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Post by nolongcolt on Mar 7, 2019 18:43:03 GMT -5
  Been looking for both of these for some time, good buys on each came up about the same time as luck would have it, rain or shine. Both excellent shooters. The BP is near new, the Trooper has some wear but otherwise is in good shape. Shot them again today. They are soaking in a bucket of Hoppes as we speak,,,LOL. |
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Post by mk70ss on Mar 7, 2019 18:59:54 GMT -5
Very nice. I am always on the lookout for a 4 inch Trooper in .22
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Post by nolongcolt on Mar 12, 2019 16:31:51 GMT -5
I had thought these two less than common revolvers might spark some conversation.. but not much interest I guess. One of the things I was wondering about is a comparison in cylinder size between these two which are basically alike, to Smith K and L frame cylinders. I believe they will fall in between the two Smiths but I don't have a sample of either to compare. Cylinder dia. on the Mk V is 1.563", length is 1.6". Weight of the Mk V is 40 oz., with rubber grips. The Border Patrol is just slightly heavier due I suppose to the solid barrel rib. Cylinder dimensions are essentially equal. These are both really good shooters, with the BP having perhaps a slight edge, being I think somewhat less used.
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Post by warhawk on Mar 12, 2019 16:49:17 GMT -5
I worked in a gun shop when the Trooper MKIII and Pythond were still being produced. We were closed Sundays and I could take any of the used guns to the range. I always preferred the Trooper, probably because the Python was out reach price wise. Anyway, I’ve shot several 357 Troopers and one in 22LR. Always liked them.
A good friend of mine owns one handgun, a 6 inch Trooper “Pinto”, blue gun with a nickel cylinder. I don’t know if it left Colt that way, but he bought it that way. He bought it for a mountain lion hunt in Utah. He killed a treed lion with it on that first hunt. He went back a couple years later and they freed another nice Tom, but he had fallen off the snow machine and his Trooper was packed with ice and snow. He borrowed the guides 22 Magun lever gun and killed it with one shot.
That’s the only Colt Trooper story I’ve got.
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mic214
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Post by mic214 on Mar 12, 2019 17:40:47 GMT -5
Some years back a buddy of mine had a Colt “Peacekeeper” that looked like your Trooper with the vent rib. His had a dull, matte blue finish. It wasn’t going to win any beauty contests, but the action was one of the smoothest I had ever felt in a revolver.
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Post by nolongcolt on Mar 12, 2019 17:43:18 GMT -5
The Peacekeeper was the same gun without the polish. Apparently made during the big Colt strike and the finishers were not working, so just made a run in the rough. They are now highly sought after.
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Post by ericp on Mar 15, 2019 4:39:37 GMT -5
Nice finds. When I worked for the Forest Service there was a guy I would bump into occasionally up in the mountains who packed a Trooper. I shot it a few times and was very impressed. Hopefully Colt is making some money with the New Cobra and King Cobra so they will expand their double action line to include some full size sixguns.
Eric
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Post by rjm52 on Mar 15, 2019 7:07:06 GMT -5
Nice set of Colts.... I don't think I have ever shot a MKIII. All the Troopers I have shot were pre-1970 models that had the same lockwork as the Python... About 10 years ago a friend who likes Colts had me find him a Trooper in .22 Long Rifle. Gun was in excellent condition but was missing the original grips. In their place was a set of bonded Ivory... I later found him a set of smooth stag grips. The gun shot so well I told him if he ever sold it I would like first dibs... Two years ago he started downsizing his collection and one of the ones to be sold was the .22 Trooper. I have owned very few Colt revolvers in my life but was proud to get this one...    ...and of course having a .22 meant looking for a matching .357.... Found a mint one on GB that had the $5.00 upgrade of a set of Target grips and Target hammer....    ...just talked with Jack Huntington yesterday about turning the .357 into a .41 Special....yes, it can be done....so we shall see. ...so that is my Trooper story. Bob ps...although the serial numbers are only a few hundred a part, which looked like both guns were made in 1968, I found out that the .22 Troopers were only made from 1953 to 1960. They were also numbered in the same range as the .22 Officers Model Match not the .38 Special Troopers that were made at that time. The .357 at time was known as the "COLT 357". In 1960 Colt discontinued the .22 Trooper, .38 Special Trooper and dropped the "COLT 357" model name. It combined those three by renaming the "COLT 357" TROOPER with a whole new serial number range till 1969 when the the TROOPER MKIII replaced the TROOPER. So the .22 ended up being a 1954 instead of a 1968. |
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Post by needsmostuff on Mar 15, 2019 9:14:25 GMT -5
Most of my DA Colt's are Official Police which are a cool ,big ole gun. The only "Mark" gun I have is a MKV lawman snub. Also a substantial gun ,,,,,for a snub.  |
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Post by oddshooter on Mar 15, 2019 10:26:34 GMT -5
I got hooked on the Colt three five seven several years ago. I think it has an outstanding trigger.
It's lineage with the Python is strong.
The only connection between the Trooper I've found is interchangeability with Trooper V grips and the Python. My Trooper and Trooper III grips do not fit the Python.
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Prescut
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Post by nolongcolt on Mar 15, 2019 11:11:17 GMT -5
Trooper V grip shape is different from the Python. Not sure how they could fit?
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Post by nolongcolt on Mar 15, 2019 11:56:49 GMT -5
 This Border Patrol is a fine shooter. Once around at 50' offhand. |
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Post by magnumwheelman on Mar 16, 2019 9:58:08 GMT -5
I picked up a real nice mark 1 Trooper in 38 Special from Mrs Uncle, just afyer this last Christmas... One of only a few of my Colts... I've yet to get it out to play, because of the weather
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