trigger job on a gold cup trophy?

[trk2ajk]

i have a blue gold cup trophy that i am considering getting a trigger job on. i am not sure on the trigger mechanism, but it is my understanding that there are a couple more pieces in a gold cup's trigger. should i expect to pay more to have the gct triggger worked on?
anybody have a pic of extra parts? :p
btw, the pistol is excellent! trigger just leaves something to be desired

[paul45]

im sorry if i missed something...is your gold cup new?

[trk2ajk]

yes and no,
new to me, but no more than 4-500 rounds through it. :)

[papashah41]

I may be mistaken....

....but I think the only way your Gold Cup might have "more pieces-parts" is if it's an 80 Series gun. (as opposed to a 70 Series).
Now....the trigger itself is different in the Gold cup (it's wider), the basic design should be the same for any 1911.

[stumbler]

If I recall, a Gold Cup has an extra lever and spring to "assist" the trigger pull (and the spring has a place in the sear). This is with the series 80 parts as well. I would get with the Local Friendly Gun Smith and ask him. There are schematics available on line where you can see how the parts interact.

Be safe.

[govtmodel]

i have a blue gold cup trophy that i am considering getting a trigger job on. i am not sure on the trigger mechanism, but it is my understanding that there are a couple more pieces in a gold cup's trigger. should i expect to pay more to have the gct triggger worked on?
anybody have a pic of extra parts? :p
btw, the pistol is excellent! trigger just leaves something to be desired

Older Gold Cup pistol have two extra parts (not the Series 80 parts) called the depressor and the depressor spring. They help prevent trigger bounce when loading. These parts are not affected by a trigger job (but most smiths will charge extra for a Series 80 trigger job).

Putting them back in after a detail strip is a major pain. Many folks just leave them out. If you get a new, lightweight trigger installed as part of your trigger job, don't worry about it.

Apparently the depressor wasn't all that effective; Colt deleted it from later Gold Cup pistols.

[papashah41]

Apparently the depressor wasn't all that effective; Colt deleted it from later Gold Cup pistols.

That's probably why I'm not familiar with said "pieces-parts"... :p

[paul45]

Thats why I asked if it was new...I think the older series gold cups had the 2 extra parts. I think those parts were done away with as was already stated .Also ..if it was new like mine, I was going to suggest just to shoot it and not worry about a trigger job and let it break in.