Yes, it is, and the first factory DA revolver since about 1990 where I have thought it appeared as something coming close to guns of that time and before...have bought more recent cheaper made and cruder such revolvers from the major brands, but this one is one classy full sized but light carry gun, and very tempting.
No suprise...settling in with a gun makes a remarkable difference in hold and accuracy. Always amazed at those with a new gun claiming it won't shoot or won't zero, when a huge part of the problem is lack of consistancy on their part with a new gun. It is a lovely gun and I want one, but at that weight I would need stick with .38Spl or +P loads, where I have a 681 which can do that chore while still allowing magnum shooting.....but...I want one, yes, I do.
Thank you for the link
You might check out Texas Gun Grips. You can tell him what you B want size wise, wood, and even ladder engraved that looks like it isn’t ladder engraved. I had him do a pair of N frame sq butt with a Roper style checkering out of Mesquite. The grips were perfect for my hand, don’t have the 28 Abby more but always looking for a 3 1/2” 27 for the grips.
Just plain sexy. Colt is doing it right. I really would like a Viper in 3” to go along with my 3” KC and Smith 3” 65
I agree. The current revolvers remind me of what was coming out of the custom shop at Colt in the mid-‘90s before they stopped building them all together.
Yessir, I actually have already found him and looked at what he offers....gave serious thought to a set of the old fashioned skimpy "service panel" style and trying to combine them with a t-grip, but not sure how those would mate up front, and meanwhile find the rubber grip entirely adequate for needs without spending a dime extra, and they sorta go well with a stainless gun in resisting getting wet.
FINALLY!!! I got to shoot the Viper.
The main purpose of today's session was to function-fire the little Colt, with the object of seeing how reliable it was using an ammuntion brand that has given me lots of problems with a few S&W revolvers; namely, Winchester.
I put 96 rounds of WWB 130 FMJ through the Colt and was please to see that they all went 'bang'.
Since this was, like I said earlier, primarily intended to test the reliability with a brand that has harder primers, I didn't pay too much attention to accuracy, but even there the Viper did well. Since this is a fixed sight fighting gun, the range at which I shot was fairly short (5 yards). Accuracy was very adequate for the primary purpose of the gun, as I clearly ruined the bad guy's (an NYPD-style silhouette) day.
I now have a new hot-weather carry gun.
The main purpose of today's session was to function-fire the little Colt, with the object of seeing how reliable it was using an ammuntion brand that has given me lots of problems with a few S&W revolvers; namely, Winchester.
I put 96 rounds of WWB 130 FMJ through the Colt and was please to see that they all went 'bang'.
Since this was, like I said earlier, primarily intended to test the reliability with a brand that has harder primers, I didn't pay too much attention to accuracy, but even there the Viper did well. Since this is a fixed sight fighting gun, the range at which I shot was fairly short (5 yards). Accuracy was very adequate for the primary purpose of the gun, as I clearly ruined the bad guy's (an NYPD-style silhouette) day.
I now have a new hot-weather carry gun.
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