Finally Got It Right: Ultimate Carry .38 Snub

doc540 · September 5, 2009, 04:25 PM

Started with Smith's then a Colt Detective Special, then the Agent, and finally finished mod'ing this unfired 1976 Colt Cobra.

light weight, 6 shots, bobbed hammer, Gary Dean trigger job, Jim Badger grips

This is it, a keeper, boys and girls. Finally got it right.

BerettaBuckeye · September 5, 2009, 04:33 PM

I won't argue with you. And I know looks don't count for anything in a carry gun but......niiiice

Gregg1LE · September 5, 2009, 04:35 PM

You do got it right ! Beautiful Colt revolver.......

doc540 · September 5, 2009, 04:39 PM

thanks, a little looks don't hurt, does it?

tekarra · September 5, 2009, 05:38 PM

Fine looking Colt you have there.

mavracer · September 5, 2009, 05:57 PM

form+function+1

SaberOne · September 5, 2009, 09:51 PM

Stone cold fox!
Regards,

Poseidon28 · September 5, 2009, 09:55 PM

Needs to be stainless, but, other then that, your monkey is perfect.

What did the trigger, DA test at?

sheepman · September 5, 2009, 10:14 PM

Nice Colt and a good carry choice. Bill

Prince55 · September 5, 2009, 10:28 PM

You Really hit the Jackpot when you found that one.
Nice Going.

doc540 · September 5, 2009, 10:41 PM

You know, I'm not sure what the DA trigger tests at.

I know it is smoooth, smoooth, smoooth like my Fanner 50 cap pistol was.

KyJim · September 5, 2009, 11:13 PM

Very nice looking Cobra. Now that you have it set up right, are you going to shoot it? Seems like a shame to let those mods go to waste.

glock199mm · September 5, 2009, 11:51 PM

very nice looking i like the grips

flagaman · September 6, 2009, 12:04 AM

Doc,
Very nice looking handgun sir. May I ask where did you pick up your grips?
Thanks

mk70ss · September 6, 2009, 07:07 AM

If I went back to a wheelgun, that's what I'd want. You nailed it. I just can't give up my PPK.

Dragon55 · September 6, 2009, 07:14 AM

I've looked at your picture for 2 days in a row of your little Colt. Since I keep pulling up this thread just to look at the picture I feel compelled to say.....

That is a beaut!!!!!! It's almost too pretty to carry around huh? Now don't have any metal stuff in the same pocket with that baby. It would be a shame to scratch it.

Carlo · September 6, 2009, 07:32 AM

Wow!
Anyway, if some gunsmith found a way to put a shorter hammer spring in a S&W M&P and shortened the grip, that could be a dangerous opponent to your Cobra

Radionicist · September 6, 2009, 07:34 AM

That's a beauty!

My Cobra was also unfired when I bought it, but what good is an unfired Colt?

doc540 · September 6, 2009, 08:58 AM

agreed! Colt = smoke

The grips were done by Jim Badger.

These are his usual boot grips with the fingergrooves:

He sells them for $69.95 w/o the medallions.

I asked him if he could make a slightly shorter, thinner grip and about a week and a half later, the silver/blacks showed up! Couldn't be more pleased with them.

(note how they barely cover the bottom of the strap...just what I was looking for)

I'm tellin' ya right now, if you want custom grips, Jim Badger is the man!

WC145 · September 6, 2009, 09:24 AM

A fine looking piece. I've yet to own a Colt but photos like yours bring me a little closer each time I see them.

jetman · September 6, 2009, 11:35 AM

EXCELLENT choice in handguns... here is a pic of my old Cobra (since sold) next to my Rohrbaugh I used for size comparison at the time.

doc540 · September 6, 2009, 11:55 AM

Nice combo with the Badger grips!

And that really puts the size in perspective.

darrentxs · September 6, 2009, 11:58 AM

I admit it, I went snooping on Gunbroker after I saw your snubbies. It never ends!

doc540 · September 6, 2009, 12:01 PM

If weight's not an issue to you, snag a clean Detective Special. They're less expensive and more available.

Great shooting guns.

therealtwitch · September 6, 2009, 12:08 PM

Doc the one with the brown grips is my dream gun. how much was that. and can it be had in 357?

September 5, 2009, 04:25 PM	#1
doc540 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,430	Finally Got It Right: Ultimate Carry .38 Snub Started with Smith's then a Colt Detective Special, then the Agent, and finally finished mod'ing this unfired 1976 Colt Cobra. light weight, 6 shots, bobbed hammer, Gary Dean trigger job, Jim Badger grips This is it, a keeper, boys and girls. Finally got it right.

