Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns Took My Colt For a Spin Today

It's been many years, and I recently decided to go through all the guns I haven't shot in years and take them each for a range trip. Today was the Colt's turn. Well, this Colt. I have quite a few Colt revolvers, but this one is the Model 357, which was (before they introduced the Python) Colt's premier revolver, with all the same attention to detail and fine tuning that later went into the Python. I believe they dropped the Model 357 soon after the Python's introduction since both models were directed at the same customers.



This is a 7 yard, fast double action group, from an offhand, combat crouching, position. I dumped all six as fast as I could while maintaining a sight picture. I was pretty happy with the results, considering that my days of focusing on double action revolver technique are long past.

Nice gun...

The Colt 3 5 7 was not "dropped" but combined with the TROOPER that was in .38 Special and .22 LR in the 1950s. In 1961 Colt dropped the .22 and .38 chamberings and changed the name of the 3 5 7 to TROOPER .357. This ended in 1969 when in 1970 the TROOPER MKIII was introduced.

The 3 5 7, TROOPER, TROOPER .357 and Python all had the same lockwork. It was just the amount of fine tuning was done to each model...

I have a 1954 .22 TROOPER and a 1968 TROOPER .357..both actions are very smooth....

Bob

Some nice Colt's here!

TRH, that one don't need no patina!