just picked up a Trooper MK3 at local show .Does not show any wear, looks like a new gun.Had several other dealers show restraint and offer to buy it if i didn't.
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Nice gun. I shouldn't have sold the one I had like that. SAY! Maybe it's the same gun??!! 
Engine49guy
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Have the same exact version same finish same grips,
They are pretty but at first glance kinda expected it to feel like a model 19,
Its actually more like an L frame 586, weight and cylinder size wise,
Grips are big in the hand and have sharp angles and a BIG heel,
Trigger pull is long and heavy taking some effort .
Its a BIG gun and more like a beefed up L frame with a Model 19 barrel ,
IIRC later versions (Trooper 4 or 5?) had a vented rib with same half lug barrel.
Cant recall if they were offered in larger calibers but they were definately offered in smaller ones like .22lr and .22WMR ,
one of my favorite pieces is a 4" blue Trooper III in .22Lr... ( more like the L frame .22lr S&W never built)
....it is a Beast and if you like LARGE 22lr handguns I definitely recommend picking one up.
Interstingly the Diamondback is slightly smaller than the K frame but larger than the J frame so goes between them size wise.
Been meaning to take a .22lr group shot with a 4" Model 34, Diamondback, K22 and Trooper III to show the size differences but just havent gotten around to it .
Nice gun thanks for sharing it !
They are pretty but at first glance kinda expected it to feel like a model 19,
Its actually more like an L frame 586, weight and cylinder size wise,
Grips are big in the hand and have sharp angles and a BIG heel,
Trigger pull is long and heavy taking some effort .
Its a BIG gun and more like a beefed up L frame with a Model 19 barrel ,
IIRC later versions (Trooper 4 or 5?) had a vented rib with same half lug barrel.
Cant recall if they were offered in larger calibers but they were definately offered in smaller ones like .22lr and .22WMR ,
one of my favorite pieces is a 4" blue Trooper III in .22Lr... ( more like the L frame .22lr S&W never built)
....it is a Beast and if you like LARGE 22lr handguns I definitely recommend picking one up.
Interstingly the Diamondback is slightly smaller than the K frame but larger than the J frame so goes between them size wise.
Been meaning to take a .22lr group shot with a 4" Model 34, Diamondback, K22 and Trooper III to show the size differences but just havent gotten around to it .
Nice gun thanks for sharing it !
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The Peacekeeper had the vent rib, I don't remember any others on this frame that did. It's a strong gun.
Very good looking revolver.
Engine49guy
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Steve C
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You have a great gun. I bought mine used from a little gun shop 40 years ago when in college. Still one of my favorite pistols.
Richard Simmons
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just picked up a Trooper MK3 at local show .Does not show any wear, looks like a new gun.Had several other dealers show restraint and offer to buy it if i didn't.
Beautiful. I bought the exact same gun back in 1978. In fact it was the first firearm I purchased. Unfortunately I sold it some years later as Uncle Sam wasn't paying an E-4 as much as he is today and a family has bills. I have acquired this one over the years but still miss my first one.
S. Hammer
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Well buying the TROOPER turned out O.K.
traded it for a mod 19-5 98% gun and a new in the box Ruger 1911
Colts are good to me
traded it for a mod 19-5 98% gun and a new in the box Ruger 1911
Colts are good to me
