After all, going back more than 150 years, the only model that was more popular in America than the Colt Navy was the smaller and more easily concealed Colt Pocket models. What ammunition were you using? I’ve spent the last six months putting it through its paces. As someone who posts very little but does read the comments, it comes across as excessive; it’s as if he’s not really secure. None of them, however, were 3 inches.”. Ken Water had a great article on it in Handloader back in the day. Personally, I don’t prefer gutter sights. A creditor and business associate, John Ehlers, continued manufacture and sale of (approximately 500 of the total 2,850) pistols through 1847. They gave a smooth pull but stacked toward the end of the pull. Whammo, suddenly, adjusting the timing of the revolver is much, much easier without the rebound lever to mess around with. I’ve always wondered about how the hardness and light weight of silver would work in a wheel gun. Living in the south, the stainless guns went like hotcakes even though they ran 50% more than carbon steel Pythons. I gut and butcher a lot of animals. The double action pull is at an average of 8 lbs 10 oz, and the single action trigger is an easy 4 lbs 4oz. Both self inflicted. Popular. Lots of rain and water in Florida. Now I’m a young paratrooper. If you bought a post war Smith for 250 ….it was probably stolen. Some grips from some manufacturers for the Cobra may work on this gun. It was necessary to manually cock the hammer prior to firing. A real one ….. not one chambered in 357. Lined standard; Straight hang or crossdraw; Features sight protector in adjustable sight models *Note: All fields must be filled in and/or selected before proceeding to add order to shopping cart. I have shot big deer weighing in at 160 lbs after they were field dressed meaning you can usually add at leas 20 per cent to the weight of the deer before it was field dressed which would have put the live weight at 192 lbs and I have done it easily with both the .38 special and the 9×19 mm. Bigger deeper holes. I like to tell people that in a Colt, you need to THINK about every move you’re going to make when you start trying to do a trigger job, adjust the rebound lever, adjust the tail of the bolt, etc. I’m not sure why they aren’t offered on Colt’s website, but Brownells now lists the inserts for sale on their website. If you are patient about it you’re doing better than me! Fuck, now you have me wanting another wheel gun. A couple of comments & observations from your photos: 1. Cool story, bro. As far as casting vs. forging, the S&W 686 and Ruger GP100 weigh exactly the same but it’s the Ruger that’s got the reputation as a tank. Like my kids, I’m toughest on the guns I like. Ok. Between the fitting of the hand, the ratchet, and the bolt, the goal was to get the Colt to have absolutely no wiggle in the cylinder – side to side, rotationally, or front to rear. Shot placement. I saw a 2.5 inch stainless NIB a while back for $3200. A snap cover is incorporated into the holster, preventing scratching and blue wear. I don’t prefer these grips at all, and will replace them with wood or laminate stocks as soon as I can. Weight: 28 oz. Oh, JWT, kudos on skinng all those pigs. I think I’ve read everything he ever published in Shooting Times and I have a couple of his collected works. Endshake in a revolver cannot be reduced to absolutely zero unless the face of the cylinder has been turned to be absolutely normal to the rotational axis – otherwise, the cylinder is apt to drag across some part of the cylinder rotation. I’m a Colt fan. Currently, even on the owner’s manual, it states, “The front sight is interchangeable, standard model comes with a fiber optic.”  It clearly does not come standard with the fiber optic insert, and the only ones available from Colt, still listed on the same website immediately next to the manual, include the brass bead. It was noted well before the internet became sentient. extensions to give me a full grip. It was, of course, a BBQ and shooting event. “The average, old time gun owner…” Yep, Vlad, that’s you. The employees know they are getting screwed and they care little about their job because its just another worthless job that exploits the worker. (3) The bullet in a .38 Special cartridge is therefore in the cylinder for a slightly longer period of time than the bullet in a .357 Magnum cartridge. The Colt Paterson is a revolver. After a bit of digging I found that .38 Spl +P chambered 2017 Colt Cobra revolver stocks from VZ Grips will fit the 2019 King Cobra as well. Foolishly let the last two go. If Colt is bringing back their revolvers, they should