Yes definitely 👍

The legendary 1911,..... Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley went into the battle of the IaDrang Valley, Central Highlands Vietnam, out numbered 20 to one with an "issued" 1911 thats it! ..It would be safe to say he was not concerned it wouldn't operate flawless, he had to off made shots out to 50 yrds or even beyond as well as in his immediate A O ...your's is a great piece of weaponry and great video...Best Regards, D.

@garypic4083

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@dougcutler5404

Жыл бұрын

@@garypic4083 LOL?....

You are absolutely correct Sir, you cant go wrong with the Colt, for $1300, also if I remember Colt was putting lighter main springs to shoot 185 gr match ammo, I would suggest you check which main spring is installed, keep up the great videos.

@GunBlue490

11 ай бұрын

Colt is no longer outfitting Gold Cups with green painted, light springs. They come now with a standard 16 pound spring, but I had changed it to an 18.5 pound spring for this test.

@jimtewa8096

11 ай бұрын

@@GunBlue490 thank you Sir.

@donaldatkinson7937

10 ай бұрын

@@GunBlue490 I cast 185 gr bullets, out of wheel weights, flat nose. I could send you some if you would like to try them. I'm speaking of bullets not loaded rounds.

@donaldatkinson7937

10 ай бұрын

Actually, both my molds are 200gr don't know why I said 185.

The Kimber Custom ll is very accurate. It takes a few hundred rounds to break in a 1911. I load the 230 fmj ball to 950 fps. 185 Gold Dot 1,100 fps. Have very good accuracy. A lot of people talk badly about the Kimber 1911 but I have had no problems with mine since I bought it new I think 1995. I also have a 1911 made made in 1943 that my Grandfather had in WW 2 IT HAS ALL MATCHING NUMBERS SO I DON'T THINK I WAS USED IN THE WAR.

A couple of weeks ago I went to the range with all of my 45’s. I have seven: S&W Commander, Remington R1 Commander, Les Bear Commander, Clarke Custom 5” with a Briley barrel and bushing, Les Baer 5”, Standard Arms 5”, and a Les Baer 6” Long Slide. I fired 5 shot groups from the bench with three different hand loads from each. I used 185 grain Magnus lead SWC with 5.7 grains of WW 231, 185 grain Nosler with 6.9 grains of CFE Pistol and 200 grain Berry’s with 7.7 grains of True Blue. Total of 105 rounds. Nothing surprising in the conclusions. The Les Baers and the Clark Custom were more accurate with all loads. Of course I don’t expect the Commanders to be as accurate or as easy to shoot accurately as the standard 5” guns and the 6” long slide is still my favorite. Standard Deviation with the WW 231 was generally good but with True Blue excellent. The 185 grain Noslers were the most accurate. Les Baer recommended 5.7 grains of WW 231 for 185 grain bullets and that load works great. He knows what he is talking about! I probably won’t buy anymore of the Berry’s 200 grain flat points. It is too hard to get them to work in my guns. Velocity in the Commanders with 185 grain bullets averaged about 950 fps except for the Remington R1 which was lower. For the 5” guns velocity averaged about 1,000 fps except the R1 and the 6” Long Slide averaged about 25 fps more. Of course powder choice should be optimized for the barrel length and bullet choice for the Commanders will be biased toward defensive type bullets rather than the 185 grain target variety. Now I need to go back and test and verify the loads that worked best but I am impressed with the statistics I got with the Ramshot True Blue. The Magnus lead SWCs shot really great for their cost.

GunBlue490: Good day, nice video, and nicer Colt NMGC. I have some questions regarding your benchrest technique with a pistol. Are you resting only the frame & trigger guard against the sand bag (under the protective cloth, I presume) or are you pushing your hands into it as well? Also, are you exerting any downward pressure on to the bag with your hands or weight? I do note that you brought the pistol up to your eyes/sight line rather than hunch down/over and that your elbows are resting in a nice set of triangles on the bench top. Thank you for the video and your time.

not bad old man not bad