Impressive review and writing in general. Double action revolvers have a lot going on in the trigger. No matter how careful you are. I plan to keep shooting it and shooting with some Magnum ammo. Normally when I say a revolver needs a better trigger I mean that the internals operated by the trigger need polishing, tuning, or outright replacing. I might wait a bit to see if different barrel lengths come out. The new stocks also check the box, and they suffer the malady common to most Target stocks. SOLD Manufacturer: Colt Model: King Cobra Serial Number: KV1887 Caliber Info: .357 See all listings by Patak-Phillips Print this listing I really enjoy butchery and charquterie. My wife manages the GP as expertly as the 64, as the weight is not a problem and she like the grips on the gun. 12 rounds Federal 130-grain HST JHP Have a 4 629 Mountain Gun that might be. That guns trigger is heavier and not as smooth, though ours has gotten smoother with use. You can see the injection point on the side. Ruger revolvers are stronger than Smiths, not because they use more metal, but because the metal is more strategically placed. Welcome to where revolvers rule. We all have regrets for the guns that got away. As I said, it gets a little lively, but Im kind of curious about that, too. Without the trigger holding the transfer bar up behind the firing pin there is no way for the hammer to contact the transfer bar or firing pin. Id be happy with a 2.5 inch model as long as them ejection stroke was long enough. That would be more informative than only showing it can get 4.0 with a particular load. Colts followed tradition with these Target stocks, but I agree they wont serve most shooters well. I would worry about this light frame revolver with heavy loads. Colt King Cobra 357 Magnum Revolver - Stainless/Silver, 3" Barrel, 6 Rounds, Rubber Grips, 2-Dot Sights . I recently purchased the King Cobra Carry and its been a great EDC for me, but it was helpful reading a thorough review addressing the good, the bad, and the ugly before making the decision to buy. Unfortunately not much; my results here werent as definitive as I had hoped theyd be. View the current price and value of new and used a COLT KING COBRA 4 based on 101 sold items over the past year. I prefer payment by USPS money order, insured next day shi. Its no secret that Im not a fan of fiber optic sights, but the visible portion of the rod is a very clean, red circle that I found it be be perfectly usable in spite of my prejudices. $45 Shipping Insured USPS. Its trying to be a snub nosed and duty at all the same time. At no point did the revolver fail in any way. That one was stout. At no time did I have any round fail to fire. It has a 3" barrel and stainless finish. Please try a new zip code and search again. A spring forces the sight up as the screw is loosened, making for some play of the whole assembly; if the rear of the assembly is pressed down, it will pivot on the roll pin holding it into the frame. Get Guns.com offers and news!! Took it to the range and had the Rangemaster shoot it because I could not get an acceptable grouping . So folks who buy a 357 and load 38s would be better served ( ballistically) with 38 special. A wood grip option and getting rid of those tool marks would make this a solid 5-star gun. The frame is the same modified D-frame, it is still stainless steel, and chambered in .357 Magnum. None of them, however, were 3 inches.. cgray, I bought my first 1911 circa 1982. KCOBRA-SB4NS. . I recovered the target, filled in the marginal data, and stowed it. OK, the V-spring question(s). Now they all use MIM parts because thats how you make an affordable American-made revolver in the 21st century. People like to say that the advantage is that Ruger is somehow better suited to handling by being overbuilt but them being overbuilt is due to the way they manufacture rather than some brilliant design. .357 mag is just a loud .38 in short barrels. Sounds like the guy did get it to work, with special tools. No amount of heat treating makes it equal. There was one other spring, and that was the bolt lift spring, a little coil spring under the head of the bolt. I stopped debating on whether it was worth the trade off and switched to a Glock 19. (2) The bullet in a .357 Magnum cartridge is closer to the cylinder gap and forcing cone than the bullet in a .38 Special cartridge. Colt is probably playing the smart odds that most owners wont fire 100 rounds in the guns lifetime. Were you able to get a replacement hammer to modify or did you have to change the original? I thought about re-shooting because this clearly was not the guns fault, but I felt weird about that, too. Hear you. No Reserve! Any idea why the change? The stylized barrel rollmarks, complete with a cobra head, make the Colt King Cobra unmistakable. Justin, thanks for such a thorough and excellent review! Justin Carroll is a former MARSOC Marine and veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan. This gun in the article is exactly what I would want in a revolver. Lets see you compare it with the Kimber K6S 3 and maybe a Wiley Clapp GP100 3 and/or the Combat Magnum. Stainless Steel With Blue Hard Case Manual SPECIFICATIONS MAKE: COLT MODEL: KING COBRA STAINLESS MODEL CALIBER: 357 MAG BARREL: 4 INCH DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER RUBBER GRIPPER STYLE GRIPS WITH SILVER MEDALLIONS ORANGE ONE PIN FRONT RAMP WHITE LINE REAR SIGHT CONSIGNMENT PLEASE INSPECT YOUR NEWLY PURCHASED FIREARM FOLLOWING THESE CONDITIONS: Stay in the know. To see machining marks there would be off-putting to many revolver aficionados and collectors who obsess over buying revolvers without flame-cut marks on that area of the top strap. That would just be so cool. You can get different barrel lengths with the Ruger and factory holsters should be easier to get. And the top strap marks are not a big deal. Of course, since they are immediately all sold out the second Colt offers them, they actually go online for $2.500. Theyre made via MIM, and those circles are makes left by the ejection pins in the mold. Colt King Cobra 22LR 6 Inch $999.00 (Save up to 2%) Price $976.00. Ive read thats why pistol cartridges like 9mm do better in snubbies than youd expect, because of the extra free-bore. I ended up shooting this gun very well single-handed, which I expect will most likely be how I get the first round out of any handgun in a defensive gun use. As soon as I presented the gun I knew something was drastically wrong. And they reflected it. Appears to have the toughness of the Ruger with the adjustability of the S&W. Given the 3-inch barrel and relatively short sight radius, this level of precision surprised me. Original factory finish i. If a 4 comes out, Ill buy it too. If the barrel was an inch shorter I would have one on order already, but I get that Colt doesnt want to cannibalize sales from their .38 line. Some better known Smith would put several bends in them to balance light with smooth. Wouldnt surprise me. I will admit theyre quite handsome and extremely well-fitted. Ive shot it two-handed and one-handed, right and left. This is an excellent size; while technically designated a small frame, it handles and shoots like a real revolver. (Photo: Colt), Justin Baldini, Colts Director of Marketing, said the Target model came about after they, received a flood of requests for a 4-inch model with adjustable sights.. With its small frame, 2-inch barrel, an unloaded weight of 25-ounces, it makes for an ideal carry or backup gun. . MSRP on the King Cobra Target is $999, a price lower at retailers. If you bought a post war Smith for 250 .it was probably stolen. Made the old Redhawks look lithe and smooth. I will address sights in greater detail further down the page. The legendary Colt revolvers for sale online are built for the long haul, with simple operation and unrelenting reliability you want in a handgun of this platform. Customization: * * When I ETSd I bought a 6 stainless Python. Personally the 3 version is still the Goldilocks gun. For example, Colts 1911 sear and disconnector are mim, but are so high quality that gunsmiths will use them for action/trigger jobs. My final score 46 out of 50, this time shooting at 5 yards. Pristine chambers and bore in the 4" barrel. With the 610 my single action group was 3.125 inches, and my single-action group was only 1.5 inches, indicating an improvement of 52% when using single-action. Sort . No so much with the new 3-inch gun. Value 4/5. If only they made it with adjustable sights. Or I would totally welcome a Novak-style sight like those on the WC GP100 or the Kimbers. