Posted: 12/8/2011 5:11:39 PM EDT
| Can a Colt Trooper from 1968 able to tolerate .357 +P rounds plus how much roughly are they going for being in 85-90% condition |
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I believe it was " HANDGUNS "! And I believe it was the Mark III.... Well good thats what im getting in my hands soon. the poor mans python The action different than the Python. Uses coil springs, it is still a good gun. Are you sure about that ive read in several areas that the trooper was internally the same as the Python. Unless it was an early model they were refering too? Either way i finially have it sent and on its way |
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There were two Trooper models. The old style used the old Colt lockwork, like the Python. A 1968 model would be the older style. Later Troopers used Colts new lockwork, which did use coil springs. The new model Troopers are about as tough a 357 as you will find. The older ones less so. Still plenty strong but not as stout.
Price tag on old model Colts are all over the place and have been for some years. Check gunbroker to see what's going on. |
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There were two Trooper models. The old style used the old Colt lockwork, like the Python. A 1968 model would be the older style. Later Troopers used Colts new lockwork, which did use coil springs. The new model Troopers are about as tough a 357 as you will find. The older ones less so. Still plenty strong but not as stout. Price tag on old model Colts are all over the place and have been for some years. Check gunbroker to see what's going on. well then if im understanding everything is difference between a mk III and a mk v is just cometics correct? |
Owned a nice Trooper in 357 . Built to shoot . A very solid piece that about blew my eardrum out . My friend tried to warn me but I went ahead and fired the first cylinder around . Nevermore practiced the art of pistol shooting without hearing protection .  It is nice to know that you could shoot the plus p loads but feel with the guns performance it would not be necessary .
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"well then if im understanding everything is difference between a mk III and a mk v is just cometics correct?"
No. The basic guns are both the same with a few upgrades for the Mark V. The differences are, the Mark V had: A new cast steel hammer and trigger instead of the Mark III sintered steel. The Mark V had Colt;s first short action with a shorter hammer fall. A repositioned and longer mainspring to improve trigger pull. A rounded grip frame covered by wrap-around wood grips. A vent rib barrel. The Mark V action and frame was later fitted with a new profile barrel and first made in stainless steel as the King Cobra. |