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Originally Posted by RichL025
OK, basic question here, but this is something I never sorted out before (be nice to the medic, don't make fun of him for silly questions....)
What is the functional difference between the Series 70 & Series 80s? I mean, I've read somewhere about a firing-pin safety (is this even necessary for a weapon that's not carried hammer-down on a live round?) but is there a real-world difference?
If I were shopping for a nice, inexpensive 1911 to shoot IDPA with, would I be a fool to go with one or the other?
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Collet bushing instead of solid was added to the Government Models with the Series 70. Most people consider that to have been a step backwards with regard to reliability. The Series 80 added a firing pin block safety system, where a series of internal levers and a plunger positively blocked the firing pin from moving until the trigger was pressed, as well as the half-cock notch being redesigned. I have had a 1911, not a Colt, refuse to fire when the firing pin block rubbed just a bit too hard on the firing pin, and retarded it from a clean impact. I am not a fan.
Might be another few corners they cut.
Neither is going to be competitive, or necessarily reliable, out of the box, with anything but Ball.
TR
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