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Old 04-16-2010, 08:20 PM
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I started a thread a while back on the myth that the Colt Python was the greatest double action revolver ever made is just that, a myth. I have one made in 1975, and in my opinion the double action trigger pull is awful. Single action is below average. What has the best action, double and single, of any revolver I have ever owned? It's a lightly used S&W 44 HE New Century. Shipped to Simmons Hardware Co, St Louis, MO, July 16, 1917. I swear if there was anything smoother than a baby's butt, it has to be the action on this ugly 93 year old gun......
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I have found the triggers on well worn Smiths to be very good. They certainly age well.
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Just you wait till that Python is 90+ years old

But if you don't want it.. you can send it to me, and I'll add it to the rest of 'Da Snakes.

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Just you wait till that Python is 90+ years old

But if you don't want it.. you can send it to me, and I'll add it to the rest of 'Da Snakes.

Send me a nice Triplelock, and you have a deal.
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Are you basing your opinion on a single example? Not enough sample for a definitive conclusion.

Most S&W fans think the Model 27 (and ancestors) is the best quality revolver ever made. Not surprisingly the Colt guys say the same about the Python. I like both brands and have owned numerous examples of both. IMO the Python generally edges the 27 in fit and finish. It should. The Colt was meant to be a deluxe revolver and much hand finishing was invested in it. The staggering price of the Python reflects this fact.

As for the trigger pull, the S&W system feels different from the Colt. Some don't care for the Colt trigger. I like it fine.

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I started a thread a while back on the myth that the Colt Python was the greatest double action revolver ever made is just that, a myth. I have one made in 1975, and in my opinion the double action trigger pull is awful. Single action is below average. What has the best action, double and single, of any revolver I have ever owned? It's a lightly used S&W 44 HE New Century. Shipped to Simmons Hardware Co, St Louis, MO, July 16, 1917. I swear if there was anything smoother than a baby's a**, it has to be the action on this ugly 93 year old gun......
Colt has always been very successful at buliding sales with an ad campaign built on hype (some others have another name for it but we won't go there just now). The best example was probably the National Match Gold Cup.
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I just went to the safe and compared double action trigger pulls on the following:
Pre 27, 1952
.38/44, 1932
.38 M&P 1905 4th , 1924
Highway Patrolman, 1954
Pre 29, 1957
19-4, 1978
627-PC, 1999

Army Special, 1913
Python 1982

The smoothest and easiest trigger pull was the Python, second was the Pre 29. Heaviest was the 627. I still like S&W's better overall.
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Honestly, I think my Python may have not been the best one ever made. It has a checkered history. I know I have some issues, in that if it's not an S&W, it just doesn't feel right in my hand.
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Most S&W fans think the Model 27 (and ancestors) is the best quality revolver ever made. Not surprisingly the Colt guys say the same about the Python. I like both brands and have owned numerous examples of both. IMO the Python generally edges the 27 in fit and finish. It should. The Colt was meant to be a deluxe revolver and much hand finishing was invested in it. The staggering price of the Python reflects this fact.
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You make a good point. The Python was always a significantly more expensive gun than the Model 27 and was one of the reasons I could never justify a Python in my younger years. According to the 1970 Gun Digest the Model 27 retailed for $143 and the Python for $175. That difference seems insignificant now, but 40 years ago, it was a lot of money to most shooters. To justify that kind of price differential Colt had to offer something the buyer could see and feel.
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Well,opinions are like you-know-what,everybody has one.
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