Another Trooper

Sweet!

Ive always thought the 4" Mk3 was a nicely proportioned revolver- Im just not crazy about the sintered parts, though I suspect they arent overly stressed in the rimfire version. Avoid dry-firing at all costs.....but then thats always a good rule of thumb with any .22.

Nice score, Jeff.

That’s a sweet looking piece there my guy!

NIGHTLORD40K

Ive always thought the 4" Mk3 was a nicely proportioned revolver

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I felt the exact same way! That's why I bought a Colt Trooper Mk.III with a 4" barrel for my very first .357 revolver. That gun was built like the proverbial tank and had just the right feel and balance to it.

That is a pretty gun. It amazed me that made them in 22 rimfire; I assume they would be very heavy, although I have never handled one.

Very nice!

There is truly something to be said about Colt, S&W, and Dan Wesson bluing. They did such a great job polishing and bluing their revolvers back then I swear when you stare at one you feel like you could sink into the metal like a dinosaur sank into a tar pit.

A sweet addition for sure.

Stay safe.

The Colt Mark III action was designed by Karl Lewes who also designed the Dan Wesson.

4v50 Gary said:

have fun with it! Bit of a snob here but I don't turn my nose down on a 22 revolver as purdy as that (mine's a Diamondback I paid $300 plus tax).

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When you tell people that, how often do they offer you $330 for it?

Because those people are pikers! I am willing to go up to $450 on it, a clear 50% profit (if you forget about the tax, which I encourage you to do)!

You do take postdated out-of-state three-party checks, don't you?

One of my mild regrets is not getting a Diamondback before the prices went to the moon. I would have liked a 38, but a 22 would have been good too, But I had a S&W Model 15, and there was SO many guns to buy....

BLACKHAWKNJ said:

The Colt Mark III action was designed by Karl Lewes who also designed the Dan Wesson.

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I didn't know this. I have a mkiii and Dan Wesson, prefer the Colt by a large margin, the Colt has a 6" barrel and it balances well in hand. I like shooting the Colt, it's very accurate at range, but I trained with issued Smith K and N frames back in the day, the trigger reset with the Colt is different than the Smith, which makes it difficult for me when pushing split times. The MkIII has its own design HKS speedloaders and it seems to eject and load easier than the Smith 7 shot cylinders, maybe the Colt's grips make a difference.

Don't dry fire the Mark III or later Colt's, the firing pin can break.
Replacement requires a special press device and support dies to press the old pin out, and to press the new pin in.
Also the job needs a special staking punch that works down the barrel to re-stake the thin "skirt" of metal around the recoil plate.
Attempting a change with a punch and hammer can ruin the frame.

Since Colt no longer services any of the older models, you have to send it to Frank Glenn or Len Specklin at Spartan Firearms.