Went to the Dallas NRA Annual Meeting and saw a Bright Cobra at the Colt booth

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yellowjacket

Discussion Starter · May 5, 2018

Saw a Bright Cobra at the Colt booth that they had displayed in a glass case. It was like the stainless Cobra, but polished to a high gloss finish. It had a smaller checked wood grip with Colt medallions. It looked great. Spoke to two different people working the booth who say this is going into production now, and should be out by the end of the year. MSRP $1299. They said that this was the first show that it was on display. I took a pic, but it was with a flash through glass, so.....Pressed them on future snake guns, and they gave me the wink and a nod saying keep watching, and wait and see..... We'll see.

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OIF2

· #2 · May 5, 2018

I like the front sight. Thanks for the photo.
Bob

68python

· #3 · May 5, 2018

Hope this is for real.

Colt listened?

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MAM

· #4 · May 5, 2018 (Edited)

I made my own, but I sure like those sights.

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what would you say

· #5 · May 5, 2018

Awesome! Great job on reporting, Yellow Jacket!

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azshot

· #6 · May 5, 2018

Wow, polished bright, wood medallion grips, and a metal bead front sight! Just the things many of us predicted would be the first upgrades. (next will be longer barrels, my prediction)

Posted here for the OP

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PWHerman

· #7 · May 5, 2018

I think I'll stick with the old ones.

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Hopalong

· #8 · May 5, 2018

I sold my Cobra to a friend. But I think I will buy one of these. Very nice!

JudgeColt

· #9 · May 5, 2018

Did Colt have 2018 catalogs at its booth? At the 2018 SHOT Show, I was told Colt would have new 2018 catalogs at the NRA show. Strange that it could not have them ready for the largest gathering of firearms dealers in the world ....

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Buickgsman

· #10 · May 5, 2018

The Bright Cobra looks great! I'm glad to see Colt going in this direction! Hopefully we can get some more revolver choices down in the coming years. They would need to keep prices reasonable (for me anyway) if they rehash any old monikers.

mag318

· #11 · May 5, 2018

Was there any SAAs at the Colt booth?

mag318

· #12 · May 5, 2018

MAM said:
I made my own, but I sure like those sights.

Yours looks better and I'll bet it was a lot cheaper.

68python

· #13 · May 5, 2018

68 will need a couple of these

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skilled

· #14 · May 5, 2018

Remember guys..the sign says its only a collectable.. So NO shooting it!!!!

Ronald12

· #15 · May 5, 2018

I guess there is a market for it, but it does nothing for me.

yellowjacket

Discussion Starter · #16 · May 6, 2018

I did not see a catalog at the Colt booth. I asked them why they didn't have the Bright Colt at the shot show, and they said that it was just not quite ready prior to leaving for the show.

They told me that by the time they get back to the shop, a second line for the Cobra would be up and running. They told me that they are are selling them as fast as they can make them.

As for the SAA, there was one in the same glass counter as the Bright Cobra. It was highly engraved, with a little gold. I ask them about the SAA line, and they told me that they are putting out 100 per month, but they have people apprenticing to learn how to build SAA's. They are not taking orders now, but they feel like they will be taking them soon.

I tried to get them to talk about Colt struggling, bankruptcy, what they thought about where the company was going, but I could only find very positive people and that morale was high at the company..........

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1BadColt

· #17 · May 6, 2018

The grips are awesome! Well done! Street price better be closer to a grand tho, might be a tough sell. Going to be like the new production 1903, where u may as well buy a pristine original for cheaper or about the same. Looks like things are evolving for their revolver line possibly. If they are acting all happy go lucky and won't talk about that end of the business, that means to me there are big issues. Anyhow, hope they do more revolvers soon.

68python

· #18 · May 6, 2018

What color/type wood is the wood stocks?
On my screen, seems to have brown, gray, and a darker color in it.

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yellowjacket

Discussion Starter · #19 · May 6, 2018

Brown with maybe a touch of red. Looked way better than the pic.

BubbaShakers

· #20 · May 7, 2018

You can buy essentially the same grips (with etched Colt logo instead of the medallion) now from Altamont. Wonder if Altamont is making these for Colt...

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