Colt Pocket 9 Eval/Opinion ??
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One of the first of the modern pocket 9mm roughly the same size as a PPK ...
... The gun was made by Colt for only one year before being pulled from production. The gun is +P rated but in my experience does not like the heavier ammo. Works perfectly fine with the lighter weight bullets. The gun was "a sleeper" and I would definitely recommend it ...
... The gun was made by Colt for only one year before being pulled from production. The gun is +P rated but in my experience does not like the heavier ammo. Works perfectly fine with the lighter weight bullets. The gun was "a sleeper" and I would definitely recommend it ...
Coltdriver
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I used to own one and it is one of the few guns I regret selling.
The reason Colt quit making them is they got sued for infringing on a Kahr patent which was for an off set lug on the barrel. The offset lug allowed for a slightly lower barrel profile. Kahr prevailed, Colt stopped making the pocket 9 and the pony series.
The reason Colt quit making them is they got sued for infringing on a Kahr patent which was for an off set lug on the barrel. The offset lug allowed for a slightly lower barrel profile. Kahr prevailed, Colt stopped making the pocket 9 and the pony series.
JNewell
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I had one and to be honest I have no regrets about selling it. Unlike any other 9x19 I've ever owned (which is lots), it was somewhat finicky about ammo. It also had more sharp corners and edges than any gun I've ever owned...it positively ate my trigger finger. Honestly and without trying to offend anyone who like these pistols, I'd leave them for the collectors and carry/shoot a Glock or a Kahr. However, YMMV.
Nail Shooter
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Played with a few when you could still find them around at the gun shows. Didn't like the 15 lb triggers, sure are a good looking piece though. Ended up w/ an MK9 Kahr--no regrets.
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nero45acp
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Damn, one more gun I've gotta try to find and buy....
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saltydog452
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Colt Pocket 9.
I've had two. I was using one for practice and the other for carry. One was stolen. I'm keeping the other. It doesn't get shot a lot. There are concerns about product support for a discontinued model.
At one time magazines were more scarce than the pistols. I've been told that is no longer an issue but don't know for sure. Nor am I sure about replacement magazine springs and recoil springs.
If they were still in production, I'd buy another. Otherwise, I'm gonna stick with the Kahrs.
salty.
I've had two. I was using one for practice and the other for carry. One was stolen. I'm keeping the other. It doesn't get shot a lot. There are concerns about product support for a discontinued model.
At one time magazines were more scarce than the pistols. I've been told that is no longer an issue but don't know for sure. Nor am I sure about replacement magazine springs and recoil springs.
If they were still in production, I'd buy another. Otherwise, I'm gonna stick with the Kahrs.
salty.
Nabeel Kamal
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Colt Pocket 9 mm
I have had one colt pocket 9 mm & Colt defender 40 S&W.
After firing the colt pocket 9, I was not comfortable to have this gun for self-defense.
I sold the pocket 9, and kept the Colt defender 40 S&W.
I still have two new magazines for the pocket 9, in its original blister package for sale should some one needs extra magazines.
I also have extar mags for th Colt Defender
I have had one colt pocket 9 mm & Colt defender 40 S&W.
After firing the colt pocket 9, I was not comfortable to have this gun for self-defense.
I sold the pocket 9, and kept the Colt defender 40 S&W.
I still have two new magazines for the pocket 9, in its original blister package for sale should some one needs extra magazines.
I also have extar mags for th Colt Defender
A nice pistol to carry when you don't think you need to carry. It has 9mm power in a .380 size. I carry it on occasion, but don't shoot it often, as I too am concerned about support and parts. Never had a problem yet with Winchester Silver Tips, feeds reliably every time. Scott Mc Dougal in Ca. used to do a "melt down" package on it. It looked and felt great; I don't why I didn't get it when I had the chance. All in all, a nice, though somewhat large, pocket pistol. If you get a chance to pick one up, get it, a really good gun.
