Gun Review: Colt Kodiak 4.25-Inch .44 Magnum
The Kodiak is bound to be a hit. It’s a big, beautiful, powerful weapon. It would carry well enough on the hip, and perfectly in a chest holster or under the arm in bear country.
The Kodiak is bound to be a hit. It’s a big, beautiful, powerful weapon. It would carry well enough on the hip, and perfectly in a chest holster or under the arm in bear country.
The guts are thoroughly modern, but the look is a throwback to classics that haven’t been seen since the hard-boiled detective classics were on broadcast TV. I still can’t believe Colt made this gun, but man, I’m sure glad they did.
The classic XS DXW2 Big Dot and Standard Dot sights – both with windage adjustable white stripe express rear sights – are available with a green, orange, or white front dot sight. The Minimalist with an adjustable, anti-glare blacked out rear notch is also available with a front sight in green, orange, or white.
While residents were away, police say Mitchell Platt decided he would burglarize some area homes. Unfortunately for Mr. Mitchell, one homeowner’s son noticed an open door and investigated…with his six-shooter.
The Taurus Raging Hunter 5.12″ .454 Casull is powerful and portable. It belongs in a chest rig or on the hip, not tucked away in a pack.
Astra made several revolvers, and this appears to be an Astra Model 960. Most 960s have 960 stamped on the barrel, but this gun is stamped ‘Astra Police.’
Anything chambered in .460 S&W Magnum is an outlier, but the 10″ Taurus Raging Hunter in .460 S&W Magnum is an extreme outlier.
At 55 years old, the Smith & Wesson Model 66 is by no means a baby, but it’s the baby
If you’ve never fired a Model 19, buy one or borrow one and you’ll understand. It just feels right. This is an exceptional “do it all” revolver and if there was just one revolver to have (and there are many, many to have) a Model 19 is probably it.
The Smith & Wesson Model 19 Carry Comp comes from the S&W Performance Center, in their new branded gray polymer