I had heard that the old Colt revolvers had very nice triggers, but I had never shot one. So, of course, I came to the obvious conclusion that I NEEDED to own an old Colt revolver.
I had decided to stalk Gunbroker until I found a decent one for $200 or less, but I really liked the looks and description of this one, so I splurged and won it on a $306 bid.
That was a couple of weeks back. I finally got to shoot it last weekend. The SA trigger is very good. The DA trigger is a little stiff, but very smooth. I really like the sights. The rear notch is well cut, and I like the thin front sight - it stands out very well. The revolver pointed naturally for me. Overall I prefer it to my similar Smith & Wesson from the same time period.
I shot it okay. At 15 yards I put about 40 rounds into an area the size of a normal paper plate. Most of them were towards the middle. It shot a little bit low and to the left - eventually there was a nice big hole there.
Here's a picture. It's obviously been shot quite a bit, but it seems to have plenty of life left in it.
I had decided to stalk Gunbroker until I found a decent one for $200 or less, but I really liked the looks and description of this one, so I splurged and won it on a $306 bid.
That was a couple of weeks back. I finally got to shoot it last weekend. The SA trigger is very good. The DA trigger is a little stiff, but very smooth. I really like the sights. The rear notch is well cut, and I like the thin front sight - it stands out very well. The revolver pointed naturally for me. Overall I prefer it to my similar Smith & Wesson from the same time period.
I shot it okay. At 15 yards I put about 40 rounds into an area the size of a normal paper plate. Most of them were towards the middle. It shot a little bit low and to the left - eventually there was a nice big hole there.
Here's a picture. It's obviously been shot quite a bit, but it seems to have plenty of life left in it.