2017 - New Colt Cobra

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Mizar said:
So, you get a 6 shot, all steel, no stupid lock snubnose revolver, that is chambered for .38 Spl. +P and not for .357 Magnum - those exact specifications I keep see here all the time and somehow it turns out that "it's not what we asked for!". :rofl:

P.S. The only thing I don't like for now is the barrel profile, but everything else looks OK to me.
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It certainly meets my needs! Looking forward to handling one.
 
Cocked & Locked said:
It just ain't the same.

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Well, no, it's not. But that was then and this is now. Times change.

I like yours better too, but we're not going to see those again I don't think.

I'm glad to see companies that have enough confidence in the revolver market to step forward with totally new designs. The Smith & Wesson Model 69, and the "new" Model 66 are good examples. Once they got established and proved they were going to sell, we see S&W offering different barrel lengths. Kimber has come online with their new offering. Taurus is always trying something different, even though they seldom get any credit for it. Same for Ruger also.

Now to have Colt even admit they're thinking about getting back in the game. That's big I think.
 
Well I would definitely be interested in learning more about this new Colt revolver and if there are to be any other versions of it.
 
I personally am very excited about this.

My main EDC has been a COLT D Frame for the past 10yrs or so.... I have a 1976 DS and a 1974 DS in the safe as a "back up" for it. Before that I carried an almost mint 1972 Cobra that I stopped carrying and gave to my father as a Christmas present back in 2008..... tried carrying a J Frame Smith for a few months but just couldn't bring myself to like the J Frame as much - so I pressed one my DSs into serevice.....

Heck my wife carries a 1956 Cobra that I bought and had tucked away in my safe.

I have looked for years for a SFVI or DSII or Magnum Carry but when I do find them for sale they are priced out of this world.... which was always odd to me because I remember in the 1990's when Colt introduced them, they sold for less than $500 brand new. They had similar looks to the old D Frames but simple transfer bar type lock work and were all stainless steel.... They were meant to be reasonably priced personal protection/CCW pieces. I regret not buying one back in the day but I was focused on collecting banned "Assault Weapons" and carrying high cap auto pistols....

I am pretty sure that COLT will re-do what they did with the introduction of the SFVI (Small Frame 6 shot) 20yrs ago.... they introduced the .38+P and a year or two later they brought out the .357 Magnum Carry... That is if they see the a positive reaction to these coming out.
Will
 
It sill drop the price of the used ones for sure. Just like it did with the mustangs. Maybe this is the beginning.
 
Sergei Mosin said:
I'll confess to being one who prefers .357 to .38, but I can wait. I'm not old enough to remember the heyday of Colt revolvers, so I'm far more interested in the future of this product line than its distant past.
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I get that preference. Still, this iron is light enough for daily carry without much hassle.

My 2 inch Lawman was not fun to shoot with magnum loads. Of course, self defense is not meant to be fun. I wonder if a faster second and third shot with Special loads is preferable to the mighty blast of a magnum out of a two inch barreled gun?
 
I like a magnum load tailored to a short barrel - a bit more horsepower than a .38 +P without debilitating blast. But we are starting to wander afield.

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Brent's comments are interesting and presumably accurate. The V-spring action was reported to be history, so that's a surprise. The $699 MSRP probably translates to a street price of $600 or less, which is reasonable.

Not knowing Colt revolvers, I'm unclear on the size - is this going to be about the same size as a J-frame or LCR, only with a six-shot cylinder?
 
castile said:
It sill drop the price of the used ones for sure. Just like it did with the mustangs. Maybe this is the beginning.
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Did it? That's not what I'm seeing. I'm seeing the old mustangs at $800 or so, knowing that people don't want the new Colts and their plastic.
 
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Sergei Mosin said:
I like a magnum load tailored to a short barrel - a bit more horsepower than a .38 +P without debilitating blast. But we are starting to wander afield.

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Brent's comments are interesting and presumably accurate. The V-spring action was reported to be history, so that's a surprise. The $699 MSRP probably translates to a street price of $600 or less, which is reasonable.

Not knowing Colt revolvers, I'm unclear on the size - is this going to be about the same size as a J-frame or LCR, only with a six-shot cylinder?
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I wonder what forum Brent posted that on?

A guy in the COLT group on FB posted the pic of that ad and as soon as I saw the ad, I spent the next few mins searching COLT Forum and other forums where COLT has a specific market place for info and found nothing......

