officers model

About 8 years ago I bought a nice Officers Model and ordered an Archive Letter... Usually it is "Simmons Hardware" or some other not so interesting recipient. But this time was different: This is what I got: Capt. Lamb was a a Member of the State Police Pistol Team.... and involved in the...

Hi guys, this is my first post so if I break any rules please let me know! I just bought this Colt last night from the original owner. He bought it new when he was in the AirForce in the 90's and shortly after bought a Govt Model. He said he shot 36 rounds through it since it was new (2 15rd...

Recently I took this 1940 32 S&W Long OMT out of the safe and mounted it on a Ransom Rest. The purpose was to see how accurate it is and to determine the suitability of Vihtavouri N310 for 32 S&W Long loads. Eleven loads were shot with the best three shown below. The three results shown used...

I haven't really seen too many of these and thought that I would share this fully Roper outfitted Officers Model 38 here. From Walter F. Roper’s books, “Experiments of a Handgunner “ (1949) and “Pistol & Revolver Shooting “ (1945) :

Hello all, I've been lurking around for a while but just now decided to finally join the forum. I look forward to participating in more discussions in the future. I've been looking to own a quality colt revolver for some time, but never really had the chance to get one until recently. I...

I purchased a used Colt Officers ACP that has a one piece barrel and single port compensator. The finish is an exact match to that of the gun which makes me think it may have come from the factory that way. I haven't been able to find much online and was looking for any information. Did Colt...

Slugging the bore on my 1929/30 Officers' Model, I find the internals dimensions to be .3525/.353 in the grooves and .345 on the lands!!! This is of course significantly smaller than a 9mm! I have been shooting and loading for a few months now and have yet to achive the accuracy I hope for. I...