Got an itch.. Colt Python.

graydog said:
These guns guys are why Colt made Pythons. Now don't get me wrong I love shooting Pythons but I am like a lot of other people. There is just no way they are worth what people are paying for them. If you want one just be patient people will come to there senses, they always do and they will be way cheaper

The two guns below are

top Pre model 27 5 screw gun 6 inch barrel
bottom Is a straight model 27 no dash 4 screw gun with a 6 inch barrel



The next group pictured from left to right

left one is a Model 27-2 with a 5 inch barrel
middle one is a model 27-2 with a 6 inch barrel
right one is a Model 27-2 with a 8 3/9 inch barrel



These are a few of my more favorite ones.

Graydog
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Wow, that 8 3/9" barrel must get the velocity right up there!
Must be killer on the wrist just holding that thing up.
Very cool though, have never seen that variant before.
 
Colt pythons, as I like to point out, are like Swiss watches.

Beautiful, intricate, full of little parts nobody understands and they go out of time unless serviced periodically by experts who won't be able to give you any sort of realistic estimate on how long the service will take.

I've heard "I have shot mine tons and it still works perfectly" almost as many times as I've seen a Python.

One of the people who told me that shot me in the hand with a piece of brass jacket his out-of-time Python shaved off and blew out the misaligned forcing cone.

Six thousand dollars? Not for a wallhanger.
 
No Colt's here :rolleyes:
Mod 629 , 686 , 66 , 60 !

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Python.

Pyd said:
Seen one, now I can't get my mind off it. Gonna have a hard time choking down the cost, but it is consuming me.
Is it worth what they ask?
Don't matter, I want one.. Never had an interest in a revolver until I seen this thing..
Any guys here have one?
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Don't have one, never had one. I'm in the S&W 586 camp.

That said, as we all know, our desires regarding guns & gun purchases are very personal.

If a Python is what you must have, then find a way to get one.

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misanthropist said:
Colt pythons, as I like to point out, are like Swiss watches.

Beautiful, intricate, full of little parts nobody understands and they go out of time unless serviced periodically by experts who won't be able to give you any sort of realistic estimate on how long the service will take.
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great analogy. speaking of the swiss. I once had a 1655 serviced for the price of buying a new watch. But it's gotta be done.
 
Based on what i've observed on EE over the last while, seems like only the nicest LNIB bright stainless pythons have been fetching $5K-$5.5K. 95%+ blued guns with boxes are fetching around 3K maybe a little more. Some good to very good conditioned shooters seem to move around the $2K - 2.5K mark, which is probably not too far off of where they should be.
 
I've scratched my Python itch twice. It wasn't too expensive as both were 4" versions. IIRC the first one in VG condition was $500 while the mint version was $700.

They are nice but not so nice that I'd even think about paying $3,000-$5,000 for a 6" version no matter how nice it was.

I have no regrets buying the Pythons but while beautiful to look at I prefer shooting my S&Ws. They snakes were sold for about what I had in them. Even the 12(6) tend to hold their value.
 
misanthropist said:
Colt pythons, as I like to point out, are like Swiss watches.
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I have my Rolex GMT Master II (1987 vintage) and it gets services periodically by Rolex - scratched that itch no regrets. I have my 6" 27 - beautiful shooter ... scratched that itch .... recently picked up a 4" Python (unfired until I took it out first time last Saturday). The 27 was my best shooter ... done some trigger work on it, springs etc and it's very smooth. Python is nice but still playing with it. As with other "finer" things I'm expecting that it will need maintenance beyond what I can do (as does the Rolex). Knew that going in and that comes with owning something like the Python (or the Rolex). No complaints so far ..
 
misanthropist said:
Colt pythons, as I like to point out, are like Swiss watches.

Beautiful, intricate, full of little parts nobody understands and they go out of time unless serviced periodically by experts who won't be able to give you any sort of realistic estimate on how long the service will take.
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That is because they are internally identical to Swiss 1882 revolver. Most of the Euro designed revolvers of that era had similar internals and features.
There is nothing special about Pythons, they were just special to North Americans. Everything is over engineered by American standards.
Colt is well known borrower of other designer's mechanical solutions. To say that no one understand Colts intricate internals simply is not true. Any büchsenmachermeister can figure out internals as well as any well train Colt's technician that we do not have around any more.
It is not rocket science but it is a quality comparing to today's standards, that is for sure.
 
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Big expensive itch that only you can decide if you can afford to scratch. Pythons are expensive because of the factory trigger and that they're not made any more. If you "pull the trigger" on a Python ain't no Smith will ever suffice.
A 586 will need a trigger job out of the box anyway. Either one will need to fit your hand.
 
sunray said:
Big expensive itch that only you can decide if you can afford to scratch. Pythons are expensive because of the factory trigger and that they're not made any more. If you "pull the trigger" on a Python ain't no Smith will ever suffice.
A 586 will need a trigger job out of the box anyway. Either one will need to fit your hand.
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You're the first person I've ever heard or read complain about the trigger on a 586.
 
If I was going to drop $3000+ on a handgun I would wait till the election to see if they are banned first. NDP and Liberals both say they are banning handguns. I would be pissed if I spent thousands now on what could be a paperweight in less that 6 months.
 
Lots of opinions, to me it is personal taste. I've got a number of Pythons, King Cobras, Trooper, and twice as many nice N, K, and L frame S&Ws. I tend to shoot my Custom Shop Python the most, but also my 686 and 66, and occasionally one of my 27-2s. I like the Python the best, and so do all my daughters (my 13 yr old was shooting 2" groups with .38 on the weekend from 7m, so I'm pleased with her shooting!). My friends who have tried them side by side, even the 'I love my Smiths' contingent, all have grudgingly said that the Python from the Custom Shop is nicer to shoot than any of my Smith's (and a couple are tuned by Mr. Charlton). So....I love them all. If you really want a Python, get one. You won't be unhappy with it.
 
I own both the 586 and the Python and both are great revolvers but be assured the Python is the better gun. I usually shoot my 586 and it has never failed me and is very accurate but when you load the python and #### the hammer, man oh man you will feel the difference. The 586 is like taking the pretty girl to the dance and the Python is like taking the playboy centerfold.

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Opinions are like .. well they're all over the place and we'll leave it at that. Lots to be said for the 586/M27 etc and even more about the Python. Ask your questions try one or two out if possible and then decide if it's worth it. Took me a long time to decide but I ended up making a deal and doing a trade (plus some $) and it was something I could live with. Way I see it there ain't going to be any more so I decided to scratch that itch now. Who knows what'll be available and for how much in a year or three. I have no regrets ...
 
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