Colt Detective Special desktop review

Today on Classic Gun Reviews I do a review of the Colt Detective Special. This 6 shot .38 special is a true classic, and have been carried by civilians and law enforcement since 1927. My Detective Special is a 3rd Issue variant made in 1975.

[@cros99]

My .38 Colt (late 60s w/wood grips) is the best revolver I have owned. A classic.

[@sonnygunz9207]

I’m carrying a 1967 DS. Never leave home without it. I have a mint 1968 DS that lives in the safe. One day I’ll find a 3rd issue that needs a good home. Thanks for sharing.

[@LambrettaJet200]

I own the same model great gun. I inherited the 38 from my father which he purchased in 1975 . It still works great and accurate shooting gun. The finish has held perfect since 1975 and it came at the time with a Bianchi leather holster which is still with my gun.

[@JosephAnthonyJosefius]

Beautiful Colt wheel gun.

[@cleondubois1270]

Guess my 1994 pristine DS was made with those parts. Found it very lightly used in a gun shop circa 1994. It came with the Pach. grips. They wanted 150.00 & it went home with me.....Called Colt a couple years ago & verified it's birth date.

[@danielfriedrich5737]

I have that exact pistol and I love it.

[@glennsammon4465]

they standardized the frames in 1966. nice gun. it gets lighter when you put the wood grips on. I am lucky to have an assortment of these , DSs COBRAs AGENTs ( I just bought every one I saw) . and these are great carry guns. a good holster is what you need. inside pants holsters need to have the clip high up on the holster so the cylinder goes in past the beltline with only the grip sticking out and the gun dissapears. and I love pocket carry, but a holster is a must for that because I have alot of pants with holes from the barrels as well as the hammers. we now have ( if you can find it- this is 2021) a good bunch of loads that are high velousity but low pressure from federal buffalo bore and hornady and wad cutters work better than you think, and don't beat your hand up. nice video.

[@radiohobbyist13]

Colt has publicly stated that they no longer have the parts for nor will they service ANY of the revolvers that they manufactured before their infamous shutdown.

[@crankygunreviews]

I'm looking at adding one of these to my collection

[@woodtool2882]

I picked one of these up a couple of days ago in bright finish. My research is telling me that it's nickel plated. It might be stainless. If anyone can tell me, I'd appreciate it. It's in excellent condition. A serial number lookup tells me my gun is a 1974. Definitely a keeper.

[@williamryan7403]

Combat triggers on a revolver also have groves.

[@almiroliveira6431]

Maravilhoso este revólver.

[@johnrodriguez5277]

I just got mine today. Absolutely love it. I'm not too sure but i think its a 3rd gen wheelgun. It's got the shroud over the ejector rod. I'm kinda hesitant to shoot it because its the shiny stainless and its nearly mint condition. Anyone know how accurate these things are? Ive got a SW snubbie that I'm dead on at 25yds

[@drmitofit2673]

I just bought what might be a super rare alloy 100% condition Colt Cobra (lightweight aluminum alloy version of the Detective Special) serial number AC12XX, which on the Colt Serial Number look up app says it was made in 1993 even though Colt Cobra production officially ended in 1981. My theory is that Colt built some Cobras from left over frames during the 1992 bankruptcy restructuring period when Colt Detective Special production was restarted (fourth series). What do you think?

[@robertcastillo5210]

Does it take +P ammo ?

[@kennethhill613]

I thought you were Jerry Seinfeld. Lol