New Colt Pythons are Here

Brutus said:
Pre 64 Winchester rifles still command premium prices.
Despite the incremental increases in better quality materials later into the early 1980s. Even the brand new owners FN cannot truly effect this strong market demand.
And your Marlin example does not follow with the higher asking price of pre safety Marlins in good to better condition.
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Stainless marlin lever is pretty much on par these days. You’d have a hard time finding any older firearm worth double what a new one is. The only way to do that is to stop production and put it in a hit tv show. Now that it’s back in production, it should get interesting. Especially for the collectors that like to shoot their guns.
It all hinges on the quality though. Like said above. It could have the opposite affect. I for one hope they’re good. I wouldn’t mind owning a python for half of what they are now. I enjoy the new marlin levers as well. I’m not hung up on the nostalgia part though.
 
BigRobb said:
Stainless marlin lever is pretty much on par these days. You’d have a hard time finding any older firearm worth double what a new one is. The only way to do that is to stop production and put it in a hit tv show. Now that it’s back in production, it should get interesting. Especially for the collectors that like to shoot their guns.
It all hinges on the quality though. Like said above. It could have the opposite affect. I for one hope they’re good. I wouldn’t mind owning a python for half of what they are now. I enjoy the new marlin levers as well. I’m not hung up on the nostalgia part though.
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Sir you are certainly entitled to your own opinion.
Only time will tell who is correct and who is not.
At the very least we share common ground in our lever gun sentiments.

Have a great evening!

PS: Bigrob, do like I did find yourself a Colt Model 3-5-7 and actually enjoy shooting another hand fitted Colt!
 
BigRobb said:
Well you can be sure of one thing, it’ll drive the used market into the ground. I understand that these will more than likely be a lesser revolver, but you can shoot these ones without worrying about driving the value down. I predict the og pythons will command only a few hundred dollars more than the new stock. It may take a few years for that to come around.
I’m hoping they’re at least decent. Sort of like the new marlin lever guns are now compared to the old JM versions. Clean, fit and finish acceptable, and of course function properly.
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I think there'll be little effect on the pricing of original Pythons, although that'll be hard to judge since their prices have been fluctuating. I'm skeptical that the new Pythons, aside from appearance, will have the same level of quality and character as the originals. From what I understand, Colts had a lot of hand fitting by craftsman, and although the need for hand fitting can be eliminated by modern machining, the result cannot be replicated. Even 50's and 60's vintage Rugers have a noticeably (to me) better fit, finish, and feel than modern Rugers, and it's not like the older Rugers were considered premium revolvers in their time.

If Colt can keep the price of the new Python's down, I think they'll do well in accessing a new market of buyers that could not, or would not, spring the $$$ for an original Python. However, just like with current Classic model S&Ws, there'll still be demand from collectors and people willing to pay for quality from the "days gone by" for the original models.

*Note that I'm definitely contradicting myself re: pricing with the example of S&W revolvers; the Classics are often more than the original models, but I don't believe the release of the Classics caused a drop in demand or pricing for originals.
 
Yang.Dongbin said:
First Look: Colt King Cobra 2019 Compared to an original King Cobra From 1996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-RD2uaEVA
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I agree 100% with this video. I wished he would have showed the loose lock up. It does rattle when you shake it.

I am not joking when I say ,my Cap N Ball pistol has better sights.
I was so exited when I heard they were in, I raced over to see it.
I was so let down. I was ready to start a payment plan and buy it right now
Really.......this doesnt live up to the name.
 
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I wonder if a cottage industry of gunsmiths 'improving' the new Pythons will spring up?

I'm old enough to remember when many pistols [not the Python, of course] were hardly considered shootable before they went away for 6 months to be tuned and tweaked for top-shelf performance.
 
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