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This approach packs lots of power into a handy package. MSRP on the newKing Cobra Target .22LR models is $999. Ive seen a photo of a Korth with a combat trigger shoe. I wonder if that might solve the issue you had. In some of the groups recorded below you will notice printing to the left. Anyone wanting to try the Colt King Cobra had better have over $900 dollars to throw away. A very clean and crisp USED Colt's Cobra - 2" bbl. Many of us shoot fire-cracker loads in our .357s as a general thing. Speed loader wont clear the grip. Im a little wary of that on a defensive gun of this size, but still, it should be minimal. Colt has expanded the King Cobra line with the 2 King Cobra Carry, a 2 DAO model and the subject of this review, the Colt King Cobra Target. Preferably a drop point. On Kramer leather. Just never felt like I needed to ask permission to exercise my 2A rights. On the ejector rod issues, one would have thought Colt would have put a larger knurled bulb on the end of the ejector rod like on the old Troopers. "SN: KU2479, made circa 1998, .357 Magnum, 6"" Barrel. Guns, Theft and Insurance: Are Your Firearms Covered if the Worst Happens? They are thick, deep gouges in the steel. This revolver has a six shot cylinder, gold bead front sight, spurred hammer, rubber gri New in box Colt King Cobra is reincarnated as the 6 Shot .357 Magnum big brother of the Colt Cobra Double action revolver. "SN: KK0803. Whammo, suddenly, adjusting the timing of the revolver is much, much easier without the rebound lever to mess around with. Coincidentally, the GP and 686 also have identical MSRPs, so my guess is that heat treated cast steel isnt that much cheaper than forging. It is in very good condition with slight wear. The Ruger shoots better than I could ever hope the COLT would. They know the gun is flawed ! This brand new Colt King Cobra (KCOBRA-SB3BB) is a 6-shot revolver which fires the .357 magnum round. I think, and this Im really not sure on, That Ive used them in .45 Colt also. WE ARE A PLATINUM SELLER ON GUNS INTERNATIONAL WITH NEARLY 8,000 GUN SALES. The fitment of the seam is so tight that I had to look a couple times to ascertain that yes, there are two panels. If theres an upside to Hurricane Michael, the hogs have moved off the farm. The 22 version is the rar, Colt King Cobra 357 Mag 4 Inch Stainless. The gun is in the King Cobra serial range with "KC. The Anaconda, Peacekeeper, King Cobra, and the last Detective Special were all guns built on the road to bankruptcy. Price $899.00. Even up in the trees. until 91. S&W, Rugers, etc solve this problem by cleaving the revolver function the mainspring drives the hammer fall, and there is a separate spring for the trigger reset. Specialist38, you had to make do with a 624? Right at the top of my list is the Detective Special I let go. I own the new KC. That extra inch wouldnt give up much of anything in carryability, especially in an already light revolver, but it would gain in accuracy, power, and controllability. The front sight on the King Cobra is quite dull and flat. We will notify you when the product arrives back in stock. I carry the 101 daily, great all purpose firearm. LL2 Linear Leaf Mainspring Design. More importantly, like my dads Colt revolver, it deserves its place by the bedside. I just had it loaded before the spring broke. Sporting a heavy-duty frame, 3-inch barrel, and brushed stainless steel construction, the King Cobra secures a place in the . After all, going back more than 150 years, the only model that was more popular in America than the Colt Navy was the smaller and more easily concealed Colt Pocket models. A hunter will appreciate the SA capability, but most defensive or sport shooters will run it in DA, and could benefit from a better grip design. 12pm-6pm CST Mon As an aside, read your reply to my comment on RMK. I picked up a post WWII Smith M&P revolver in April for only $250 bucks not the outrageous 900 bucks of this new model Colt and yes I know its not a .357 but I know something most people do not know, I do not need a .357 especially when Pistolero Magazine shot pigs with both the .38 special and .357 Magnum and noticed no difference in killing power at all when used at point blank range which is were almost all gun fights take place and if you blast away at someone at long range you had better have a damn good lawyer or your going to be in more legal jeopardy than the person who broke into your house or attacked you on the street. I only did this test with the King Cobra Target and the 648, mainly because the 648 was the only other gun I had with me when I thought of this test. JWT, funny how worlds overlap. Question. Nice. Excellent condition with box. I actually like both more than I thought I would. The v spring (maybe u spring now) harkens back to old Colts. 