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Double-O-Dave
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Okay, guys, thanks for the inputs, observations, and photos. I think I've got it now.
Much obliged,
Dave
Much obliged,
Dave
Why are Colt revolvers so expensive?
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A very good case can be made that it is the Smith and Wesson that rotates the wrong way, and the cylinder release (and therefore the cylinder locking mechanism) is backwards.
These wer just about the only two positive things about Colts written in this thread that I can agree with, so in the interest of politeness I'll part trails here and leave you to ride your ponies off down this thread. Giddy-up.
hannstv
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I like the trigger pull on the dick specials a lot better than the J frames, but they are a little big for pocket carry. On a belt I think they are just about the perfect carry gun, have a couple.
And there you have it.....along with the one reason one silver dollar is worth a million times more than another silver dollar: rarity.I guess it's because no j-frame looks this good....
Great picture, Sip.
mkk41
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sipowicz
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Nah....I just use a soft IWB holster and one of my "carry grips."
Maybe stabilizing rocking tables in the cafeteria.
Wyatt Burp
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Tough question. I just like 'em.
Like em' too
kwselke
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Here's the Trooper MK-III that I bought new in box for $270 in June 1991. I think the MK-III was superseded by the MK-V in 1982. I was looking for a cheap .357 and this was much cheaper than a new S & W at the time, plus it was nickle plated. I remember getting home from the gun show and having to clean off caked on preservatives from the barrel. It sat in a box a long time before I bought it. I'd rather have a 4" Smith M-66, but my $270 was well invested.
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I hate to say it, but the bluing on a pre-WWII Colt cannot be rivaled by any other commercially made handgun in history. Their single action pull is fantastic and they're simply beautiful guns. I don't care for the trigger stacking so I don't shoot mine much, but by God they are lookers.
As to the Pythons, I don't understand why people pay what they do for those. A Model 19 carries much better, and a Model 27 looks better and shoots better.
As to the Pythons, I don't understand why people pay what they do for those. A Model 19 carries much better, and a Model 27 looks better and shoots better.
casual- because they were the last of the handfitted guns with old type of action that required the handwork. pricewise,they were always the most expensive,hence fewer of them. pythons also have a tapered bore than results in fine accuracy. the trigger issues are such that if you are used to a smith trigger,the colt is different. when the bullseye shooting was the only game in town,colts held all the records for revolvers. I could go one but you get the idea. btw, I now have more colts than smiths.
sipowicz
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Just curious...both of these grips fit my hand perfectly...so from a strictly aesthetic point of view, which looks best to you? I kind of lean towards the rubber on this generation DS and wood and an insert on the earlier unshrouded model.
I like the old school approach in the top picture. Just sorta looks right....
Sip,
Wood and steel.
Here is a Pawn shop save.
Little Colt Police Positive Special in 38sp 1968 mfg.
Colt SAA some scratched up at the factory.
Wood and steel.
Here is a Pawn shop save.
Little Colt Police Positive Special in 38sp 1968 mfg.
Colt SAA some scratched up at the factory.
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MaximumLawman
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I guess it's because no j-frame looks this good....
I think smith J and K frames look better than the original Colt Dick Spcl. Pythons look pretty cool though.
sipowicz
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For me it's a bit of a family thing...when I carry my DS I feel closer to my dad in NY...
shouldazagged
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For me it's a bit of a family thing...when I carry my DS I feel closer to my dad in NY...
I can understand that reason, although my dad was never a gun owner. His eyesight was too poor for shooting.
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