Colt Gold Cup .38 Super Auto Two-Tone Handgun

Description

The Colt Gold Cup has long been the benchmark for 1911-pattern competition pistols, and this Gold Cup Lite in .38 Super keeps that tradition accessible without stripping out the features that make the platform useful on the line. The .38 Super chambering is the key choice here: the cartridge runs at higher pressure than .45 ACP and pushes a lighter bullet at considerably higher velocity, which translates to a flatter trajectory and the kind of power factor that works well in open-division competition without the recoil characteristics of a magnum round.

The heart of the accuracy package is a National Match barrel fitted to a Series 70 lockup — a configuration that eliminates the firing-pin-block linkage of later Series 80 designs, giving a cleaner trigger pull with fewer parts in the firing train. The trigger itself is a Gold Cup wide three-hole aluminum target unit, designed to give a consistent, repeatable break rather than a general-purpose pull. At the rear, an adjustable Bomar-style sight lets you dial elevation and windage to the load you’re running; up front, a Novak red fiber optic draws light into the sight picture quickly under range lighting conditions. Together, those two choices reflect the priorities of a shooter who wants to build a reliable zero rather than accept a fixed factory setting.

The two-tone finish pairs a brushed stainless slide with a black-and-stainless frame, and the blue scalloped G10 grips offer a textured, non-slip surface that holds up better than wood under repeated wet or sweaty handling. The ambidextrous thumb safety and grip safety are standard Gold Cup fare, giving both left- and right-handed shooters access to the same manual-of-arms. One magazine is included.

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