Not too small nor too big. Running a hit piece like this because a demo gun jammed up during range demo day is silly and irresponsible.. How dare you disparage the trooper mkiii its the poor mans python and I love mine 6 in barrel and adjustable sights its a tac driver. Not hardly. The LCR is the same story. I personally would like to see Colt revive the big old New Service in .45 Colt. It made a solid click when I press the cylinder into the gun and I rocked the cylinder left and right to make sure that it was locked up previous to shooting. The SP101 is one hell of a gun. While manipulating the trigger on the gun, I was impressed by just how nice the trigger felt. Colts double action / single action system has been perfected over the years and this trigger benefits from their experience. The cylinder revolves clockwise, like a Colt should. Some of these vintage gems can be found in the Guns.com Vault. Accurate? (Photo: Kristin Alberts/Guns.com). Just thinking! Colt is the Premiere Firearm maker in the History. It will show less wear and tear with use that blued or polished up. The new models are updated small frames like the old Detective Special and Diamondback. Colt 1911 Combat Commander Series 70 Steel Frame c. 9MM LUGER 1911 COMMANDER COLT COMBAT SEMI AUTO PISTOL LIKE NEW IN BOX G PETERS 1500-6. GRIN. K-Mart Classics: Remingtons Nylon Rimfires Engineered To Last. And at a price shipped of $580 was a darn deal. by Chris Bird. Rabbit and squirrel are easily taken with this loading. A. In either case, our data indicates that the new Python hasn't impacted the demand for the original. Ill be buying 2 of these for my sweetie the wheelgun gal. Re-design Phase? So much for the authorities who say one caliber or another is too weak. I recently handled a new Colt King Cobra at my LGS. Thank God I Had a Gun: True Accounts of Self-Defense Paperback February 1, 2014 Next post: An Israeli .308 AK? Sadly, its passed into history, but Ill never forget the smell of fresh peanuts roasting or the coal-fired potbelly stove in the center of the lower showroom and the classic mini-tiled entryway and doors. The comment above does not have a single sentence without at least one grammatical error. The finish looks like a car in primer. To address these problems and to create a stronger and more durable revolver than the original, one of the first things Colt did when it redesigned the .357 Magnum-chambered Python was to beef up the frame. The good news is that the trigger is great. Keep up the good work. I owned the 3 of the snake guns. If this is a .38 Special load, check to see if the bullet will fall through the throat. It doesnt make sense to market a gun for concealed carry but take the time, effort, and money to put a beautiful, but delicate finish on it. The U-style (soft-V-style?) You guys are slipping. As they have more time, I would expect to see versions with a myriad of options. And in the event you got a Friday or Monday gun, you better hope it was purchased from Davidson's, or any other outfit that offers a replacement warranty. Aside from that, very satisfied with the weight balance, look, feel, functionality and fit. Wide rear sights have very easy to adjust screws for windage and . Give us a grip option with more meat in the web area just behind the hammer (like my K.Cobra). As you know, the original Cobra shares its heritage with the Colt Detective Special, and the new Cobra draws upon the same lineage. Self-Defense. I agree with the writer of this story on what the quality of these guns is probably going to be or their lack of. I guess you have to fill up space and sell clicks but coming out of the gate with a slam like this is a bit lame. The Colt Cobra holds six rounds of .38 Special ammunition, despite its compact dimensions. THE SATIN NICKEL FINISH & METAL ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. I believe the exact opposite to be true. We have used my 79 Dback in our Womens Intro classes in the past and it does better than do the K frames- shorter trigger reach. The only reason why they discontinued them is because they were not selling. It was quite a pleasant surprise to open the cardboard box up and see the familiar blue plastic Colt box inside, securing the new Colt Cobra revolver. Looks like a charter arms for a whole lot more money and who wants heavy, big, bulky, outdated, .38spcl caliber either yawn waste of time reporting on this dead out of the gate no one wants revolver . You can always deal with too short, but not too long. I mean, look at how successful Henry is in a market thats saturated with ARs. New Colt King Cobra speedloader update Well I picked up one of these bad boys last night and ran a few hundred rounds through her. I am very interested in the Cobra for these very same reasons. Maybe reintroducing their Snake gun line will keep them above water. I was a big Colt snake gun revolver man in the early nineties. Its great to see that Colt and Kimber are offering 6-shot revolvers in concealable sizes; wish S&W would return the 6-shot K-frame snubby. This should steer some of you towards the new Colts. . Yet in this new small Cobra frame. That $200-$300 will buy a lot of ammo. It has some holster wear and is probably in need of new grips but after much practice for a snub its pretty accurate. The fit and finish of this gun is crap. I would buy a light weight Cobra rated for +p preferably with a shrouded hammer, otherwise, no thanks. I get the sneaky feeling that this is a desperate cash grab attempt from a company on the brink of insolvency and I just hope they dont ruin what was an amazing line of firearms. I just might buy another, just for old time sake. That's on purpose, as it is not proofed for the higher .357 Magnum pressures. I stopped buying 38s years ago and Ill tell you why. And