28-2 or Colt Trooper?
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Which vintage Trooper? There were the original Trooper .38 specials and .357s built on the same V mainspring frame as the Python, Trooper Mark IIs and Trooper Mark IIIs.
I strongly prefer the 28 over any Trooper. That shouldn't surprise you. Look at the forum you found me on.
S&Ws displaced Colt's V mainspring revolvers for good reason. Colt's V mainspring revolvers went out of time from the normal wear of frequent firing. In contrast, the DA of S&Ws just got smoother.
I owned one Colt Mark II. Its DA couldn't be made the equal of a S&W. I didn't keep it long enough to learn how it would hold up over time.
Colt's Mark IIIs were their 2nd failed attempt to recover market share. I haven't owned one. You might find praise for Mark III as well as the earlier Troopers on a Colt forum
Incidentally, I wound up with my V mainspring Colt Trooper after job requirements forced me to replace my Officer's Model .38 special's 6 inch barrel with a 4" barrel. 6 inch barrels were stamped Officer's Model, 4 inchers were stamped Trooper. They were the same revolver other than barrel length at the time.
I strongly prefer the 28 over any Trooper. That shouldn't surprise you. Look at the forum you found me on.
S&Ws displaced Colt's V mainspring revolvers for good reason. Colt's V mainspring revolvers went out of time from the normal wear of frequent firing. In contrast, the DA of S&Ws just got smoother.
I owned one Colt Mark II. Its DA couldn't be made the equal of a S&W. I didn't keep it long enough to learn how it would hold up over time.
Colt's Mark IIIs were their 2nd failed attempt to recover market share. I haven't owned one. You might find praise for Mark III as well as the earlier Troopers on a Colt forum
Incidentally, I wound up with my V mainspring Colt Trooper after job requirements forced me to replace my Officer's Model .38 special's 6 inch barrel with a 4" barrel. 6 inch barrels were stamped Officer's Model, 4 inchers were stamped Trooper. They were the same revolver other than barrel length at the time.
Well, now, lemme think..........THE MODEL 28!!!!! IMO overall quality and durability FAR exceed the Colt. Less expensive most of the time too, you pay a premium to have a pony stamped on your gun.
Engine49guy
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I have not owned or fired the older Trooper and I hear they are comparable to the Python action,
I do have a 4" Trooper III in both 357 as well as .22lr that I have always put in the same category as the Model 19 ,
Weight and heft wise they may be somewhere in between the 19 and the 586 .
I do have a 4" Trooper III in both 357 as well as .22lr that I have always put in the same category as the Model 19 ,
Weight and heft wise they may be somewhere in between the 19 and the 586 .
I have both 28-2 and trooper mark
As I said I have both. My sons got to talking about both Christmas day.
I like my 28-2 the best but both shoot well. The 28-2 is very rugged. Colt will repair revolvers, my 22cal diamond back went in last year,it took 16 weeks to get the revolver back. As I told my son's
Colt no longer produces revolvers so some will pay more,supply and demand, but the 28-2 is my pick.
As I said I have both. My sons got to talking about both Christmas day.
I like my 28-2 the best but both shoot well. The 28-2 is very rugged. Colt will repair revolvers, my 22cal diamond back went in last year,it took 16 weeks to get the revolver back. As I told my son's
Colt no longer produces revolvers so some will pay more,supply and demand, but the 28-2 is my pick.
feralmerril
Absent Comrade
I like the old model troopers. They are more like the model 19 or 66 than the N frame 27 or 28. They are lighter and accurate. If I was carrying daily again it would be the trooper. Now if I was actualy doing a lot of shooting with heavy loads it would be a N frame. I have both and carried the troopers far more.
Troopers are starting to go for stupid money. Scratch both itches, get a lightly used 28-2 and a Colt Official Police.
66snub
Member
The Model 28 is so much more handsome than the Trooper. IMO, the colts, are strange-looking guns. The other day, I was looking at a side-by-side photo comparison of a 686 next to a Python. The 686 has beautiful, classy lines, while the Python looked kind of cartoonish. Please don't burn me at the stake 
but I'll take a Smith any ol' day.
but I'll take a Smith any ol' day.peepaw
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I own a HP that I just love, and I am always looking for another for the right price. I have looked at dozens of Troopers over the years and so far none of them have followed me home.
Don't get me wrong, I own about a half dozen Colts. They just don't talk to me like an old Smith does.
Don't get me wrong, I own about a half dozen Colts. They just don't talk to me like an old Smith does.
mkk41
US Veteran
Ya forgot the really ugly Trooper Mk.V.
IIRC , The Mk.III action originally started out with sintered metal lockwork parts which didn't hold up very well and were replaced with real steel.
silentflyer
Member
Just buy one of each...and add a couple of Rugers, Dan Wesson's etc. etc.
feralmerril
Absent Comrade
Here is snub versions of a 66-3 and 2 !/2" python together. I like em both.
mkk41
US Veteran
dscampbell
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The mark III were made on their J frame. My favorite revolver of all I own is a lawman MKIII Snubby. However that is also the only Colt I own. My first handgun I bought was a highway patrolman and my duty weapon for years. I would buy the mod 28.
Scott Campbell
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Revolver-time
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Way back in 1979 I went to the LGS and looked at a Colt MkIII in .22 and a Smith 17 in .22. The Colt was alot more gun and the prices were equal. I went home with the Colt. I added a MIII in .22 mag and one in 357. Today the only Colt I own is a 1911. ALL of my revolvers are N frame Smiths with the exception of a K-22 and a 686.
