Patrick L
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When they came out, I so wished that Colt would finally succeed. It appears to be happening, and I couldn't be happier. I wish them nothing but success!
Handled (fondled?) a new Colt Python 4"..
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I love my 4.25" Python..shoot it a lot!....if they make a 6" DLC, my wife is going to be really mad at them!
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After a few minor issues that Colt quickly addressed and corrected shortly after being released, it is my opinion that the new Colt Python could be the best currently manufactured Revolver available in the USA today.
We've got two of them, both 4.25 inch. To be honest, I don't know enough to pronounce something as "best" or "better than" something else, but I sure do like those guns. Magnum ammo, or wadcutters, doesn't matter. They just shoot.
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SnidelyWhiplash
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I agree…walnut would be nice but an awful lot of people swap them out anyway. From a manufacturing point of view…laminated is less expensive to source…more stable and more consistent in fit and durability.
maxfam
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I have two new 2020 Python’s, a 3 inch and a 4.25. Saving for a 6 inch. I’ll be honest with you, the 2020 Python’s are like Rossi had a custom shop or performance center. The rear sight is cheap and the trigger face is just painful, single or double action. I can’t believe people spend $1,500 plus and say the trigger pull is good. I’m still working on my triggers, nice that they are easy to get in and out. The next time I remove one of my triggers, I will smooth down the grooves of the face. I have already replaced the painful factory grips, nice looking but too narrow for full power 357 magnums. Did I mention I’ll saving for a 6 inch 2020 Python, so I must believe they are worth having, even for $1,500+.
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Had a new 4.5" sold it quickly,did not like it or the size and weight of it. Prefer my SW Model-10 Heavy barrel its just right and it's smaller 2" Model 10 Round butt dash -6,Both superb and light years ahead of the new Python sows ear. No thankyou!!! In a 3"357 mag the SP=101 is superb too.
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And too ugly to keep stock
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I gotta say I kinda agree. After all the praise of the triggers on the new pythons, from people who knew far better than I, I honestly thought I might have gotten a lemon in the feel of the trigger on my 6 inch. I can feel the lock work on the pad of my finger. Sure, it's smooth, but it's still just something I didn't consider good and the serrations did not help. Then I bought the 3" and found the exact same feel in the trigger. I thought maybe I just didn't know what a good trigger felt like but I'm glad I'm not alone in thinking that it can't be the ultimate double action trigger. I've felt good triggers on a couple of older and performance center Smiths. I've never felt an original Colt, but for this to be better I can't help but wonder where all the praise came from in the first place for the Python (other than superior accuracy). I just don't know how to feel about these revolvers. I like the 6" and I want to like the 3" but I just can't see how they get all the praise they do. Not bad guns at all, but worthy of the glowing reviews? Jury is still out for me.
Bumpus13
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I’m glad I’m not the only one with light primer strikes. Still, I love my 3” almost as much as my original Pythons. Owning one of the old Ultimate Stainless guns, count me as wishing the finish on the new 3” was mirror bright.
Not impressed and yes like a Custom Rossi , Colt is no longer a Colt like the 1960"s made guns.
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After getting new grips for the 3" and shooting the heck out of it, I gotta let y'all know that I kinda changed my mind a bit. It's great, and that trigger that feels heavy and mechanical when dry firing feels really good when there's a live round under the hammer. That said I did have to send the 3" back to Colt. A single chamber in the cylinder failed to rotate when loaded most of the time, more so after it got dirty. It did fail to fire off a fair amount of my reloads in double action as well but never did fail with factory ammo. Must be the CCI primers.
Also a good note, the Wilson Combat U-Notch and the gold bead front look and work good on that 3". Standard square notch look good on my 6" too. Well worth the price imo.
Also a good note, the Wilson Combat U-Notch and the gold bead front look and work good on that 3". Standard square notch look good on my 6" too. Well worth the price imo.
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If the gun is in good repair, CCI primers work as well as any primers.
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Maybe. I don't have a lot of other guns to try my magnums in. I have a 340PD but I don't enjoy shooting it too much. Still, it had a single one of the same rounds fail to go off in the same shooting session as the Colt. I'll try it again after it comes back from the factory.
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Maybe. I don't have a lot of other guns to try my magnums in. I have a 340PD but I don't enjoy shooting it too much. Still, it had a single one of the same rounds fail to go off in the same shooting session as the Colt. I'll try it again after it comes back from the factory.
There are always exceptions but you'll usually find that if CCI primers don't work in a gun that's in good condition, it's been tampered with, had action/trigger jobs, springs have been replaced, etc. Since your gun didn't work properly out of the box anyway, that may have something to do with it. Do you check all primers to make sure they are fully seated-bottomed out? If not fully seated, they may not reliably ignite. Good luck-
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Doug M.
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I recall reading a few years ago that S&W had shortened at least some firing pins to meet some crazy drop test (most likely CA's, but my memory is not up to that. As a result, there were misfires and folks had learned to replace the firing pin with an after market version that is a bit longer.
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Looking over my reloads the primers all look uniformally seated. I don't really worry about cleaning out primer pockets too much though. Just tumble, then send through the progressive, straight from resize/deprime to priming and expanding.
Why did you change the sights? And to what?