50 rounds Remington 110-grain SJHP, .357 Magnum Thanks for writing it. Skeeter crimped his 158gr bullet to the bottom groove and ran the bullet up to 1,200 feet per second. Good for carrying, more recoil in shooting. Not much difference from one to the other in a given caliber range at the autopsy. It was not a production model though. Shop with us for the best and top rated firearms. First of all i am relatively new to guns (within about 1.5 years) and i am comparing S&W to Colt. MIM has a high initial setup overhead, but once you get that investment made, the per-part cost drops substantially from machined tool steel parts. This includes a hardcase, lock and PRICE REFLECTS CASH/CHECK ADD 3.5% FOR CC FEES The King Cobra Target was thoughtfully engineered to adapt the powerful .357 magnum King Cobra revolver to the competitive range. Both sides bear a silver Colt medallion. This issue presented itself immediately with the King Cobra Target. Guns Listing ID: 751895Colt dated back to 1971 minor holster wear, great collection piece. Rugers real estate in the same neighborhood is the 2.5-inch version of the seven-shot GP100, which has the same price point as the Colt but tips the scales at 36-ounces. I did A LOT of research ref. Watch old videos of Patrick Sweeney, or any of the great revolver shooters out there. I bought one of these Colt King Cobras and it is the most inaccurate gun that I have ever tried to shoot ! http://www.patriciabriggs.com/articles/silver/silverbullets.shtml. The frame is the same modified D-frame, it is still stainless steel, and chambered in .357 Magnum. The tops of the panels are deeply relieved and accommodate speedloaders nicely. Subscribe to our email list and get exclusive access to promotions, sales events and more! You will lose around 50 fps shooting Most 38 special loads in a 357 cylinder. For accuracy I wanted to test this gun as near as possible to its most probably use-case(s). Even though my bench-rested groups arent great, I doubt very many shooters are going to be capable of reproducing them in field and/or defensive conditions, More specifically, its lack thereof. Going from 6 to 5 rounds is pretty significant and I dont think theres a huge advantage over other .357 wheelguns that have the extra round. But the piece has to thicker because it not as strong as forged metal. Your suggestion to offer a wider trigger as an optional part is a good one, but Im glad its not the standard on this model. Now Im a young paratrooper. If Colt is bringing back their revolvers, they should go all out; bring back the Detective pattern revolvers with tapered barrels and exposed ejector rods. Colt, S&W, Rock Island Armory, Glock, Taurus I could go on and on. Ive found my black bear/mule deer load for this year. The GP is probably still stronger, but for practical purposes, thats mostly just a pissing contest. I can only image how good it would look blued. Hoppe's 22-270 Caliber Synthetic Gun Clea Federal American Eagle 9mm 115gr FMJ 50 R Federal American Eagle 9mm 124 Grain Full Aguila .22 Super Extra 38 Grain Hollow Po Rock Island 1911 45 ACP 10 Round Magazine, Colt King Cobra Carry Stainless 2.1" Revolver 357 Magnum 6 RD, Colt King Cobra 357 3 Inch Barrel Revolver, Colt King Cobra Target 357 Magnum Revolver 4.25 SS, Colt King Cobra 4.25" Stainless Revolver 357 Magnum 6 RD NS. My buddies dad cast some 45 colt and 44 mag silver bullets for Halloween gifts one year, ruined the molds, they had to be very hot or they would wrinkle. OUR CUSTOMERS TELL US WE HAVE THE BEST SELECTION OF GUNS ON GUN, Guns Listing ID: 25490Colts King Cobra is reincarnated for 2019 as the 6-Shot .357 Magnum big brother of the Colt Cobra Double Action revolver. Barrel Length: 3 in. Im really glad they didnt groove it! But, I dream! Now, thats apples-to-oranges because I fired eight rounds from the 648, and it doesnt take into account my differing lags between the buzzer and the first shot (which I dropped from the averages), so lets look at the splits. cgray, the only thing I said is that Col. Jeff Coopers monthly articleCooper On Handguns had an enormous influence on my weapon of choice for my career. Ill tell you this, that single action pull feels a heck of a lot lighter than that. I dont have a plug gauge long enough to find out. Description Colt introduced the Cobra revolver in 2017, and now, Colt is ready to unveil its bigger, more-powerful brother - the King Cobra Revolver. Following the successful introduction of the Colt Cobra revolver in 2017, and marking Colts re-entry into the category they once dominated, snake number two has arrived. Might as well make it 8 of us. The Lucky Gunner lab is a great, exhaustive work evaluating load penetration. The 357 would still have a ballistic advantage with 3inch vs 6 inch 38 special. Handling is assessed via the Dot Torture drill, which we fire twice: once within the first 100 rounds, and once within the last 100 rounds. Their philosophy is that the U.S. is such a big gun market that they could not care less if they never have any repeat customers. Buy a Colt King Cobra - original Available - Excellent, clean condition original Colt King Cobra revolver chambered in .357 Magnum. Waste of money. I disagree slightly about the trigger. I have. Like my kids, Im toughest on the guns I like. I am 67 and just bought my first Colt PythonFeels greatgoing to shoot it this week. In those days if you wanted a 1911 it was a Series 70 Colt Government Model. Part of that is because of the history of the company, but no doubt the bigger part is because my dad kept a stainless Colt Python by the bedside. As Ive been shooting the gun for almost six months now, I got to shoot the gun in the cold with gloves on. Its the first part of November and absolutely no word (or gun) back from COLT ! If youre conceal carrying, especially with an OWB holster, 3in may be the best for your needs. The new value of a COLT KING COBRA pistol has fallen ($1.33) dollars over the past 12 months to a price of $907.80 . Subscribe to our email list and get exclusive access to promotions, sales events and more! Sporting a heavy-duty frame, 3-inch barrel, and brushed stainless steel construction, the King Cobra secures a new place in the legendary heritage that makes Colt double-action revolvers some of the hottest collectible . I feel shooting in single action goes a long way toward norming the triggers of various revolvers. I thought David Souls 6 Python was the coolest revolver I had ever seen. The author mentioned end shake. When compared to other DA/SA rimfire revolvers, this is on par with the S&W 63 and 617. Colt Cobra Stainless 2.1" Revolver 38 Special 6 RD Hyena B Colt Cobra Stainless 2.1" Revolver 38 Special 6 RD, Colt Cobra Classic Stainless 2.1" Revolver 38 Special 6 RD, Colt Bright Cobra 6 RD 38 Special 2" Stainless Revolver. If I were in the market for a mid-sized revolver, the King Cobra Target would make a fine trail or camp companion, bedside revolver, perhaps a light game hunter, and of course, a target revolver. With Fiocchis 148-grain wadcutter in single action I was able to produce a 2 1/4 group. Flexing blades are why I own RMK #10 Saltwater & Household Utilitys. He did have a thing about werewolves. The King Cobra Targets trigger is every bit as smooth as the 3 King Cobra had primed to expect, and allows one to make full use of its excellent sights. This is a fine, functional grip and many folks replace their factory revolver grips with the Hogue grips. The GP100 with a 3 barrel weighs 36 ounces. Eliminating the side plate qualifies as brilliant design in my book. For small knives, I think the old timer/schrade lady fingers are perfect. How the rebound lever moved with the hammer cycle controlled how the trigger reset and how the bolt moved you get the idea. Colt currently lists these guns as Out of Stock. Your follow up on peoples questions and comments is also admirable. Notify me about new product releases, reviews, and coupon codes. The heart of any double action revolver is its trigger and the King Cobra ships straight from Hartford, Connecticut with a great trigger. Make that 7. 