.357, .38 and .32 (Top to Bottom)
	Pictured at Right: 1965 Colt Python .357 Magnum, 1965 Colt Detective Special .38 and a 1950 Colt Detective Special .32.
A Pair of Colt Cobras
	"The Colt Cobra is a six shot double action (or single action) revolver chambered for the .38 Special cartridge. The guns feature a 2" barrel with full shroud and are extraordinarily light in weight. These guns were manufactured in the mid 1970's. Although I love both revolvers and semi-automatic pistols, for collecting purposes I have to say I like the revolvers more. I actually carry a revolver more than an automatic."

Revolvers: Sometimes referred to as "wheel guns" (in reference to the cylinder), revolvers have taken a back seat to semi-automatics in recent years (in military and law enforcement applications). Lower ammunition capacity and longer reload times compared to semi-automatics are the main reasons for the trend that occurred in the 1980s and 1990s. The flat profile of semi-autos make them more suitable for concealed carry. Revolvers still remain popular in the role of back-up and off-duty guns among American law enforcement officers (LEO's) and security guards. Revolvers are still common in the American private sector as defensive, sporting, hunting and collectible firearms.

Other than single-shot and multiple barrel guns, handguns can be divided into two categories:

• Revolvers - Loading rounds from a cylinder, a revolver is a multi-shot firearm, usually a handgun, in which multiple firing chambers are grouped into a cylinder which rotates to align each round sequentially with a single barrel. A double-action revolver requires only a trigger pull for each round that is fired but is not considered semi-automatic. The difference in a double-action revolver is that the act of pulling the trigger also rotates the cylinder moving the next round into position.
• Semi-Automatics - Loading rounds from a magazine, a semi-automatic pistol is a type of handgun that can be fired in semi-automatic mode, firing one cartridge for each pull of the trigger. This type of firearm uses a single chamber and a single barrel, which remain in a fixed linear orientation relative to each other while being fired and reloaded semi-automatically. Semi-automatic function uses the recoil force generated by the last fired cartridge combined with spring action in the firearm to ready the next round to be fired. Some terms that have been, or still are, used as synonyms for semi-automatic pistol are automatic pistol, auto-pistol, self-loading pistol, and self-loader.
  
   

Colts Are My Favorite Revolvers: