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Dear Fellow Colt Enthusiasts,
Although familiar with classic American rifles - Remington & Winchester - my knowledge and experience regarding handguns is quite limited. I have inherited a nice Colt Army Special in .38 Special. It is blued, has checkered walnut grips, a 5-inch barrel and seems to be both functional and in generally good condition. Its serial number is 484XXX and so it appears to be "born" in 1922. I took it out to shoot yesterday and was quite pleased to get some nice single action groups at 25 yards - 3 inches or less. For a novice pistoleer, that seems pretty good to me. I'll get some pictures up after I finish cleaning it. After mostly avoiding revolvers following some less-than-salutary experiences with a RSS, I've decided to give it another go starting with a S&W 17-3 (K22) and the Colt Army Special which both are much to my liking.
Can anyone give me any tips on the history of this type Colt revolver and how to take off the cylinder for cleaning. Should I shoot it or leave it in the safe? Removing the cylinder for cleaning is straightforward with the S&W but the Colt appears to have a slightly different system. I've always heard that Colts are much more finicky that S&W. The folks at our Club (the real NASA - Northwest Alabama Shooting Association) have lots of S&W revolver skills but very little Colt revolver 'smarts.' I'll continue to peruse the threads in this forum but thought that someone might take pity on me and lead me to the right places to learn more. Thank you for your assistance.
AQBill
Although familiar with classic American rifles - Remington & Winchester - my knowledge and experience regarding handguns is quite limited. I have inherited a nice Colt Army Special in .38 Special. It is blued, has checkered walnut grips, a 5-inch barrel and seems to be both functional and in generally good condition. Its serial number is 484XXX and so it appears to be "born" in 1922. I took it out to shoot yesterday and was quite pleased to get some nice single action groups at 25 yards - 3 inches or less. For a novice pistoleer, that seems pretty good to me. I'll get some pictures up after I finish cleaning it. After mostly avoiding revolvers following some less-than-salutary experiences with a RSS, I've decided to give it another go starting with a S&W 17-3 (K22) and the Colt Army Special which both are much to my liking.
Can anyone give me any tips on the history of this type Colt revolver and how to take off the cylinder for cleaning. Should I shoot it or leave it in the safe? Removing the cylinder for cleaning is straightforward with the S&W but the Colt appears to have a slightly different system. I've always heard that Colts are much more finicky that S&W. The folks at our Club (the real NASA - Northwest Alabama Shooting Association) have lots of S&W revolver skills but very little Colt revolver 'smarts.' I'll continue to peruse the threads in this forum but thought that someone might take pity on me and lead me to the right places to learn more. Thank you for your assistance.
AQBill