Thank you for the solid review. 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. Show Only Guns They dont. I actually like both more than I thought I would. The top strap and top of the barrel are subdued to reduce glare. I have pictures. You see, we had a little group of about five of us that liked firearms. That polish is even throughout the gun, from the barrel to the frame to the cylinders. Theres a significant difference in energy levels, 10-15% between 3-4. or a bit more from the factory. We caught up with the new 3-inch King Cobra at the time and checked it out. Or maybe you read heavy duty frame and thought of something along the lines of the Ruger GP100. Ill see what we can do about that. MSRP on the King Cobra Target is $999, a price lower at retailers. You sold me on it, but I was probably already sold anyway. (A venison rolled shoulder roast is damn near impossible without a flexing blade.) A Cold War era classic with smooth lines, a legendary back story, and an exotic-sounding name, Beretta's Model 71 was definitely a mouse that roared. Cody, so you down graded from .357 S&W magnum to 9mm. The top strap is flattened from the barrel to the rear sight channel, and all that is beautifully polished as well. I also have a Kramer Leather 1911 holster and I would heartily recommend either to make you a custom holster for your 3 King Cobra. The King is back! I really enjoy shooting them. 4" barrel complete with the 150th Anniv. If that rebound levers geometry is tweeked for whatever reason in a classic Colt DA, the timing of the gun falls apart quickly. Will people buy it? Are you f kidding me? Ill tell you this, that single action pull feels a heck of a lot lighter than that. 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He suggested, I buy some sand paper and sand away the rubber until the speed loader cleared the grip and lined up with the cylinder. The original King Cobras were offered in multiple barrel lengths. Colt. Alas, most revolver shooting is done in DA these days, even in the sports. Since then, Ive shot every one of the Colt snake guns, and owned six of the seven. Used. The original King Cobras were offered in multiple barrel lengths. https://www.colt.com/detail-page/king-cobra-carry. Pretty much rationalizing out loud for my own sake. Where we dont know if it is the load or you. A couple of comments & observations from your photos: 1. I shot it in the monsoon rains we had earlier this year, and now that its summer I got to shoot it again in the 100-plus degree heat. Colt King Cobra, Stainless, 2" .357Magnum KCOBRA-SB2BB-S In stock $899.95 Add to Cart Colt Python 357 Mag 6RD 4.25" Stainless Steel - Walnut Target Grip PYTHONSP4WTS In stock $1499.95 Add to Cart Colt Anaconda 44 Mag 6RD 6" Stainless Steel ANACONDA-SP6RTS Out of stock Out of stock Colt Anaconda 44 Mag 6RD 8" Stainless Steel ANACONDA-SP8RTS 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. 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. It provides a very nice, clean sight picture. 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. Currently, even on the owners manual, it states, The front sight is interchangeable, standard model comes with a fiber optic. It clearly does not come standard with the fiber optic insert, and the only ones available from Colt, still listed on the same website immediately next to the manual, include the brass bead. That may be possible at some point; currently we dont have a Kimber and a Colt in the same place. They are simply unsightly, and ruin the look of an otherwise aesthetically pleasing revolver. In Blue Hard Case AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT OUR ON-LINE STORE Current Production Colt King Cobra Target .357 Mag 4 Inch The King is back! The new stocks also check the box, and they suffer the malady common to most Target stocks. Hopefully you got something out of this, even if it was just a chuckle at my misguided attempt! The lack of options from the factory is pretty disappointing. In everything I need a defensive firearm tool to do, the Colt King Cobra does it well. I hate to correct such a knowledgeable author but you are wrong about the 3 in barrel not being MADE in the original King Cobras. Glad to see Colt getting back into what they do best. If you bought a post war Smith for 250 .it was probably stolen. The King Cobra currently comes in a brushed stainless finish with a black grip. 14 rounds Winchester Defender 130-grain JHP, .38 Special +P I handled one of these in store yesterday and that trigger definitely stood out along side the slimness. 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. 12pm-6pm CST Mon 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. The six-shooter has a replaceable brass front bead front and an MSRP of $899. The Colt King Cobra Target is very similar to the previously-released King Cobra, but with some noticeable differences. 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. As a carry magnum revolver, the King Cobra is about perfect in size. Really, Colt just made a beautiful revolver here. 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. 