I use my Ruger SP101 in .357 and have written off the worthless Colt King Cobra. Don’t read them. Even up in the trees. We’ve also mentioned the extra inch of barrel and the gun’s hefty weight of 28 ounces. Carry guns are certainly the most popular market segment these days. Good for carrying, more recoil in shooting. I’m not sure why they aren’t offered on Colt’s website, but Brownells now lists the inserts for sale on their website. can’t tell the difference and I sure as shit couldn’t. I can’t verify that all the versions from other manufacturers of the new Cobra stocks will fit the King Cobra, but it’s pretty likely they will. (By the way, after shooting 700 rounds, I cleaned the gun and measured the end shake and found no discernible difference than when I pulled it out of the box.). However, earlier this year they caught my attention with a new model: The King Cobra Target. Capacity: 6 rounds , rifling 1/14 LH twist Notify me of follow-up comments by email. None of them, however, were 3 inches. It just came out within the last three months. Dun. Position of cylinder doesn’t matter when the gun runs dry and all chambers have been fully reloaded. I really enjoy shooting them. #TopicTuesday (We know, we know. Other scribes had noted it in their work but Ken wrung it out a little more. Just make sure to leave California in California, and don’t Californicate your new state. I also own a few S&W revolvers, a ruger, and a couple of NAA revolvers. barrel, and the 6-round capacity that differentiates. cgray, I bought my first 1911 circa 1982. Frame Material: Stainless steel As an aside, read your reply to my comment on RMK. Took some artwork to gets the pull smoother without stacking. Trigger pull is quite smooth, with the weight increasing just enough before hammer release to let you know you’re getting close, but not enough to cause the dreaded trigger jerk. Flexing blades are why I own RMK #10 Saltwater & Household Utilitys. I have not been able to find any major holster maker that offers either leather or Kydex (the horror!) Took it to the range and had the Rangemaster shoot it because I could not get an acceptable grouping . Three finger groves position the knuckle of my middle finger such that it is not hammered by the recoil of heavy 158-grain loads. No so much with the new 3-inch gun. The all-new Colt King Cobra Revolver features American Stainless Steel construction, a heavy duty frame with a full- lug 3 in. So, what kind of benefit package does kapo bloomberg give you? Those guys were a hoot… lost all my issues in a flood in the early 90s. (That’s just me). The Skeeter Load was one many used in 357 Smith’s. He had every tool known to man and a few he made himself. They know the gun is flawed ! But man, what a “brushed stainless” finish. Many folks consider the ideal end shake to be zero. Saw a guy decapitated by a contract wound with a 7-08. I sent it back to Colt. Now that’s what I’m talking about. I believe I am now in the possesion of actual .45 colt rounds loaded with silver bullets. A brief note on the rotation of revolver cylinders: a Colt rotates clockwise as viewed by the shooter, rather than counter clockwise like a Smith & Wesson. What people need to remember about Colt revolvers is this: Their action is set to lock up tight just as the hammer reaches maximum rearward excursion. For just one ounce, you get another round in the cylinder with the King Cobra. If Colt had brought back a hunting version with a 6.0- or an 8.0-inch barrel, fully adjustable sights would have been in order, but the new King Cobra is designed for carry in harm’s way, and an adjustable sight is more likely to snag on clothing when a gun is quickly drawn from deep concealment. The new King Cobra features a 4.25-inch barrel, adjustable rear sight and elevated fiber-optic front sight. I’ve spent the last six months putting it through its paces. A shooting buddy of mine that passed 11 years ago had a stash of .45 colt rounds in baggies that his widow just found in his workshop. 