go all out; bring back the Detective pattern revolvers with tapered barrels and exposed ejector rods. Maybe since .38 special is such a low pressure round there’s too much leade and the pressure drops to much. D.K. To each his own, but I prefer nothing longer than 5″ for a knife to use on game. I’ve had a new shooter try it with a 125 gr starting load in .38 Spl, which is so light you’d think it was a blank round. ... Walther P22 Holster. The Defender and the M&P have mag. It also packs a punch powerful enough to take out a deer or a feral hog at closer ranges. You can get different barrel lengths with the Ruger and factory holsters should be easier to get. This loading lever and capping window design change was also incorporated after the fact into most Colt Paterson revolvers that had been produced from 1836 until 1839. The Number 5 Belt Revolver would be an effective weapon to 50 yd (46 m) with ideal shooting conditions; however, from a moving horse, the useful range would be measured in feet. Colt revolvers were the original wheelgun, and they have long been considered some of the finest for duty or concealed carry revolver use. you might learn something. Good for carrying, more recoil in shooting. I don’t think I would have been as hard on it as the author, but I do see where he’s coming from. Well, only off duty when in the army. You, and your handguns, are going to get wet. One to start the cylinder turning and one to lock it up tight when you pull the trigger. 12403 (1852) The new Colt King Cobra deserves its place among the pantheon of Colt’s snake guns. They are thick, deep gouges in the steel. Since I got the King Cobra early this year, I have at least 500 full pressure .38 Special rounds through it, and another couple hundred .357 Magnums. Colt King Cobra, six shot, single/double action revolver, caliber .357 magnum. Accuracy: * * * * * Did you have a rough childhood, cupcake? Trigger pulls. Vintage Revolver Holster. Capacity: 6 rounds I hope for a 4-inch barrel, but I’m praying for one in Royal Blue. I may yet still. One thing about cast metal…it doesnt stretch very well. [1] Revolving pistols held five shots and varied from "pocket" to "belt" and "holster" designations based upon size and intended mode of carry. But remember, they also promoted the idea that a 22 was just as good as 38, 9mm, etc. Those are not small advantages. Another reason could be that the barrel is not true to the flash hole (or whatever that’s called on a modern revolver.) So modified, the revolvers could be loaded without disassembly. 3. I also have a Kramer Leather 1911 holster and I would heartily recommend either to make you a custom holster for your 3” King Cobra. Look at the picture of the internals of the gun in the article above. Free shipping. Small knives are nice and handy, but dull quickly and just can’t do some of the boning and butchering as easily as a big knife. Handled a complaint for him shortly before I retired. What I’d pay good money for is low profile sights like on the S&W 640 Pro or the SP101 Wiley Clapp. I am aware of Kimbers offering but have not liked what i held. extensions to give me a full grip. Use a rifle. Officer: 3.5-inch barrel, 6 and 7+1 capacity. Again, bone stock gun. [1] The firepower advantage that they offered was initially praised by the troops, but the United States government considered the arms to be excessively fragile and prone to malfunction. When I got the King Cobra, I noticed a bit of cylinder end shake. If the KC is between a J and K frame, how well will it handle constant 357 loads? 0 $ * Gun Model. Made the old Redhawks look lithe and smooth. Since the python is a bigger snake than a cobra, and the Python was a bigger gun, the name was well suited. It seems weird to me to have a revolver in a 3 inch configuration. It’s a shame on otherwise nice revolver. I sent it back to Colt. Many revolvers ( even Smith’s) have a light cut in the top strap from the factory. If you want all those pieces to be forged and hand finished to fit, or CNC machined, or something along those lines, then I hope you’re willing to pay twice as much for a gun with the exact same performance, reliability, feel, etc etc etc. I’ve shot it with the 180 gr Buffalo Bore bullet moving at 1,300 fps. A wood grip option and getting rid of those tool marks would make this a solid 5-star gun. This should be five stars. Captains Jack Hays and Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers became major proponents of the Colt revolvers and were successful in advocating military contracts for later models such as the Walker Colt. Never mentioned what my career was. It would take only one mistake