Initial tests with people and gauges have them saying the draw stroke on the new ones in DA is smoother than the old ones.
They definitely sound interesting for sure.
Initial tests with people and gauges have them saying the draw stroke on the new ones in DA is smoother than the old ones.
They definitely sound interesting for sure.
May have moved to the very top of my wish list. Oh, baby!
No way I can afford / justify an original. I hear they're going for 5-figures these days.
But, this looks pretty sweet. And, I've been jonesing for a full-size revolver... was figuring on either a S&W 686 or a Ruger equivalent. But, now this comes along... <drool!>
I want One......just to compare to my other Pythons......I am thinking the shorter barrel right now.....the old deep black blue would be really nice.....
Watched the whole thing. Well... that's a bit concerning. But, I bet they get it sorted out. There's too much at stake. The good thing is that it's probably going to be a while before I can swing one. So, hopefully when I'm ready, they'll be ready!
Colt needs to get ahead of this PRONTO. Or, they're done. Forever.
Watched the video, too and wholeheartedly agree. My guess is something changed between the design, build, test phase and full scale production phase of this new production gun. A brand new Colt revolver should be 100% reliable. Still want one but only AFTER Colt gets this insidious cylinder issue worked out.
Here's mine. Royal blue, 4" barrel, produced in 1981. (My lousy photos come nowhere near to capturing the beautiful, deep blue, ultra high gloss finish.)
I like it a lot and it's a wonderful revolver to shoot. But, I shoot my Smith & Wesson Model 15-3 with 4" barrel (produced in 1975) just as well. And, my Ruger "Couger" (A Ruger Security Six frame with Colt Python 4" barrel, assembled in the early 1980's by a very talented gunsmith) is very close.
I had a 6" blue Python and sold it ages ago. I've been toying with buying another but somehow the pricing is a bit steep. I think that I'll definitely get one of the new models.
He seemed to handle the questions as I'd expect a VP would. Yes, if he's being totally up front that out of over 2,000 Pythons shipped, only 5 have been returned with problems (<0.25%) represents a small number of problems, but I wonder what he would say to the relatives of someone using one for SD and only heard a "click" instead?
No doubt Hickok45 is at Shot Show and I wonder if they'll have a conversation about what he documented in his video review? It's a bit difficult to believe that one of only 5 problem Pythons out of 2,000 shipped just happened to be the one in Hickock45's video. :dunno
From what folks are saying on the Colt forum the issue with the cylinder not turning had to do with the side plate screws coming loose and allowing something to not work properly?
Looking around the interwebz, some are saying that's BS... that it's the "hand" that turns the cylinder... a problem with that. I don't know enough about revolver actions to elaborate on that.
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