Colt Gold Cup Commander

[Ric4509]

I saw a used Colt GC Commander .45 blue in like NIB condition priced at $1,100. Isn't that way too high? Also, the slide to frame fit is below standard considering it's a GC. Meaning it rattles. Aren't Gold Cups slide to frame fit supposed to be tight?

[Joni Lynn]

Gold Cup slide/frame fit can be pretty sloppy on some. The older ones were fit nicely but some have been loose enough to rattle. My first Gold Cup rattled like a box of loose parts and shot about the same.
$1100 probably isn't that bad for one of those, they're not very common.

[Hunter]

I would say that is a pretty good price if it is in good shape. They were produced in limited numbers. Slide to frame fit should be snug but not tight.

[tombstone]

A Gold Cup AND a Commander - wow! If you don't want it, tell the rest of us where it's available....BTW, my used 1982 GCNM shakes a little slide-to-frame when the hammer is cocked and locked, but almost none with the hammer down. The barrel-to-slide fit is without any movement at all, and it shoots way better than I can. Cheers!

[paul45]

Not an unreasonable price if indeed it is LNIB with all paperwork. If I found another one at that price I would get it....

[dakota1911]

If it is in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, SD, or a few other states out here and you don't want to buy it for that price then let me know.

[lavern23]

I know they made 2 different runs of those pistols. The first run had 500 blue and 500 stainless and had distinct rollmarks vs the later run. I picked mine up this spring with the box and all the papers and a wooden presentation box for 989.00. It is a first run pistol.

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w99/lavern23/335.jpg

Mine is tight and shoots great!

[tombstone]

Nice pistol!

[dakota1911]

Very nice pistol. Be sure it is stuffed in the right foam rubber that will not hurt the finish.

[Blackhawk]

Price seems to be within reason. Again these are fairly rare. Last two I have seen have been priced at $1260 and $1400.

[lavern23]

Thanks for the comments on the pistol. While I was doing the paper work on the gun 2 people came up to me and asked me if I wanted to sell it. I quickly said no and then went outside and another guy must have read the end of the box from behind me and offered me 1300 cash on the spot.

I havent seen too many of these but know of one new in the box that is highly polished stainless and the store owner wants 1700.00. I saw one on Gunsamerica.com for 1500 new in the box earlier this spring.

I think that 1100 is a fair price. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

Buy it take it home and feed it....shells lots of shells!

[Ric4509]

Thank you very much for all the encouraging replies. Will check today if it's still there. Will let you know. Thanks again.