I found a super clean 3rd gen blued Colt Detective Special (1972 mfg.) for a really nice price.
Appears to have been a sock drawer gun.
What's the scoop on these?
I found a super clean 3rd gen blued Colt Detective Special (1972 mfg.) for a really nice price.
Appears to have been a sock drawer gun.
What's the scoop on these?
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J frame size and k frame capacity - what's not to like?
Research whether +p is ok for that model and enjoy shooting it.
You'd better pick it up before Nyeti swoops in and buys it from under you!
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IIRC Tom Givens is very fond of them. After reading the post below mine, maybe Tom favors the Cobra? I admit to not knowing the difference.
Last edited by MVS; 07-01-2015 at 08:35 PM.
While the DS is small enough to slip in a pocket, at 26 oz unloaded it doesn't carry well in that mode if that's in the cards. However, that extra weight makes them at bit more comfortable to shoot over a J-Frame, especially with +P's.
It shouldn't be much of a concern for a gun that's spent its life in a sock drawer, but make sure the timing is OK - Colt revolvers are expensive to get worked on.
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Cobra is aluminum frame. Detective Special is steel.Originally Posted by MVS
Neither has been in production for a long while and parts are becoming increasingly difficult to find. In addition, smiths competent to resolve any issues that pop up are few & far between. I have a Cobra, but have retired it from daily duty for these reasons. YMMV.
The other Colt snub guns (Cobra, Agent, etc) had aluminum frames and weighed about 15 oz empty.
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They are great for what they are. Easier to shoot than a J frame and an extra round without the size of a K frame. They were great for what the name says....plainclothes daily carried working gun. The Cobra and Agent are great due to the weight as carry a lot shoot a little concealment guns. I recently got a couple of Detective Specials. I late model blue that is flat gorgeous and I am looking forward to getting some beautiful Hogue grips on it (getting the alignment pin out of the frame has proven to be near impossible). I also got a 1960 Nickel. In that era, they were the Glock 26 of their time.
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You know those moments of epic stupidity? When I picked up the G43 that came in for me, there was a minty DS in the used case for 475 or something close. I think I mumbled something like "if it's still here when my next check comes in, I'd like this gun..."
It wasn't still there.
As much as I loathe using anything but cash for guns, I did not think that one through.
I've owned 3 over the years, one 1st gen and 2 second gen. Glorious actions. I loved them AIWB. I dry fired them DA too much me thinks as I knocked them all out of time by the 1000 round (live fire) mark. I would not shoot or dry fire one extensively. I was a slow learner to that lesson.
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