Rockie

Hello,
I just bought a Colt Targetsman. It's in beautiful condition and is a sweet gun to shoot. I am concerned that the slide does not lock back after firing the last cartridge in the magazine. A friend of mine told me that this gun was manufactured before this feature was built in. This seems plausible to me although I can't find anything online that says this is true. I have another older Colt automatic pistol manufactured in 1955, not a Woodsman or Targetsman, that does lock back upon firing the last cartridge and I did not think the Targetsman was older than that. Can anyone tell me if this is the way the pistol should operate or is it malfunctioning? Thanks in advance.

dfariswheel

My references say the Targetsman is similar to the Huntsman, and the Huntsman is listed as "No hold-open".

Here's a schematic for it that shows no slide stop.

http://www.coltparts.com/pt_targetsman.html

The Targetsman was made from 1959 to 1977.
You can check when yours was made here:

Serial Number Data