A nice pistol to carry when you don't think you need to carry. It has 9mm power in a .380 size. I carry it on occasion, but don't shoot it often, as I too am concerned about support and parts. Never had a problem yet with Winchester Silver Tips, feeds reliably every time. Scott Mc Dougal in Ca. used to do a "melt down" package on it. It looked and felt great; I don't why I didn't get it when I had the chance. All in all, a nice, though somewhat large, pocket pistol. If you get a chance to pick one up, get it, a really good gun.
SORRY DOUBLE POST!!!
SORRY DOUBLE POST!!!
Ala Dan
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I agree with nail shooter on the 15lb trigger's on the Colt Pocket 9.
We still have one LNIB (contray to my other post, as our customer brought
in the original box), for $399. Looks too be a good carry gun, but I have a
Kahr CW-9 which I like very much~!
We still have one LNIB (contray to my other post, as our customer brought
in the original box), for $399. Looks too be a good carry gun, but I have a
Kahr CW-9 which I like very much~!
Robert Hairless
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My own experience and opinions are similar to that of most others here: it's quite a nice pocket pistol for all the reasons everyone else offered.
I never figured out how that rumor about a magazine shortage for it got started or whether it ever was true. It might have been true at some time. But when I got my hands on a Pocket Nine and started looking for spare magazines I almost had to beat them off with a stick. The first day I went to a gun show after buying the Pocket Nine I started walking down the aisles and bought one after another, all Colt and all new. Then I discovered that Brownells had them in stock.
The trigger bite is real but it's easily fixed in a few minutes by "shoeshining" the trigger shoe (the part your trigger finger pulls) with a strip of wet-or-dry paper to contour it. As delivered from the factory the trigger can catch some people's trigger finger. With the contour it doesn't. I got into the Zen of contouring that trigger shoe and did quite a lot of it. Best to do it when the trigger is out of the pistol, of course. No big deal.
I don't recall the exact trigger pull weight. It did feel too stout until I contoured the trigger as I described above. It's not bad now, but I'm not sensitive to the nuances of trigger pull weight. If a trigger breaks crisply I'm happy. The Pocket Nine trigger does.
Do trust Alan Fud on the price. I've never seen one in good condition for under $650.
I never figured out how that rumor about a magazine shortage for it got started or whether it ever was true. It might have been true at some time. But when I got my hands on a Pocket Nine and started looking for spare magazines I almost had to beat them off with a stick. The first day I went to a gun show after buying the Pocket Nine I started walking down the aisles and bought one after another, all Colt and all new. Then I discovered that Brownells had them in stock.
The trigger bite is real but it's easily fixed in a few minutes by "shoeshining" the trigger shoe (the part your trigger finger pulls) with a strip of wet-or-dry paper to contour it. As delivered from the factory the trigger can catch some people's trigger finger. With the contour it doesn't. I got into the Zen of contouring that trigger shoe and did quite a lot of it. Best to do it when the trigger is out of the pistol, of course. No big deal.
I don't recall the exact trigger pull weight. It did feel too stout until I contoured the trigger as I described above. It's not bad now, but I'm not sensitive to the nuances of trigger pull weight. If a trigger breaks crisply I'm happy. The Pocket Nine trigger does.
Do trust Alan Fud on the price. I've never seen one in good condition for under $650.
Ala Dan
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Many thanks fella's; but I have to pass, as I am 'bout to encounter the
purchase of a new home~!
:banghead:
purchase of a new home~!
:banghead:At one time magazines were more scarce than the pistols. I've been told that is no longer an issue but don't know for sure. Nor am I sure about replacement magazine springs and recoil springs
CDNN has Original Colt Mags for $19.95.........
If I had one, I would pick up at least 3 extra mags....
CDNN has Original Colt Mags for $19.95.........
If I had one, I would pick up at least 3 extra mags....
Jackal
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Ya, I purchased one for $350 awhile back and much to my surprise, someone offered me $750 for it. Yes, I sold it.
6Covered
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Ala Dan
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Ala Dan
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Congratulations Flame Red
as you are now the proud owner of a Colt Pocket Nine~!
as you are now the proud owner of a Colt Pocket Nine~!
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