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Colt 1911A1 70 vs 80 Help!
my-handyman
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Can someone please tell me what is the main differences between the Colt Series 70 and the Series 80? I have tried to find this info, but have had no luck.?
Thanks for your time and info!
Thanks for your time and info!
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"Series 80" means "having firing pin block."
But even that is confusing because the firing pin block was not introduced until 1983. I guess the same advertising agency that has redefined Series 70 thought that "80" was sexier than "83."
There was some overlap into the 1980s, guns with both Series 70 bushing and Series 80 firing pin obstruction. But misfit and mistreated collets can occasionally shed a finger and jam up the gun, so the device was discontinued.
Now you can buy a "Series 70" Colt with neither collet bushing nor firing pin block.
[V][:(!][xx(][:(]series 70 it was a part of how the the grip safety worked [^][:)]editthere were even some foreign sales from colt with SWARTZ safety I have a pre WW11 by serial number but shipped to Argentina in 1942 I got it from Locust Fork hear on GB with c in serial number as well as a National Match pre war I love the Swartz hate the series 80
Neal
I know some will say the Series 80 trigger can be tuned just as well as the Series 70. Perhaps that's true, but I'm more comfortable cleaning up the 70. And whether it's real or imagined, I think I can feel the dogleg "whip" just a bit on the 80 version.