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. Hear you. The advantages for the Rugers right now is the diversity of the line, and how easy they are to work on. The 3″ revolver seems like a good IWB gun (similar to G19). As far as casting vs. forging, the S&W 686 and Ruger GP100 weigh exactly the same but it’s the Ruger that’s got the reputation as a tank. This three-inch, “Goldilocks” .357 has become one of my favorite handguns period, and certainly my favorite carry revolver. Will people buy it? Reset isn’t an issue. I love to carry my 642 (in pocket). offers some interesting solutions to this dilemma. Colt responded with the King Cobra, which was easier to manufacture than other revolvers. I suspect (but this is only suspicion, and not a fact) I would guess this particular Colt mechanism isn’t anywhere near as difficult to work on as the classic DA revolver mechanisms are. Colt has been taking their sweet time starting with the smaller, snubby Cobra offerings and have finally built their way to the King Cobra Target. If the KC is between a J and K frame, how well will it handle constant 357 loads? A quick tour of the Academy’s Fun House made me appreciate the natural pointing/aiming characteristics of the King Cobra and the enhanced visibility of the brass bead in the darker interior. The Colt’s sights were not designed to allow visual adjustments in elevation and windage for farther targets. So did Bill Jordan, Skeeter Skeleton and many others that I cut my teeth on. Had him on the farm a time or two for a whitetail hunt. The Colt King Cobra is small and light enough for comfortable, all-day carry. Coil springs are ordinarily less expensive than leaf or V-springs, so cost reduction wouldn’t seem to be the cause here. Cool story, bro. Just never felt like I needed to ask permission to exercise my 2A rights. This all happens because the classic Colt DA design drove everything off of one spring – the V-spring that is the main spring. Let’s see you compare it with the Kimber K6S 3″ and maybe a Wiley Clapp GP100 3″ and/or the Combat Magnum. (r.) In addition to added mass to counter recoil, the barrel’s underlug has a recess to protect the ejector rod. Most of the .38 Spl rounds are reloads and all of the .357 Magnums were commercial ammunition. Except my 6″ stainless Python is not in play. It needs to be noted, however, that even with Hogue grips, which helped greatly, the Colt Carry is a handful with full … It’s also large enough for real shooting. Still like them and shoot them often… Can’t wait to compare my new first COLT….Thanks for the review…. JWT, funny how worlds overlap. 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. Unlike the .38spl Cobra, the King Cobra is chambered in .357 mag. Gets horribly filthy working or camping, soap and water clean up, some light oil, good to go. Unfortunately, this one isn’t. Time will tell if Colt can/will stand behind this new “work of art” ! The grip is large enough to enhance control of the gun and offer some protection from recoil—without adding so much bulk that concealment becomes a concern. (l.) Hogue’s Overmolded rubber grip dampens the harsh effects of .357 Mag. i have a colt king cobra 357 3in barrel .how much play should the cylinder have rotating it counter clock wise, Hmmmm Sounds like a nice revolver. In the old DA Colt revolver designs, (such as the D, E&I and Python frame revolvers, which included the Police Positive, Viper, Python, New Service, etc), as the endshake grew, you’d tend to start wearing the hand and the bolt fairly quickly. 2. But I keep thinking about both Ruger and Smith going to beefier designs than the Security Six and the Combat Magnum. They are, however, reasonably cheap and easy to work on. With most rounds, the .357 Magnum takes a pretty steep dive in the velocity and corresponding energy department in short barrels. Bill Ruger didnt use casting because it was stronger, he used it because it was cheaper. COLT KING COBRA CARRY 357MAG 2" 6RD Colt's Manufacturing King Cobra Carry Revolver, 357 Magnum, 2" Barrel, Steel Frame, Stainless Finish, Hogue Grips, 6Rd, … The gun is really good looking, with great style and a brushed stainless polish done better than anyone in the business. The universal appeal was broad. Colt, S&W, Rock Island Armory, Glock, Taurus… I could go on and on. Most of you folks howl like a ruptured duck when a gun’s price goes over about $600. My local gun shop owner sent this gun back to Colt but told me not to hold my breath for any great revelations from Colt ! And yet, this is smaller than a K frame. That extra inch wouldn’t give up much of anything in carryability, especially in an already light revolver, but it would gain in accuracy, power, and controllability. I am now officially interested in this gun. Like the GLOCK 19, the King Cobra strikes a Goldilocks-like balance of a gun that’s easy to carry, easy to handle, and easy to shoot. I’ve had a new shooter try it with a 125 gr starting load in .38 Spl, which is so light you’d think it was a blank round. Lots of rain and water in Florida. I’ve shot it with the 180 gr Buffalo Bore bullet moving at 1,300 fps. Remain aware of your surroundings as you reload. A number of years ago Massed Ayoob commented on mine and the ivory grips I had on my 1911. And they reflected it. Having a 6 shot 357 in a SP101 weight is pretty nice. I can only image how good it would look blued. Averaged over the entire 20-round box, it scored at 1 1/4″. This is a fine, functional grip and many folks replace their factory revolver grips with the Hogue grips. 