to turn some other revolvers (especially those lighter carry revolvers) into hand grenades. I have no issue with MIM parts, when they are done right. Saw a guy decapitated by a contract wound with a 7-08. Maybe I will give update. Even up in the trees. More specifically, its lack thereof. Inside Waistband IWB Revolver Holster for Colt Detective Special & Colt Cobra. The 1911 has come a long way since Colt's original 1911 Government Model. Commander: 4.25-inch barrel, 8+1 capacity. Will people buy it? No revolver should have any end shake when new, its not rocket science when they manufacture these guns. The gun is really good looking, with great style and a brushed stainless polish done better than anyone in the business. Their philosophy is that the U.S. is such a big gun market that they could not care less if they never have any repeat customers. This is a fine, functional grip and many folks replace their factory revolver grips with the Hogue grips. When I was in Jr. High (Do they still call it that?) The pictures clearly show that the cylinder is not counter bored and there are no alignment pins for the extractor. At no point did the revolver fail in any way. The 357 would still have a ballistic advantage with 3inch vs 6 inch 38 special. On my KC the final lockup does not occur after after the hammer falls/as it falls. Rugers are certainly easy to work on, as are S&W’s. ‘The GP is half a pound heavier than the Colt.’, In a revolver, 8oz isn’t a big difference, there IS a big difference between the SP101 and the GP100, the GP100 being a much more robust handgun…nothing wrong with the SP101, except the GP100 is a better choice…. That would just be so cool. As originally designed and produced, no loading lever was included with the revolver; a user had to partially disassemble the revolver to re-load it. Averaged over the entire 20-round box, it scored at 1 1/4″. return of the king of wheel guns… The Colt Python!! Stainless Steel, smooth trigger, shrouded ejector rod, and ramp front sight. The rear sight channel is lightly honed so that there are no shiny stops along the sight path. (2) The bullet in a .357 Magnum cartridge is closer to the cylinder gap and forcing cone than the bullet in a .38 Special cartridge. A subsequent patent renewal in 1849, and aggressive litigation against infringements, gave Colt a domestic monopoly on revolver development until the middle 1850s. 0 $ * Gun Model. There’s a Aztec-pyramid-lookin’ feature on the right side of the rebound lever, and those facets on the pyramid-lookin’ thing control the rise/drop of the bolt, the trigger reset, etc. More importantly, like my dad’s Colt revolver, it deserves its place by the bedside. The driving holster is kept close at hand on the forward, vertical part of your car seat, positioned between the legs. Make that 7. Most bent the mainspring by cocking the gun with a drill bit inserted in the spring. Publishing Inc., New York. Like to see a back to back shootout with a Ruger SP-101 For color samples click here. Colt does indeed use MIM. The only problem is with a full grip pistol you have to blouse out my shirt some but that’s no big deal. Colt King Cobra In Hunting Gun Holsters. This was recommended only in .357 Magnum-rated guns, as well as some S&W N-frame .38/44s. S W 36 Holster. Just never felt like I needed to ask permission to exercise my 2A rights. Wouldn’t surprise me. But a .38 Spl load matching every bit of the energy from the 124 gr 9mm NATO round? I thought David Soul’s 6″ Python was the coolest revolver I had ever seen. Colt Handgun - Cobra, 38 spl., 2 inch barrel, "Night Cobra", titankote finish, tritium night sites, bobbed hammer, NEW, UNFIRED, made ... (Full Details) Price: $750.00: Colt Handgun - Colt trooper MKII 22 … However, if it were like most of the original double action Colt revolvers, we’d like to see no more than .003″ of movement. Recoil was not bad at all. These cuts are not surface scratches. And I also have no issues with it if it’s done right. But when you look at real selling price not MSRP, the LCR 357 sells for as much as an SP101 or more. I’ll loose, uh, that’s right, no sleep. He did have a thing about werewolves. And I’m pretty sure my BB, I’m too lazy to get in the safe right now and double check, .38 special 110 grain copper hollowpoints are loaded with Barnes bullets as well. Anyway, I too like Colt handguns. Doc Holiday Holster $ 210.00 – $ 320.00. And his use of reloading gear was ‘creative’ to say the least. No so much with the new 3-inch gun. At the time of this writing, all Colt King Cobras come from the factory with a brass bead insert front sight. The Colt Paterson is a revolver.It