Re: Early Trooper, \"special order\"
I hope that 2200 figure is right,dfaris,makes them a "sleeper" on the market. But compare the sales of the .22 Trooper with the 4" M-18 S&W .22 Combat Masterpiece?? I had a 1953 vintage pre M-18 and it was not 1/2 the gun my Trooper is.Major problem,was hard ejection with any brand of ammo,and locking up due to rims. After I sold it,with box,found out this was a common problem with these S&W .22's, as discussed on the S&W Forum.
I shoot my Trooper,with service stocks,grip adapter and standard hammer as an understudy and practice piece of my 4" ."357",as well as other large revolvers. Even shoots well with "el cheapo" ammo! Heavy,yes,but I dislike "light" guns. I made the mistake of buying a Mk.III Trooper 4" .22,which totally soured me on any of the Mk.III or Mk.V post 68 Colts. Probably comparing apples and oranges with the earlier Trooper,but the older gun has always been superb,even though it has lost a few % points of bluing over the years,and probably10,000 rds through it in my 15 years of owning it!
Bud