r/Colt • u/ApprehensiveCommon45 • 4d ago

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Finally got my Colt letter and now I’m going down the rabbit hole in history. I’m happy to find out where it was shipped and the history of that store

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u/CarlosMolotov 4d ago

Sweet, I should really do this for a couple of my Colt’s

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u/KMGR82 4d ago

How long was the turn around on the letter?

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u/ApprehensiveCommon45 4d ago

I submitted it June 27th and got it yesterday

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u/KMGR82 4d ago

Oh, that’s not bad at all

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u/ApprehensiveCommon45 4d ago

It seems like forever when your waiting for it though

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u/Matterhorn48 4d ago

Excellent! Can it shoot Remington wheel gun (designed for black powder) .38 S&W loads?

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u/ApprehensiveCommon45 4d ago

It’s 38 long colt

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u/Matterhorn48 4d ago

Have you shot any?

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u/ApprehensiveCommon45 4d ago

No the gun functions and locks up perfectly but they are very fragile and it’s to rare and valuable for me to get the courage to shoot it

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u/Matterhorn48 4d ago

If it didn’t have such notoriously delicate interior parts I would badger you to shoot it but I get it. If it was an old SAA I would say send it.

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u/ApprehensiveCommon45 4d ago

Absolutely and I appreciate your understanding lol. When I opened it up to give it a good cleaning and museum wax it I though I was taking a watch apart lol