Colt Officers Model

[jtcarm]

Just when I was getting bored with S&Ws and Rugers, I came across this finish-challenged-but-solid Colt OM.



This is only the second Colt DA I’ve owned/shot. The first was later coil-spring Trooper offshoot with an abominable trigger.

The blue wear undoubtedly came from this swivel holster:


It has a sweet SA trigger and shoots pretty well considering the throats measure .359 and the only bullets I have on hand are .358.

This will be a good excuse to buy another wadcutter mold[emoji6]

I only wish I had some deep woods to carry it in and pot small game like I’m always reading about.

Here in Texas, nearly all hunting lands are private, and what public lands we have are overrun by idiots. I own a smallish place on the West Fork of the Trinity, but the closest thing to small game are armadillos and piglets.

[OlongJohnson]

Here in Texas, nearly all hunting lands are private, and what public lands we have are overrun by idiots. I own a smallish place on the West Fork of the Trinity, but the closest thing to small game are armadillos and piglets.

That's one of the things I miss most about being out West, and not just for hunting.

Piglets do count as small game. Bacon is good even a little at a time.

[Zeke38]

Great old shooters, had it's brother years ago. Had a friend (an old time pistolero from AZ in the 1920s) long since passed. He at age 82 was plunking groundhogs at 100 yds with serious regularity with a New Service 45 Colt just like your 38. Marvelous pieces of modern machinery, almost made by hand.

[rainman]

Just when I was getting bored with S&Ws and Rugers, I came across this finish-challenged-but-solid Colt OM.

That's not 'finish-challenged'...that's character!

Congrats, and thanks for rescuing a really nice piece of history!


-Rainman

[Malamute]

Wow.


Can I be on the list in case you tire of it and cast it aside?


Some interesting Colt info. https://web.archive.org/web/20200413...r_s_Model.html

[Paul D]

They are fun to shoot. These are Officer Model Match guns, so they are much younger than yours. The top one is a 1961 and bottom is 1954 with aftermarket Python grips. Triggers are sweet.

[314159]

An old girlfriend of mine just inherited one of these that, from the pictures, looks like a twin of yours. I need to drop by and give it a good safety check. A long time ago I had a Detective special or two but I really don't remember how to check Colt DAs for function really.

Could someone give me a link to a good guide for checking out a Colt for timing, safety, or anything else I need to check on this vintage piece?

[jtcarm]

Could someone give me a link to a good guide for checking out a Colt for timing, safety, or anything else I need to check on this vintage piece?

I would love to see that as well. I’ve heard that Colt lockup/timing is different from Smiths.

I might be investing in another Kuhnhausen book.

[jtcarm]

That's one of the things I miss most about being out West, and not just for hunting.

Piglets do count as small game. Bacon is good even a little at a time.

Yeah I could use it to cap one of the little porkers, from the safety of a tree stand in case mama doesn’t take kindly to it.

[awp_101]

Could someone give me a link to a good guide for checking out a Colt for timing, safety, or anything else I need to check on this vintage piece?

Posts 3&4 HERE. There’s probably more in-depth instructions somewhere but these will tell you quickly whether a Colt DA is worth continuing to look at IMO.

BTW, I’m a long time S&W and Ruger guy as well but that New Service gave me a little bit of a pony cold that may be turning into full blown Colt fever. I’m looking at Trooper MK IIIs, OMs and OMMs pretty regularly online looking for my next fix.