vanfunk
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Hi Everyone:
I stopped into my LGS this morning on my weekly pilgrimage to see what was up, if anything. The owner deliberately tortures me by putting the Colt display just inside the door to the left, so I can’t not see them. Well what would my little eye spy today, hmmm? A new Colt Cobra .38 Talo Edition. The revolver looked like two 2.5” Pythons had a baby. The finish is the same “tumbled” semi-gloss of the Pythons, and the grips feature some kind of Altamont snakeskin pattern. Picked it up. Felt great. Cylinder release opened smoothly and the cylinder spun freely. Ejector stroke as nice and smooth. DA trigger? Smooooooth and light; 8.5 lbs maybe? SA trigger - so crisp and the barest hint of overtravel. Ok, this is a serious piece, they did this one right. The brass bead front sight is great and mimics the Wilson beads I have on my Pythons. Done deal, ring it up. Oh yeah, price? Same as the regular Cobras. Can’t be, this one’s finished much nicer. Nope, that’s it. Well ok then. Oit the door to the range…
I had only factory S&B 158 grainers on this inaugural trip but they, and the Cobra, didn’t disappoint. The first shots were on steel at 15 yards. Center hold… ease the DA trigger back and BANG-PING. Nice. Pretty hot ammo, this S&B. The bang-pings continued until the cylinder was dry. Nice, nice gun. The rear trench is wide enough to get a good sight picture with a little daylight on either side of the bead. Shooting maybe 2” high at this distance. Try the shooting tree with small squares. Bang-ping with relentless precision. Move over to the 50 yard gong. Center front bead on the silhouette and squeeze and… miss. Try again. Miss. Try again. Miss. Try again… ping! Haha. Ok the 50 yard shots need work but I think it’s up to the task.
Dislikes? Not much. I’m not hugely enamored of the grips, so those might have to go. That’s it for gripes. It’s REALLY well made and the trigger is cut of the same cloth as the Python. Nice job, Colt. Love the size and weight, about 25 oz. Lighter than my snub S&W 66. Do I care that it’s not a .357? Nope. +P .38s will be fine, thank you. Here she is:
I stopped into my LGS this morning on my weekly pilgrimage to see what was up, if anything. The owner deliberately tortures me by putting the Colt display just inside the door to the left, so I can’t not see them. Well what would my little eye spy today, hmmm? A new Colt Cobra .38 Talo Edition. The revolver looked like two 2.5” Pythons had a baby. The finish is the same “tumbled” semi-gloss of the Pythons, and the grips feature some kind of Altamont snakeskin pattern. Picked it up. Felt great. Cylinder release opened smoothly and the cylinder spun freely. Ejector stroke as nice and smooth. DA trigger? Smooooooth and light; 8.5 lbs maybe? SA trigger - so crisp and the barest hint of overtravel. Ok, this is a serious piece, they did this one right. The brass bead front sight is great and mimics the Wilson beads I have on my Pythons. Done deal, ring it up. Oh yeah, price? Same as the regular Cobras. Can’t be, this one’s finished much nicer. Nope, that’s it. Well ok then. Oit the door to the range…
I had only factory S&B 158 grainers on this inaugural trip but they, and the Cobra, didn’t disappoint. The first shots were on steel at 15 yards. Center hold… ease the DA trigger back and BANG-PING. Nice. Pretty hot ammo, this S&B. The bang-pings continued until the cylinder was dry. Nice, nice gun. The rear trench is wide enough to get a good sight picture with a little daylight on either side of the bead. Shooting maybe 2” high at this distance. Try the shooting tree with small squares. Bang-ping with relentless precision. Move over to the 50 yard gong. Center front bead on the silhouette and squeeze and… miss. Try again. Miss. Try again. Miss. Try again… ping! Haha. Ok the 50 yard shots need work but I think it’s up to the task.
Dislikes? Not much. I’m not hugely enamored of the grips, so those might have to go. That’s it for gripes. It’s REALLY well made and the trigger is cut of the same cloth as the Python. Nice job, Colt. Love the size and weight, about 25 oz. Lighter than my snub S&W 66. Do I care that it’s not a .357? Nope. +P .38s will be fine, thank you. Here she is: