Colt reintroducing "Cobra" revolver

[Mgderf]

Think I'll wait for the re-release of the models 1903 & 1908 "Pocket Hammerless".
I need a new 1903 as the other bookend for my old one (circa 1915).

 

[Dean C.]

And honestly if I ever paid that much for a handgun it would be a safe queen. 686+ with mods would be 90% of a classic Python and I can actually enjoy shooting it.

Buy Pythons are so fun to shoot

 

[MrAverage]

And I think this is what people need to keep in mind before getting too excited. At the quoted MSRP, this simply can not be a high quality revolver.

I like Colt is getting back into the revolver game. I agree that stated MSRP cannot be a Colt of old quality. Maybe it opens the door to Colt's Custom shop to do have some performance center variants like S&W though.

 

[TheDude]

Lee Harvey Oswald approved. Didn't Jack Ruby use a Cobra on him?

 

[Indynic]

I like Colt is getting back into the revolver game. I agree that stated MSRP cannot be a Colt of old quality. Maybe it opens the door to Colt's Custom shop to do have some performance center variants like S&W though.

I think you are forgetting that this is a 38 special gun, not 357 magnum. MSRP is right in line with S&W, maybe a little higher.

 

[Dean C.]

Will it be Python nice, no it won't but that being said I still think they can be competitive with S&W. It does not look bad from the photos and if it has a half way decent trigger I will probably buy one because as of late I have had a "thing" for J-Frame revolvers. The fact it is 38+p does not bother me because I never ever shoot 357 out of my 360PD J-Frame because of how not pleasant it is. If they keep the same level of quality in the Cobra as they have the 1911's they have been producing lately it should be a pretty decent revolver I think.

 

[MrAverage]

Hey, I'm just excited to get disagreed with. I thought I was on everyone's ignore list by now.

 

[oldpink]

Okay, definitely a DS if going by the history of the guns, but we should all wish Colt well by dipping their toe back into the DA revolver market.
If these turn out to be of high quality and sell well, they'll be encouraged to be more responsive to the commercial market instead of continuing to delude themselves into believing they can make all their profit through military and police sales.

 

[AngryRooster]

I enjoyed the Cobra I had many years ago. Shot well, carried well. I traded it at a show a long time ago. Always thought it'd be cool if someone here ended up with it. It was nickel, pearl grips, Tyler-T's, bobbed hammer. Bought it that way from Ludco's in the mid 90's. Paid $400. Looked just like this one except for the Tylers & hammer. (Sorry, small picture won't attach for some reason)

As far as the new ones, I'm going to take a wait and see approach. Colt's business model and (dare I say) betrayal to the commercial market turned me off of their products years ago. I don't have confidence they will produce a product 1/10 the quality they used to be. If, and that's a big if, I ever get one then it will be way down the list. I am looking forward to the GP100 44 Special and would buy that before one of the new "Cobras".

 

[85Cosmo]

This seems like an easy decision for Colt, given the demand and prices since they quit making wheel guns. Whether they are old Colt quality or not, there will be a demand, there is a whole new group of buyers out there that never had the chance to buy a "new" Colt wheel gun.

 

[Jim McKalip]

Maybe I'm just cynical, but since much of what passes as brilliance in business these days is recycling old designs with substandard materials, inferior workmanship and a higher price. But of course, much more marketing to sell the junk.

I'm wondering if Colt could actually make a revolver as good as its legacy models, even if it really wanted to and tried hard to do so. Those skilled laborers are largely long gone, I'm afraid.

They were craftsmen, not "skilled laborers".

 

[Route 45]

And I think this is what people need to keep in mind before getting too excited. At the quoted MSRP, this simply can not be a high quality revolver.

It might be pretty decent quality, $699 is about par for the course for a new small, steel frame revolver from S&W or Ruger. I'd personally rather have a Ruger, as the old Colts have a reputation for being a bit more fragile than the bank-vault strong Rugers. But Ruger doesn't make a small 6 shot, so it's not an exact comparison. If I wanted a small 6 shot, I might look at the new Kimber K6 revolver if the Colt looks to be a flop. The MSRP on those is $899, if you can find one.

 

[88E30M50]

My Colt related list of demands
1) Get rid of Series 80 it is stupid
2) Front strap checker all the 1911's!!!!!
3) Do not bring back the Python I very much like the current value on mine
4) I want night sights as an option for the 1911's

They really do need to update the sight mounting on their 1911s.

 

[Indynic]

They really do need to update the sight mounting on their 1911s.

Really? With the exception of the baseline o1991's, which are their entry level G.I. 1911's, they all come with genuine Novak sights, in Novak cut dovetails.

 

[Bsj425]

I just want an anaconda that's not $3,000

 

[Leadeye]

Watch GB, they can be had for 1800-2K.

 

[walt o]

You can bet that it will not have the old style innards .No leaf springs or complicated linkages as in the snake guns . Will have a action as in the trooper.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

People who know way more about revolver guts than me predicted it to be based on the SF-VI based on the position of the screw above the trigger guard, and it looks like they were right:

They used the SF-VI as the starting point for the Cobra. But thanks to modern engineering software they were able to make some improvements.

source: https://www.americanrifleman.org/ar...-colt-cobra-a-new-factory-double-action-colt/

source: New Colt Cobra .38 Special revolver - Range Hot

 

[Dean C.]

I am very intrigued attached this point especially after reading the article BBI's posted. It will not be anywhere close to a Python trigger however I just pulled mine out of the safe and to call it's double action anything but epic is an understatement. Also I enjoyed how they are still getting heat for the Remington R51 debacle acting like that was not a bought and paid for review.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

I am very intrigued attached this point especially after reading the article BBI's posted. It will not be anywhere close to a Python trigger however I just pulled mine out of the safe and to call it's double action anything but epic is an understatement. Also I enjoyed how they are still getting heat for the Remington R51 debacle acting like that was not a bought and paid for review.

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You always have to wonder how much "extra love" the review guns get prior to being shipped. I know for a fact at least some of the manufacturers do, and suspect they all do. The article listing an 8-lb DA and 2-lb SA? I'd not hold my breath that's what the off-the-shelf gun comes in at, but we'll see.

I do like the quick change front sight. I wonder if they'll offer a hammer shroud at some point.