{"id":3988,"date":"2011-09-06T18:44:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-06T18:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2011\/09\/06\/going-old-schoo-4\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:16:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:16:03","slug":"going-old-schoo-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=3988","title":{"rendered":"Going Old School"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:17042,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.snubnose.info\\\/docs\\\/detective_special.htm&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260212004822\\\/https:\\\/\\\/snubnose.info\\\/docs\\\/detective_special.htm&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 04:41:07&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 01:22:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 07:08:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-13 11:29:32&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-12 03:41:54&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-12 03:41:54&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:12380,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.grantcunningham.com\\\/colt-revolver-gunsmithing.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/grantcunningham.com\\\/colt-revolver-gunsmithing.html&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>For the longest time I have been searching for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.snubnose.info\/docs\/detective_special.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colt Detective Special<\/a> at a reasonable price. I finally found one and picked it up this weekend in a private sale. It is a Model D1425 or 4th Issue Detective Special. These were only made between 1993 and 1995. The 4th Issue featured a shrouded ejector rod, 2 inch barrel, composition grips with a gold Colt medallion, blued finish, and a steel frame.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Detective-Special-Leftside.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Detective-Special-Leftside.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Unlike most .38 Special snubbies, the Detective Special is a 6-shot revolver. Size-wise, the Detective Special weighs in at 21 oz. and is just a hair larger than the Smith and Wesson J-frame. The manual says that you can fire +P loads in it but should have it inspected by a qualified gunsmith after 2-3,000 rounds of +P ammo. <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Detective-Special-rightside.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Detective-Special-rightside.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nI especially was on the lookout for this variation of the Detective Special as I had been told by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grantcunningham.com\/colt-revolver-gunsmithing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revolversmith Grant Cunningham<\/a> that these had the best internals that he had seen.<\/p>\n<p>One of the nice touches that Colt included was a letter from the President of Colt&#8217;s Manufacturing thanking the buyer for purchasing a Colt.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Detective-Special-with-letter.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Detective-Special-with-letter.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nNow I need to find a good holster for this revolver which is easier said than done since it hasn&#8217;t been made in over 15 years. Also, I&#8217;d like to have some trigger work done on it to reduce the stacking or increase of pull weight toward the end of the trigger\u2019s travel. That said, I am a very happy buyer and look forward to using this revolver for many years to come as a carry gun.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the longest time I have been searching for a Colt Detective Special at a reasonable price. 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