Colt Detective Special Questions

[epic4444]

I got one a few weeks ago a Colt 3rd Gen Detective Special Nickle(and its my first revolver)..this thing is beautiful...mint condition..i took it shooting last week and loved it...not a perfect shot but more than enough for what you want from a 2inch barrel...but i still have some questions...

1. After loading the gun i noticed that the bullets move...is that common in a revolver or is there a gap that shouldent be there?

2 Further more i now noticed that when i put the bullet in the chambers they arent as tight as they first where....they slide in a little to easy and not as tight as it first where..is this bad or common?

3. And third i was wondering if anyone had badger grips for not just there colt detective special but any of there guns and if there worth the 70 bucks or should i just stick with the factory ones?

Thanks Epic

 

[Danus ex]

1. Normal.

2. Normal. Were the chambers dirtier when you loaded the cartridges the first time?

3. I have Badger grips on the same gun. They're worth the $70.

 

[Ric]

Go with the Badger grips. I like them a lot better.

 

[Majic]

Stocks/grips are a personal matter (especially finger grooved ones). What fits one person may not fit another. It's better to try various stocks/grips to determine what fits your hand the best rather than asking other people.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

1. After loading the gun i noticed that the bullets move...is that common in a revolver or is there a gap that shouldent be there?

That's normal -- you may notice that they move clean out of the muzzle, zip downrange and make holes in the target. Don't stand in front of them when they do that.

I assume you're talking about a back-and-forth movement when you raise and lower the gun. That's normal -- the distance they move back is headspace, and it is necessary so the heads (base of the case) don't rub on the recoil shield and bind up the cylinder.

2 Further more i now noticed that when i put the bullet in the chambers they arent as tight as they first where....they slide in a little to easy and not as tight as it first where..is this bad or common?

Either the chambers were a bit cruddy, or else they may have had preservative of some kind in them. Cartridges should slip into the chamber like a greased pig.

 

[Stoney]

I'm a big time Smith guy, but the Dick Special is one of my all time favorite revolvers. These are mine. The blue one is often my CCW. I like the factory stocks, but I'v noticed lots of people replace them with aftermarket.



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[Serpico]

The stock grips fit me great and I think they look better on the gun than any aftermarkets...

 

[kd7nqb]

The detective special is a great gun, my father has one and its pretty much the only one of his guns I can get him to CCW. Every time we go to the range I make sure to put a box through his mostly because I amaze myself with the groups that it will shoot with such a short barrel.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

The stock grips fit me great and I think they look better on the gun than any aftermarkets...

For authenticity and function, Tyler T-grips are hard to beat.
http://www.t-grips.com/

 

[Serpico]

I have a tyler on my j-frame...they are great, but they don't work with gen 3 stock grips as they enclose the front strap.

 

[medmo]

Congrats on picking up a fine DS. It looks like all of your questions have been answered. I think Badger grips are worth the money but prefer Eagle Grips in the Secret Service style for my DS.

http://www.eaglegrips.com/secretservice.htm

 

[samtechlan]

I'm a big time Smith guy, but the Dick Special is one of my all time favorite revolvers. These are mine. The blue one is often my CCW. I like the factory stocks, but I'v noticed lots of people replace them with aftermarket.

I'm curious as to why you CCW the blue one instead of the stainless/nickel one. Usually it is the other way around.

 

[Stoney]

I like nickel finishes, I'm trying to keep it in as good as condition as possible. I don't shoot any of my nickel revolvers half as much as I do the blued ones, in order to keep them as nice as possible.

 

[samtechlan]

I like nickel finishes, I'm trying to keep it in as good as condition as possible. I don't shoot any of my nickel revolvers half as much as I do the blued ones, in order to keep them as nice as possible.

Makes sense esp. since they are not making Det. Specials anymore.