It's At The Shop--New Colt Python x 6"

[Winelover]

Python was my first handgun purchase, in the 70's. Will never part with it.



Shown with Eagle stag grips. Have the original walnut target stocks, in addition to Pac signature rubber grips. It's what started me down the road to bullet casting. Several thousands of RCBS 158 SWC GC bullets went down the bore.

 

[RBHarter]

It's shoddy work .......... Says the guy that too often uses the wrong flare .......

I've had 2 Colts . The 38 was something GI sounding with an egg shaped throat that was not really a problem with cast but caused issues with jacketed. A prewar gun unloved sans any blue rust pitted on one side but mechanically sound .
The second is Moms 1917 that is on a 1905 frame .

I longed after an 1873 and had a beautiful example of a C&B clone . Nope . Like many of the dead sexy lines of refinement I've lusted after it was a gigantic let down in feel .

I'm just not crazy about Colts . I'm still wooed by the aesthetics but the mechanics just shut me down .

They are purty .

 

[Rick H]

Colt Pythons are very pretty guns. I learned to shoot double action handguns in the 70's. I was taught to use a smooth steady stroke through the trigger break while concentrating on the front sight. I learned this with Smith & Wesson K and N frames, and later L frames. I have had the opportunity to fire Colt Python's, Troopers, A Diamondback 38, and an old Detective Special (unshrouded ejector rod). I carried the Detective Special as an "Office/Court gun" when working as a detective. All of the Colt's had/have a hitch in the action that I find disconcerting. Some use it for "staging" a shot. Staging is a practice that I have no use for. The Colt's may or may not be more accurate but the S&Ws have always been more accurate than I can shoot out to 50 yds. There is no advantage in practical accuracy for me.

I don't have a Colt revolver in my current arsenal and doubt I ever will have. My double action revolver needs are met with a 4" L-Frame 686 and a Ruger LCRx3 in 38 sp.

The Colt Python's and the Diamondback that I have handled and shot have all been beautiful weapons, well finished and functioned well, but that damn hitch in the giddyup is a curse for me. I just shoot Smith's (and the new Ruger LCR) better.

Before you start thinking I just hate Colt, you should know that I have a strong affinity for Colt 1911's. I trusted and carried one for serious duty for as long as my department allowed it. To this day I consider it the finest duty weapon I ever carried or handled. Yeah, I am a lefty so had to set it up with ambi safety and high profile sights as well. It would still be my first choice if I was suiting up and heading into harms way today.

 

[Petrol & Powder]

Many years ago, I shot with an older friend that was a “Colt guy”. He had several Colt DA revolvers, including a Python, and he was a good shot. He would let me shoot those guns, using his reloads, but I could never match his accuracy. They were beautiful guns and well cared for. I just wasn’t as in tune with the Colt actions as he was. Clearly the guns were capable of outstanding accuracy, I just couldn’t extract that potential from those guns.

I’ve owned a few DA Colt revolvers over the years but never a Python. When I was younger, I couldn’t afford a Python and by the time I could consider buying even a used one, I was too deep in the S&W/Ruger camp to make good use of one.

I think if the Colt DA action works for you, then you and the gun will get along just fine. But for those of us that didn’t mesh with that action, it was always a hurdle.

I’ve had several 2” Detective Specials, Cobras and Agents; the overall size of those snubnose revolvers is very useful. Size wise, they fit between the S&W J-frames and S&W 2” K-frames. I’ve owned some other Colts as well, but they just don’t “click” with me.

 

[CZ93X62]

A whole lotta GOOD STUFF, certainly.

I have enough old Colt revolvers kicking around the gun safe to fully appreciate the craftmanship that existed 60-120 years ago.

I still think that the Colt 3rd Series Detective Specials were the single-best snubgun 38 Special ever made in this country. 6 shots, +P-capable, smaller than the K-frame S&W Model 10 (another great snubgun).

 

[Petrol & Powder]

The 3rd gen DS was a great gun.

Even later the SF-VI or DS-II followed but Colt then went into, yet another bankruptcy, and those models were short lived.
It seemed to me, that when Colt finally got its act together with a stainless steel, +P, DS model, they fell apart financially.

 

[beagle]

Congraulations! A precision machine. I picked up a 4" blue the first year released. Without doubt the smoothest DA pull I've ever shot. When I retired, it went back to Colt for a face lift, came home and went out of circulation. Expect to tune about every 20K rounds or so and mine loved .356" bullets. It's not overly generous on cylinder length if you want to load .357s long but you can compensate. Definitely one of the better balanced .357s I've evr shot. Had two 6s and my 4". You'll enjoy it./beagle

 

[CZ93X62]

Good seeing you here, sir.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

I was at The Gun Store last evening. They had 3 quart pythons in the case. One old blues, 6 inch and two new stainless 14 inch and one engraved 3 inch. They were just bringing them in, the only one I saw a price on was the engraved 3 inch. It was $1900.