That's why it's not going into my regular carry rotation yet. Too early, too many unknowns. A thousand rounds at the range later, and some future input from others on this forum, and we'll see.
I'm curious about the material and manufacturing also. The finish is unlike anything I've seen before, looks almost like a semi-metallic paint job but it isn't, it's just stainless steel. Seems to be hard enough that there isn't any wear showing on the cylinder after a fair amount of dry fire, and the top strap is robust. How will it handle occasional heavy magnum loads in a woods gun role? Too soon to know.
I bought one because I want to encourage revolver innovation and choices. A good trigger and no lock in a modern revolver, what a concept... and so far the QA/QC appears to be better than the competition, based on a still small sample size.
Last edited by Salamander; 08-25-2019 at 06:45 PM.
Anyone else notice the profile on the backstrap of the grips? They look like overall pretty much like some Jordan Troopers in the pics posted earlier.
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Wandering around a local gunshow today and spotted a King Cobra Target. Price was above retail, so it didn't come home with me. Didn't care for the grip shape, it was awkwardly wide, side to side, in the mid section and wasn't comfortable in my hand. A Night Cobra and 3" King Cobra were both on the table and the grips, G10 VZ's on the night and rubber on the King, both felt better. Hopefully , the aftermarket will pick up on the new model.
Colt updated their website, it’s giving the weight as 36oz.