New Python Recall?

[misswired]

Overheard the LGS call in a rush order for a new Python. The warehouse had 120 something Pythons in stock. When asked to rush ship one to the business....."We can't they all have to be returned to the factory!"

A brief search:

Are there problems with the 2020 Colt Python?

According to internet forums and YouTube personalities like Hikock 45, the new Colt Python has issues causing malfunctions. The main issues that are being reported on are cylinder lockup and light primer strikes. There are reports that hundreds of guns have been affected by these issues causing a quiet recall to take place on these 2020 Colt Pythons.


A quiet recall? What's the big secret

 

[bgrafsr]

Overheard the LGS call in a rush order for a new Python. The warehouse had 120 something Pythons in stock. When asked to rush ship one to the business....."We can't they all have to be returned to the factory!"

A brief search:

Are there problems with the 2020 Colt Python?

According to internet forums and YouTube personalities like Hikock 45, the new Colt Python has issues causing malfunctions. The main issues that are being reported on are cylinder lockup and light primer strikes. There are reports that hundreds of guns have been affected by these issues causing a quiet recall to take place on these 2020 Colt Pythons.


A quiet recall? What's the big secret

I would like to get one, but I'll wait for a year or so to let them work the bugs out.

 

[Puller]

I don't get it, seems a lot of folks on all the gun forums are downright giddy that Colt might have a issue with the Python.

I'm more of in the support camp for Colt. I'm not interested in buying a new Colt revolver, but I say thank you Colt for listening to the market data and bringing back some quality American made revolvers to the market.

 

[DWalt]

It is astonishing that any manufacturer of about any item would release a new product (especially a high profile revolver like the Python) to the market without performing very thorough testing and exercising maximum quality control during manufacture. Yet it seems to happen. Look at Remington's botched introduction of the R51. I know nothing about what the problems with the new Python might be but it will be interesting to find out. From the items I have read, the only two mentioned have been light primer strikes and cylinder lockup problems (possibly more a shooter problem than a design problem), but only in a few cases. Additionally, there have been some cosmetic defects reported.

 

[Onomea]

We have a coupla threads going on this. Here’s one: NEW Python: First Impressions (Has Issues)

Here’s another: 2020 Colt Python

 

[misswired]

I don't get it, seems a lot of folks on all the gun forums are downright giddy that Colt might have a issue with the Python.

I'm more of in the support camp for Colt. I'm not interested in buying a new Colt revolver, but I say thank you Colt for listening to the market data and bringing back some quality American made revolvers to the market.

I guarantee you the folks that plunked down their hard earned cash on a lemon aren't downright giddy.

"The Colt Product Innovation Team refined the design of the new Colt Python and performed rigorous testing, ensuring it meets the demands of shooters and collectors. Numerous improvements were made to reinforce the revolver, including the use of stronger stainless steel alloys and a re-designed rear sight which allows for a 30% increase in the cross-sectional area of the top strap -- meaning more steel beneath the rear adjustable target sight, for a stronger revolver and more robust shooting experience."

"Minimizing the amount of parts in the trigger action has simplified the mechanism, elevating its reliability and allowing for more straightforward maintenance. The testing process included over 40,000 trigger pulls on a single Python. Trigger pull scans show lighter trigger pull weights, less friction and increased consistency, re-enforcing the Python’s reputation as a gun that can be heavily used and passed down through generations."

 

[UncleEd]

Go to

this forum's

Firearms and Knives subsection to
read all about in several separate
postings.

Not so dark a picture.

 

[sar4937]

I would like to see my Colt Python collection appreciate. I wish them luck, not.

 

[Chukar60]

I would like to see my Colt Python collection appreciate. I wish them luck, not.

I seriously doubt the re-introduced Python will have any affect on the value of the vintage examples.
Smith’s offering of their Classic line has not put a dent in the values of the original vintage guns, and for good reason.
The new Python like the Classic Smiths look very much like their name’s sake, but they ain’t the same gun.
Smith’s Classic line has not changed values of the originals one little bit.
My bet is the value of your Pythons is more at risk from people getting bored with Snake guns and I doubt I will live long enough to witness that.

 

[CH4]

At SHOT, when talking with Colt reps and the engineer that redesigned the action, I learned that production didn’t start on the 6” until late November with its release about a month later; not giving much time to for testing. The 4.25” should be released mid February. I’ll buy one, but will wait until the dust settles.

 

[oysterer]

the gun is badly stacking for my taste...not good.

 

[Gene L]

A $1500 revolver shouldn't have issues. It's not like Colt just invented the Python, it's a reissue of an old revolver. Especially a gun for $1500 shouldn't have COSMETIC issues. Jeez. I find that unacceptable.

 

[eric.ripper.52]

I would like to get one, but I'll wait for a year or so to let them work the bugs out.