was the first commercial repeating firearm employing a revolving cylinder with multiple chambers aligned with a single, stationary barrel.Its design was patented by Samuel Colt … Gotta have one of these as a carry piece! When I move to a gun friendly state I would like the 101 as a trail gun. Colt… 4. Later Colt revolvers had a notched hammer that would fit over an intermediate safety pin located between chambers of the cylinder on the back of the chamber when all cylinders were loaded, thereby obviating contact of the hammer with the percussion caps until the single-action hammer was intentionally cocked. A front sight you can actually see, and see quickly, is a must have for a defensive-minded handgun. I really enjoy shooting them. She’s hell on wheels with it. $18.99. With one exception. I had the opportunity to compare this side-by-side with a K6 3”. Unfortunately, this one isn’t. It is also not a light cut. I have used many different brands in both .38 and .357 ! loads in 38 case were more accurate in N frame Smith’s 27 and 28s. And they reflected it. This gun is neither of those. You can do an article on the customer service you get these days. This love spans the entire new Colt revolver line. A 3″ SP101 weighs in at 27 ounces. It’s usually just the 642 or LCP in a pocket holster. I have. The company has few quality control people that is self evident or the revolvers would not be leaving the factory so crudely made and with so many problems that are being complained about by unhappy customers. It’s easy to shoot, accurate, and looks beautiful. I can see no reasons against it, and so far, after six months of shooting, so good. The problems with the Smiths were with the K-frames and people running a steady diet of full power .357 loads (Buffalo Bore, Double Tap, etc powered loads which aren’t actually +p in .357). The holster itself is our N87 and may also be utilized as an inside the waistband holster… The lockup is then significantly tighter than any other revolver I own (and that includes a S&w 627 pro). Gets horribly filthy working or camping, soap and water clean up, some light oil, good to go. Another with a 12 gauge rifled slug. Customization: * * Skeeter was pretty fond of the .38 Special round, but he had his own “special” Special recipe. The hand is pushing the cylinder “into the window” (ie, clockwise from your perspective while holding the gun), and this pushes the cylinder into full engagement with the bolt. Cody, touch off a few rounds of .357 magnum from a 2-3″ barrel over a chronograph and a few .38 +P Spl. An example. I grew up in awe of that big wheel gun, and like my dad, had supreme confidence in its capabilities. I picked up a post WWII Smith M&P revolver in April for only $250 bucks not the outrageous 900 bucks of this new model Colt and yes I know its not a .357 but I know something most people do not know, I do not need a .357 especially when Pistolero Magazine shot pigs with both the .38 special and .357 Magnum and noticed no difference in killing power at all when used at point blank range which is were almost all gun fights take place and if you blast away at someone at long range you had better have a damn good lawyer or your going to be in more legal jeopardy than the person who broke into your house or attacked you on the street. In the old DA Colt revolver designs, (such as the D, E&I and Python frame revolvers, which included the Police Positive, Viper, Python, New Service, etc), as the endshake grew, you’d tend to start wearing the hand and the bolt fairly quickly. The King Cobra, however, does not. It’s called extracting value from the market. The .357 is usually appreciably faster, by a couple hundred fps, sometimes more. Handles full FULL house H110 loads like a tank. In 1839, a hinged loading lever and capping window became standard for new revolvers and was retrofitted to the older designs. 1840) "Wells Fargo" Colt Revolver (ca. These holster is made of .080 Kydex. Did I mention I love the trigger? I think I have that right — going strictly on intuitive reasoning here. $18.99. Not that I’m trying to elevate myself to their level. [1] Unlike later revolvers, a folding trigger was incorporated into the Colt Paterson. Which Colt and S&W do. The GP is half a pound heavier than the Colt. Local guy, though a transplant from Miami. Preferably a drop point. I’m not surprised those Barnes copper bullets performed so well in your revolver. Colt’s King Cobra is reincarnated for 2019 as the 6-Shot .357 Magnum big brother of the Colt Cobra Double Action revolver. Impressive review and writing in general. Those are limited as well. I highly recommend it. This is not usually