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. ), a 10mm 610 and a .22 Magnum 648, I decided to press them into service for comparison. Veteran, army medic, proud Texas son. Do you think this is as close as well get to a modern-day Python? Oh, JWT, kudos on skinng all those pigs. It is capable of using either .38 Special or .357 Magnum loads. So did Bill Jordan, Skeeter Skeleton and many others that I cut my teeth on. But I think people equated thicker with stronger and that aint the case.as strong? Interestingly, both of their single-action triggers are also about a pound lighter than the King Cobra Targets. Given the 3-inch barrel and relatively short sight radius, this level of precision surprised me. Sorry. The trigger return spring broke. Read Their Fine Print!! Gear up as your favorite Delsin Rowe Vest. The tops of the panels are deeply relieved and accommodate speedloaders nicely. Depending on the round, the accuracy may be better in the Colt, but Ive shot some newer 100s and 101s that really impressed me. If it covered more (much more) of the grips surface it might offer some purchase but as-is, this is a slick grip. Overall: * * * * No barrel length is perfect. Ive spent the last six months putting it through its paces. I predict this new revolver by Colt will not last long in todays market. But I keep thinking about both Ruger and Smith going to beefier designs than the Security Six and the Combat Magnum. CLICK HERE FOR COMMENTS Keep 5 rounds in this gun. The revolver seems to have been fired very little as there is a barely noticible turn ring and viturally zero burnishing on the chambers. This Colt would be tempting, if I did not already own a GP100 with a 4.2 barrel. Trigger pulls. With the 648 my double-action group was 4 and my single-action group was 1.8125 inches, an improvement of about 55%. Its easy to shoot, accurate, and looks beautiful. Snub nose Colt Cobra in very good condition. Windage adjustments are made via a screw on the right side of the assembly. Colt did the predecessor to MIM, sintered metal parts, waaaaay back in the 1960s with the Mark IIIs when S&W was still all-forged. Excellent condition with box. I just shot 100 .38 std pressure rounds out of two different snubs, without any suffering. The King was popular on range day, with Colts booth crowded with those looking to give it a workout (Photos: Chris Eger/Guns.com). The Colt is easily the best made out of the other 8. I also love K Frames, the just right size, but the heftier frame of the GP makes it my woods gun, instead of my S&W 64-3, which is for home defense. Not that it really matters. The revolver uses an LL2 linear leaf mainspring and sports a fiber optic front and adjustable rear sight. Colt does indeed use MIM. Maybe their design team wasnt familiar with the I-Frame and V-frame Troopers of ages past. My range sessions broke down as such: 04 November 2019 You and me and 6 other people would buy them. I found the King Cobra Target to handle well. Lol. Former gun slinger, current gun writer. Id be happy with a 2.5 inch model as long as them ejection stroke was long enough. My supreme disappointment with the Colt King Cobra lies just under the top strap. Complete with the factory labeled to gun box and papers. It's fitted with a front fiber optic sight, an adjustable rear sight, a Hogue rubber monogrip for added comfort and has a recessed crown to protect the barrel from damage. Only one of my hand loads, a recreation of the Skeeter Skelton .38 Spl +P+++ load, ever had any trouble ejecting from the cylinder, as long as I gave the ejector rod a solid press. 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: Ive had a new shooter try it with a 125 gr starting load in .38 Spl, which is so light youd think it was a blank round. MATTE STAINLESS STEEL FINISH WITH ALTAMONT WOOD GRIPS. Not that Im always right. Because if it happens again. The employees know they are getting screwed and they care little about their job because its just another worthless job that exploits the worker. The M.E. I know you dont plan on keeping it, but if you did, I suspect a trip to the polishing wheel would be in order, to get rid of the squared edges on that trigger. COPYRIGHT 2021, THETRUTHABOUTGUNS.COM. JMO, YMMV! The frame is the same modified D-frame, it is still stainless steel, and chambered in .357 Magnum. At 28 oz, its much lighter than the GP100, or the S&W Model 10, Model 19, or the Combat Magnum 66. Gilroy, Brooklyn and the Deadly Failures of Gun Control, Gun Review: Taurus GX4XL T.O.R.O. Loaded with a hot .38 Spl and with two .357 Magnum reloads, I would never feel under-gunned. Entdecke Colt Python CCW Hand Made Leather Concealment Holster EDC in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! No other finish options are offered. What minimal is depends on the revolver. The advantages for the Rugers right now is the diversity of the line, and how easy they are to work on. Colt King Cobra View history First introduced in 1986, the Colt King Cobra is a medium frame double-action revolver featuring a six round cylinder which was designed and produced by the Colt's Manufacturing Company and marketed to law enforcement agencies and civilian firearms enthusiasts. Takes a some of the subjectivity out of what youre discussing. This gun seems to be a good size. This placed my trigger finger in in near-perfect relation to the trigger. This will make the gun more useful as a carry gun, or a sport gun for one of the action/defensive games. Made in 1991. However, if it were like most of the original double action Colt revolvers, wed like to see no more than .003 of movement. Considering its relatively light weight, recoil in .357 Magnum is very manageable. Colt. (Thats just me). With the easy availability of .357 Magnum brass, theres absolutely no practical reason for this loading, but I still like it. Beyond a little more end shake than I was expecting, my Colt King Cobra also has some play in the rotation of the cylinder during lock-up. With a .357 Magnum, I would have much preferred a 4-inch gun. 4. I never carry my 4 Security Six (but love it for fun, and/or home defense). Probably the same impact as (and I dont have ballistics in front of me, so just take this for the general point Im trying to make) as a .38 SPL with a 6 barrel. Although, I have. You can unsubscribe at anytime. I did find that the grip felt very good when grasped near the bottom. Price $999.00. I was and remain absolutely smitten by the 3 King Cobra. 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