The old Python had a tapered bore something like .001-.002 forcing cone to muzzle. Colt tooted this as having a better grip/seal on the bullet. They also pushed a "mystery metal" ball down each barrel bore to burnish it and smooth it. That said all the old Colt craftsmen are gone. Nobody or nearly nobody out in the real world can work on the old ones. That said I like the new one. Don't know if I'll ever afford one. I have an old one from 1980 from the custom shop. Mine was $468.00(NIB).........But that was 40 years ago.
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Over the years my group sizes at whatever distance have increased. I kind of doubt that a Python would improve them, however pretty it is. The only thing that has is a red dot. I also shoot my Smith revolvers better than any of my plastic fantastics and I believe I like that bias. You all have a good time with the Python.
Well to me it is a moot point, since colt decided in September 2019 to no longer sell AR's to civilians, I refuse to purchase or sell any colt products. In the 1990's, when S&W came out with their dealer requirements- no mags over 10 rds, no more than 1 gun per day, no AK, AR, HK, I refused and stopped being a "certified" S&W dealer. It was difficult due to being raised on S&W's. When they abandoned the nonsense, and were back in US hands I was back to selling S&W, though I never stopped using personal S&W's. Be Safe,
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The price difference between the Python and S&W is only money. If you have the extra funds, just buy it.
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lol, In reality though, what S&W collector doesn't have a plethora of other fine pistols too.
The Fort Worth church shooting painted another picture and debunked this internet lore, which serves as an all to common excuse for poor shooting.
The Python dominated the U.S. bullseye scene back in the day and there was a simple reason for it.
IF.......SMITH REALLY WANTED TO TORQUE THEIR SHORTS........They could take a 686. Mill the barrel rib thinner. Then ventilate it and you'd basically have the same look for lots less $$$$.
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For the price of the new Python, I can buy two more of these.
For the price of the new Python, I can buy two more of these.
It's hard not to think that way. It's why my clothing doesn't last long and I often drink the happy hour PBR instead of the craft stout I'm lusting after. But I don't use the same logic when choosing firearms.
Or $1,500 would pretty much buy the components for 10,000 rounds or buy you 5,000 rounds of quality .357 Magnum ammo.
Colt hasn't decided to stop selling ARs to civilians; they've temporarily stopped shipping them to:
1) Concentrate their resources on fulfilling a major M4 contract for a foreign government.
2) Allow the glut of ARs on the U.S. market, to include a sales quarter's worth of their own product that are moving through the pipeline, to move so that market demand can increase again.
Outliers don't debunk statistical averages; they do remind us that only preparing for the likeliest events is a gamble, albeit one of the safer ones.
So the Sig P229 is a bullseye gun?
JMO.....but it seems a bit early to get any accurate feel on how the two compare.
Until an unbiased someone obtains a "new" python and does a detailed comparison, how can the OP's question be reasonably answered.
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The more I think about it, if the new Python turns out to be robust and high quality, I wouldn’t mind having one just for fun.
If it looks at all like a new Cobra it should be priced like a new Charter Arms,.
I would think that before anyone paid what these are going for, that they would be asking such questions. But perhaps purchasers are just assuming that Colt is altruistic and will add some additional quality and workmanship to go with the added value of the old Python name.
But I do look forward to detailed reports from those who already own both.
For the price of the new Python, I can buy two more of these.
You can buy 15 Hi Points
Well maybe I did not understand what was said in this interview: Colt will stop making AR-15 rifles for consumers - CNN Video
Unfortunately this video has been clipped and no longer has the Colt employee statement. I searched but could not find the complete interview from 9/2019. Sorry
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Try these more detailed pieces from GunsAmerica and Motley Fool: Breaking: Colt Responds to Concerns Over Its Decision to Halt Production of Rifles for Consumer Market - GunsAmerica Digest
The Reason Colt Is Suspending AR-15 Production Is Not What You Think | The Motley Fool
I'd like to think a dealer would make a point of being informed about what they sell and the company that makes it...
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