As for size, no doubt COLT is going to capitalize on it's little niche from revolver history. I see this as a D Frame replacement. Almost the size of a J Frame Smith or LCR and yes 6 shot cylinder.

And nice to see a blog borrowed my borrowed picture.... lol. Plenty of comments, so COLT is generating some interest.

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2016/12/daniel-zimmerman/new-colt-cobra-38-revolver/


Will
 
Another thread on the COLT Forum. I think this one beat me by a few hours yesterday....

http://www.coltforum.com/forums/colt-revolvers/180241-new-colt-cobra-pictures-surface.html

Page 4. Brent (COLT Custom Shop manager) confirms that the MSRP is $699 and that there are Non Disclosure Agreements in place until Jan 1, 2017, so don't expect alot of info to come out... he did say it uses a "V Spring", so that's an interesting twist if you know anything about COLT revolvers.
Will
 
Y'all are crazy! There is nothing manageable with a little snub-nose 2" barreled 357 mag. I have a Magnum Carry and put one or two cylinders worth of mags through it! Only shoot 38spl though it since, and carry hot +Ps. 38 +P is all that's needed for such small belly guns. I'm really looking forward to this new Cobra.
 
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Am gobsmacked that they are going with the V-spring, but also pleased: The old style spring makes for a very nice DA trigger stroke.
 
The gun looks to be a re-introduction of the SF-VI / DS-II line that replaced the D frames. From what I understand those guns did use a V-spring style action.Not the same as the older Python action, but not coil springs from some of their other updated offerings either.

I'm fairly excited myself, though I may hold out to see if they add a model with a barrel profile similar to the DS-II or introduce a .357 version. The slimmed down barrel profile looks a little goofy to me, though the fiber optic front is a nice usability upgrade from a simple stainless blade like the older guns.
 
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Hey that's pretty cool. It's not really a model I'm interested in but I'm going to keep my eyes open for other models in the future. It'd be nice to see the Anaconda again.
 
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Some clarification:

During the past two years when I've stated the V-Springs were dead, it was in reference to the OLD V-Spring Colt actions dating back to around 1900.
The last two Colt DAs (MKIII & MKV) used coil mainsprings, and newer re-designed actions requiring almost no hand-fitting.

Last year I was told by a Colt rep that the new revolver would be along the lines of a MKV, which meant a coiled mainspring.
I did not press for further details because the project was a semi-sorta hush-hush & I had not pressed for details since.

Yes- the new Cobra does have a V mainspring, but this is NOT the same action as the older Python, original Cobra, Official Police, original Troopers, Detective Special, and so on.
It is quite a different action, without the hand-fitting involved in the older guns, and with other significant changes.
Nothing out of the older action will interchange.
You will not be able to buy new Cobra parts and use them as replacements in original V-Spring Colts.

DO NOT EXPECT AN OLD V-SPRING ACTION IN THIS NEW COBRA.
Hope that clarifies the V-Spring question. :)
Denis
 
In any case, I feel cheered by the announcement, and vindicated in a sense. I have carried various sidearms in the previous century, but liked my Dick Special the best.

Welcome back, Colt.
 
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Very cool. I've owned a few Colt snubbies. I have nuclear fallout quality sweat and can ruin a blued gun, carried concealed, in a few hours. So, I rarely carried them.

A stainless .38 Special modern Detective Special is on my list.
 
rklessdriver said:
The new Colt DA revolvers are a reality. All the talk for the past few years has finally been confirmed in public....

I saw today that Colt took out a full page ad in this months Guns World magazine.



From the pics looks very similar to the 1990s era SFVI.... which would be smart as they were designed from the start for easy mass production. I only wonder why they used the Cobra name on a steel frame.

I hope the quality is there and I plan to buy one.

Will
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I like the idea, if they get it right.

The checkering on the extractor rod head is coarse. That's not what I expect on a fine firearm. I hope they cured the cylinder timing. That was the weak point in older Colt DA revolvers. It just wore too fast. The MK III and later guns supposdly cured that, but had other flaws.
 
Vern Humphrey said:
I'm waiting for the return of the Colt Shooting Master, in .45 Colt.
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Vern, I hope that you admire patience as a noble virtue. I think the New Service and Shooting Master are gone forever. But they might make the Anaconda in .45 Colt. They need a DA .44 Magnum, and the design will probably allow also making it in 45.
 
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