I would have never believed it but it looks like Holt is coming out with another double action revolver . Count me in!!
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.the...?client=safari
Printable View
I would have never believed it but it looks like Holt is coming out with another double action revolver . Count me in!!
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.the...?client=safari
This is interesting. I guess kimber lit a fire for more snubbies. I ant to see some testing on this and specs
Just for the nostalgia, I'd buy one.
Wonder how much California's laws and lists are driving this.
I was considering the Kimber, but I will definitely pick up one of these.
I'll be shocked if the new offering has the old Colt action which was labor intensive to fit and not particularly robust.
The Mk3 and Mk5 revolvers used coil mainsprings.
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Manufact...rame-36660.htm
The SF-VI, which is getting a lot of traction in the rumor mill as the basis for the new Cobra, used a shortened (IIRC) V-spring for the hammer and a torsion spring for the trigger. IIRC the DS-II did this as well.
edit: to be clear, none of the mk3/mk5 troopers, King Cobras or Anacondas used a V-spring action.
Watching the internet go crazy trying to shit on this thing while getting almost literally every detail wrong is sadly amusing...
Will it be out by Christmas? Errr I mean tax time?
Thank you Colt. Apparently,
Dreams do come true.
Next my Diamondback please.
So is it alloy frame like the old cobra detectives or nickle plated steel?
Steel, about 30 ounces of it. :(
I thought the old detective special weighed around 21 oz? I could be wrong. I think the 2.5 inch barrel Python was around 33 oz but that was a lot bigger. The K6s is about 23oz.
Nice. Hopefully a new Python isn't far behind.
I got to handle this recently. Super excited to see Colt back in the revolver business.
Attachment 43146
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
At 30 ounces frame size must approach S&W's K frame. The shrouded barrel adds weight too. The RIA Armscor M206 reviewed in this forum weighs 25 oz in the 2 inch barrel length according to an NRA article. Without seeing the new Cobra, my guess is that the frame is also a good bit thicker than the original. I'm certain that Colt has produced a nice revolver. My opinion is that the final product is a 2 inch belt carry weapon rather than a pocket pistol suitable for IWB carry.
NRA magazine states it is 25oz.
I will patiently await the return of the King Cobra and the Anaconda.
A Python would be awesome, but I don't hold much hope for that.
>The trigger broke at eight pounds in double action and two pounds in single action.<
I'm interested:)
Here is some more Cobra propaganda.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvZeTJqpgDg
I think the need to come out with a lightweight "AirCobra" and then a new .357 "KingCobra" asap. I will be buying one of each.
Lots of thumb cocking in these vids. LOL
I think that if Colt produced a DAO variant on this model, with a 3" barrel and a bobbed hammer, they would sell a lot of them. The user-replaceable front sight is a great idea, I'm excited about that.
If you look for what a used S&W 3" K or L frame is going for these days, Colt could make a very good return on such a pistol. I see those things going for $800 or more all the time.
Absolutely. The J-frame needs a hammerless 6 shot competitor. Honestly, the only reason I never got a (lightweight) Cobra was the impracticability of repair work. I loved my old DS.
Asking the experts. Airweight J frame like a 442 is what 18 oz loaded? (340s obviously lighter still). How heavy is too heavy before pocket carry (pants or coat) doesn't work? I remember looking years ago at small DA/SA 380s/9s and nothing was under 20oz.
Correct, 17-18oz loaded. I think the J-frame is about perfect, I imagine the Cobra will be around 28-29 loaded. The airweight J-frame is on the bleeding edge of tolerability so I doubt the Cobra is a candidate. It would be, however, the perfect holster gun. Hopefully they can get it down to about 20 or so with the sure to come lightweight Cobra.
I definitely need the new Cobra to keep these bad boys company. My 1964 Python and 1970 Colt Lawman III. I had Patrick Grasshorn make the Stag grips about 6 years ago. He does exceptional work. I would keep the Cobra stock as is.
http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/w...psip9yzcwc.jpg
I have a 3" M13-2, one of my favorite pistols. Very shootable, I used to carry it and I used it to good effect in IDPA competition. I would be very interested in a 3" Cobra, the gun S&W should still make.
Edit: I do understand that Colt makes the Cobra, not S&W. I think S&W should still make a 3" K frame with updated sights.
Damn I'm glad to see this this, LOVE THE DICK SPL, carried one for years,, now if some one will just bring back the shroud!!!!!
Thanks Greg. So with the weight being what it is, this is really more like a take on a stainless DS (or DS II I guess) than a Cobra...but the name is less popular so Colt is calling it a Cobra instead?
So what's the DA like? In the day S&W's DA was the one to beat, and it still matters. Years ago I could have had a Mark III Trooper for nothing, and declined. From a look at the new Cobra's geometry, I wouldn't expect it to be much different from the old, old ones--which weren't very good.
Not that it matters at this late date.
I have played with two in the shop and they both had superb triggers. I'm seriously considering turning in my crappy Sigg 320 in trade. I wish it had a boot grip option.
Is it a round butt? If so just have patience. I'm sure Hogue or VZ will make a nice round butt boot grip in G10 soon.