Thoughts on a Colt Cobra 2"

[jetman]

You really can't go wrong with the Cobra/Agent series Colt revolvers. I've owned several over the years and are very reliable and accurage carry guns. Here are a couple of mine.
NIB Nickel Cobra


Agent with factory hammer shroud and Badger grips (Rohrbaugh R9S)


Colt Magnum Carry (.357 Mag)

[Tommy Vercetti]

I found one, blued, kind of beat up, $600 and I bought it

[cdbeagle]

I have a Cobra made in 75 and a DS made in 76. What blows me away is how accurate they are, even at 25 yards.

[DaleA]

Cyclic. The thread comes around every 3 or 4 years. Wonder what we'll all be doing next time it appears?

[FM12]

Colt snubbies rock, cant beat em! Carry my blued Agent in my right rear jeans pocket covered by a shirttail.

[the_tenth007]

Thought I'd keep up with tradition (*see 2 posts above) and mention how great this pistol, the now legendary Colt Cobra really is. I would love to find some comfortable grips for my 1970 but am having a difficult time, it appears they changed in 71'...I was considering a Tyler T-grip but am not thrilled about their mail order system, any input or suggestions this late in the game would be appreciated.

[tipoc]

A thread from 2009, revived in 2013, and raised again in 2017.

Happy Halloween!

tipoc

[Hal]

I'm not a Colt fan so forgive me for asking...

Why are there two threads here about the Cobra with two very different opinions?

Is the new Cobra - new for 2017 and somehow a very inferior product to the "old Cobra"?

[Mike Irwin]

That's the perception so far, yes.

[texagun]

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[Gats Italian]

Is the new Cobra - new for 2017 and somehow a very inferior product to the "old Cobra"?

I find those that say "yes" to that question a bit baffling.

To me, it's an apple to oranges thing. The old Cobra was made in a way that isn't economically feasible any more, for any mass market revolver manufacturer.

The old Cobra is not replaceable if the frame stretches, and there are not too many gunsmiths left who will even mess with the lock work if you develop a timing issue.

The new Cobra doesn't have an aluminum frame, so the purists scoff at this marketing move to apply the name to a steel revolver full of MIM that is rated for +P ammo. My take is that christening the new revolver a "Detective's Special" when the detectives have all been forced to move on to various flavors of automatics makes the old DS moniker an anachronism. Any marketing whiz alive would have told Colt to keep on with the "snake gun" designations. They may one day, if successful, make a "Lightweight Cobra" with the carrying characteristics of yore.

If the new Cobra were available below its MSRP it would not be all that out of line on the price of its modern competition from Ruger and S&W. Yes, it doesn't represent any sort of "craftsmanship" at all, but those aren't the times we live in anymore. The new Cobra had to be made in a fashion that makes sense for the times or it would only be another niche product flop for a company that has been struggling for decades.

If acquired at a reasonable price, I view the new Cobra as a value. It's a classic D frame sized snubbie, but with factory serviceable lock work, and not at all yet collectable as any sort of classic or true snake gun. However, the new Cobra has not been saddled with an ILS or plastered with safety billboards like the competition either. What that all means to me is that I can buy one, run it to death, and turn my current "old" Colt D frames into safe queens/collectables.

After all, a current Corvette is nothing at all made like the first ones either, but it is a much more capable (and disposable) sports car for all of the "short cuts" made in its modern manufacture.

Six is still greater than five. I hope that the new Cobra is the start of something fun and interesting in a new line of Colt DA revolvers that are not necessarily inferior, but vastly different, yet familiar.

Hopefully, a new Diamondback, and then some flavor of .357Mag is in the works.

[tipoc]

+1 to the above.

tipoc

[Snub357]

The new Cobra is not Jack Ruby's gun.

[texagun]

Last I heard Ruby's Colt Cobra sold for $220,000 in 1991.