"Qualified Colt Gunsmith"

[rklessdriver]

I'm looking for references. Recommend someone to me for trigger work on a D frame. Someone who knows what the heck they are doing with a Colt. I'm not interested in having my pistol ruined by some shade tree...

Grant is not taking anymore work right now (or for the forseeable future). So he is not an option.

I have a very nice (otherwise) 1972 Cobra with a double action trigger that can only be accurately described as atrocious. I've been carrying it daily for sometime now but, after a range trip last weekend, shooting it side by side my Smith Model 37, Model 15, and my 1959 Cobra, I realized the 1972 Colt requires far too much concentration to shoot as well. All due to the trigger on the Colt stacking to about 20lbs just before the break. All is fine single action.

The 1959 Cobra is so much nicer, just a little bit of stacking before the sear breaks, a text book Colt DA trigger. I wonder what the heck went wrong in the Hartford factory in 1972. I love the pistol but it needs some work.
thanks
Will

 

[Matt Almeda]

Colt Revolver

Hi,
You are welcome to bring it by the shop.
I don't have a shady tree anywhere near the shop!

Quick question: Has the double action gotten progressively worse or has it remained constant since you have owned the gun?

 

[harmonic]

Here's some information for your perusal.

(To locate a gunsmith)

http://www.gunsmiths.com/index.php
http://www.midwayusa.com/gunsmithlocator/home.aspx

(Gunsmithing & bluing)
http://accuracyriflesystems3.homestead.com/index.html
http://www.accuracysystemsinc.com/index.php
http://www.alphaprecisioninc.com/
http://www.apwcogan.com/Greetings.htm
http://www.thearmsroom.com/
http://www.bowenclassicarms.com/NEW/AboutUs.htm
http://www.chestnutmountainsports.com/
http://www.clarkcustomguns.com/
http://www.clementscustomguns.com/
http://www.cylinder-slide.com/
http://www.fordsguns.com/index1.htm
http://www.glenncustom.com/index.html
http://grantcunningham.com/
http://www.greatwestgunsmithing.com/
http://www.gunbluing.com/
http://harmscustomdesign.com/
http://www.lowcountry-gunsmith.com/
http://www.mahovskysmetalife.com/
http://www.magnaport.com
http://www.revolverarmorer.com/
http://www.ronsgunshop.com/
http://www.rodgerspistolsmithing.com/
http://turnbullrestoration.com/

The above gunsmiths have a solid reputation. Some, as you've discovered, aren't able to take any new customers at the present.

 

[rklessdriver]

Thanks Matt
Looks like you are about 3 hrs away from me, however I will be in the Norfolk area latter next week (5 Sept) to get my Corvette tuned. Maybe I can detour in and drop the Colt off at the same time...

To answer your question, it's always been crappy from the day I bought it. The timing is correct and it locks up like it is so posed to (bank vault) with the trigger pulled. The pull isn't overly gritty or anything -it just stacks horridly starting about 1/4 of the way throu until just before the sear breaks.
Will

 

[loneviking]

You could also send the gun in too the Colt factory and have them do the work. Look 'em up on the web....

 

[Old Fuff]

...it just stacks horridly starting about 1/4 of the way through until just before the sear breaks.

That sounds like a problem caused by the mainspring leafs coming together, with possibly a contribution from the rebound lever and bolt spring. It should be relatively easy to fix.

 

[nicholst55]

Jon Tank, at Tank's Rifle Shop gets my vote. www.tanksrifleshop.com

He rebuilt a trotline sinker-grade Colt Army Special for me into one of my favorite handguns. He definitely knows his way around a Colt revolver!

His website is all about rifles and shotguns, but don't let that fool you.