New to me, pick it up this week.
Series 3
Opinions ?
Series 3
Opinions ?
Colt Match Target
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bannockburn
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Mine of that era is a neat little gun, and reliable with most ammo, too.
It is not competitive with a High Standard or S&W as a target pistol but it is sure superior to the current crop of Plastic Plinkers.
It is not competitive with a High Standard or S&W as a target pistol but it is sure superior to the current crop of Plastic Plinkers.
CapnMac
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Love it.
I want one to pair with my other Colt Target
I want one to pair with my other Colt Target
I have a 1959 Match Target…it’s an awesome pistol. Those wooden grips are purdy!
Riomouse911
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Man, that is a real beauty! 
I still to this day have a hole in my gun-ownership pedigree:
Colt AR’s? Check.
Colt revolvers? Check.
Colt semi-auto pistol? Nope!
As the guys said, we would love to hear/see how it shoots for you when you get a chance to take it out.
Stay safe.
I still to this day have a hole in my gun-ownership pedigree:
Colt AR’s? Check.
Colt revolvers? Check.
Colt semi-auto pistol? Nope!
As the guys said, we would love to hear/see how it shoots for you when you get a chance to take it out.
Stay safe.
Gordon
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As an aside, and in no way critical of your beautiful Match Target ;. My dad was an NRA Match competitive shooter from around 1953 until 1973 or so . He had an ever evolving 1913 Colt 1911, a .38 and a .22 Colt Officers Models matched set from 1953 on. As his skill grew in 1959 Dad bought a Colt Woodsman Match Target hoping to up his .22 scores and he Bought a rare .32 Officer's Model Match hoping to get an advantage in Center-fire class. He did pick up scoring a bit with the .32 revolver, which he had " matched " to his other two revolvers. By 1963 when I was a junior in high school and starting to shoot on the highschool NRA rifle team he pretty much quit trying to " accurize" the Woodsman as he watched the top regional shooters move to the new Ruger Target as accurized by a Jimmy in Louisiana especially ! After my two years away at University and 6 years active duty including two years in VN, I came back to my dad in NJ in the late 70 s from California with my degree completed and a Warrant Officer in Army reserves. He had the first of ever more debilitating strokes and his wife of ten years since my mom died in 1966 was taking care of him in his retirement. He gave me the Target 1911 , which my son now has, the Three Officer's Models revolvers, which I have sold off in last ten years at good prices, the Woodsman Match Target which was sold 15 years ago and the Ruger Mark 1 Target Model, which is still incredibly accurate and I sent back to the master who created it in the early 1990 s to be freshened and was rebarrelled. That turned out to be the keeper.
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So I'll shoot rifle and pistol pellet league Sat morning.
Then move to the outdoor pistol range for testing.
Then move to the outdoor pistol range for testing.
I believe the mans name that you are talking about is Jim Clark. He was famous around these parts for his 1911 Bullseye guns.
Gordon
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So weather tomorrow looks bad for a 3 hour road trip north to pick it up.
Soooo, I rearranged my work schedule and picked it up today.
Got home with just enough time to run to the outdoor range.
33°, overcast, foggy, dusk.
Ran 50 rds through of 3 flavors of ammo.
CCI Std, SK Std+, Aguila Std Velocity.
Surprisingly it didn't appear to like SK Std+.
10yd 5 shot group weren't good due to contrast and me not wearing my right eye shooting contact but show promise.
15yd 9 shot group on a better contrast target, first shot low right and I adjusted sight picture. Left / Right stringing due to contact issue.
I think gun holds promise, feels REALLY GOOD in the hand !
Soooo, I rearranged my work schedule and picked it up today.
Got home with just enough time to run to the outdoor range.
33°, overcast, foggy, dusk.
Ran 50 rds through of 3 flavors of ammo.
CCI Std, SK Std+, Aguila Std Velocity.
Surprisingly it didn't appear to like SK Std+.
10yd 5 shot group weren't good due to contrast and me not wearing my right eye shooting contact but show promise.
15yd 9 shot group on a better contrast target, first shot low right and I adjusted sight picture. Left / Right stringing due to contact issue.
I think gun holds promise, feels REALLY GOOD in the hand !
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For several decades, Bullseye was the only game in town and the major companies competed to accommodate competitors' every whim. Pistols developed in the era in terms of workmanship, quality of material, finish, trigger pulls, sights and accuracy were/are some of the finest target pistols ever made. Colt, Smith & Wesson, High Standard, Ruger and Browning, all developed "match" pistols especially suited for Bullseye competition that are simply "unmatched" today.
Let us know how that splendid Colt shoots!
Let us know how that splendid Colt shoots!
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The Colt Woodsman is one of my favorite.22 pistols. I own a 4 1/2” Sport and Match Target, also a Targetsman. To me they are one of the finest .22 pistols ever made. You will enjoy owning your Match Target Woodsman.
