Posted on 12/31/2016 10:32:10 PM PST by monkapotamus
To do this job right, one has to keep secrets. And Colt dropped the biggest secret of 2017 on me, then told me to keep my yap shut—until now. Finally, the biggest news in new gun introductions is out. Colt is back in the double-action revolver business...
If you haunt gunbroker.com, odds are you have seen the prices of Colt revolvers skyrocket. Anything with a snake name has been going for big money—sometimes ridiculous money. My friend Steve Fjestad from Blue Book of Gun Values recently wrote about this. While some of the lunacy has subsided, it is clear that the guns Colt used to make still have tremendous power in the consciousness of American shooters.
Colt spent some serious time trying to get this gun right. They knew they only had one shot after a decades-long double-action hiatus. Some changes include trigger geometry. When you look at the new cobra you can see that the trigger rides on a pin more centrally located in the frame. And it is straighter than one might expect. Colt wanted to use the trigger of the Python as the baseline for what it wanted in the new Cobra. They have graphs, charts other tests that resemble a pathological liar’s polygraph test saying that they have determined this revolver’s trigger is right in there with the well-regarded Pythons...
(Excerpt) Read more at americanrifleman.org ...
I used to be the same way.
Then I got one.
Now? Four and counting. :)
Five if these come in reasonable-priced.
Gee, that’s kinda neat. Make one with a 3” barrel I might take interest.
Owned 1911’s. Prefer the Glock as a carry pistol. Still feel manly.
“But then I regard handguns as tools and the Glock 19 is an excellent, well-made tool...”
If I owned a Glock, I’d think of guns as a tool too, rather than a work of art. I’ve met guys who were content to drink Thunderbird because they got the same buzz cheaper.
Me? Smith & Wesson hasn’t put out a revolver yet that I couldn’t enjoy shooting. I like Ruger Redhawks too. For fun. But for church, I carry a 686+ with 7 rounds of 357 sweetness. Just in case someone needs to meet the Lord face to face right now...
Form follows function.
I hear ya and that’s why I don’t want to get one. I’m afraid I’ll like them too much. I tried the 1911 thing but even though I liked shooting them I just couldn’t appreciate them the way some do so I sold the one I had and gravitated toward CZ’s and CZ clones; some of which are really amazing and made to NATO specs for up to 50k rounds.
Right now I’m trying to decide whether the CZ SP09 is worth going in debt for. I found one just now for $416 shipped. Then again the CZ P10C looks mighty good too and might be worth waiting for. Decisions decisions...
“Form follows function.”
Ummm...yeah, and it does with a good revolver too. Most of the people I’ve met who pick up a K-frame or Ruger Vaquero find them more instinctive to point than a Glock. And in fact, the biggest thing I dislike about Glock is that they are not, for me, instinctive pointing guns.
If someone feels the need for 12+ rounds in a gun, then there is nothing wrong with a gun that holds lots of rounds. I found a Beretta M-9 instinctive for shooting. I’m seriously considering buying a 92 Compact. Not everyone’s cup of tea, but I do well with them.
My point is not that Glocks are bad guns, but that revolvers are NOT bad guns. A Model 29 is big for concealed carry, of course, but concealed carry isn’t the end all of shooting. And for concealed carry, in MY threat environment, a J-frame works fine. The 686+ I carry when clothing allows gives me 7 very accurate rounds of 357. It carries fine on a good gun belt, conceals better than many realize, and the 357 is an excellent self-defense round.
But there is more to shooting than just XX rounds of 9mm...
“And, let’s be honest, the 1911 at over a century old isn’t exactly the most modern of handguns... Don’t underestimate the people who want ‘the new shiny’ no matter what it is. Colt did (among their many other mistakes) and look where they’re at now. Bankrupt and desperate”
Lol, agree. Actually, was just having a little fun with you. While the 1911 is indeed my personal gun of choice I often pack a double/single in my truck as my wife drives it some and needs a gun that will go bang when she pulls the trigger. The 1911 being a single/single is a bit complex and thereby requires considerable training to condition muscle memory to perform the right steps at the right time. Btw and just a side note, to further keep things simple for my wife she keeps a Ruger Speed Six 2 1/2” barrel in her car and whenever she feels the need to pack :)
There are a couple on Gunbroker.com with a huge price difference. One must be a collector or hard to find.
http://www.gunbroker.com/All/BI.aspx?Keywords=CZ+53
They should because it really trashes their reputation. To me that’s the same as using breaks when you mean brakes.
“My best friends are Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson. Also Mr. Rossi makes the a fine companion especially at age 44.”
Our “friends” are Mr. Sig and Mr. Sauer (who are in their .40’s), and their “cousin” Mr. Walther who is nine.
What you’ve said is true.
I don’t buy 1911s from colt either. I was trying to make a point of what a platform it is. It’s the most replicated platform out there.
As for what else I’ve read about colt, and their disregard for American rights, I likely won’t be buying any of their products anyways.
Theresa rugged elegance with revolvers.
My Taurus 856 is my daily carry and I love it.
CC
Thanks, I checked gunbroker, but I searched for Military surplus, and that found nothing. I am not familiar with this gun, but I think that I might want one in 7.62x25 cal. I think that this gun has a good reputation, and that caliber is a very fast shooting round, giving around 1700 fps and up to 560 ft pounds energy. The CZ 53 is reported to be stout enough for the machine gun ammo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.62%C3%9725mm_Tokarev
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