colt challenger
Good afternoon Patriot fans! My son has inherited late grandpa's rimfire pistol. I thought it was a woodsman, but after looking, see it say's "Colt Challenger" on the receiver (not barrel). Serial number is 5XXXX-C, has plastic grips, fixed sights and a release on the bottom of the grip for releasing the magazine manually. Can anyone tell me about this pistol? Also, when dry firing on a spent case the firing pin spring sounded very weak (I believe it's about 65 years old). Is the firing pin spring reasonably easy to replace on this gun? Any help would be appreciated.
When your only tool is a hammer, all problems begin to resemble nails.
When your only tool is a hammer, all problems begin to resemble nails.
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What does C.L.S. on the frame of a Colt Challenger stand for? 0 -
These two sites have a wealth of information on the rimfire Colt pistols. I'm sure if you dig through them you'll find information on your pistol.
http://www.coltautos.com/
http://www.colt22.com/
I would throughly clean and attempt to test fire the pistol first before replacing the firing pin spring. Thats the only way you will really know if the firing pin spring or any other part needs replacement.
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Not much in the above URLs related to the Challenger. It was of the Woodsman family. I bought one new around 1952. Don't recall the exact date but I know it was after 1949 when I bought my K-22 for which I still have sales receipt. The Challenger was the economy version of the top-of-the-line Colt .22 auto at the time. It had fixed sights and lacked the parts that held the slide back after the last shot. My Son still has it, still excellent after all these years. Hope this helps. 0 -
Thank you both for the response and useful information. The web sites provided all the info I needed. Thanks again.
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