Weapons

SURPRISE: Colt Cobra Revolver Revival

In a move that very few shooters could have predicted, Colt has just announced that a re-release of the classic Cobra revolver is coming in 2017. The NRA’s American Rifleman published the announcement as a post authored by Mark Keefe, in the form of a mini review of Colt’s new wheelgun.

Like its predecessor, the Cobra is chambered in .38 Special, but the new version is also capable of handling +P rounds. In addition, Colt has reworked the trigger geometry to have the movement of the trigger finger occur in a more straight line. Also, unlike similar sized revolvers, the front fiber optic sight is removable...