September 5, 2009, 04:33 PM	#2
BerettaBuckeye Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2006 Location: In The Heart Of The Buckeye Nation Posts: 558	I won't argue with you. And I know looks don't count for anything in a carry gun but......niiiice __________________ (\__/) "I would rather be your friend, but if you are (='.'=) not interested in that, I am prepared to be (")_(") a capable and efficient enemy." - Jeff Cooper

September 5, 2009, 04:35 PM	#3
Gregg1LE Member Join Date: May 24, 2009 Location: Arlington, Tx Posts: 49	You do got it right ! Beautiful Colt revolver....... __________________ Browning Buckmark URX,Bersa Thunder 9 UC S & W 642 w/CTLG,S & W M & P 9c Ruger GP100 4",Taurus PT 709SS

September 5, 2009, 10:14 PM	#9
sheepman Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2007 Location: Moses Lake WA Posts: 395	Nice Colt and a good carry choice. Bill __________________ The best gun is the one you have when you really need one

September 6, 2009, 12:04 AM	#14
flagaman Member Join Date: March 4, 2008 Location: Springfield Missouri area Posts: 25	Doc, Very nice looking handgun sir. May I ask where did you pick up your grips? Thanks __________________ NRA Life Member

September 5, 2009, 04:39 PM	#4
doc540 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,430	thanks, a little looks don't hurt, does it?

September 5, 2009, 05:38 PM	#5
tekarra Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2007 Posts: 1,164	Fine looking Colt you have there.

September 5, 2009, 09:51 PM	#7
SaberOne Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 2009 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 292	Stone cold fox! Regards,

September 5, 2009, 09:55 PM	#8
Poseidon28 Junior member Join Date: July 25, 2009 Posts: 212	Needs to be stainless, but, other then that, your monkey is perfect. What did the trigger, DA test at?

September 5, 2009, 10:28 PM	#10
Prince55 Senior Member Join Date: June 22, 2007 Posts: 472	You Really hit the Jackpot when you found that one. Nice Going.

September 5, 2009, 10:41 PM	#11
doc540 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,430	You know, I'm not sure what the DA trigger tests at. I know it is smoooth, smoooth, smoooth like my Fanner 50 cap pistol was.

September 5, 2009, 11:13 PM	#12
KyJim Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2005 Location: The Bluegrass Posts: 9,142	Very nice looking Cobra. Now that you have it set up right, are you going to shoot it? Seems like a shame to let those mods go to waste.

September 5, 2009, 11:51 PM	#13
glock199mm Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2007 Location: louisiana Posts: 227	very nice looking i like the grips

September 6, 2009, 07:07 AM	#15
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,598	If I went back to a wheelgun, that's what I'd want. You nailed it. I just can't give up my PPK.

September 6, 2009, 07:14 AM	#16
Dragon55 Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2009 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 811	I've looked at your picture for 2 days in a row of your little Colt. Since I keep pulling up this thread just to look at the picture I feel compelled to say..... That is a beaut!!!!!! It's almost too pretty to carry around huh? Now don't have any metal stuff in the same pocket with that baby. It would be a shame to scratch it. __________________ sailing ... A way to spend lots of money and go real S L O W

September 6, 2009, 07:32 AM	#17
Carlo Senior Member Join Date: September 3, 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 505	Wow! Anyway, if some gunsmith found a way to put a shorter hammer spring in a S&W M&P and shortened the grip, that could be a dangerous opponent to your Cobra

September 6, 2009, 07:34 AM	#18
Radionicist Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Posts: 29	That's a beauty! My Cobra was also unfired when I bought it, but what good is an unfired Colt?

September 6, 2009, 08:58 AM	#19
doc540 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,430	agreed! Colt = smoke The grips were done by Jim Badger. These are his usual boot grips with the fingergrooves: He sells them for $69.95 w/o the medallions. I asked him if he could make a slightly shorter, thinner grip and about a week and a half later, the silver/blacks showed up! Couldn't be more pleased with them. (note how they barely cover the bottom of the strap...just what I was looking for) I'm tellin' ya right now, if you want custom grips, Jim Badger is the man!

September 6, 2009, 09:24 AM	#20
WC145 Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2008 Location: Downeast Maine Posts: 1,836	A fine looking piece. I've yet to own a Colt but photos like yours bring me a little closer each time I see them.

September 6, 2009, 11:35 AM	#21
jetman Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2007 Posts: 154	EXCELLENT choice in handguns... here is a pic of my old Cobra (since sold) next to my Rohrbaugh I used for size comparison at the time.

September 6, 2009, 11:55 AM	#22
doc540 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,430	Nice combo with the Badger grips! And that really puts the size in perspective.

September 6, 2009, 11:58 AM	#23
darrentxs Senior Member Join Date: May 5, 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 401	I admit it, I went snooping on Gunbroker after I saw your snubbies. It never ends! __________________ Happy Trails to You

September 6, 2009, 12:01 PM	#24
doc540 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,430	If weight's not an issue to you, snag a clean Detective Special. They're less expensive and more available. Great shooting guns.

September 6, 2009, 12:08 PM	#25
therealtwitch Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2007 Location: Mesa, Az Posts: 358	Doc the one with the brown grips is my dream gun. how much was that. and can it be had in 357?