Colt Special Combat

Colt Special Combat Review

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airgun85's review of Colt Special Combat

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“All in all i was VERY happy with the Colt Special...”

Written on: 04/12/2008 by airgun85

Good Points
It looks fantastic. The 19 shot magazine is excellent and the sliding rail gives a very realistic feel. There is a magnet in the magazine which holds the bb in place and ensures perfect placement on each fire. fairly quiet but with fantastic power and accuracy for a co2 pistol.

Bad Points
It slightly rattles when it is shaken. Also does not accept lead bb's too well due to the magnet in the magazine.

General Comments
All in all i was VERY happy with the Colt Special Combat gun! I bought it for my son and he has managed to get some really good groups from 10yds within a couple of weeks. Only thing i dont really like is the fact that it doesnt accept the lead bb's too well and instead we have to use steel bb's, which can occasionally ricochet badly! this is stopped no problem however with a good sturdy backstop.

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Robsta's Response to 422835_airgun85's Review

Written on: 20/04/2012

The reason it doesn't accept lead BB's is that lead BB's are bigger than steel BB's, and the bore of this gun.

Lead BB's are 4.5mm, same as pellets. Steel BB's, despite being referred to as 4.5mm, are actually 4.4mm.

The reason for this is that lead BB's are meant for rifled barrels, and the outer diameter of the rifling is 4.5mm. Steel BB's are only 4.4mm which is why you can shoot them from a rifled barrel in guns designed to take both (such as Umarex Beretta PX4). If the steel BB was 4.5mm, it wouldn't go down the barrel (as the rifling would not 'cut' into the steel). Conversely the rifling would have no effect on the lead BB if the outer diameter of the rifling was larger than the projectile itself.

So basically the actual bore of the Colt Special Combat is 4.4mm, and by trying to force 4.5mm lead BB's down it, you are more likely to damage it than anything else.

Furthermore, lead BB's aren't designed for spring-fed magazines, as they are soft and can compress and deform under the spring tension, leading to jams and/or misfires.

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