The obnoxious prices of Pythons have always turned me off to them. MAYBE the mystique of them (and I still don’t know where that mystique came from) earned a higher price on the classic ones, but $2000 for a new one is just stupid. I have shot them and wasn’t overwhelmed. Nice gun, sure. Twice as nice as a S&W to justify their twice the price tag? No way.

Look back at the price difference between a Python and. New Model 19. Something like $35. Not double the price!

If somebody GAVE me a Python, I’d sell it to some sucker and buy a used 686 or 27 and pocket the difference. Or I’d buy two guns and break even.

They’re not magical. They do nothing better than a 686 does. They accurately (depending on the shooter) launch a bullet at a target, just like a Smith. And the product support for them is far inferior to a Smith.