Finally, the firing pin was inset into the frame, rather than allowed to protrude from the hammer.īecause ads announcing the new Colt Frontier Scout began appearing in 1956-almost a full year before the first guns were shipped from the factory, on November 27, 1957-demand had built. The action was simplified by having only two screws-one for the hammer, the other for the bolt and trigger-instead of the Peacemaker’s three. The post-war spring-loaded push pin that held the cylinder base pin was replaced by a lookalike screw, which required a screwdriver (included with each gun), for removal. 22 the same look as its big brother with a 5 1⁄ 2-inch barrel, as the muzzle poked slightly past the ejector rod housing.Įven though the Frontier Scout resembled the Model P externally, internally it was a different gun.
Barrel length was 4 3⁄ 4 inches, but, due to its smaller size, this gave the little. Initially, the Scout was fitted with black composition grips similar to those on the Model P, but walnut grips were offered as an extra-cost option a year later. Moreover, according to the late Don Wilkerson in his excellent and now out-of-print book Scouts, Peacemakers and New Frontiers, the same machinery used for the top-of-the-line Colt Python was used to machine and polish the barrels of the Scout, which justifiably became known for its accuracy. Each gun went through a five-man team of inspectors and assemblers. Also like the Ruger, the Scout featured a one-piece backstrap and trigger guard, which made production less costly than hand fitting a two-piece trigger guard and backstrap to the frame.Īctually, the Scout was machined to such close tolerances and so well finished, very little hand fitting was necessary. Initially, the Scout was offered with a polished aluminum “duo-tone” frame that contrasted nicely with the rest of the blued gun, somewhat akin to the aluminum-framed Lightweight Single Six that Ruger had brought out in 1955. This new, scaled-down sixgun was appropriately christened the Colt Frontier Scout. 22-caliber version of its famed Single Action Army, which they had reintroduced two years earlier. Inspired by the popularity of TV westerns such as Gunsmoke and Maverick coupled with the burgeoning sport of fast draw, and no doubt spurred on by the success of Ruger’s Single Six, in 1957, Colt Industries brought out a. This gun is courtesy of American Gun Works ( ) 22 Scout Buntline only has a 9 1 ⁄ 2 -inch barrel, its smaller scale puts it in proportion to the 12-inch barrel of the larger. 50 Famous Firearms You've Got to Own: Rick Hacker's Bucket List of Guns (2015) COLT FRONTIER SCOUT.
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