I've always been surprised that Colt's New Frontier, which is supposed to be their premium SA revolver, often has such plain and dull finished wood grips. A few examples from GB auctions..
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johngross
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John,
I suspect that when Colt decided to introduce/reintroduce the NF, one quick look at the shooting scene of the times would quickly reveal that folks wanted shooters, not target guns for controlled match conditions. Those flat top targets are indeed beautiful guns, but even the adjustable sight was really set up for one load. Unless the front sight has a screw retainer rather than a pin. My guess would be this lack of actual match use might have also had something to do with the short run of the originals.
I do like the flat top rear sight, but like Bob, would have zero use for the front sight if actually trying to carry the gun. My recent NF purchase needs work on the front sight. Probably gonna make it look more like the Flattop, but not quite so extreme. I am guessing any squaring of the front is gonna skin some holster leather, but should be a little better than the original. It would be neat to take an original and set the front sight up sharp/target and have other blades for field/carry or different loads. But then I would have to pay collector prices for a shooter. Shooter prices are bad enough
Craig
I suspect that when Colt decided to introduce/reintroduce the NF, one quick look at the shooting scene of the times would quickly reveal that folks wanted shooters, not target guns for controlled match conditions. Those flat top targets are indeed beautiful guns, but even the adjustable sight was really set up for one load. Unless the front sight has a screw retainer rather than a pin. My guess would be this lack of actual match use might have also had something to do with the short run of the originals.
I do like the flat top rear sight, but like Bob, would have zero use for the front sight if actually trying to carry the gun. My recent NF purchase needs work on the front sight. Probably gonna make it look more like the Flattop, but not quite so extreme. I am guessing any squaring of the front is gonna skin some holster leather, but should be a little better than the original. It would be neat to take an original and set the front sight up sharp/target and have other blades for field/carry or different loads. But then I would have to pay collector prices for a shooter. Shooter prices are bad enough
Craig
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