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Not sorry about my Python...
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I took my 6 inch python to the range last weekend. It has been at least 15 years since I shot it. I printed a 1/2 inch group at 15 yards with it. ( O.K. it was single action shooting, but I was still ecstatic with it ). I had forgotten just how well it shoots.
Here is a great site for colts in general and Pythons in particular.
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Here is a great site for colts in general and Pythons in particular.
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Stirling
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Firstly, let me say that I think the Python is simply gorgeous!!! I always wanted one and still do! 
I saw one several years ago at a gun store, it was absolutely gorgeous, really deep, deep blue, 6".
Much as I wanted it I knew my shooting buddy would want it more. I had a M28 already. Long story short, I had them keep it for him and we to this day compete and argue about which is best. LOL
That Python trigger is butter smooth and the single action very good. Nothing looks better. My cheap 4" Smith though easily goes head to head with it. My girlfriend, now wife, out shot an elderly range captain with a 6" custom Python at 15m. That old man couldn't believe it and came back after each session to check his sights. LOL Thing is, that day this girl was on fire and creamed the boys too!!!
I like my Model 28 because I have used it so much I know just how to control the trigger to turn the cylinder, lock it and then let off the shot. Can't do that really with anything else I've used, even by M29. Ultimately that's my preference because I've shot my Smith more than any other revolver.
Would I still want the Python? Definitely. Would I want more N-frames? Definitely! Even a K-frame or two. It's about preference for some and collectibility and shooting for others. Whatever floats your boat and what works for you. I just love guns!
I saw one several years ago at a gun store, it was absolutely gorgeous, really deep, deep blue, 6".Much as I wanted it I knew my shooting buddy would want it more. I had a M28 already. Long story short, I had them keep it for him and we to this day compete and argue about which is best. LOL
That Python trigger is butter smooth and the single action very good. Nothing looks better. My cheap 4" Smith though easily goes head to head with it. My girlfriend, now wife, out shot an elderly range captain with a 6" custom Python at 15m. That old man couldn't believe it and came back after each session to check his sights. LOL Thing is, that day this girl was on fire and creamed the boys too!!!
I like my Model 28 because I have used it so much I know just how to control the trigger to turn the cylinder, lock it and then let off the shot. Can't do that really with anything else I've used, even by M29. Ultimately that's my preference because I've shot my Smith more than any other revolver.
Would I still want the Python? Definitely. Would I want more N-frames? Definitely! Even a K-frame or two. It's about preference for some and collectibility and shooting for others. Whatever floats your boat and what works for you. I just love guns!
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slabside2
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I bought one back in the 80's new. The timing was off right out of the box. I never warmed up to it. Nice eye candy but not a shooter for hard use.
Pythons are beautiful and the last time I shot one the trigger seemed mighty smooth to me. That said however, I prefer the esthetics of my Model 19. The barrel contour and the way the grips feel in my hand. It's kinda like the blonde-brunette thing to me. I appreciate the blond beauties, but I'll go for auburn hair and blue eyes every time. I wouldn't kick a Python to the curb, just not my normal style.
ironhead7544
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There is nothing wrong with the Python. You can easily get used to the DA stacking. I used a 6 inch blued for a duty and police competition revolver. The weight helps accuracy. Adding a lighter V-spring will help and is easy to do.
The action will wear a bit faster than the S&W if fired extensively in fast DA. The S&W K frame is the choice of the PPC guys for this reason. However, for general use these days, a Python fired in SA should last a long time with no work necessary.
The only problem with the Python today is the cost. I bought a slightly used 6 inch blued for $260.00 in 1975. At todays prices, I would go with the L frame.
The action will wear a bit faster than the S&W if fired extensively in fast DA. The S&W K frame is the choice of the PPC guys for this reason. However, for general use these days, a Python fired in SA should last a long time with no work necessary.
The only problem with the Python today is the cost. I bought a slightly used 6 inch blued for $260.00 in 1975. At todays prices, I would go with the L frame.
DFrame
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I've been putting one to a lot of use for a lot of years now. the smooth action of the colt V springs just feels right to me. It will never leave my posession except to be given someday to a grandchild.
Has anyone ever milled vents into a 686 or any other full lug S&W barrel to copy the Python look?
