Need Some Help With a 3 " Stainless Python at LGS

[LVSteve]

Say whaaaat!!!

I have a hard time buying something I don't collect or need just because it is a decent price.

That is a measure of self-control above and beyond the call of duty on a gun forum.

 

[Ameshawki]

A contrary view: Who sells a pistol only a few months old and takes at least a five hundred dollar hit on it? A consignment piece, right?, so the dealer is making at least the dollars over a grand.

...That says displeasure with it, to me.

Far more common than you think. Some people trade guns like I change my socks. Buy the latest and greatest, play with it for a few months, then trade it in on the next big thing. I've made several good buys off of those types over the years.

 

[Vtgw938]

Ok, I checked it out again. Now I don't recall ever dry firing a Colt but I found the double-action unsatisfactory. Maybe it is a Colt thing, but the hammer seemed to drop too early. I couldn't get it to lock up before the hammer dropped in double-action or at least I couldn't do it so I could perceive it. They had another new Colt but different model that seemed to do the same thing.

Regardless, I'll stick to the Smith's.

 

[sipowicz]

Hang out in front of the store until he drops it another $25.

 

[CH4]

Your grips are so much nicer than my originals.

Thanks!
Found my 3" at a Vegas gun show; the grips were on the next table for $50. Not bad for 2nd gens.

 

[Robert Henley]

That's a good price as others have mentioned. I've seen them going for over the MSRP.

Reading the replies, there seems to be an issue with the trigger pull. You would think a Python would have a great trigger. I've got a 6" Python made in 1972, and it's got a world class trigger. I'm not sure I would want a new one if the trigger action is not like an early Python. Maybe that's why the original owner sold it.

 

[Vtgw938]

To clarify, I have no experience with Colt's. The action surely was different than I am used to with S&W's. I could not get the cylinder to lock up when slowly cocking the hammer by pulling the trigger, before the hammer would fall. This may be a Colt characteristic?

 

[Dave Haynes]

My Officers Model Match has a trigger that will bring tears to your eyes. Sounds like a bank vault door when you close the cylinder. Like a piece of glass snapping. I doubt that anything Colt makes today is anything close.

 

[Chili501]

3" colt

Is it a python or a king cobra? I'm retired Navy and on the Marine base And Coast Guard can get a 3" for $950 NIB. Local gun shops are selling them for about $1300

 

[Chili501]

The old 3" colts are rare birds and go for high dollar

 

[Pef]

I just found this Python and I know very little about them. It is a beauty, not NIB but great condition with box etc. Edited and added - should be a 2022??

I'm not a Colt guy or a new gun guy, but this was very nice handling, but I just don't know if the price is good, bad or don't pass it up good. Price is $1150 with little if no wiggle room with 6% tax.

Could someone fill me in on this Python, what to look for and if I should jump on it. If I don't buy it and it seems to be a good deal I would be willing to pass the LGS info along. They will ship to a FFL.

Thanks

I just bought one for 1649.99, and then I had to pay tax. Came in at 1748.99.

1150 is an outstanding price.

 

[Pef]

To clarify, I have no experience with Colt's. The action surely was different than I am used to with S&W's. I could not get the cylinder to lock up when slowly cocking the hammer by pulling the trigger, before the hammer would fall. This may be a Colt characteristic?

Yes, they do not "lock" like a Smith does before the hammer drops in double action. An entirely different design. When the trigger is pulled and the hammer falls, the cylinder locks up tight. Very different if you are used to S&W.


Did I say what an incredible price that is on that 3" Python? Oh, yeah, I did...

 

[67ray]

Regarding the trigger pull I found my new 3" Python has an incredibly smooth trigger both single action and double action. It is not as light in double action but I find no stacking and no gritiness. In DA I use the first joint in my trigger finger rather than the pad. In SA I use the pad of my finger like most do.

Smith double action always have an increasing pressure lbs before it actually breaks.

 

[jeeps]

All in all it's a nice conversation piece, but to big to be useful for carry. A 3" Ruger Sp-101 is a better carry gun. I had a new model 4" Python which I sold.

 

[Mexia Cop]

At that price I would hop on it in a heartbeat !