The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - Another ad with a Dan Wmight even be the same guy!esson

Another ad with a Dan Wmight even be the same guy!esson (reply)

Slow Hand — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 21:54:12 +0000

Might even be the same guy!

http://www.hoosiertopics.com/cgi-bin/aforum.isa?req=2me3i1708a

Sorry, link here (reply)

Slow Hand — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 21:49:16 +0000

Too fast on the enter button!

http://www.hoosiertopics.com/cgi-bin/aforum.isa?req=2me3i1703a

Colt Trooper Mark III? (reply)

Slow Hand — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 21:48:32 +0000

Here's a local one for a good deal less, not sure if he'd ship, but it's worth an email

We are truly enlightened (reply)

Scribe — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 14:01:50 +0000

Sarge,

We are truly aligned. Just read a bunch of 1911A1 articles at your blog site when I came across this statement: "I think I am genetically predisposed toward redheads and nickel plated handguns."

Totally agree. If God made a better looking woman than a redhead, He must have kept them for Himself because I have never seen one. That was my Dad's quote. Must be in my genes.

Scribe

If only us enlightened folks understand... (reply)

Sarge — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 23:25:05 +0000

it will leave more Colts for US!!

Thanks, Sarge (reply)

Scribe — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 18:50:59 +0000

I agree that the price needs to be dickered over. But I don't necessarily agree with the other points raised by other, although I appreciate their concern.

Granted, the Ruger is built like a tank and will last decades, something to pass on to my children. Trouble is, Jilly The Kid only wants one gun and that is the Ruger Single Six OM with which she learned to shoot when she was nine. The Security Six has been described as a "single action revolver which has the capability of double-action firing." The DA pull is quite clunky, what also has been described as "heavy (12+ pounds) and inconsistent." That's a big consideration for me.

The Trooper's action is quite a bit more slick -- lighter and smoother than the Ruger.

Durability? I stopped firing .357s a couple of decades ago. Strictly .38s for me(Long, Short, S&W, Special, maybe some +Ps). Not an issue for a recoil-conscious dude such as myself.

And then there's the fact that I really like the older Colts.

The price is the true sticking point. I'll find out just how much I wheedle, cajole and schmooze it down so it resembles a much more reasonable figure this week. If not, I'll walk away.

And Sarge, totally with you when it comes to nickel guns. Just picked up two and there is a third possibility somewhere down the road (Model 10-5 with the pencil barrel).

Scribe

Except for the grips (reply)

Catoosa — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 13:11:51 +0000

that's just like the one I have. A FINE shooter and tough as an anvil.

And back at you! (reply)

Hobie — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 00:08:21 +0000

Email sent, Hobie. (nm) (reply)

matt/pa — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 12:45:10 +0000

We had a 2½" Security-Six (blue) come in to the shop over (reply)

Hobie — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 04:15:13 +0000

the weekend...

Good guns, just getting swept up in price speculation. (reply)

Andrew — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 00:40:09 +0000

I had a Trooper MKIII in .22LR with an 8 inch barrel. It was big, heavy, and loads of fun. I wish I'd kept it now because it would sell for almost a grand. But they just aren't worth the extra price because of the prancing pony.

A dissenting opinion... (reply)

Sarge — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 00:35:50 +0000

I have owned a couple dozen 357's in the past 40 years, including very nice 27's, 28's, 13/19/66's and a slick DW Pistol Pack and an assortment of Ruger DA's from the earliest Security Sixes forward. But the best shooting of 357's I ever owned were an old '70's Trooper MKII and this old nickel Lawman MKII, show with a 50 yard rested group.

http://www.thesixgunjournal.net/an-old-nickel-colt-lawman-mkiii/

Maybe I've just been lucky, but I will take a Mark III hands-down over any 357 this side of a Python. Unless they're 900 bucks, which would encourage me to simply shop around for another one.

You can get a nice Highway Patrolman for less than $700 too. (reply)

Andrew — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 23:27:29 +0000

Also What Andrew Said. The Security Six is a more durable (reply)

Rob Leahy — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 17:47:54 +0000

desirable gun, to me, than the Trooper MKII.

Colt Trooper Mark III? (reply)

Cherokee — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 17:18:52 +0000

Too much money. Lots of other options for that money that shoot just as well.

For $700 or less you can get a new GP100 Match Champion (reply)

Scribe — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 16:25:57 +0000

There is a 4 inch Security Six available there, but I do not have a price on it. Very nice condition. I will check into it later this week (after the storm that is expected to dump 15 inches on us tomorrow).

Scribe

Again, overpriced for what you get. (reply)

SIXGUNNER — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 15:41:36 +0000

ANDREW IS SPOT ON!

Totally agree. I have a 6" Sec Six for sale now... (reply)

matt/pa — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 14:49:03 +0000

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/628270963

There are just a lot of other options for good shootin' 357s. They aren't Colt, for sure, but Catoosa is right, they shoot just as well...

Matt

For $700 or less you can get a new GP100 Match Champion (reply)

Catoosa — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 14:37:20 +0000

I have a 6" blue Security Six that I picked up at a gun show a few years ago for $325 after lusting over a Model 19 that the seller just would not come down on. After playing with it for a while I realized that I could not have spent my money better. A Python or a Model 19 might be purty, but they don't shoot a dang bit better than this Sec6 for WAY less money.

You will have to look for a Sec6, but it will be worth the trouble.

For $700 or less you can get a new GP100 Match Champion (reply)

Scribe — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 14:11:21 +0000

I do hope to Presbyterian him down on the price ... :>}

But if we can't reach a deal on it, I'll just walk away and wait for something else. I do have a pathological attraction to older Colts. Picked up a .32 Police Positive Target Model recently. And another Detective Special.

Scribe