There is not much difference between the accuracy of a 4 inch barrel and a 6 inch barrel, but the longer sight radius and greater weight of the 6 inch barrel gives it the edge in practical accuracy. My 6 inch. Sometimes that group size can be cut to 1 inch. Unlike many. My 4 inch nickel and 2. The 4 inch nickel Diamondback is my home defense gun of choice. For that purpose it is stoked with Glaser Blue. I find the 2.
Due to the diamondback's greater weight, however, I prefer to carry a lighter, alloy framed, Colt Cobra. I am, unabashedly, a fan of the Diamondback revolver.
I hope that at some point Colt sees their way clear to reintroducing this fine premium revolver to their line. The Colt revolver in the diamondback model is one of those firearms that I would say will out shoot most of the men that shoot with it. By that I mean most people would not be able to shoot to the ability that those Colt revolvers would give.
Its smoothness and its precision are totally favorable to a gun with exceptional target shooting ability. It is hard to imagine that someone could not shoot and be very accurate with that firearm. If you cannot acquire excellent results with this Colt revolver then I would question your shooting ability.
I consider the Colt Diamondback to be just an excellent gun to add to your collection. I would definitely give that firearm in excellent rating for collecting. I still like some of the Colts but the grips have always been a weak link. Some of the newer wood laminate that look like the factory style are better and stronger, most of my Colts that I shoot are wearing them with the factory stockers in a box somewhere. The Following 2 Users Like Post: kaaskop49 , stansdds.
I use the rubber grips on my Diamondback. JPG Smithra 66, I will look for some reproduction grips that look like the one in your picture for shooting. In the meantime, the rubber Pachmyers are fine, just hard on the eyes. Originally Posted by canoeguy. If you like the feel of those non-Diamondback grips, you can fill the lower area with wood and then bed the grips to fit the frame properly.
In a funny conversation with Pachmayr decades ago, I said, "why would anyone want anything but your rubber grips on a gun in the field. Last edited by Imissedagain; at AM. Find all posts by Imissedagain Find all threads started by Imissedagain Visit Imissedagain photo album. Terms of Service. All times are GMT The time now is PM. User Name. Remember Me? Thread Tools.
After picking up the. Found one on Gunbroker that wasn't crazy expensive, this one has a little finish wear to keep it out of the safe queen category. I've put about rounds through it in the past couple weeks, it is a sweet shooter!
A pic with it's. Both revolvers made in , about apart in serial number: Now, the challenging part. The original grips on the. A previous owner has tried to fix this by gluing a small shim on the inside of the grip, still not enough to fix the looseness.
In this pic, the ball point pen points to the shim: Pic of the grip frame with grip: I have a set of Pachmyer's that I am using to shoot the revolver for now. Not pleasing to the eye but good enough until I find something better. I think I'll sideline the original grips in case I ever sell the revolver, and find something nice to carry and shoot with.
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