2017: Colt's re-entry into the revolver market

[Backlighting]

Hot off the press. New Colt Cobra:

Hard to see how this Colt will unseat the S&W 637 @less than $400 or the S&W 637 Performance Ctr. @ under $500. I certainly won't be replacing my S&W 638 snubby with the new Colt. I'm sure collectors will eat them up though...but will that be enough sales to warrant a long production run?

 

[TTSH]

I wouldn't worry too much, I think that many of us are still going to prefer the original guns. About 2 or 3 years ago, I bought a newly made Colt Commander. It was really a nicely made gun, and cost close to a thousand bucks, but I just couldn't get to really like it that much (oh, yeah, and on a close to $1,000 gun, it had a plastic mainspring housing)...anyway, I sold it, and shortly thereafter, bought a 1960s Commander, for about the same price, which I like a lot better. They were Both Colts, but the new one just didn't have the same panache as the older one.

I hope you're right... but I think I've blown my chance to make a big mega-killing on it! Now it will probably just go for it's true value, meaning that it's no longer worth me selling it.

I notice that prices are still sky high for Pythons on that big firearms auction site, but prices for other Colt revolvers (especially snubs) have moderated quite a bit from when I last checked.

Oh well. Just like in my 401(k)/IRA! I'll continue to buy high and sell low!

 

[iPac]

Yes, apparently the new Colt revolver is true. However, it is nothing really new. This 'Cobra' looks identical, and most likely is, to the DA revolvers they came out with in the '90s. The DSII, the SFVI, and the Magnum Carry. These guns used a hodgepodge of action parts that reflects the V spring action meshed together with the MKIII action. It is NOT the traditional V spring Colt. So they already made these guns before, for about 10+yrs, then bailed on the whole market.

Plus, Colt has just stopped working on ALL of their old DA revolvers. So why start making the exact same revolvers that you just quit supporting? So much doesn't make sense.

Anyone who wanted a DSII or the like will be happy they don't have to get gouged now by people charging $2K+ for the old models. They should be able to get a new production now for much less. That is a plus. I hope no one started collecting the DSII and others because I think the value may get adjusted now.

I love Colts and want to see them do good, but I just think they are really late to the ball game and have done almost everything wrong up to this point. I would love to give them some business, but I can still buy an old V spring Detective Special for about $500 or less.

 

[Zebra War Wagon]

I don't see one of these new Colts in my future! Why? Just to say I have a new Colt? I much prefer my S&W J frames for CCW.

 

[silversnake]

I love Colts and want to see them do good, but I just think they are really late to the ball game and have done almost everything wrong up to this point. I would love to give them some business, but I can still buy an old V spring Detective Special for about $500 or less.

I don't think any of the old Detective Specials were rated for +P?

Also it sounds like this one may have a more linear trigger pull, if so that would be a selling point for me as most of the older Colts I've handled had stacking triggers.

I am interested in seeing how this compares to the K6S though, so far I might go with that for .357 magnum capability.

 

[John Fugate]

$5000 to $10,000? each? If that were the case I doubt people would be lining up at those prices.

It all depends on the product.

 

[boykinlp]

A large corporate like Colt might be able to do something like S&W with their Performance Center guns.

I don't believe Colt is anywhere close to a large corporation anymore.

 

[Malysh]

The negativity here and with some on the Colt Forum is really getting me down.
For years people complained that Colt should resume revolver production. Now that they are going to, people are still complaining. Ya just can't win.

Jeeeesssshh!

BTW: Colt is making this product themselves, AND, it is not the SF-VI/DS-2 standard lockwork. There will be some differences.

 

[Mr.Harry]

Sig could be next. Don't hold me to that I'm not a fortune teller, rumor monger, nor company exec. But I've been told by some managers there that it has been an "ongoing discussion". Now THAT would makes things even more interesting....

 

[mojave30cal]

I like the old Colt revolvers like my 1968 Colt Cobra Light Weight in .38 special. This is a former LEO firearm with lots
of holster wear and well worn original grips. It's one my favo-
rite CCW guns. Shoots great too!

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Hot off the press. New Colt Cobra:

It's not a Cobra. It's a Detective Special that they are calling a Cobra.

 

[silversnake]

Sig could be next. Don't hold me to that I'm not a fortune teller, rumor monger, nor company exec. But I've been told by some managers there that it has been an "ongoing discussion". Now THAT would makes things even more interesting....

I hope they do, the Sig DAO triggers (e.g. on the P250) would be right at home on a revolver.

This is a good time for revolver shooters, with the number of new products coming out:

S&W Model 66 2.75"
S&W Model 69 2.75"
Kimber K6S
Ruger Redhawk 8 shot .357 magnum
Ruger GP 100 .44 special
Colt Cobra

The Redhawk is a bit heavy but all of the others could make excellent choices for concealed carry.

 

[Malysh]

It's not a Cobra. It's a Detective Special that they are calling a Cobra.

It's a Cobra if they want to call it a Cobra.

S&W has resurrected the names M&P and lately, Victory, for guns that had nothing in common with the models that had the names originally. They are even sharing the M&P name between handguns and long guns.

As long as a company owns the name and product they can call it whatever they want to, previous firearms history not withstanding.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

It's a Cobra if they want to call it a Cobra.

S&W has resurrected the names M&P and lately, Victory, for guns that had nothing in common with the models that had the names originally. They are even sharing the M&P name between handguns and long guns.

As long as a company owns the name and product they can call it whatever they want to, previous firearms history not withstanding.

Didn't say they couldn't call it a Cobra. They can call it an Anaconda if they want. If a dog has four legs and a tail, and you call the tail a leg, how many legs does it have?

 

[Malysh]

Have it your way.

 

[poordevil]

Armscor in the Philippines make a kind of Colt.

it is kind of rough, but I hear it works well. I don't see why Colt could not make a nicer one with CNC machinery. Or even casting like Ruger.

 

[Old TexMex]

My favorite Colt was made in Argentina....almost 90 years ago.

 

[Collo Rosso]

Armscor in the Philippines make a kind of Colt.

it is kind of rough, but I hear it works well. I don't see why Colt could not make a nicer one with CNC machinery. Or even casting like Ruger.

I'm sure Armscor is using CNC machining centers, just like the rest of the world.

 

[824tsv]

It's not a Cobra. It's a Detective Special that they are calling a Cobra.

I could care less if you are a fan or not.
I just delivered the news that most of you said would never happen.

 

[Malysh]

I could care less if you are a fan or not.
I just delivered the news that most of you said would never happen.

Don't encourage him. Ain't worth it.