Colt Python ( Thnx For Replies)
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Probably because when they were in production, they were more expensive than most other comparable .357 revolvers (such as S&W),and sold in lower numbers. They were never really common, and now are discontinued (and getting rarer), and horribly overpriced now 
. I've owned a 6", 4", and a 2.5". And I've sold all of them. .
. I've owned a 6", 4", and a 2.5". And I've sold all of them. .The most popular Pythons were made in 4", the 6" and 8" are less common.
Even 6" barrels (barrel only, not the entire gun) are becoming scarce, with prices typically well over $200.
4" Pythons in excellent condition sell in the $600 to 750 range. (Not the asking price but selling price.)
Even 6" barrels (barrel only, not the entire gun) are becoming scarce, with prices typically well over $200.
4" Pythons in excellent condition sell in the $600 to 750 range. (Not the asking price but selling price.)
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Yeah! Python are really superd machine, but cannot get used to that trigger, When I owned my Python,4 inch blue, I shot it side by side against a Mdl 19-2 from Smith, and that bread and butter Handgun beat the hell out of the python in the accuracy and trigger pull quality, I might had tried to make more recipe for the Python , but received an offer for it and sell it. never look Back, but God are they good Looking
"...prices typically over $200..." Where have you seen a 6" Python for that kind of money?
Pythons were the only factory revolver that did not require a trigger job out of the box. That was done in the factory. This being a hand done thing meant the prices were much higher compared to any other .357 revolver. You don't see them often because anybody who has one is keeping it or the thing sells fast.
Pythons were the only factory revolver that did not require a trigger job out of the box. That was done in the factory. This being a hand done thing meant the prices were much higher compared to any other .357 revolver. You don't see them often because anybody who has one is keeping it or the thing sells fast.
"Over $200" was referring to a 6" BARREL ONLY, so it could open up the possibility of getting a prohib and putting a longer barrel on it.
I don't happen to have the problem of only looking for a restricted Python.
Since it seems that for now we are going to have to live with the prohib class of handguns I am considering a 4 1/4" barrel for a Python so my older kids can use it (without me). The 4" guns have a really nice balance to them.
A 6" Python for sale around the $800 to $900 mark goes pretty quick.
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I also had a few Pythons but never kept them. My S&W's always shot as well or better than the Python, had better triggers that did not stack like a Python and pieces did not fall off or go out of time like a Python. But Colt Pythons are the ###iest looking revolvers out there - hands down!
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I've had a few and quite honestly some guys are totally into them....Jeff/1911 is a Colt wheel gun guy. I actually sold him a 2.5" Python that i wasn't even selling but I could hear in his voice how much he wanted it...he should be along here anytime now......
BTW....how does it shoot?
BTW....how does it shoot?
I have numerous Colt wheel guns, as well as more then a few S&Ws. The only S&Ws that equal the Python's trigger (that I own, both Colts and S&Ws) have all had trigger jobs. I once owned a Moran tuned 6" Python that had the best trigger of any DA revolver I've ever used, period. FWIW - dan
Well, not jealous in my case. I've had many, many opportunities to purchase Pythons in the past & have passed. I do admire them for what they are, I just have no personal inclination to own one.
Don't be jealous of guys with Gold Cups either. They are easy enough to acquire, even today, with a little patience, if one so desires to own one. Funny thing about the one I have, it tends to be a 'safe queen'. Haven't popped a cap in it since I bought it. Sad, eh? I just get more fun outta shootin' the old GI models...
I agree with Dan on this one. While never owning one, a Python did have the best double action trigger of any wheelgun I've ever handled. Maybe I shoulda bought that one...
I've handled but never fired a friend's Python. The fit and finish was first class. He kept telling me how accurate it was and it felt very smmooooothhh. I would've liked to have the chance to shoot it before he moved away. I have a Diamondback and I think this will be the closest I'll get to a Python given the current prices. All my other wheel guns are S&W's.
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Yes, Strangeday sold me his 2 1/2" blued beauty Python. You know, I still haven't fired it!?! I'm not sure why...I take it out and fondle it a lot, and I am going to take it shooting, but the last few times I went to the range I had so many "new" guns to shoot I didn't feel like I had time to give it the attention it deserves. I think the first time with this Python will have to be a range visit all by itself.
When I say I'v ehad lots of "new" guns to shoot, I mean that I have been steadily selling handguns, and buying other used handguns for the last several months. Many I take to the range once, then sell.
Not sure what's going on there...Regarding the Pythons, I fell in love with the beauty of them awhile back, and bought five (all prohibs). I now only own one...the magnificent 2 1/2" blued snubby that Strangeday let me adopt from his collection.
Thanks buddy.I'll post a picture or two of this gun soon.
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For the classic revolver look, nothing beats the 6" blued Python. I've owned 3 or 4, and I owned the first stainless 6" Python in Canada. HOWEVER, the action relies on a V main spring that always stacks near the end of the pull near let off. They usually feel smooth, however the stacking at the end increases the weight and does not allow a constant pull all the way to the end. This is critical for proper accuracy. It might not be that crucial for the occasional "plinker" and that's OK too. But if you are looking to obtain finite group size at 50 yards, it won't do.
The ubiquitous action in the Smith and Wesson revolver has a leaf spring that allows that proper trigger press. Looks, shmooks, if you are trying to put the bullet in a certain area, to do it, you need a pistol that allows the shooter to do it. A lot of pistols can do it in a machine rest, i.e. Ransom, but in turn, because of their inherent mechanical workings, won't allow a person to replicate that same result. So it doesn't do us shooters any good.
Sooooooo, for a koldt 2 thumbs up, hard to beat most Smith and Wesson wheel guns.
Blued Pythons are sure gorgeous though.
The ubiquitous action in the Smith and Wesson revolver has a leaf spring that allows that proper trigger press. Looks, shmooks, if you are trying to put the bullet in a certain area, to do it, you need a pistol that allows the shooter to do it. A lot of pistols can do it in a machine rest, i.e. Ransom, but in turn, because of their inherent mechanical workings, won't allow a person to replicate that same result. So it doesn't do us shooters any good.
Sooooooo, for a koldt 2 thumbs up, hard to beat most Smith and Wesson wheel guns.
Blued Pythons are sure gorgeous though.
