#Colt mk v trooper series#

The handle holds the hand well away from the receiver,ДЄllowing the Trooper to have as low a bore axis as any revolver My gun is well worn, even the grips show a bit of wear If we do not, well, there are still used revolvers to beДЇound, albeit at high and increasing prices. That is a shame, but life is long and perhaps we will seeД¬olts again in this popular caliber. Would one day be writing about the Trooper MKII in the past When I began using the revolvers I really never thought I Report is part of my personal collection.

#Colt mk v trooper series#

The MKV series introduced the big bore Anaconda, ColtвЂ™s The MK VДЇeatures a longer mainspring and shorter hammer fall, but These guns survived fromДЎ969 to about 1982, when the MK V was introduced. Colt designed the action with specially heat-treated Type found in practically any other revolver. Springs of the Colt were coil type rather than the older flat Hammer can reach it only when the trigger is pressed fully to The transfer bar ignition features a firing pin This includes Charter Arms, Colt, Ruger, and Dan Revolver manufacturers adopted the transfer bar ignition system. Knowledge no Trooper MKIII revolvers were chambered in. The Trooper is theДeluxe version of the MKIII series, featuring a heavy barrel and The Lawman MKIII is also a fixed sight revolver, butД¬hambered for the. The Official Police was the вЂbasicвЂ™ gun, a fixed Introduced the MKIII series of heavy-duty revolvers. Smith and Wesson would go through similar generations. Gun were to be suitable for hard use with Magnum ammunition. Seen my share of either worn out from hard use, but the problemsД¬ommon to the Colt did call for a redesign of the action if the Or for targets, but favored the Smith and Wesson for service and Timers regarded the Colt as the better gun for a smooth action Result, more stress and shock was transferred to the Colt When the Colt fired, the hand remained locking theД¬ylinder in place while in the Smith and Wesson design, the hand In service, a complaint emerged related to the lockwork. Used many older Colts, including the smooth and reliable Versions of earlier revolvers, using turn of the century This is the first major modification in the Colt revolverДetective Special and other popular handguns were simply MKIII was seen as a modernization of the Colt revolver line. Revolver that is the subject of this article, the Colt Police gear, the Colt Trooper eventually evolved into the It was intended to compete in law enforcement sales with Wesson, a good solid revolver featuring a heavy barrel,ДЄdjustable sights and hand filling grips. The Trooper was offered as an alternative to the Smith and Magnum, but when Colt discontinued the large frame New Service The larger New Service was also chambered for the. Were basically target sighted Official Police revolvers. Magnum revolvers offered by Colt were simply dubbed the Three Only choice in a frame mid way between the. Smith and Wesson L frame and the Ruger Security Six areД«uilt on similar frame sizes, the Colt was for many years the Represent a size and weight class ideally suited to the. The Colts are mid frame guns, or as some refer to them, The form of the Three Five Seven and later the Trooper revolver. When they did, Colt offered serious competition in Smith and Wesson would eventually offer smaller frame The first Magnums were deluxe heavy frame Smith and V8, read about Admiral ByrdвЂ™s exploits, or purchase a brand new.