Me too.

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[Tom K]

A $1500 revolver shouldn't have issues. It's not like Colt just invented the Python, it's a reissue of an old revolver. Especially a gun for $1500 shouldn't have COSMETIC issues. Jeez. I find that unacceptable.

No, it's an entirely different gun in the shape of a Python. The internals have been redesigned to essentially eliminate the hand fitting that the original Python required. It also has an improved double action feel, without the "stacking" of the original (or so I've read in the many threads about the gun.) I don't think there are any parts other than the grips that interchange with the original.

So really, they did "just invent the Python" as it is now made.

 

[CH4]

the gun is badly stacking for my taste...not good.

Hmm
I didn’t experience stacking with the two examples I shot/fondled. I sure appreciated the smooth, 7.25 pound DA. Felt better than a Smith with the strain screw backed out.

 

[6string]

I seriously doubt the re-introduced Python will have any affect on the value of the vintage examples.
Smith’s offering of their Classic line has not put a dent in the values of the original vintage guns, and for good reason.
The new Python like the Classic Smiths look very much like their name’s sake, but they ain’t the same gun.
Smith’s Classic line has not changed values of the originals one little bit.
My bet is the value of your Pythons is more at risk from people getting bored with Snake guns and I doubt I will live long enough to witness that.

Reissues such as these, which in reality are more visual facsimiles than exact duplicates, are simply indicators of the appeal and lasting value of the originals.

In the handgun world, you could look at the US made SIG "P210", or the 1970s Interarms-Mauser "Luger", etc. as similar examples.
They fill a budget-conscious market niche and help generate interests in the originals. That's not intended as a "put down". It's simply the nature of business.
The good thing is, for owners of the original, there will always exist a small, yet discerning, buyer who has the desire and means to own what is a high quality commodity of limited availability.
At the same time, collectors continue to do good research, more and more information comes to light, and greater understanding of the many variations and their respective rarity gains appreciation.

Thus, values of the originals continue to rise...

Jim

 

[daglockman]

I seriously doubt the re-introduced Python will have any affect on the value of the vintage examples.
Smith’s offering of their Classic line has not put a dent in the values of the original vintage guns, and for good reason.
The new Python like the Classic Smiths look very much like their name’s sake, but they ain’t the same gun.
Smith’s Classic line has not changed values of the originals one little bit.
My bet is the value of your Pythons is more at risk from people getting bored with Snake guns and I doubt I will live long enough to witness that.

I would also guess that the introduction of the new snakes will not affect the value of the classic snakes to the serious collector. But I believe that it will shrink the crowd of people that are willing to go the distance just to have an original. Many buyers will see the reasoning that you could buy at least 2 of the new snake guns for less than the price of a original, and if it is to be a shooter then it will not matter as much, if at all.

 

[JayFramer]

I don't get it, seems a lot of folks on all the gun forums are downright giddy that Colt might have a issue with the Python.

I'm more of in the support camp for Colt. I'm not interested in buying a new Colt revolver, but I say thank you Colt for listening to the market data and bringing back some quality American made revolvers to the market.

Have you spent your hard earned money on one, or are you just virtue signaling for a once-great, but now inept, American gun company?

I belong to the first camp, and buddy let me tell you, mine was junk. It’s been back at Colt for three weeks and they have yet to so much as give me a peep as to what they’re doing to fix their prom night dumpster fire baby they delivered to me when I was stupid enough to buy one of the first ones off the line.

 

[6string]

Have you spent your hard earned money on one, or are you just virtue signaling for a once-great, but now inept, American gun company?

I belong to the first camp, and buddy let me tell you, mine was junk. It’s been back at Colt for three weeks and they have yet to so much as give me a peep as to what they’re doing to fix their prom night dumpster fire baby they delivered to me when I was stupid enough to buy one of the first ones off the line.

I followed your earlier thread. My condolences for the hassle and disappointment.

Sad to hear that Colt customer service is as bad as it consistently was the last I dealt with them......back in the 1980s!
The only customers they seem to care for are fat-cat gov't contracts.

Jim

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Hello friends,

For me, I don’t currently own any Colt revolvers, but I have a number of their automatics. If Colt gets the “bugs” worked out, and eventually build a nice Diamondback .22, I’ll consider it.

In the BIG picture, I’m glad the gun came out... mostly because I appreciate competition in the market, and understand the Pythons are not equipped with an internal lock.

I’m not trying to hijack this thread content to go into the “lock vs no lock” discussion (we’ve beaten that to death), but for me, I’m glad to see the new Python out in the market.

Hopefully the S&W lawyers, risk management, and the marketing people will at least take another look at the issue. I personally doubt if anything will change, but at least the presence of these new/old guns is generating discussion.

Best wishes everyone!

Roger aka Mr. Wonderful