JNewell
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Ouch. (Never seen anything that rusts good ordnance steel faster than blood!)
Colt Revolvers?
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Tony Mig
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I only have two Colts, both are .22's, one is a Targetsman semi-auto, and the other is the Frontier Scout SA revolver. Both are old, well made, highly accurate guns with great triggers.
I passed up the chance to buy an MKIII Trooper, and was a day late on the chance for a 70's production Python with a 6" barrel for only $500.00....(that one hurt)
As far as guns going out of Time, the only revolver that I've ever owned that did actually go out of time was a Dan Wesson none of my Rugers ever did that......YMMV
I passed up the chance to buy an MKIII Trooper, and was a day late on the chance for a 70's production Python with a 6" barrel for only $500.00....(that one hurt)
As far as guns going out of Time, the only revolver that I've ever owned that did actually go out of time was a Dan Wesson none of my Rugers ever did that......YMMV
It's stainless... and I had some CLP with me. Doesn't sting near as bad as Hoppe's in an open wound.
One of the best revolvers I ever fired waqs a Colt Diamondback.. very overbuilt for a .38, but a seriously wicked shooter.
One of the best revolvers I ever fired waqs a Colt Diamondback.. very overbuilt for a .38, but a seriously wicked shooter.
Nightcrawler
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lefty cylinder release...somebody try...for me? Pretty please? 
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-144772
Sounds like Victor did it the same way you do it...
Sounds like Victor did it the same way you do it...
Nightcrawler
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Okie dokie! Long as my finger can reach. Obviously a revovler that I can't manipulate is going to have a lot less appeal for me. If others do it I'm not concerned with it.
BluesBear
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Whichever hand you use I find the Colt latch to be just as easy to use as a S&W.
Believe it or not I actually owned several Colt revolvers before I ever owned a S&W. I have always shot with either hand. Since my left eye is dominant I used to shoot mostly left handed. WHile the the old sharp edged pre-war latches such as found on the 1917 and 1892 aren't as ergonomic as the newer style rounded Colt cylinder latches such as found on the Python, Detective Special and Anaconda, I actually Colts easier to work left handed than S&Ws.
I either use the first joint on my trigger finger to pull it back or I flip my left thumb over the top and pull it back with the side of the tip.
Just my tuppence, YMMV
Believe it or not I actually owned several Colt revolvers before I ever owned a S&W. I have always shot with either hand. Since my left eye is dominant I used to shoot mostly left handed. WHile the the old sharp edged pre-war latches such as found on the 1917 and 1892 aren't as ergonomic as the newer style rounded Colt cylinder latches such as found on the Python, Detective Special and Anaconda, I actually Colts easier to work left handed than S&Ws.
I either use the first joint on my trigger finger to pull it back or I flip my left thumb over the top and pull it back with the side of the tip.
Just my tuppence, YMMV
PigPen
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I have an 8" Anaconda..................a beautiful pistol............but I like shooting my 629 with a 6" barrel better because it is lighter. Nothing wrong with the Anaconda but I just like the Smith better.
I have had the Anaconda for about 6 - 7 years (I bought it new) and it's a beautiful pistol (with no issues) but since I bought the 629 it's a safe queen.
PigPen
I have had the Anaconda for about 6 - 7 years (I bought it new) and it's a beautiful pistol (with no issues) but since I bought the 629 it's a safe queen.
PigPen
Vern Humphrey
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Not to be picky, Bullet Bob, but that's not a .22 New Service, it's a New Frontier. The New Service is a large, double-action revolver.
I have:
A Colt Officer's Model Target (a bit older than the Match model Bullet Bob has).
A Colt Service Ace (the .22 conversion kit with the floating chamber.)
A Colt .25 Automatic (that's the model name)
A Colt M1849 (.31 caliber cap and ball) original (not a shooter)
A Colt Official Police (.38 Special), which is in possession of my oldest daughter at the moment.
A Colt Model 357 (which is the predecessor of the Python, not of the Trooper, which has different lockwork.) I carried this gun on my first tour in Viet Nam and served two customers.
A Colt SAA (2nd Generation) in .357.
An Argentine M1927 (an M1911A1, made in Argentina, on Colt machinery, under Colt supervision.)
A Colt New Service in .45 Long Colt.
I'd like to have an Anaconda, in .45 Colt, and would prefer the 4-inch barrel -- but they're priced too high these days.
I have:
A Colt Officer's Model Target (a bit older than the Match model Bullet Bob has).
A Colt Service Ace (the .22 conversion kit with the floating chamber.)
A Colt .25 Automatic (that's the model name)
A Colt M1849 (.31 caliber cap and ball) original (not a shooter)
A Colt Official Police (.38 Special), which is in possession of my oldest daughter at the moment.
A Colt Model 357 (which is the predecessor of the Python, not of the Trooper, which has different lockwork.) I carried this gun on my first tour in Viet Nam and served two customers.
A Colt SAA (2nd Generation) in .357.
An Argentine M1927 (an M1911A1, made in Argentina, on Colt machinery, under Colt supervision.)
A Colt New Service in .45 Long Colt.
I'd like to have an Anaconda, in .45 Colt, and would prefer the 4-inch barrel -- but they're priced too high these days.
I grew up on Colts.
I have:
Anaconda (6" .45 Colt)
Python (4" and 6")
Officers Model Target (6".22lr and 6" .38sp)
Officers Model Match (6".38sp)
Three Fifty Seven (6", same action of the Trooper just hand tuned)
Trooper MkIII (4", newer action)
Combat Cobra
Cobra
Diamondback (4".38sp and 4".22lr)
I have:
Anaconda (6" .45 Colt)
Python (4" and 6")
Officers Model Target (6".22lr and 6" .38sp)
Officers Model Match (6".38sp)
Three Fifty Seven (6", same action of the Trooper just hand tuned)
Trooper MkIII (4", newer action)
Combat Cobra
Cobra
Diamondback (4".38sp and 4".22lr)
ENC
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I have two pythons one is a snubby never fired.
The other is a 6in
I can shoot my 686 (also 6in) better than the python, but the royal blue sure is purty. If I stumble along a anaconda for as good a deal as my pythons then it will be mine.
The other is a 6in
I can shoot my 686 (also 6in) better than the python, but the royal blue sure is purty. If I stumble along a anaconda for as good a deal as my pythons then it will be mine.
Bullet Bob
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Well Vern, I certainly know the difference, so I guess I'll have to plead the fith(tees).
Over the years I sold off most of my Colt handguns, with the expection of a couple 1911's and this semi-custom PPC-ish original Trooper.
Many years ago Tom Volquartsen installed the Douglas stainless barrel and cleaned up the action for me. Local smith refinished it recently.
Nice shooter, but it now spends a lot of time in the safe since I discovered N Frame S&W's a few years ago.
Joe
Many years ago Tom Volquartsen installed the Douglas stainless barrel and cleaned up the action for me. Local smith refinished it recently.
Nice shooter, but it now spends a lot of time in the safe since I discovered N Frame S&W's a few years ago.
Joe
Sort of nice to see an old thread resurrected. Many shooters have a clear preference for one or the other (Colt or S&W) but I like them both. I have more Smiths but they made more models. I have also heard the stories about the old Colt system being finicky and it is true that because the cylinder hand helps hold things tight during firing the timing can go out after a while. Not a huge repair problem and I only had it happen once and that gun was 70 years old so I guess it had earned the right to need some adjustment.
Here's one of my Colts. An Officers Model Target .22 made in 1930.
Here's one of my Colts. An Officers Model Target .22 made in 1930.
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