Okay guys. I just went to a gun show. There were only two Colts there for sale at reasonable prices. I got them both. As it turns out they were on the same table. A Colt Cobra, and a Colt Detective Special. Both blue .38 specials. Very reasonable, considering what is going on with other Colt revolver prices. I'm not afraid of taking D-frames apart, so I disassembled them, one at a time, cleaned them thoroughly, and found them to be in perfect working order. Both have 99% finish remaining. Both are from 1953, oddly enough. This is the umpteenth Colt snub I have purchased recently. Are these no longer interesting to people? Because, if they are, I am determined to corner the market on these. They make a helluva lot better defense weapon than the current crop of puny plastic fantastics, IMHO. What gives?
2012-11-13T16:56:39Z
Auroch. Very true. And more to the point, anything shot at close range with a .38, is better than a miss with something else, right? I love the Colt's cuz even the l'il D-frames are six-shot.
Lime Green Medic2012-11-13T22:59:53Z
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I am a big fan of the D-frame Colt. I'm currently looking for an original hammer shroud for a blued Colt Agent. If I can't find one of those, I'd be barely satisfied with an aftermarket one.
I'm not brave enough to take a Colt revolver apart, no matter what the frame -- I have a very short list of people I allow to work on my Colts, and I am not on it.
I love Colt revolvers; They are precision made, precision crafted tackdrivers from an era where gunmaking was an ART and Colt was the best in the business.
They are a reminder of a happier time for me, to be sure.
I should probably save up for one. I miss my old Police Positive duty revolver.
Basically, that's the difference. Many revolvers which might be made principally to be snub nostril don't have any visable hammer. That is so the gun may also be carried concealed and no longer capture on apparel when drawn. Nonetheless, that isn't genuine of all snub nostril revolvers. Some have the designated frame as that model when it's made with an extended barrel. Backside line, the term "snub nostril" or "snubbie" with ease implies that it has a short barrel.
Colt revolvers. Are these no longer interesting to people? Well.... They are a like old British Sports cars. A bit of a acquired taste & replaced in the marketplace By Z cars & Miatas. Taurus will sell you a 7 shot snub Model 817 made lighter with titanium alloy for the less price than the Colts. Ruger & S&W have products as well.
You need to buy yourself a Colt Lawman MK III. It's a gun that most folks have never heard of. Neatest things you can imagine. Medium frame Colt with a glass smoth action, 2 inch barrel with fixed sights, chambered for 357 magnum.
The extra weight on that medium steel frame makes it very controllable when firing 38+P loads. And since it was built to handle the full power 357 mag loads, it will last a lifetime of shooting thousands and thousands of 38 Special cartridges.
Personally, I prefer the vintage 1960s and 1970sColt double-action revolvers to anything out there.