ADVICE ON COLT PONY

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D Crockett

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Hi Guys,

I found a Colt Pony Pocket-lite w/ the alloy frame yesterday in a local shop for $365. It's hardly any bigger that my Keltec P32 and weighs only 13oz. It shurely has a better cartridge in the .380acp, even though neither is a .45.

I can work on the trigger pull and get it better. A few questions for you who may know:
1. Are there any after market pinky rests for their mags?
2. How manageable is the recoil w/ the alloy frame on these small pistols?
3. How dependable are they?

Any experienced advice is much appreciated.

Dave
 
I have 2 of them. One to shoot, and one to keep new in the box. You can "smooth up" that trigger pull, but nobody including SM&A has found a reliable way to lighten it. Recoil is very light. They are not very accurate due to the trigger pull. I have never had any problems with mine, but I don't like the trigger AT ALL, so both of mine are locked away for keeps. I can think of many "better" mouse guns than the Colt Pony..... the P-32, the P-11, the "baby Berettas" and the "baby Taurus" products....and lets not forget the MUSTANG POCKETLITE! Colt got the .380 mouse gun right long before the Pony!
CJB

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" I SHOOT BACK! "
 
I would recommend saving another $100 and get a Kahr MK9 instead of the Pony.

If you're set on the Pony, terrible trigger. Low recoil, cheap ammo, and it's not the most accurate pistol on earth (hell it's not meant to be though).

Other than that, practice, practice, practice. Then after you practice some more, get a Kahr MK9.

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Son
1911 Addiction
 
I like my Pony. Alex Hamilton of Ten-Ring in San Antonio is knocking off the edges. Other than the trigger the sharp edges, especially on the front end of the muzzle, are darn sharp and will ruin a holster. Alex told me that the guns aren't meant to be shot with sights. It is really a very close range point and shoot gun.
 
I have both the Pony Pocketlite and the Kel-Tec P32 in front of me as a type this. The Pony is appreciably larger than the P32 and is significantly heavier - fact which drove me to buy the first P32 I saw.

The Pony has been perfectly reliable and recoil is not significant. Of course it uses a .380 cartridge compared to the P32's .32, but this slight advantage (for me) is completely outweighed by the appalling trigger on the Colt. It is a very difficult gun to shoot accurately because of this.

I plan to take Son's advice and trade it for a Kahr (or maybe even a Glock 36).

John Francis
 
I don't have a Pony, but I have had a Mustang Pocketlite for three years. It perfectly reliable and quite accurate. At 12.5 ounces, it's the pistol I put in a waist pack when I exercise. I have a P-32 also. It's a great pocket pistol, however I'd say get the Pony! If it's like my Mustang, you'll be happy with it.
I wish I'd bought one to "put back" when I had the chance.

Will

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I don't have a Pony, but I do have a DS-II, Gold Cup and Python of current vintage, and would recommend against any Colt of the same era.

Try the Kahr.
 
I have a pony. As far as .380s go it has less felt recoil than the sig and ppks .380s I have owned. Mine has been reliable. I shot my buddys kel-Tec .32, shot ok but seemed not much to hang on to in the hand. The pony is far lighter than the Kahrs even the P9. It is a close up gun but not hard to hit a man size target at 10 yards. It is not a good plinker or target shooter but is not designed for that. It is a good ccw mouse gun if you don't like carrying an anchor around, 13 oz. is light. I did polish the feed ramp with a dremel (felt only).
 
I carry a Colt Pony Pocket-Lite nearly every day in a Kramer Holster Shirt. It's a great little gun that's chambered with a round that I would consider the minimum for a defense cartridge. As far as trigger pull and poor sights go I could care less, because it's a "up close and personal" defensive pistol not a target pistol. I have never had a problem shooting it and it's reliable with both cheap and premium .380 ammo that I have shot through it. It's currently loaded with Triton ammo. I would buy one again over any .380 chambered mouse gun, and plan to keep mine.
 
I have a pair of Mustangs, the SA brother to the Pony. I prefer the Mustang, since I found the trigger on the Pony to be a bit stiff, and it affects accuracy, at least in my hands. I can shoot 2" groups at 7 yards with the Mustang all day, and that's plenty accurate for a pocket gun. Recoil on the Mustang/Pony is very mild, due to the locked breech design. If you can stand the trigger on the Pony, it should be a good choice.
 
Thanks so much for the responses, guys. I'm thinking seriously about buying it tommorow.

Jfrancis, I also put the two on top of each other and the pony was wider but not much taller or longer at all. The pony pocketlite is twice the weight of the Keltec P32, but still only 13oz..

B Shipley,I also feel that during this period Colt was not making near the quality gns that they had before. Since I have the ability to work on it some, I can probably make a winner out of it.

Thanks again for the help, everyone.

Dave
 
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