cogun4hire
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Well I finally got around to shooting my new King Cobra.
I will give my thoughts based off of my experience having recently shot a .357 LCR (sub-2 inch), SP101 and a 4 Inch GP-100.
The King Cobra feels very solid in the hand. I wear a size “L” glove, and the King Cobra is JUST big enough to feel full size. I would not want to go any smaller than the 3-finger groove rubber grip that is supplied. The cylinder is marginally wider than a 5-shot J-Frame, not really noticeable to the naked eye. Since I will be carrying strong side OWB, this was a no brainer to get a gun this size (like the K6S). Trigger is butter as others have raved about, but it is easy to “short stroke” it. This is likely due to 80% of my handgun shooting being out of Glock’s, vs DA revolvers.
Shooting. Shooting .38 hand loads (standard pressure 158’s) is amazing. Big difference from the snappy recoil of a 15oz J-frame. Not punishing at all. Full house, factory 125gr .357 magnum loads are certainly stout, but surprisingly manageable. I could place 6 round “rapid” fires all within the “A” zone on an IDPA target at 10 yards with no issue. My groups are tighter with the heavier GP100, but thats not a surprise to me.
Single action at 25 yards is where this gun really shined. Nailing an 8 inch gong with .357 and the stock brass bead site left me consistently 5-6/6 rounds on target. Very impressed here for a small-medium, 3 inch barrel revolver.
Overall this gun is quality and you get what you pay for. I will likely leave the grip/front site as is, and carry it once in a while when im feeling EXTRA American, outside of my normal G19/G43 semiauto’s.
Is this gun worth the extra 300 or so dollars over an SP101? That is up to you to decide. I think they are both tanks, both handle stout loads well and both work as they should. What sold me on the King Cobra was the 6th round and the nostalgia. Plain and simple. Please free to ask any questions about my first experience shooting/handling it.
I included a picture of it next to my GP100 for size comparison.
I will give my thoughts based off of my experience having recently shot a .357 LCR (sub-2 inch), SP101 and a 4 Inch GP-100.
The King Cobra feels very solid in the hand. I wear a size “L” glove, and the King Cobra is JUST big enough to feel full size. I would not want to go any smaller than the 3-finger groove rubber grip that is supplied. The cylinder is marginally wider than a 5-shot J-Frame, not really noticeable to the naked eye. Since I will be carrying strong side OWB, this was a no brainer to get a gun this size (like the K6S). Trigger is butter as others have raved about, but it is easy to “short stroke” it. This is likely due to 80% of my handgun shooting being out of Glock’s, vs DA revolvers.
Shooting. Shooting .38 hand loads (standard pressure 158’s) is amazing. Big difference from the snappy recoil of a 15oz J-frame. Not punishing at all. Full house, factory 125gr .357 magnum loads are certainly stout, but surprisingly manageable. I could place 6 round “rapid” fires all within the “A” zone on an IDPA target at 10 yards with no issue. My groups are tighter with the heavier GP100, but thats not a surprise to me.
Single action at 25 yards is where this gun really shined. Nailing an 8 inch gong with .357 and the stock brass bead site left me consistently 5-6/6 rounds on target. Very impressed here for a small-medium, 3 inch barrel revolver.
Overall this gun is quality and you get what you pay for. I will likely leave the grip/front site as is, and carry it once in a while when im feeling EXTRA American, outside of my normal G19/G43 semiauto’s.
Is this gun worth the extra 300 or so dollars over an SP101? That is up to you to decide. I think they are both tanks, both handle stout loads well and both work as they should. What sold me on the King Cobra was the 6th round and the nostalgia. Plain and simple. Please free to ask any questions about my first experience shooting/handling it.
I included a picture of it next to my GP100 for size comparison.