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Google smolt a few gunsmiths in the 1980s went crazy
Thanks, I am very familiar with smolts and Bill Davis, the father of the smolt. In fact a couple of my dad's officers carried them as duty weapons. Been contemplating building a 4" brushed stainless.
I was just wondering if anyone had tried the vent rib look on a 686 by milling vents in the barrel.
Pythons
They're great, they're valuable, they're great investments, they're good looking and well made. For my personal tastes I only have two words.
Python Schmython.
They're great, they're valuable, they're great investments, they're good looking and well made. For my personal tastes I only have two words.
Python Schmython.
I'm going to resurrect this thread a bit. I've bought mostly S&W older revolvers lately but there are still some great Colts out there for reasonable prices. I grabbed this one a month and a half ago at a rinky dink gun show/flea market for dirt. It'll handle far more .357 shooting then the K frame but isn't as big and bulky as the 27/28. Decent trigger, good fit and finish, nope, it's not fancy like the Python BUT the price for this pretty much NIB with all the P/W and stuff was about 1/8th the cost of one also.
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The other thing, don't limit yourself to one brand, find a good deal on a brand with a following and you have yourself trading stock. There are a lot of people in the gun collecting market that won't sell you a gun you want but WILL trade you a gun you want for one THEY want.
The other thing, don't limit yourself to one brand, find a good deal on a brand with a following and you have yourself trading stock. There are a lot of people in the gun collecting market that won't sell you a gun you want but WILL trade you a gun you want for one THEY want.
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Bill Jordan pointed out the differences between the Colt and the S&W in No Second Place Winner. Although he had both brands, he preferred the S&W action as it was consistent with a straight-through pull in DA mode, as opposed to the staging* that could be done with the Colt action. Some like staging, but Jordan and most others, including Jeff Cooper, recommended against it for speed shooting.
*For those who came in late, staging is where you run the action hard and fast, stopping the pull at a natural place, a sort of little "hitch" present in the Colt and Ruger actions, which is not present, or at least not nearly as apparent in the S&W action, then precisely squeezing the trigger for the final let-off. CAUTION: S&W specifically warns against staging (stopping short or short-stroking) in the owner's manuals supplied as it is DANGEROUS. In the S&W action, which does not seem to have whatever little "hitch" that is present in the Colt I Frame action or the Ruger action, it is VERY likely that you will overshoot, resulting in an unplanned discharge, or you will overshoot just enough to lock up the action, preventing a continuation of that shot without a complete release and re-start of the action. Staging is a bad idea for any make of revolver, but it is at least a bit more forgiving in the Colt and Ruger actions. DO NOT DO IT with any brand. Staging is not now, and never has been appropriate in a defense scenario. It is a range technique in the same way shooting to reset is a range technique. KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNLESS YOU ARE GOING TO SHOOT. IF YOU ARE GOING TO SHOOT, DO SO IN ONE CONTINUOUS MOTION.
*For those who came in late, staging is where you run the action hard and fast, stopping the pull at a natural place, a sort of little "hitch" present in the Colt and Ruger actions, which is not present, or at least not nearly as apparent in the S&W action, then precisely squeezing the trigger for the final let-off. CAUTION: S&W specifically warns against staging (stopping short or short-stroking) in the owner's manuals supplied as it is DANGEROUS. In the S&W action, which does not seem to have whatever little "hitch" that is present in the Colt I Frame action or the Ruger action, it is VERY likely that you will overshoot, resulting in an unplanned discharge, or you will overshoot just enough to lock up the action, preventing a continuation of that shot without a complete release and re-start of the action. Staging is a bad idea for any make of revolver, but it is at least a bit more forgiving in the Colt and Ruger actions. DO NOT DO IT with any brand. Staging is not now, and never has been appropriate in a defense scenario. It is a range technique in the same way shooting to reset is a range technique. KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNLESS YOU ARE GOING TO SHOOT. IF YOU ARE GOING TO SHOOT, DO SO IN ONE CONTINUOUS MOTION.
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Yeah, I like that Python Rick carries in that show. It's nice to see a popular show like that not do the easy/popular thing and just go black plastic when it comes to casting the handguns
But I'm sorry to tell you, Pepsi trounces Coke all day, every day! LOL!
Yuck. Pepsi tastes awful compared to an ice cold Coke. I could take the Pepsi challenge all day and pick out the Pepsi no problem.
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