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couldn't pass it up at a LGS

my first Python

has some minor finish issues, but the timing is perfect...trigger is exceptional
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I regret selling mine , always on the look out for another 4" blue
 
Very nice gun. I've wanted one for a while now. Someday....
 
I've turned into a pretty much all S&W guy, but I have to admit I wouldn't pass up a nice Python. Nice find. Congrats!
 
Nice gun. I hope you enjoy it. I bought a 6 in. gun in 1965 and it went out of the house every morning with me for 40 some yrs. The only reason I got rid of it was to give it to my son so I can enjoy watching him shooting and enjoying it. Larry
 
I have collected three over the years Two blue a 4" and a 6". And I had a electroless nickel 4" with rubber colt grips I picked it up last year. The story was it was bought new and the owner said it went out of time and he sent it back to colt and the custom shop tuned it and returned to him and he passed away. I bought it for 975. One of my shooting pals bugged the hell out of me for the blue 4" and I offered him the nickel for 1300. He owns it now, and he don't bug me about a python anymore. They are nice guns but they are mechanically fussy. I can work on my Smiths but I would hesitate to put any tools to my Pythons. I love revolvers the more the better,
 
I don't care where your gun brand loyalties are, if you can't appreciate a Python there is something wrong with you.

Nice grab.
 
Very nice find, I always liked and wanted a Colt Python but due to their higher price I had to go with a S&W 586 then a S&W 686. Been a happy S&W customer since that time(about 1981). But having said that, I would still like one of those beauties!
 
doc540 said:
totally confused me in the gun store today ;)

btw:
Since the grips don't match, what do you recommend I put on it that's priced south of $100?
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Nice catch.
Not only does the cylinder turn the wrong way, but the cylinder release is backwards.

As far as grips, the only thing you'll find south of $100.00 for a Python is a set of Goodyears, and no Python, or any gun for that matter should be abused like that ;)
 
That's the only non S&W revolver I am really lusting after. They were always expensive, compared to S&W revolvers, and now the prices are just insane. That one sure is pretty. The 4" blued Python is exactly what I want, too.
 
My favorite of the breed!! Very Nice!!!!!! Excellent stocks as well........
 
Colt pythons have the reputation earned or not, that they are fragil and go out of time fast. You cant prove it by me. Actualy I think I have carried colts and shot them more than I have smiths. A lot of this comes first, that not near as many people or gunsmiths know how to work on them as opposed to smiths. They say the actions are more complicated. I have read guys like grant cunningham say the actions are great, you just have to know how to tune them up after X thousands of rounds. I started out with colts and carried them for over 35 years. I have owned a bunch and still do own two old model troopers and two pythons. Those and the offical polices that was issued me all have the same actions. The thing with the pythons is they were just supposedly given more attendtion assembeling and fitting up at the factory besides the ribbed barrel, a higher polished finish etc.
They also have a tapered and progressivly rifled barrel. I have never had to have one timed or worked on. But then again I have never been a competion shooter but yet I did do quite a bit of reloading and experimenting years ago. A number of times I would go to the range with both smiths and colts and shoot them off padded rests with the same ammo against each other. Most usualy the colt won under those conditions. Off hand I never was that good of a shot to call the differance.
The sole biggest part of the truth of all the storys is there just isnt as many gunsmiths left that understand colts as well as they do smiths. Its getting worse too as smiths are still made and double action colts arent.
 
Nice revolver, and nice grips. Yes, I do like the Python. It is a good well made accurate revolver with a stunning apperance. The lock is the Warnant lock and is in action from about 1873. You can find this lock in many revolvers like the Swiss model 1882 or even the Webley.
They call this lock also the Schmid Galand lock. There are several variations on it but the base is Always the same. A big two working sides meanspring. One side is for the hammer and the other side is for the bar who gives tension to the trigger and hand.
This lock can run as silck. It can after many rounds of timing.

You need a good gunsmith who knows what he is doing to work on this lock. The lock is very much outdated. But it still works.

I have said that I love the Python. But when I do need a revolver where I can realy depend on I choose a Smith.
Never the less I wish you a lot of fun with this beauty.
 
That's a nice looking set up. I really like the grips, to me they look like they are shaped a bit better than the stock ones (a bit more "smithy" perhaps?:D). They are fine firearms.
 
If you are going to chuck the stocks and put new ones on it then you don't want any of the wood offerings that Colt had. They are pretty much all ****. Find someone who will make some stags or exotic woods for you. Patrick Grasshorn made me some stags for my Python and Lawman and I believe they were around $125 per set.

MadDog

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