SnWnMe
September 15, 2003, 09:45 AM
I test fired the Colt at the Rainbow Valley Range in Temecula, CA. The distance was 5 yards to the falling plates. Because of the danger of ricochet the rules for plates is lead only. Later on I moved to the regular range where all loads are allowed.
Gun: Colt Det Spl 2" circa 90s
Ammo: 148 gr wadcutter reloads.
The gun has a smooth ramp FS that reflected glare. The trigger is nice. Not Smith nice but nice nonetheless. The rubber Colt grips are just as cushy as other brand offerings. The gun's bore axis appears to be lower than a Smith. The trigger reach is a tad longer than a J frame but this is strictly observation, my hand couldn't really tell the difference.
Compared to say, a Smith Airweight, the gun is very easy to shoot. This is of course due to the extra heft and the light loads I had. I shot 100 rds on the plates. The bullets had just enough energy to knock them down. I cleaned the plates most of the time.
On the regular 50 yd range I finished the rest of my WC loads on a gong 50 yards distant. Slow SA and holding a few inches over the gong I was hitting it about 30% of the time. Either I am impressive or the gun is! It's the latter :D
There were no misfires. Ejection was positive. The operation of the cylinder release stymied this Smith user's speed reloads the first couple of times. It's not a gun issue but a user one of course. FWIW, I recommend this gun to anybody contemplating purchasing one.
Gun: Colt Det Spl 2" circa 90s
Ammo: 148 gr wadcutter reloads.
The gun has a smooth ramp FS that reflected glare. The trigger is nice. Not Smith nice but nice nonetheless. The rubber Colt grips are just as cushy as other brand offerings. The gun's bore axis appears to be lower than a Smith. The trigger reach is a tad longer than a J frame but this is strictly observation, my hand couldn't really tell the difference.
Compared to say, a Smith Airweight, the gun is very easy to shoot. This is of course due to the extra heft and the light loads I had. I shot 100 rds on the plates. The bullets had just enough energy to knock them down. I cleaned the plates most of the time.
On the regular 50 yd range I finished the rest of my WC loads on a gong 50 yards distant. Slow SA and holding a few inches over the gong I was hitting it about 30% of the time. Either I am impressive or the gun is! It's the latter :D
There were no misfires. Ejection was positive. The operation of the cylinder release stymied this Smith user's speed reloads the first couple of times. It's not a gun issue but a user one of course. FWIW, I recommend this gun to anybody contemplating purchasing one.