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. I prefer 4 + generally with revolvers. There is a small shelf on the top of the Hogue grip that extends about a quarter inch behind the frame. https://www.luckygunner.com/labs/revolver-ballistics-test/#38spl. Gotta have one of these as a carry piece! Not that I’m trying to elevate myself to their level. As for the machine marks on the underside of the top strap: that’s disappointing. Very close race. He agreed , after shooting it , that something was terrible wrong with this gun. None of the major manufactures do a factory finish like Colt. G&A again. This gun seems to be a good size. It’s usually just the 642 or LCP in a pocket holster. But I like bowies, filets, and large flexible boning knives more. I ended up purchasing the K6, but intend to pick up a King Cobra as well. I thought David Soul’s 6″ Python was the coolest revolver I had ever seen. No barrel length is perfect. 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. The Colt is easily the best made out of the other 8. Not that I’m always right. Great product. They gave a smooth pull but stacked toward the end of the pull. I’ll just buy one for each hand. OK, the V-spring question(s). The Lucky Gunner lab is a great, exhaustive work evaluating load penetration. If any blued model comes out, I’ll buy several. It’s unlikely to survive conditions another reputable revolver would not. Proof testing is those hot loads +30%. Cody, so you down graded from .357 S&W magnum to 9mm. Now they all use MIM parts because that’s how you make an affordable American-made revolver in the 21st century. This was recommended only in .357 Magnum-rated guns, as well as some S&W N-frame .38/44s. It is chambered in .357 Magnum, has a 3-inch barrel and a capacity of 6 rounds. Every surface, whether round or square, has an even depth and shine. Weight: 28 oz. I would love to see a destructive test with a 686 and a GP100 to see how proud loads it would take to stretch them or break them. One to start the cylinder turning and one to lock it up tight when you pull the trigger. The standard grips take a star away, and the tool marks under the front strap knock it down another big peg. 2. A guess: Drop in parts; no fitting, timing or gunsmithing skill required during manufacture. Colt’s Manufacturing is following up on their recently redesigned and relaunched King Cobra with the new Carry model. Sorry…. It is louder and definitely has more flash. All the small parts, that have those little recessed circles all over them? A couple of comments & observations from your photos: 1. I like the gun, a lot. *Shakes fist angrily*. It’s not a mirror shine, but it’s close. The GP100 with a 3″ barrel weighs 36 ounces. Yes I know they really not necessary but make no mistake the average old time experienced gun owner knows he is getting a sub standard made revolver compared to the workmanship of the older Colt revolvers made in the distant past. Trigger pulls. When I let him work on my hoopty’s he did a good job. It’s about seeing the threat, aiming the pistol and pressing the trigger as fast as you can make hits on target. Some are more than other. Currently, even on the owner’s 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. With the easy availability of .357 Magnum brass, there’s absolutely no practical reason for this loading, but I still like it. Now I’m a young paratrooper. The rear sight is a wide trough with vertical side walls machined into the frame’s thick topstrap. Since I had already purchased this one, I went ahead and fed it a very steady diet of my own reloaded rounds. I stopped debating on whether it was worth the trade off and switched to a Glock 19. They were returned to Colt and one showed up at an auction a few years back. The Colt King Cobra is small and light enough for comfortable, all-day carry. An endshake of 0.003″ in a factory-new Colt used to be considered the upper limit of the endshake