I thought the K6 was vaporware too until last week. Many other guns in the same size category hold only five rounds. They are awesome. SMITH & WESSON (In Stock) 0.0. This is my 2nd Colt in 2017, the first was a Delta Elite that had quality problems from day one. The Colt Cobra is larger than the typical J-frame five-shot revolvers but still quite compact. I just read that S&W is coming out with some new 7-shot 686s including one with a 3 barrel AND its chambered in .357 Mag / .38 Spl+P Why oh why did Colt not chamber this roadkill snake gun the same? I know every reviewer uses this stupid line, but it shoots like a dream. Very very smooth revolver. Colt can produce the old style pistols if they actually want to put a couple bucks at it but apparently from your review it seems that there CNC Machining all the parts and assembling them on assembly lines buy gun techs not gunsmith theres your freaking problem Colt. As a wheelgun fan, Im also very interested in an indepth hands on review of the Korth offerings from Nighthawk. It was clearly the gun I remembered seeing at the 2017 Shot Show (click this link to see our coverage from SHOT Show 2017). To purchase on GunsAmerica.com, click this link: https://www.gunsamerica.com/Search.aspx?Keyword=Colt%20cobra. (Photo: Kristin Alberts/Guns.com), The ejector rod is short, no doubt due to housing constraints of the snub barrel, but is more than adequate to push spent rounds far enough to dump the cylinder. The Nylon 66, a relatively inexpensive rimfire with faux woodgrain, was the first successful synthetic-stock firearm. I had one, and fired several other pythons that belonged to an uncle. Substantial recoil but not uncomfortable recoil. Just like if youve been in a car crash, you dont go run a marathon the day after you get out of the hospital. Colt CAN make high end firearms, their latest 45/70 custom Gatling gun and BAR 3006 semi auto version are works of art. The original Cobra wasnt this type of gun it had an aluminum frame and was a five-shot cylinder. Colt, much like many other gun companies, has gone with MIM parts. I have had the trigger break on an HK P7 during the first range session. The fit and finish was outstanding and the trigger pull (SA and DA) was a glass-rod dream. A big part of the DA revolver market is small frame, and that market is full of high-powered, lightweight models. There was a huge difference. My hope is that Colt does so and builds them with the same care and quality of the older Pythons, Anacondas and the like. In single-action our test model's trigger broke consistently at 4 lbs., 1 oz., with no grittiness or take-up. That was the shortest part of the article and didnt seem to be central at all. Just be glad that another 1911, Glock or AR hasnt been created. Theres never been a better revolver for smaller handed shooters such as women. These have the same general size of frame and the same size cylinder as the older small frame models. A. You do realize that 38 Special can be fired in 357 Magnum chambered guns..right? I handled one at my local gun shop and all I can say is WOW! But I suppose there would be a much bigger market for .38 (and .357). Tauruss biggest thing going for it is that they are affordable. Yea, we need it! Still I did not mind that. The trigger guard of the new Colt King Cobra, like those of the new Cobra and Night Cobra, looks as though the gun was dropped on it. We have stopped carrying them at our store because at one time theyre semi-automatics and their revolvers were coming back at least a couple guns a month to be shipped back to Taurus. I fired the gun double action first shot cylinder started to rotate probably 15 degrees or so and the trigger stopped wouldnt let me press any further and the cylinder stopped as well. & an occasional spent case hangs up. And the price is WAY Too much for me to consider. I guess Im just too dumb to understand the brilliance of someone in marketing. Now Im not talking about the 38j frames and all these new LC ours and things that are compact subcompact concealed carry revolvers on talking about the big boys in the only one on the market right now is Smith and Wesson still. Yeah I want onebut the price seems a little steep at $699.00. Colt claims it is as smooth or smoother than the original cobra's. They also said that the metal was stronger and a .357 might be in the future. the blued versions werent especially great. It is the perfect frontal fanny pack gun. Stroking the side of the revolver feels less like stroking the slick scales of a cobra and more like a cat licking your hand. And they had the gall to actually come out with a faux Cobra version of it, too. All Colts locked up tighter than S&Ws or Rugers, if done correctly at the factory. Not too light nor too heavy. The Detective Special I carry is probably only an 85% finish gun; thats why I carry it. Like they say about changing the oil and washing your car, clean your weapon, and oil it, and it will return in its work. According to our friends at Revolvy, the first model of Cobra was made from 1950 to 1971 with a 2-inch barrel. New Colt King Cobra Target Doesn't Work. Why is the finish matte, why didnt they use an aluminum frame, why didnt they issue it in .357 magnum??? Now we will see if the name can pull them back. There still are some jigs that survive at the East Hartford plant in the testfire area but they look rusted beyond salvation. An astute study of the new Cobras internals reveals several Metal Injection Molded (MIM) parts, including the hammer and trigger. Some new Colt Python problems have been widely discussed online, including heavy single action triggers and a cylinder issue covered by Youtubers like Hickok45, but Colt has taken steps to address the concerns.
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