Python pleasure

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Picture of the Python I purchased from Armco. Finally figured out the picture thing (I think):)
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Very nice Python. Now that you've figured out the picture thing maybe you would consider Photobucket to upload photos because Imageshack hides ads for Poker sites and so on under the table when we click on the picture.
 
I own a blued Python built in 1978. Nice to shoot - bought it at a gunshow here in Edmonton from a guy in SK. Looked like new.

I also own a King Cobra which is pretty nice, and an Anaconda.

The Anaconda turned out to be a bad deal. I paid a bit more for it because I really wanted to shoot one. The one I bought on the EE won't fire in double action without the cylinder catching. It fires in single action, but not very well either. Certainly not like a well oiled watch...

I have it in for repair right now and the guys in the shop were saying the Anaconda isn't really reliable. Which sucks, 'cause I like it, but I don't want to keep shelling out $$$ to fix it.

Still, I'm a sucker for Colt revolvers - ever since I was a kid. Once you get nostalgia involved.....
 
MUSH, YOU HEARTLESS SOUL YOU! ! ! ! !

Can't you hear that lonesome pistol whimpering in the dark because NO ONE loves the po' lil' thing enough to let it fullfil it's purpose in this world? The poor thing is hearbroken because no one has the courage to let it sing out its song of glee and fulfillment. All its life it's been set aside like an outcast while it's safe companions go out to play and come back with tales of daring do and brave deeds. But not the poor lil' Colt which just sits in the dark and sighs whistfully dreaming of a Hero to release it from this burden of unrequited purpose.

Com'on, you be a man. Do the right thing. Show it the Power and the Glory! Pamper it if you must but STOP THIS GUN DISCRIMINATION NOW! Take it out to the range and show it that it's as much a member of the family as your other guns.



OK, rant mode off now.... Did I go a little overboard? I've been told that I tend to do that sometimes :D
 
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The Anaconda is really just an upsized Mk V (and the King Cobra is a lugged barrel version of this as well). It has completely different lockwork and design then a Python, and is nowhere near as smooth or well built. Nice enough guns, but not in the same league. Few guns are. S&W 27, Korth, that's about it. - dan
 
Hey BCRider !

I agree with you 100% but I'll wait for a great event in my life to fire it. Events like to morning of my wedding day (still have to find the girl), or the 18 years anniversary of my first born (that maybe a little too far away).

Mush

I'll try to post pics soon.
 
dan belisle said:
The Anaconda is really just an upsized Mk V (and the King Cobra is a lugged barrel version of this as well). It has completely different lockwork and design then a Python, and is nowhere near as smooth or well built. Nice enough guns, but not in the same league. Few guns are. S&W 27, Korth, that's about it. - dan
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Thanks, that's good to know. I always assumed it was the 'same' as a Python, just bigger. Is there any chance the old Colt New Service could've also been used as the basis for/in the development of the Anaconda? There's a possibility I may have the opportunity to pick one up. I also have a Diamond Back in 22LR but I guess the internals of that as well are not the same as a Python. Oh, how would you rate the Anaconda to say the S&W model 29?
 
Truth be told and despite my earlier jest I'm not sure what I'd do in the same situation. I see the same thing with classic aircraft that I also love. Do we protect them by putting them on display or do we show the world what they were actually made to do? Looking at a P-51 Mustang or a Lancaster bomber on display pales in comparison to seeing and hearing them full of life on a low flyby. Yes there's a risk when these irreplacable relics are actually used but for stuff like aircraft, old race cars and yes, guns seeing them on display only is a bit like looking at an eagle in a closet sized cage and trying to comprehend its total magnificience.

Hmmm........So I guess I know what I'd do after all. I'd shoot it, but not much. Enough to experience the fullness of what, after all, is a piece of kinetic engineering. But not enough to wear it out for well over 100 years assuming the same annual number of rounds are put through it. That way it's still there for future owners and generations to enjoy. Mind you the collectors are now gnashing their teeth at my callousness.... :D
 
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BC Mike said:
Very nice Python. Now that you've figured out the picture thing maybe you would consider Photobucket to upload photos because Imageshack hides ads for Poker sites and so on under the table when we click on the picture.
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OK. Sorry but I didn't know that. In fact Imageshack was recommended to me by someone on this site. So much for good advice......:rolleyes:
 
Johnn Peterson said:
Thanks, that's good to know. I always assumed it was the 'same' as a Python, just bigger. Is there any chance the old Colt New Service could've also been used as the basis for/in the development of the Anaconda? There's a possibility I may have the opportunity to pick one up. I also have a Diamond Back in 22LR but I guess the internals of that as well are not the same as a Python. Oh, how would you rate the Anaconda to say the S&W model 29?
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The New Service uses lockworks that are are of the same design as the Python, but not the same parts. Same with the Diamondback (very nice little guns, I have three). Basically, all the old Colts use leaf springs, and everything from the Mk III onward (Mk V, King Cobra, Anaconda, a few other short run snakes) use coil springs in the mechanism. An early 29 (say up to the dash 2) is a much better fit and finished revolver then the Anaconda. Anaconda is a stronger revolver if you like to stretch the envelope on cartridge firing pressures. Later S&W's are on about the same level of quality as the Anaconda, in my opinion. FWIW - dan
 
dan belisle said:
The New Service uses lockworks that are are of the same design as the Python, but not the same parts. Same with the Diamondback (very nice little guns, I have three). Basically, all the old Colts use leaf springs, and everything from the Mk III onward (Mk V, King Cobra, Anaconda, a few other short run snakes) use coil springs in the mechanism. An early 29 (say up to the dash 2) is a much better fit and finished revolver then the Anaconda. Anaconda is a stronger revolver if you like to stretch the envelope on cartridge firing pressures. Later S&W's are on about the same level of quality as the Anaconda, in my opinion. FWIW - dan
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I mentioned the New Service as it seems to be of a large and appropiate frame size for the 44 Mag. It was also my point of focus years back, in a brief attempt to start a specific collection but I soon determined, collecting for the sake of collecting is not for me. I don't knock collecting by others but for me:yingyang:, I'd rather watch paint dry. Rifle, shotgun or handgun, if I don't use it it's gone.

I 'was' thinking of picking up an Anaconda that is coming available, just to go with my 4" Diamondback in 22 LR and my early model 6" Python in 357 Mag. A nice match, but there may be other 'toys' I need more. If I didn't already have a 44, it may be a different question or consideration.

The N frame Smith has always been a favorite of mine:D, especially the 29. I've had a number of 29's in a variety of barrel lengths and the reason I've kept the 4" one I have now is twofold. Accuracy wise it's better than the others and in addition, it has a set of S&W factory ivory magna grips, probably worth more than the gun itself. I also have an old semi custom Ruger 'Flat-top' in 44, so getting another 44 isn't an urgent need, depending on the 'deal' of course;).

Thanks again for your comments and input:cheers:.
 
A few pics of Mush's '74 unfired nickle Python shortly before I sold it to him:

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In defence of my plain jane Anaconda, when I fed it a heavy load of red dot powder under 240 plain base cast, it was a very very good DA shooter. This was of course, when I was a more frequent visitor, to an indoor range.
The Mark V action was supposed to be an improvement on the poor DA trigger, for the older Mark III Trooper. Although I have a Colt Model 357, I admit to never owning or shooting any Python.
 
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