Hey ODTers,
So you guys know I'm an old school revolver guy and lean hard towards Colts. Smiths and Rugers are in my collection as well but Colts rule the roost. Anyways. I normally carry a Detective Special (D.S.) given to me by my g-pa he bought in my birth year and passed it to me at 21 (wink-wink). I have since purchased a couple like a parkerized Agent 2nd edition and a first edition Agent blued. They all shoot really well but I've never really done a review on them so I thought, why not share my thoughts on the one I was fortunate to come across this week. The Colt Cobra. This is a 2" Snubby in .38 special with a 6-shot cylinder with the shrouded hammer and exposed ejector rod. This is a classic wheelie and is infamously known as the model used by Jack Ruby to shoot Lee Harvey Oswald after the assassination of President J. F. Kennedy.
So this model per Colt's website S/N lookup was manufactured in 1967. This model is the aluminum frame model just like the Agent. The Detective Special is an all steel model so the weight difference is definitely noticeable if holding them at the same time. I can tell you by experience that carrying the D.S. you feel it all day long. But the Cobra/Agent is really a joy to carry. Now, the recoil in the Cobra/Agent is more noticeable than in the D.S. but it's not too unbearable. These can shoot +p ammo in a defensive situation. I wouldn't recommend shooting boxes of +p through them at the range but many argue that today's +p is just the standard loads from the 50's and 60's that got dummied down to the non +p loads today. I carry mine with Hornady's and I feel more than protected with those.
Here are some pics. The first few will be of the gun itself. The last one will be the first 6 shots I shot it at a target at 12 yards at the range. There are a lot of people who feel snubbies aren't that accurate at long distances but I would beg to differ. But, if you're carrying a snubbie you only need it to be accurate against your assailant who is probably within a 5' -15" distance anyways.
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Overall, I love the Colt (How could you not?). I am a Colt guy to the heart. But, I will say while DA trigger on the Colt is super smooth, the SA trigger pull is nothing like shooting SA on a Smith. Hey, this is my humble opinion right? I hope this mini-review was enjoyable to read and didn't bore you guys too much. I'm sure I didn't cover a few things but this wasn't a comprehensive review just a quick one.
So you guys know I'm an old school revolver guy and lean hard towards Colts. Smiths and Rugers are in my collection as well but Colts rule the roost. Anyways. I normally carry a Detective Special (D.S.) given to me by my g-pa he bought in my birth year and passed it to me at 21 (wink-wink). I have since purchased a couple like a parkerized Agent 2nd edition and a first edition Agent blued. They all shoot really well but I've never really done a review on them so I thought, why not share my thoughts on the one I was fortunate to come across this week. The Colt Cobra. This is a 2" Snubby in .38 special with a 6-shot cylinder with the shrouded hammer and exposed ejector rod. This is a classic wheelie and is infamously known as the model used by Jack Ruby to shoot Lee Harvey Oswald after the assassination of President J. F. Kennedy.
So this model per Colt's website S/N lookup was manufactured in 1967. This model is the aluminum frame model just like the Agent. The Detective Special is an all steel model so the weight difference is definitely noticeable if holding them at the same time. I can tell you by experience that carrying the D.S. you feel it all day long. But the Cobra/Agent is really a joy to carry. Now, the recoil in the Cobra/Agent is more noticeable than in the D.S. but it's not too unbearable. These can shoot +p ammo in a defensive situation. I wouldn't recommend shooting boxes of +p through them at the range but many argue that today's +p is just the standard loads from the 50's and 60's that got dummied down to the non +p loads today. I carry mine with Hornady's and I feel more than protected with those.
Here are some pics. The first few will be of the gun itself. The last one will be the first 6 shots I shot it at a target at 12 yards at the range. There are a lot of people who feel snubbies aren't that accurate at long distances but I would beg to differ. But, if you're carrying a snubbie you only need it to be accurate against your assailant who is probably within a 5' -15" distance anyways.
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Overall, I love the Colt (How could you not?). I am a Colt guy to the heart. But, I will say while DA trigger on the Colt is super smooth, the SA trigger pull is nothing like shooting SA on a Smith. Hey, this is my humble opinion right? I hope this mini-review was enjoyable to read and didn't bore you guys too much. I'm sure I didn't cover a few things but this wasn't a comprehensive review just a quick one.
