dickydalton
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Just got this today and can hardly wait to shoot it.
Colt Officers Model Target
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Here is a a Pic of my pair in .38 and .22lr. They shoot really well use target velocity / standard velocity ammo and you will get better accuracy. Mine likes CCI Standard velocity.
You don't have to worry about it cycling the gun. Also avoid dryfire, these guns have the firing pin on the hammer and changing one is a gunsmith job.
You don't have to worry about it cycling the gun. Also avoid dryfire, these guns have the firing pin on the hammer and changing one is a gunsmith job.
halfmoonclip
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Not a Colt revo fan (except a Broad Crawford Dick Special!), but those are all mighty neat.
Appears the rear sight is drift adjustable; is the front adjustable for elevation?
Enjoy, guys!
Moon
Appears the rear sight is drift adjustable; is the front adjustable for elevation?
Enjoy, guys!
Moon
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dickydalton
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Yes.
UncleEd
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In the heyday of bullseye shooting,
the Colt revolvers such as the Officer
dominated the game.
Most shooting was single action and
the Colts with their V-spring design
allowed a shooter to easily cock the
gun without disturbing the sight
picture in shot to shot.
The second quality was that the
Colt revolvers had a reverse taper
in the barrels, greater diameter in
the forcing cone area and less at
the muzzle. This squeezed down
the lead ammo and gave more
stabilzatrion to the bullet's flight.
I believe but don't quote me that
the Smith barrels were pretty
much consistently .358 while the
Colt's were around .357 and
squeezed down to .355 at muzzle.
the Colt revolvers such as the Officer
dominated the game.
Most shooting was single action and
the Colts with their V-spring design
allowed a shooter to easily cock the
gun without disturbing the sight
picture in shot to shot.
The second quality was that the
Colt revolvers had a reverse taper
in the barrels, greater diameter in
the forcing cone area and less at
the muzzle. This squeezed down
the lead ammo and gave more
stabilzatrion to the bullet's flight.
I believe but don't quote me that
the Smith barrels were pretty
much consistently .358 while the
Colt's were around .357 and
squeezed down to .355 at muzzle.
wcwhitey
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If you don’t mind me asking how much did it run you? There is one at my LGS for $799, nice gun but not that nice. I am not up on their pricing so never bit!
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dickydalton
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$630 before shipping and tax.
Driftwood Johnson
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Howdy
What caliber?
I believe that model was made chambered for 22LR, 32 Police Positive, and 38 Special. Mine is a 22. It shipped in 1935. I think I got a pretty good deal, I paid $650 for it a few years ago.
This is what the firing pin on the rimfire hammer looks like.
Elevation adjustment is done with a little screw on the front of the front sight. Always a good idea to check for the screw when buying one of these, the screw often went missing.
The rear sight is drift adjustable for windage after loosening the little screw.
What caliber?
I believe that model was made chambered for 22LR, 32 Police Positive, and 38 Special. Mine is a 22. It shipped in 1935. I think I got a pretty good deal, I paid $650 for it a few years ago.
This is what the firing pin on the rimfire hammer looks like.
Elevation adjustment is done with a little screw on the front of the front sight. Always a good idea to check for the screw when buying one of these, the screw often went missing.
The rear sight is drift adjustable for windage after loosening the little screw.
wcwhitey
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That is awesome! Well done and good luck with that beauty!
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dickydalton
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It's 38 Special and has holster wear but not much signs of firing. It has zero movement of the cylinder when locked for firing. It has all the screws too.
Seedy Character
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Color me GREEN
wish I could find nice one
wish I could find nice one
Riomouse911
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I paid $500 + tax and DROS for an officers model heavy barrel .38 Spl. in April of 2020… right as COVID madness started to set in. Mine is a touch rougher than your new beauty, that one looks great! 
Whoever owned mine decades ago had King gun works install a rear sight, added a trigger shoe and did an action job (King closed around 1940-ish). I’ll guess the owner was a serious bullseye shooter back in the day.
They’re awesome guns! I use mine strictly with 2.8 gr Bullseye and 148 gr wadcutters to preserve the old action as long as possible.
Let us know how it shoots for you when you get a chance to hit the range
.
Stay safe.
Whoever owned mine decades ago had King gun works install a rear sight, added a trigger shoe and did an action job (King closed around 1940-ish). I’ll guess the owner was a serious bullseye shooter back in the day.
They’re awesome guns! I use mine strictly with 2.8 gr Bullseye and 148 gr wadcutters to preserve the old action as long as possible.
Let us know how it shoots for you when you get a chance to hit the range
. Stay safe.
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