King Cobra...who will buy one?

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If they built it as nicely as would like it to be, I couldn't afford it. So forget about it.
I'll gladly live with my two S&W PC V Comps (.357 and .44). One with the lock and one without. Both are quite satisfying and I haven't felt the urge to look further since buying them.
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Okay, okay, GUYS! We don't even know if Colt is really set to produce this gun.

I think the OP needs to be questioned on his sources. If not this is simply rumor spreading troll material. Nothing more.
 
Agreed. I think this thread is horse hockey............... Until Colt says something, it is nonsense.
 
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Everything that is confirmed even to be in production "next year" either never shows up or take at least 5 years.

Colt's version of the Bren Ten may be in the works.
 
I'm not holding my breath.

That said, I think it's certainly possible. Skilled labor is different today than in the past. There are certainly qualified machinist that could follow a print. Not saying it's simple to draw up the spec or that all processes are simply build it to a blueprint, but the design is the big issue. Quality metal workers exist in large numbers, if you are willing to pay fair wages.

I'd be interested if it falls in the L-frame price range, which means anything from $700-$1200. Now, I wouldn't pay $1200 for a basic 586 clone under the KC name, but for equivalent pricing (or nearly equivalent) I'd grab a Colt to try a new flavor.
 
I'd like to see Colt produce da wheel guns again. I already own two KCs: a 6" and a 4". I enjoy shooting both so I don't see myself purchasing one if they come out with them again BUT, a blued Python 4"! I'm all over that!
 
I'm not sure why it is so hard to believe...but was told at our Union meeting that it will come out next year. Now if the King Cobra sell well they might bring back the other snakes but only time will tell on that.:neener:
 
Hey, I hope it's for real! Another U.S. built revolver, what can be bad about that?:D
 
I will believe it when I see it. Will I buy one? Gotta see and handle it first.
 
I'm not sure why it is so hard to believe...but was told at our Union meeting that it will come out next year. Now if the King Cobra sell well they might bring back the other snakes but only time will tell on that.
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Thank you! Ok if you are a Colt employee, and based on the above comment I assume you are, then I give this more credence. Please understand that the way you went about posting gave the impression that this was a troll thread.

YES! The King Cobra would be welcomed back onto the market as plenty of new shooters lacking revolvers are out there. However, they MUST be at or near the same price point as S&W or they will flop. I would be interested in a 4.5 or 5" version myself. I think the anaconda would be welcomed as well.
 
Also, should it actually be released - I assume the reason for going with "King Cobra" is to make a connection to the past high though not premium quality pistol.

If they don't make it as good or better than the original, it is doomed to fail.

If it's just a nod in name only to the original as Detroit does with cars (an example being say, the new "Cherokee") I'll be mightily cheesed.

Don't send us a bunch of corner-cutting, alternative material, limited finish crap and try to tell us how these are modern improvements over the original.

If they go that way - as industry so often does - they might as well throw the tool-up expenses into the river.

It's gotta look good, shoot better than good, hold up and not cost like a "legacy gun".
 
Might be like the stainless SAA's that went so far as the catalog with ZERO production. I'll believe it when I see them on dealer's shelves.
 
lionken07 said:
I'm not sure why it is so hard to believe...but was told at our Union meeting that it will come out next year. Now if the King Cobra sell well they might bring back the other snakes but only time will tell on that.:neener:
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Im still going to go on the " this is pipe dream" Theory. How about someone actually calls colt and see what the horse says for itself?
 
While I don't think it's going to happen, I'd be interested. I'm a S&W fan, and haven't bought into the Colt Hype. Turned down a number of pony guns when prices were reasonable, let alone the current prices. That said, as long as it's made in the USA and doesn't have a stupid internal lock, I'd be game. Would love a new smith, but won't go for one with the lock. A Colt would be interesting, but just needs to be offered at a similar price point to the current S&W offerings.
 
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Everything that is confirmed even to be in production "next year" either never shows up or take at least 5 years.

Colt's version of the Bren Ten may be in the works.
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I heard the same thing from a guy that knows the second cousin of a girl whose husband used to work at Colt in 1965.
 
Industrial espionage ....

I guess a few forum members never heard of the concept of industrial espionage? :rolleyes:

I highly doubt Colt or any other US shooting sports industry firm would take your calls or let your tour the R&D offices. :uhoh:

In 2012, I spent some time in Seattle WA. I looked into the Boeing plant tour.
It's approx 65 min long. You can not leave or take rest room breaks. You can't carry or have any cameras/cell phones/iPads/DV units. You can only tour the selected areas.
If Boeing is this strict with a open tour, how do you think Colt or S&W would be?
 
RustyShackelford said:
I guess a few forum members never heard of the concept of industrial espionage? :rolleyes:

I highly doubt Colt or any other US shooting sports industry firm would take your calls or let your tour the R&D offices. :uhoh:

In 2012, I spent some time in Seattle WA. I looked into the Boeing plant tour.
It's approx 65 min long. You can not leave or take rest room breaks. You can't carry or have any cameras/cell phones/iPads/DV units. You can only tour the selected areas.
If Boeing is this strict with a open tour, how do you think Colt or S&W would be?
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For one, I know that people have called them and gotten similar information in the past and colt has had a few tours in their past.
 
This is still in "dangerous troll territory" for me.

If the Pony is planning on making DA revolvers again, than good.

Until then, this is all unfounded contemplation.
 
OK, I'll play.

I'd buy one if:
1) Priced at the 586/686 level
2) Available with 4" barrel
3) Forged steel
4) it has been in production a couple of years with good reports
5) Fit & finished to Ruger levels - which is adequate for me
 
Colt does tours just like S&W, Ruger, Savage, Remington, etc. They do tours of the manufacturing side of things.

NOT R&D.
 
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