The Colt Cobra reborn: a legend rides again (2017 model release)

jimbobborg · Aug 18, 2017

Virginia Arms had one on the shelf for a whole two hours before it was gone.

HortusQ · Aug 18, 2017

thanks for the great pix !

fidelity · Aug 18, 2017

You're very welcome. I'm hoping to get some time to go to Heritage in September to do a more proper testing and update with target pics then.

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fidelity · Aug 24, 2017

Another Cobra available, $648 shipped, lowest that I've seen it anywhere ...

http://grabagun.com/colt-firearms-cobra-38spl-2-6rd-sts.html

If inventory is low, it might not last 10 minutes. If inventory is high, maybe 2-3 hours.

fidelity · Aug 24, 2017

Lol, OOS.

fidelity · Sep 18, 2017

$635 with free shipping ...

https://www.armsunlimited.com/Colt-Cobra-38-Special-Double-Action-Revolver-p/cobra-sm2fo.htm

I have no experience with the vendor.

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Schipperke · Sep 18, 2017

Blaster229 said:
The fiber optic sight is so retro looking.

That made me laugh..

fidelity said:
$635 with free shipping ...

https://www.armsunlimited.com/Colt-Cobra-38-Special-Double-Action-Revolver-p/cobra-sm2fo.htm

I have no experience with the vendor.

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That made me poorer..

fidelity · Sep 18, 2017

Cool. Update the thread with a pic when you get it.

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tomrkba · Sep 18, 2017

One of my acquaintances handled one. The trigger was bad in both DA and SA. There was a gap between the shroud and frame. The finish was bad. Hammer and trigger were flash chromed MIM. Shallow rollmarks. It goes on but I discounted the gun at the gap.

Wayne1one · Oct 30, 2017

Are these covered on the roster under the original version?

fidelity · Oct 30, 2017

Look it up. The roster listing is unambiguous, especially given the long history of the Cobra variants (and related Colt revolvers, like the Detective Specials, that are also roster approved). Maryland FFLs are thus selling them and buyers are getting 77R approvals.

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54rndball · Oct 30, 2017

I like old Colts, but I just think the company has lost it. Don't know if they were getting too fat on government contracts, but it seems they ignored the civilian market for too long. S&W makes great revolvers as well as autos, but Colt just doesn't have a good product anymore. They are living in the past and their products are way too expensive for the average guy.

Tracker · Oct 31, 2017

Stunningly ugly finish for a Colt. I immediately noticed the big gap between the barrel and frame too. I guess if it's cheap enough and reliable it would be ok. Certainly doesn't compare with the Colt King Cobra or Colt Pythons that I lusted over in my youth.

Wayne1one · Oct 31, 2017

fidelity said:
Look it up. The roster listing is unambiguous, especially given the long history of the Cobra variants (and related Colt revolvers, like the Detective Specials, that are also roster approved). Maryland FFLs are thus selling them and buyers are getting 77R approvals.

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thanks!!

TheOriginalMexicanBob · Oct 31, 2017

Tracker said:
Stunningly ugly finish for a Colt. I immediately noticed the big gap between the barrel and frame too. I guess if it's cheap enough and reliable it would be ok. Certainly doesn't compare with the Colt King Cobra or Colt Pythons that I lusted over in my youth.

I haven't shot a new Cobra but have handled it. Yes...I'm not fond of the finish...but S&W make some revolvers the same way and it reminds me too much of a Charter Arms. The little barrel gap is designed that way (why I don't know), and the piece is designed for modern construction methods with a minimum of hand fitting which runs the costs up. It's just a sign of the times.

Other than the finish, it has one of the best triggers one will ever try. I don't like the rubber grips but better ones are coming on to the market.

The best thing is that it holds six rounds in a cylinder scarcely larger than the competition's five-shot models. If you put it on a cost per round basis, it's not appreciably more expensive per chamber than competitive makes...maybe even less expensive per chamber.

It's not the Colt of old...no more hand fitting and exquisite polishing...but no one really does that anymore and in today's marketplace and today's generation of gun buyers that isn't much of a priority.

If you think the new Cobra is ugly because of its finish...take a look at some of the Agents, Commando Specials and Peacekeepers from the 1980s. That is ugly!

Magnumite · Oct 31, 2017

Never heard of a cost per chamber analysis. Creative marketing. Makes no difference in selection of the arm. Just an observation..

TheOriginalMexicanBob · Oct 31, 2017

That was my invention...at least I never heard it anywhere else. It would be a good way for Colt to market it against the 5-shot competition.

You read it here first. I'm not holding out hope for royalties for the marketing idea.

Magnumite · Oct 31, 2017

no problemo...just a small referral fee
LOL

Rc29b1 · Oct 31, 2017

Just saw a brand new one at my local shop, im assuming it wont be there long

Rack&Roll · Nov 8, 2017

Oh my....an original Colt Cobra in .38 Special (1973 vintage) available today at United Gun Shop in Rockville for $675

https://www.mdshooters.com/showpost.php?p=4988869&postcount=889

I would want the vintage Colt for all the reasons: investment value, old-school workmanship, etc.

First, some history, then some wiki:

Jack Ruby used a Colt Cobra .38 to kill Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963 as Dallas, Texas law enforcement officials were transporting Oswald from the city jail to the county jail.[7] The infamous gun was purchased for $220,000 at an auction held by Herman Darvick Autograph Auctions in New York City on December 26, 1991 by collector Anthony V. Pugliese III of Delray Beach, Florida. It was consigned by Jack Ruby's brother, Earl Ruby.[8]

The Cobra was made in two models: the First Model, made from 1950-1971 and weighing 15 ounces unloaded with 2-inch barrel, and an improved Second Model, made from 1972-1981, recognizable by its shrouded ejector rod, with an unloaded weight of 16 ounces. The Cobra is the same overall size and configuration as the famous Colt Detective Special and uses the same size "D" frame, except that the Cobra's frame is constructed of lightweight aluminum alloy as compared to the all-steel frame of the Detective Special. In the mid-1960s, the Detective Special's and Cobra's grip frame was shortened to the same size as that of the Agent. The Cobra was produced in calibers .38 Special, 32 Colt New Police, .22 LR, and a rare few in .38 S&W. The .38 Special Cobra was available in 2, 3, 4, and 5 inch barrel lengths. The .32 caliber version was available in 2- and 3-inch barrel lengths. The .22 LR Cobra was available only with the 3-inch barrel.

Full Disclosure: after putting up this post, I turned around and put a 24 hold on it. Going by to look at it this afternoon.

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