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Colt Cadet Value
fosj
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In the first year of production Colt issued approximately 200 pairs of Colt Cadet pistols (target & standard models) to the Dallas Arms Collectors. What is the value of such a matched pair with matching serial numbers Cadet 006 ? Both pistols are unfired new in box with all paperwork and plastic wrappers.
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http://www.cherrys.com/inventory.htm
Double what they offer you, at least, probably would be fair market value.
Limited edition non cataloged stuff, aren't always the easiest guns to sell. Being that they are last Colt manufactured .22 auto, marked as "Cadets", NIB, and made in very limited quantity would be a plus to collectors though.
The Cadet was a neat, inexpensive .22 pistol.
bill
I got it narrowed down to somewhere between forty and fifty shots it would start to key hole at 25 yards. That is when I noticed that there did not seem to be any rifling in the barrel. I could not even get a cleaning rod with a bore brush through the barrel without giving it a good whack with a mallet. Sent it to a Colt repair station and they gave it back saying, "NO PROBLEM".
Sold it shortly there after.
I also did not like where the mag release was located. I tried to carry the pistol in a shoulder rig while fishing and hiking in the woods but if you were not careful you would release the magazine and I almost lost it twice.
Bode
I had one of those Colt .22's but didn't keep it long. I could shoot about 50 rounds through it and the barrel would lead up so bad you could not see the rileling. I could put the same ammo in a High Standard Sport King and a S&W 522 and both of those worked fine.
I got it narrowed down to somewhere between forty and fifty shots it would start to key hole at 25 yards. That is when I noticed that there did not seem to be any rifling in the barrel. I could not even get a cleaning rod with a bore brush through the barrel without giving it a good whack with a mallet. Sent it to a Colt repair station and they gave it back saying, "NO PROBLEM".
Sold it shortly there after.
I also did not like where the mag release was located. I tried to carry the pistol in a shoulder rig while fishing and hiking in the woods but if you were not careful you would release the magazine and I almost lost it twice.
Bode
I do a lot of .22 shooting. Had the same barrel fouling problem with a number of different .22 handguns. Found out that it was more ammo related then anything else. Some of the super high speed 22 loadings are just to high velocity without a true jacketed bullet. The absolute worse as far as this factor is concerned, is the Mexican Aguila Super Maximum crap. I shot it in a Ruger SP 101 that you couldn't get 50 rounds through it without the barrel going south, and you having to scrub it out with a bore brush. This also has happened to me with other guns and ammo. A 22 Bersa with Stingers also gave me similar problems.