My axiom for the past ~ 30+ years has been..... Colt semi-autos / S&W [double action] wheelguns..... and therefore I've never cared to own a 'Python'.
Give me a nicely tuned S&W 586 over a Python any day of the week.
Twice the gun at 1/2 the price.
My .02 only.
Your mileage may vary....
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NAA.
, anyone interested in a 586 could've picked up a pair of them at the gun show in Duncan this past Sunday. One had what I 'think' may possibly have been an adjustable after market front sight. A dealer I know on the island had them.I'd love a Python again. I've had a few S&W's too and they're great revolvers, but there's just something about a Royal Blue Python.
My Dad's first pistol was a 4" Python, which got him and me into shooting. I had the 6", and at the end he owned a 4, 6 and 8", all Royal Blue. Handing them in to have them destroyed was heartbreaking
I'd love to pick up another one but they just don't seem available.
Do you mind telling us why they were destroyed ?
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Not at all.....
After the Hungerford massacre in 1987 the UK banned all semi-auto rifles except .22 and reclassified other stuff. There was another shooting at a school in Dunblane, Scotland in 1996 - the guy legally held handguns but the Licencing Officer had recommended they be seized FIVE times - which was ignored by the senior officers.
So, the obvious solution was to ban all legally held handguns, despite the highest demographics of owners being doctors, lawyers and police officers. (Don't worry about all the ILLEGAL weapons coming in through the lax borders with Europe.)
Within a very short space of time, ALL handguns had to be handed in and destroyed. The government had to compensate the owners for all the items taken....which included the now useless holsters, mags, cleaning equipment, reloading stuff, everything. They have actually blocked the release of how much it cost overall - it would have been several million that could have been spent in much better places, such as healthcare, education, law enforcement etc etc etc.
My Dad was the Licencing officer for part of our county. He was an active shooter for many years before this, and for him to go round and collect other shooters firearms, knowing what would happen was heartbreaking.
There was some gorgeous, rare stuff handed in, and 99.9% of it was destroyed.
I was the last person in our county to hand their firearms in - hung on to them as long as possible. What did I do with the 'blood money' from all the evil handguns? Went out and bought a Steyr SSG, a Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon and a Honda Fireblade
You can guess what happened to gun crime after the ban.......Went through the roof and I think has increased every year since.
So, when I emigrated to Canada, one of the first things I did was get my RPAL, and buy a 1911 and an AR15.
When my parents visited last year, we spent a day at The Shooting Edge. Dad was able to shoot handguns again, and semi auto rifles. Bitter-sweet day... reminded me of how much we lost, not just the firearms but the whole family experience and shooting community.
However, the smile on his face is something I'll always remember now
Not at all.....
After the Hungerford massacre in 1987 the UK banned all semi-auto rifles except .22 and reclassified other stuff. There was another shooting at a school in Dunblane, Scotland in 1996 - the guy legally held handguns but the Licencing Officer had recommended they be seized FIVE times - which was ignored by the senior officers.
So, the obvious solution was to ban all legally held handguns, despite the highest demographics of owners being doctors, lawyers and police officers. (Don't worry about all the ILLEGAL weapons coming in through the lax borders with Europe.)
Within a very short space of time, ALL handguns had to be handed in and destroyed. The government had to compensate the owners for all the items taken....which included the now useless holsters, mags, cleaning equipment, reloading stuff, everything. They have actually blocked the release of how much it cost overall - it would have been several million that could have been spent in much better places, such as healthcare, education, law enforcement etc etc etc.
My Dad was the Licencing officer for part of our county. He was an active shooter for many years before this, and for him to go round and collect other shooters firearms, knowing what would happen was heartbreaking.
There was some gorgeous, rare stuff handed in, and 99.9% of it was destroyed.
I was the last person in our county to hand their firearms in - hung on to them as long as possible. What did I do with the 'blood money' from all the evil handguns? Went out and bought a Steyr SSG, a Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon and a Honda Fireblade
You can guess what happened to gun crime after the ban.......Went through the roof and I think has increased every year since.
So, when I emigrated to Canada, one of the first things I did was get my RPAL, and buy a 1911 and an AR15.
When my parents visited last year, we spent a day at The Shooting Edge. Dad was able to shoot handguns again, and semi auto rifles. Bitter-sweet day... reminded me of how much we lost, not just the firearms but the whole family experience and shooting community.
However, the smile on his face is something I'll always remember now
