COLT KING COBRA 357 MAG.

Pharaohawk · Rookie Member Joined: Dec 01, 2007 Posts: 4

COLT KING COBRA 357 MAG.

I inherited a Colt King Cobra revolver, 357 magnum, with a four inch barrel. It has become my favorite handgun, as the neoprene grips fits my hand like a glove. I think the balance of this gun is excellent, with the heavy barrel up front it tracks beautifully without a hint of barrel shake and the sights are prominently visible.

The double action is butter smooth and I can trigger it without disturbing the sights from the aim point. The single action is the best of all other revolvers I have; with it I can keep a coffee can bouncing around all day long at sixty yards distance.

I don’t know if the double action and single action of this revolver is typical of them all or if my father had worked on it himself, but I do know that after trying several revolvers it has become my personal favorite.

I have with the gun a Bianchi X15 shoulder holster, Uncle Mike’s inside-the-pants holster and a couple of HKS speed loaders. The X15 holster seems to have undergone considerable use; I recall my father using this gun to take does for the meat larder from his tree stand in our country property.

This is a great heirloom piece. In a world of automatic pistols it is indeeda little antiquated, slow and under capacity with only six rounds on board, but I doubt that many service pistols in use can be as accurate as this gun is.

Anyway I like it very much, it fits perfectly and I enjoy using it. I venture to guess that this is what it's all about; namely, being comfortable with one’s piece and enjoying its performance. This Colt King Cobra certainly does so for me.

Sincerely,
Pharaohawk

Vince · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:55 am Post subject: Re: COLT KING COBRA 357 MAG.

Pharaohawk' wrote:

Anyway I like it very much, it fits perfectly and I enjoy using it. I venture to guess that this is what it's all about; namely, being comfortable with one’s piece and enjoying its performance. This Colt King Cobra certainly does so for me.

Can't argue with those sentiment mate.

I would argue that the S & W and possibly Ruger 357 MAG revolvers are every bit as accurate, especially if the have been tuned. Out of the box, I would run with a 4" 586 S & W, but that's just me. Nothing wrong with the Colt though...a damn fine revolver.

Cheers, Vince

Cheers, Vince

Bushmaster · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:18 am Post subject: Re: COLT KING COBRA 357 MAG.

The King Cobra is the inexpensive version of the Python...How much are you sellin' it for, Paraohawk?

FALPhil · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 4:09 pm Post subject: Re: COLT KING COBRA 357 MAG.

Vince, I am partial to S&Ws too, but only because the trigger pull is so easy to adjust. The finest feeling revolver action I ever shot was a Python with a honed action. But then, and more so now, Pythons are out of my reach.