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They always made ungainly revolvers, but this one does shoot as good as any I own. I've tried period service stocks, period Python style targets, etc. It's hard to make a gun this ugly look good. Today I tried the Altamont bonded ivory-dust ones. They look like plastic (since they are mostly glue) but do feel and handle better than any I've put on the gun to date. The reason I own so few Colts and have never purchased a Python is pretty obvious. A well made machine, but they are all so hard to look at. This is why I have Smiths stacked up to the ceiling and Colts in a shallow storage box.
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10-19-2017, 08:46 PM
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10-19-2017, 09:04 PM
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To me, the Colts have always appeared to be more "Manly."
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10-19-2017, 09:48 PM
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It's odd, I look in my safe, it's Rugers, then S&W, then Taurus (!), and one lonely Colt - an Officer Model 38 Spl.
I've just never gotten into Colts. I think it's because the cylinder turns the wrong way.
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10-19-2017, 09:50 PM
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Yeah, because they are so dang big. I've had a couple of the WWI ones, and unloaded them both because of the giant size. It reminds me of the Uzi Model A I had for many years. It was like carrying around a concrete block just to fire 9mm. Although, I did get a ton of money for it when I sold it off a few years ago.
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10-19-2017, 10:07 PM
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Might as well just put Pachmayrs on it.
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10-19-2017, 10:15 PM
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Really? I've always considered my prewar Officers model .22 quite a good looker. My Police Positive .38 special is a good one too, then there is my 1953 Colt Challenger, my 1954 Commander and my Series 80 Government... don't see the similarity to a concrete block with any of them.
All in the eye of the beerholder I guess...
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10-19-2017, 10:29 PM
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I agree for the most part Colt revolvers are not quite as "purdy" as the vintage Smiths are - with the exception of a few. Not many think the Python is ugly and most also like the 3rd. Gen. Dick Special with the EJ lug.
Whoever designed some of the Grip Frames must have been heavily drinking while doing so. Don't know about you guys but to me some are shaped too "C" like. Never cared much for the PULL of the Cylinder Release and always thought the S&W design was inherently a smoother DA pull (maybe with the exception of the Python).
That said, their Bluing is usually better than a Smith, their fit, finish and quality control was great, and they are also very accurate and reliable. Don't know if they are actually "ugly" - just different and not AS aesthetically pleasing to the eye. 
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10-20-2017, 03:10 AM
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I don’t know, I think the python and mark iii trooper are pretty good looking. The python. 
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10-20-2017, 03:24 AM
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And then there are the SAA revolvers that are a whole different breed. 
But I will grant you these new DA revolvers are rather ungainly .......
That is why I sent one of them off to be purdy’d up.
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10-20-2017, 08:03 AM
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Got to agree when it comes to the SAA. . .a real work of art. My 1878 DAA is not quite as good looking but close.
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Got to agree when it comes to the SAA. . .a real work of art. My 1878 DAA is not quite as good looking but close.
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That is a beauty.My 1877 is no where near that nice looking. 
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I was going to post a pic of my single, lonely Colt - an Officer Model Target, but I've never even taken a pic of it.
I think it's because I couldn't figure out how to set it up to photograph, what with the cylinder turning all backwards and all...made me dizzy...
I need to get that taken care of, I don't even have a pic for my records.
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10-20-2017, 09:46 AM
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In the event you are required to remove the sideplate and attempt to fit replacement parts, (if you can find and afford them) you will discover what the term "ugly" refers to.
I've never been able to understand how anyone, a gunsmith or a shooter, could actually prefer the lockwork of a Colt double action revolver over a S&W.
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Plastic !! ......At least the old "Fitz" still fits. I like the "retro cool" look of these, and they feel pretty good in the hand also.
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10-20-2017, 10:06 AM
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Not too ugly IMHO
BTW, Yes the lock-work of most DA Colt Revolvers are a bit complicated and funky. The Triggers tend to "stack" because of their "wishbone" springs, and Ejector Rods seem like they will bend easier - however it's RARE I've actually seen that happen. Some of their parts appear downright fragile but will admit they seldom fail. To US Smith Aficionado's just about everything on a Colt seems backwards - however their Cylinder rotation direction is actually proper IMO. All in all, Colt DA Revolvers only play second fiddle to the Vintage Smiths but are time and War proven working Revolvers that take a lickin' and keep on ticken'!
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10-20-2017, 02:13 PM
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I also like Colts, sorry. 
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