the case in other makes like Ruger and Colt. They were the Talo of the day. Cobra: This was a lightweight, alloy-framed version of the Detective Special chambered in .22 LR, .32 Colt/S&W, .38 Special (first issue) and later .38 Special only (second issue). None of the major manufactures do a factory finish like Colt. I’ll just buy one for each hand. This sequence is repeated for each of the five shots in the cylinder (although the safety-conscious shooter will load only four, leaving the hammer down on an empty chamber for routine handling and carry. I predict this new revolver by Colt will not last long in today’s market. None of them, however, were 3 inches. Three inch barrel is best left to .38 Spl +P. No barrel length is perfect. Reset isn’t an issue. Each holster is designed specifically to conform to the shape of the human leg ensuring that your firearm is supported properly and in a way that allows you to forget you are even I can find no major holster company fitting this gun correctly at this time. Sorry…. If you’re conceal carrying, especially with an OWB holster, 3in may be the best for your needs. The cylinder continues to rotate until the bolt drops into the next cylinder notch assuring proper alignment of the chamber, barrel, and firing pin before the hammer is released. Just curious, the Ruger Redhawk (not super) uses a coil spring that functions both as the hammer spring and the trigger return spring. A blessing is a bonus against run-of-the-mill goblins, as well. No matter how careful you are. I fully cleaned the gun prior to shooting it and lubed it with CLP, which is the lubricant Colt recommends in the manual. I’d be happy with a 2.5 inch model as long as them ejection stroke was long enough. 0 $ * Gun Model $ * Gun Model. Thank you for the Simply Rugged holster information. The Colt Model 1848 Percussion Army Revolver is a .44 caliber revolver designed by Samuel Colt for the U.S. Army's Regiment of Mounted Rifles. The wrong ammo can make any gun shoot poorly. A holster for the hunter and sportsman looking for a full coverage holster to protect their favorite pistol. The v spring (maybe u spring now) harkens back to old Colts. I’m a big fan of the brass bead front sight, as long as it’s well-polished and shiny. Cobra: This was a lightweight, alloy-framed version of the Detective Special chambered in .22 LR, .32 Colt/S&W, .38 Special (first issue) and later .38 Special only (second issue). $27.95. Histoire. Commander, Colt Night Defender and my M&P 357 Sig Compact. All those little circles on the internal parts are dead giveaways. Great product. https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/gun-review-kimber-ks6-dcr-357magnum/. The revolver was also issued to the Army's "Dragoon" Regiments.This revolver was designed as a solution to numerous problems encountered with the Colt … It's a perfect 1911 chest holster, if you carry a Delta Elite or other 10mm in the backcountry. With the end shake at what I think the limit should be right out of the box, I’ll keep a special eye on it during the life of the gun. On the ever-popular Smith & Wesson frame scale, the King Cobra sits right in the middle between the J-frame and the K-frame guns. They are, however, reasonably cheap and easy to work on. I suspect (but this is only suspicion, and not a fact) I would guess this particular Colt mechanism isn’t anywhere near as difficult to work on as the classic DA revolver mechanisms are. That extra inch wouldn’t give up much of anything in carryability, especially in an already light revolver, but it would gain in accuracy, power, and controllability. This gun in the article is exactly what I would want in a revolver. JWM, The first Paterson Models (1836–1838) required partial disassembly for loading and had no definitive provision for safely carrying the revolver with all chambers loaded. S&W had always satisfied me before. If a 4″ comes out, I’ll buy it too. Sporting a heavy-duty frame, 3-inch barrel, and brushed stainless steel construction, the King Cobra secures a new place in the legendary heritage that makes Colt double-action revolvers some of the hottest collectible firearms today. Take a look at that mainspring in the photo above. I’m glad you hate to correct me, because you didn’t. Many folks consider the ideal end shake to be zero. Buy or trade. However, with a gun like the LCR, the 38 is around 3.5 ounces lighter to boot. At 28 oz, it’s much lighter than the GP100, or the S&W Model 10, Model 19, or the “Combat Magnum” 66. Damn you! They don’t reset like semi-automatics. The 1911 has come a long way since Colt's original 1911 Government Model. All were grouping horribly.