specification. Well, if you want parts that are machined out of tool steel and then hand-fit, you’d better bring the cash to pay for it. It is chambered in .357 Magnum, has a 2-inch barrel and a capacity of 6 rounds. Which Colt and S&W do. Seen lots of GSW of all calibers. Gave my daughter a vintage mint Detective Special when she moved out on her own. Foolishly let the last two go. There’s a significant difference in energy levels, 10-15% between 3″-4″. When I was in Jr. High (Do they still call it that?) Fiddling with the facets while not truly understanding the totality of how Colts time up can (and most likely will) cause endless tail-chasing, trying to put things right. Beyond all that, its light weight and design makes it easy to carry close to the body and still draw quickly. Sadly, the best Python & Colt ‘smiths (gentlemen like Looking at your picture of the internals of this revolver, it is nothing like the innards of the E&I’,s Pythons or other classic Colt revolvers. Anyway, I too like Colt handguns. Now the only time I carry the .357 is when it’s filled with snake shot. The company has few quality control people that is self evident or the revolvers would not be leaving the factory so crudely made and with so many problems that are being complained about by unhappy customers. Trigger is equal to the target model. Veteran, army medic, proud Texas son. Revolvers aren’t my favorite, but this is one I could definitely get my hands on and enjoy. The outdoor Scrambler was considerably more difficult, with some of the targets located 100 yards or so downrange. However, if it were like most of the original double action Colt revolvers, we’d like to see no more than .003″ of movement. The trigger is relatively thin (about 1⁄8-inch wide) and has a smooth face allowing the trigger finger to slide slightly across its surface without moving the gun out of alignment. A little metal polish and a minute of careful work with the Dremel tool makes all the difference. Like the tidbit about .38 vs .357. After cleaning the gun, I quickly realized it was tool marks. The lead also penetrated ballistic gel better than silver, something the MB crew attributed to the lead’s greater weight. Ruger revolvers are stronger than Smith’s, not because they use more metal, but because the metal is more strategically placed. Then, in 2017, the company released their first revolver in almost 20 years, the Colt Cobra in .38 Special. This intermediate size of a 4.25″ barrel gives shooters the potential to carry it as a sidearm, and simultaneously take it to the range for competitions as the “Target” name implies. If you are patient about it you’re doing better than me! No revolver should have any end shake when new, its not rocket science when they manufacture these guns. What “minimal” is depends on the revolver. This is variant 2 of 2. No big thing.). But a .38 Spl load matching every bit of the energy from the 124 gr 9mm NATO round? Unless you using “the Load” for 38 special…….and most people wont . I’ve owned two other 6″ blue and one 4″ nickel. They are thick, deep gouges in the steel. Pretty much rationalizing out loud for my own sake. On my KC the final lockup does not occur after after the hammer falls/as it falls. When I move to a gun friendly state I would like the 101 as a trail gun. Of course, now that I know they have them, they’re sold out, but Brownells usually re-stocks quickly. Probably to get a smoother lighter pull on the new one. There’s a Aztec-pyramid-lookin’ feature on the right side of the rebound lever, and those facets on the pyramid-lookin’ thing control the rise/drop of the bolt, the trigger reset, etc. This one is the carry model. There was one other spring, and that was the bolt lift spring, a little coil spring under the head of the bolt. It’s in my safe today. Did you have a rough childhood, cupcake? A beautiful holster that can be carried Iwb, owb, and cross draw, as well as in a shoulder harness. I was super interested in getting one of these. Those machining marks look like the tap went too deep while threading for the barrel. Writing this review of Colt’s new King Cobra (yes, you’ve heard that name before and we’ll get to that directly), I’ve been thinking quite a lot about that gentleman who was a true “influencer” long before Twitter or Instagram came to be, wondering what he’d have to say about a medium-frame, stainless steel .357 Mag. Then it has a double hand like the Colts of old. 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