Just purchased a '64 build of the Colt Trooper 357. When I was checking it out at the LGS, it had good lockup and looked like few rounds had gone through it. But outwardly, it showed some pitting. So, going into this, I knew it wasn't a great deal, but it is a Trooper. Not that I'm a Colt fan, but it just seemed a part of history to me.
Got it home last week and pulled the Pachmayr grips off and found a good amount of pitting on the rear of the grip section.
As the title says, I don't think it was rode hard, but it was put away wet. At least the grips were wet. Probably why no original wood grips.
I broke it down to check the mechanisms. No rust or pitting to them, but rust was creeping into the cavity that houses them.
My one concern is that, though the cylinder bolt drops as should, per Coltfever.com, it pops up before getting to the cylinder notch lands. Will it last like that for a while?
Got it home last week and pulled the Pachmayr grips off and found a good amount of pitting on the rear of the grip section.
As the title says, I don't think it was rode hard, but it was put away wet. At least the grips were wet. Probably why no original wood grips.
I broke it down to check the mechanisms. No rust or pitting to them, but rust was creeping into the cavity that houses them.
My one concern is that, though the cylinder bolt drops as should, per Coltfever.com, it pops up before getting to the cylinder notch lands. Will it last like that for a while?
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