I have the power of the Triforce! (80's reference)

[Miami_JBT]

Been on the hunt for the 1980s Triforce of stainless awesomeness for a while. Well, I finally got the missing piece; a 4" Colt King Cobra.

For a while, I've been wanting to have the "late '80s" stainless 4" duty guns. I've had the Ruger the longest, got that back in '06. I got the S&W last year and got the Colt yesterday. Been jonesing for one for a bit now. As a kid, I remember flipping through gun catalogs and seeing all three advertised head-to-head. Like Ford, GM, and Dodge all competing for market share. Colt, S&W, and Ruger all competed for being the largest number of guns in cops' holsters like the three auto companies I mentioned competed for being the largest number of cop cars on the streets.

In the end, the Colt shoots like a dream and I'm glad to have it in my stable.

 

[.38 Special]

That's the perfect trio for the man who always has to think about how he's going to get the cylinder open.

 

[Miami_JBT]

That's the perfect trio for the man who always has to think about how he's going to get the cylinder open.

I never had a problem opening my other S&Ws, Colts, and Rugers. Just like I have no problem operating my bottom feeders that have European heel releases, paddle releases, and American releases.

 

[earlthegoat2]

That's the perfect trio for the man who always has to think about how he's going to get the cylinder open.

Yeah, Colt for the worst of the bunch.….unless a Dan Wesson is also included.

 

[Miami_JBT]

Yeah, Colt for the worst of the bunch.….unless a Dan Wesson is also included.

I've never had an issue with Colt's cylinder release latch. But then again, I've never had an issue with European heel releases too for magazines. It is the Indian, not the arrow.

 

[earlthegoat2]

I've never had an issue with Colt's cylinder release latch. But then again, I've never had an issue with European heel releases too for magazines. It is the Indian, not the arrow.

I don’t mind heel releases. P7 PSP FTW!

 

[Appalachiannative]

That's the perfect trio for the man who always has to think about how he's going to get the cylinder open.

Only design I don't like is colt. Everything I've ever used has been a one handed operation except colt. It the simple fact that you gotta pull the thing toward you makes it two handed for me

 

[.38 Special]

Only design I don't like is colt. Everything I've ever used has been a one handed operation except colt. It the simple fact that you gotta pull the thing toward you makes it two handed for me

Interesting. I can manage it - and the Ruger design - without any real problem, until I try to speed things up. Then the S&W reflexes kick in and I screw it up.

 

[Miami_JBT]

Only design I don't like is colt. Everything I've ever used has been a one handed operation except colt. It the simple fact that you gotta pull the thing toward you makes it two handed for me

I can work my Colts one handed. Here's a quick video I just did with my D-Frame King Cobra (the current production model).

One Handed Colt

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[jar]

Gotta ask; what does "Triforce" refer to. I was around in the 80s but cannot make any connection.

 

[Miami_JBT]

Gotta ask; what does "Triforce" refer to. I was around in the 80s but cannot make any connection.

 

[jar]

Well that didn't help. It's not like I've never played video games, well Zork once, but that was before the 80s and on a PDP IIRC. By the 80s though I had moved on to 1Cor 13:11.

 

[Appalachiannative]

I can work my Colts one handed. Here's a quick video I just did with my D-Frame King Cobra (the current production model).

One Handed Colt

youtube.com

Well it's too bad I don't own a colt anymore or I'd give this method a try. Looked slicker than dish soap

 

[Miami_JBT]

Well it's too bad I don't own a colt anymore or I'd give this method a try. Looked slicker than dish soap

Hence why I say it ain't the arrow, it is the Indian.

 

[Speedo66]

That technique looks cool’s for the range, but not something I’d want to try in a high stress situation. Too much chance to drop it.

OP: and your favorite of the three is…?

I think the most current game I‘ve played was Pac-Man.

 

[.38 Special]

That technique looks cool’s for the range, but not something I’d want to try in a high stress situation. Too much chance to drop it.

OP: and your favorite of the three is…?

I think the most current game I‘ve played was Pac-Man.

I've occasionally done one-handed drills with the idea that I might become disabled during a gunfight, but yeah, using two hands to reload a revolver is so much better in every way...

 

[Miami_JBT]

That technique looks cool’s for the range, but not something I’d want to try in a high stress situation. Too much chance to drop it.

OP: and your favorite of the three is…?

I think the most current game I‘ve played was Pac-Man.

Have you trained to so one-handed reloading with a revolver due to an injury? I have, in fact, it was part of the police academy.

 

[bannockburn]

Miami JBT

At one time I sort of had the same 3 gun trio that you have. There was a Colt Trooper Mk.V, a Ruger GP100, and a S&W Model 686-no dash. All three had 4" barrels. Had to sell two of them to pay for school. The first one to go was the GP100. As much as I loved each and every Security Six I owned I just couldn't get the same feeling with the GP100. The action was fairly rough, heavy, and gritty; especially compared to the other two. It just seemed like it was the least refined of them.

Now for the hard part, choosing which one I would keep. The Trooper Mk.V was very well made and had some of the nicest bluing I had seen on a Colt in a long time. The trigger was decent in both DA and SA and the factory wood grips felt really good in my hand. I have owned any number of S&W revolvers over the years and this Model 686, right out of the box, had the best DA/SA trigger of all of them! This gun, like the Colt, was extremely well constructed with everything going together perfectly. It was a tough choice but with that outstanding trigger I went with the Model 686.

 

[Speedo66]

Have you trained to so one-handed reloading with a revolver due to an injury? I have, in fact, it was part of the police academy.

No, when I went through our academy that was not taught, strong and weak hand shooting was. We were taught to load with two hands.

After we transitioned to Glocks in the mid ‘90’s, we never trained with revolvers again.

 

[Miami_JBT]

No, when I went through our academy that was not taught, strong and weak hand shooting was. We were taught to load with two hands.

After we transitioned to Glocks in the mid ‘90’s, we never trained with revolvers again.

The academy I went to kept teaching revolvers until the late '00s. We did strong and weak hand, along with one handed reloading for both automatics and revolvers.

 

[Speedo66]

The academy I went to kept teaching revolvers until the late '00s. We did strong and weak hand, along with one handed reloading for both automatics and revolvers.

I started in 1969 and retired in ‘09, back then revolver training was mostly bullseye shooting. Eventually, it progressed into a more high stress program.

We did practice one handed semi-auto loading, using the rear sight and back of shoe heel to rack the slide.