It would have been ironic if that was the shot he actually hit the target with. As far as the light primer strikes when shooting slow in double-action, could it be that the strain screw wasn't all the way in?
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It would have been ironic if that was the shot he actually hit the target with. As far as the light primer strikes when shooting slow in double-action, could it be that the strain screw wasn't all the way in?
“It’s within specs” is also Colt’s line when asked repeatedly about the thumb safety over travel on their 1911s. I’ll give the new Python a try.
I'm not sure how the new leaf design works, so I can't say. But Colt already performed a recall on the Python after it shipped but before it was on sale, to re-engineer the transfer bar after lightstrike issues; I wonder if the Python in that video somehow hadn't gotten the update.
That poor dude's taken a lot of well-deserved heat online for his dubious firearms handling, and that made it easy for some to discount the lightstrike and cylinder rotation issues; now that Hickok45 has posted the exact same problems, folks are understandably more concerned.
Love them or not PAC’s we’re responsible for filling up buckets at gun shops with factory wood at the time of sale. Function was at the top of everyone’s list, not beautiful factory correct stocks.
How did this happen??? I was posting on another thread not this one ?????????????
How did this happen??? I was posting on another thread not this one ?????????????
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muddocktor
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I was going to post about Hickock45 running into the same issue of the cylinder not rotating as the clown linked above, but he didn't run into the light strike issue that Bubba did. But Hickock45 also knows how to shoot a revolver, unlike Bubba Glock-boy above too.
I quit watching the video above right after Bubba let an unaimed round off downrange in a show of poor gun handling.
I give them no credit for this admission. They are revealing that their quality control is nonexistent. How did those guns get out? No one noticed the messed up crowns? What else is a problem that they didn't notice because no one is looking?
It's shown several times in the video. Take another look.
Why in the world did he not edit that out?
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Does the gun have a strain screw? I think that's just on S&W's.
Colt mainsprings are quite different.
If you were making a joke, it didn't register as one. Maybe if you used a winking Smilie?
Does the gun have a strain screw? I think that's just on S&W's.
Colt mainsprings are quite different.
If you were making a joke, it didn't register as one. Maybe if you used a winking Smilie?
No, I honestly did not know. I have never taken the grips off my Colts and just assumed it was similar to the S&W's. But I should have known it was different, as one of the experts such as yourself would already have suggested it.
Alas, that turned out to be a fraud -- not an official response from Colt.
Must be Russian hackers spreading FUD. And, btw, it's Colt Manufacturing Company LLC.
muddocktor
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I really don't know Scott, but that made me quit watching his clip. There is already enough video clips out there with poor handling of firearms without having another posted as a "review" that shows an unintentional, unaimed discharge downrange while the idiot posting it was paying attention to the video camera rather than his loaded weapon.
EDIT: and Texas Star, the strain screw thing would have been something I might have suggested too. But I also don't own any Colt revolvers and don't know them at all either. But I might consider one of these new Pythons though, after they work the bugs out. I think they are quite good looking and they don't have that ugly hole in the left side of the frame either.
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Either way, my statement is still correct. Clearly Colt has no quality control.
You guys are missing the point of the video. The gun doesn't work. The fact that the guy's gun handling skills leave something be desired is immaterial. He did nothing to cause the failures. Colt did that all by themselves.
muddocktor
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John, I had already seen one failure like that in Hickok45's 2020 Python review, and without the bad gun handling. So yes, there is something happening to cause the hand not to advance the cylinder on at least a few of these guns. But I am thinking that at worst, Colt's QA is no worse off than the rather spotty QA that Smith & Wesson provides nowadays either. I am glad to see that Jay bought one of these and we will see how Colt handles the problems he has found with it.
Amen to that Doc!
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Well I'm glad I didn't put money down on a new Python yet.
Nobody can build a solid and reliable revolver these days. My S&W model 69 is on its way back to the factory for the canted barrel sleeve. I've had a new 686 plus fail to carry up in double action once.
My Ruger GP100 costs almost a third of what the python costs, and always goes bang. Seems like the GP100 is a solid go to.
Nobody can build a solid and reliable revolver these days. My S&W model 69 is on its way back to the factory for the canted barrel sleeve. I've had a new 686 plus fail to carry up in double action once.
My Ruger GP100 costs almost a third of what the python costs, and always goes bang. Seems like the GP100 is a solid go to.
A slightly head-scratching aside, but if we're being technical, it's Colt's Manufacturing Company, [note comma] LLC.
And everyone calls it Colt.
Including Colt.
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TheHobbyist
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Interesting. I had numerous Colts and will consider giving them a shot (ha ha) at my business in 2020. Best, TH
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