Colt Frontier Scout, and it's mine!

[Bart Noir]

Just got one of these small framed single actions, marked Frontier Scout '62 on the barrel, along with the .22 caliber marking. It has worn finish everywhere like it has been yanked from the holster a skillion times, but the metal and screw heads are in great shape. But no sign of firing pin dings on the chambers, so if the previous guy was a .22 fast-draw artist, he used either live or dead rounds every time! Actually, does anybody know if the frame-mounted firing pin is somehow prevented from hitting the cylinder, if a person fires on an empty chamber?

And what does the '62 on the barrel really mean?

And do I have any hope of getting better grips that fit this?

Bart Noir

 

[dfariswheel]

Like most modern .22LR firearms, the firing pin has a positive stop to prevent damaging either the pin or the cylinder.

To prevent any chance of a broken firing pin, I'd use empties. Broken firing pins MUST go back to the factory for replacement.

The '62 Scout was only a slightly different version of the standard Scout made from 1958 to 1972.
The "official" Colt names were "The Frontier Scout". and "The Frontier Scout '62".

Grips will more or less interchange between the aluminum New Frontier Scout and the later steel framed "Peacemaker Scout", New Frontier 22 SAA", and "Buntline Scout 22" versions.

These are all the same basic gun, just made with alloy or steel frames, and slightly different setup's such as adjustable or fixed sights and barrel lengths.

Original grips can be bought at Gun Parts Corporation, and are listed under the various Scout names, and as the "G, K and Q" frame.
http://www.e-gunparts.com/

Also, most of the grip makers offer Scout grips made from about anything you want, from fancy wood to genuine ivory.

 

[Bart Noir]

Thanks for that info.

Not having something to compare to (yet, but someday I will!) I am only guessing that the frame is also smaller in width, compared to the Model P. So that the grip frames, like bird's head, on the market for the Model P / clones will not fit the Scout. Am I right?

Bart Noir

 

[Tony Mig]

I got one of the alloy framed Frontier Scouts, fun little gun with a hair trigger.
Mine was pretty beat up, so I reblued the steel with Blue Wonder, and polished the frame.