JeffC
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I've never owned one, but I've had several Smiths, Taurus', a Python, and a GP-100. I saw one used for I think around $500.... any input?
TIA,
Jeff
TIA,
Jeff
During WWI the US Government used the Colt New Service. Bullseye shooting in the 1930s and 40s saw many champions using the Colt OMT. LEOs up until the 1950s had SAAs, OPs, and DSs riding in their holsters. In the 1970s many gunsmiths installed Python barrels on S&Ws and Rugers for competitions. And let's not talk about the 1911 which was the US Government's service pistol till the 1980s.Since the 1880s they have been producing handguns that were far inferior to those made by the likes of S&W and Webley. Since 1907, S&W has made a superior product in every way and but it still took Colt toadies almost six decades to realize it.
The thread is specifically about the King Cobra, and the King Cobra is a long way from an "obsolete design." It is a more modern (and better) design than that used by S&W (of course, the same is true for Ruger as well).I agree that mismanagement has hurt Colt but their insistance upon sticking with obsolete designs, very poor quality control and non-existant customer support hurt them even worse.