25 rounds Fiocchi 148-grain wadcutter, .38 Special I know S&W didnt recommend a steady diet of full power loads in any of their K frames, and thats why the developed the L frames. Carried it daily on my person. They dont. The newer King Cobra Target is a phenomenally accurate and shootable gun. Even has the origina Colt King Cobra .357MAG Revolver Single action/ Double Action 4.25" Long stainless steel barrel Stainless steel frame Six shot capacity stainless steel cylinder Adjustable target r NO Credit Card Fees Like the Other Guys !! The King is back! All groups were fired from standing at 25 yards, in double-action. If youd like input on how we put these articles together, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Colt saves money by cutting down on qualified and well trained inspectors and employees and saves money again by shoving everything out the door as quickly as possible. The King Cobra Target is every bit as good as its smaller incantation. Theres none like it, anywhere else. I love both Colts and S&Ws, but for either fanbase to throw shade at the other company is just silly. 6 shot capacity. I grew up in awe of that big wheel gun, and like my dad, had supreme confidence in its capabilities. I watched Starsky & Hutch. With the 648 my double-action group was 4 and my single-action group was 1.8125 inches, an improvement of about 55%. Shot placement. I predict this new revolver by Colt will not last long in todays market. Capacity: 6 rounds The King Cobra Target 22 LR is crafted from forged stainless steel construction with a one-piece barrel topped with an adjustable target rear sight and fiber optic front sight. Maybe this one is a little better than the old Colts, but it easy to pull straight on through as I would a Smith & Wesson J-frame. I was and remain absolutely smitten by the 3 King Cobra. loads in 38 case were more accurate in N frame Smiths 27 and 28s. This Colt was produced in 1955. .22 lr colt king cobra .22lr revolver 4.25" ss stainless 10rd 22 baby snake new ! It aint worth the spring breaking again and the round going off when the hammer is resting over live round. They exist, to some extent, on every one of the new models Ive found. A guess: Drop in parts; no fitting, timing or gunsmithing skill required during manufacture. Beyond all that, its light weight and design makes it easy to carry close to the body and still draw quickly. On my KC the final lockup does not occur after after the hammer falls/as it falls. return of the king of wheel guns The Colt Python!! Sporting a heavy-duty frame, 3-inch barrel, and brushed stainless steel construction, the King Cobra secures a new place in the legendary heritage that makes Colt double-action revolvers some of the hottest collectible firearms today. If that rebound levers geometry is tweeked for whatever reason in a classic Colt DA, the timing of the gun falls apart quickly. Borrowing the solid rib heavy barrel/full underlug profile of Colts Python series but coming in at a more affordable $400 smackers at the time, it was half the price of the iconic serpent. Since I had already purchased this one, I went ahead and fed it a very steady diet of my own reloaded rounds. An endshake of 0.003 in a factory-new Colt used to be considered the upper limit of the endshake specification. On a steady path to expand their return to the wheel gun market, Colt resurrected the King Cobra series in early 2019 to offer a new version of the now-classic revolver after a two-decade hiatus. Matte Stainless Steel Finish with Altamont Wood Grips. Or maybe you read heavy duty frame and thought of something along the lines of the Ruger GP100. Here, though, I literally mean the trigger. I bought a Colt King Cobra brand new in the 80's. It had a 4" barrel, a red ramp front sight and a white outline adjustable rear sight (ala S&W N . Just stumps left for necks. The gun is still well balanced and points well. The only issue now is that I want the Colt or the Kimber (I still cant decide which appeals more) in all three barrel lengths. *We Never share your email without your permission. My overall time with the 648 was 2.76 seconds. The hand is pushing the cylinder into the window (ie, clockwise from your perspective while holding the gun), and this pushes the cylinder into full engagement with the bolt. I was super interested in getting one of these. Using a feeler gauge, this revolver came out of the factory with .003. You sold me on it, but I was probably already sold anyway. 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