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Well, in name anyway. One of the earlier versions of the snake line to be retired (1981 to be exact) the Colt Cobra is a revolver designed for the concealed carry and law enforcement market. The new Colt Cobra is in that same vein, and while it bears the same name and specs as the original it falls short on a few key features. The good news is that the trigger is great.

Colt’s double action / single action system has been perfected over the years and this trigger benefits from their experience. In double action mode the trigger is smooth, and in single action mode the break is crisp and clean.

Great triggers aren’t the only thing that made a Colt Cobra famous, though. One of the defining features of the line is the hand fitting of parts and highly polished exterior, things distinctly missing on the new Cobra handguns. Stroking the side of the revolver feels less like stroking the slick scales of a cobra and more like a cat licking your hand. Instead of a high polish it looks like Colt went for a bead blasted exterior. That’s not necessarily a bad thing for a concealed carry styled handgun, but the better option for this specific line would be something similar to the deep blueing that came on the original guns. Out on the range the gun shoots just fine, but apparently there’s still some bugs to be worked out since one of the test models they had jammed shortly before 11 AM and refused to work for the rest of the day. I don’t have high hopes for the return of the Colt snake line.

The machinists who made the guns what they were have moved on and Colt in the post-bankruptcy world might not have the cash to invest in restarting the line properly. I get the sneaky feeling that this is a desperate cash grab attempt from a company on the brink of insolvency and I just hope they don’t ruin what was an amazing line of firearms. I was hoping for better reviews. I own a Diamondback and a detective, both are good quality revolvers.

I have not seen the new Cobra. My guess is the the old Colts have met the same demise as the old Parker and AH Fox shotguns. If you look at the cost to produce a hand fitted finished American made shotgun your upwards of 3 to 4K. That’s far more than what most average income gun owners can afford. This is Colts attempt to produce a competitive product that the average Joe can purchase without taking out a long term loan. You’ll never see Colt manufacture a revolver with the same quality as the old snake guns again, it’s just not cost effective in today’s marketthere’s always hope though. I don’t think anyone would assume that a $700 revolver would be better than a $1700 revolver.

You may as well tell us you’d prefer a Nighthawk 1911 over a Colt 1911. I’m more interested on how this compares to Ruger, S&W and maybe now Kimber than anything else since that is more of where it’s priced. In any case, I’m optimistic for Colt.

Maybe reintroducing their Snake gun line will keep them above water. As much as it pains me to say this however what they need is a Glock contender.

Yeah, the same ol’, same ol’ striker fired polymer affair. A new design, made in America to join the other plastic fantastics would actually be a boon to them I think. After all, it is what the market demands more than anything else, the name Colt still carries a lot of weight with people, and they could leverage that. I believe the exact opposite to be true. What the market really needs is a good hunk of American steel. The market is already absolutely saturated with striker fired polymer wonder 9’s. The last handgun I purchased was a Smith and Wesson model 5906; it’s 2 1/4 pounds of solid American stainless steel that’s at least as old as I am and both looks and shoots better than a new polymer gun, at least in my opinion.