Not sorry about my Python...

Such an interesting discussion; glad I happened upon it.

I was a rabid Colt fan years ago but the only Colt revolvers I ever possessed were a Cobra (still have it) and a Trooper, which I probably shouldn't have sold but I didn't care about it much at the time. My Colt fandom didn't reach my wallet, anyway - both of those Colts were given to me.

At some point in time my attraction to S&W revolvers took hold and a nice little collection began. It's tough enough spending the inflated sums that are asked these days for S&W's guns; Colt's guns are in the stratosphere and since there isn't anything I can do with a Python that I can't do with a 586 or a 686, never mind a Model 27, I just enjoy seeing those Colts, and maybe playing with them if a friend pulls one out, but I don't worry about not owning one.

They are gorgeous, I'll never argue that point. But ever since the day my late, lamented momma looked at my 4" Model 19 (gone but not forgotten) and admitted it was a good looking handgun I've NEVER had a problem owning a S&W revolver nor do I compare them to Colt revolvers - they're MY S&W guns and that's that! :-)

And Pepsi does taste better than Coke.....

***GRJ***
 
lhump1961 said:
but as I recall the reach to the trigger was long and the trigger stacked. We traded for a few rounds and sure enough...there was that long reach and not so good trigger pull! .........the trigger is average at best. Smooth yes, but can't get past the stacking.
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hump why did you have to post that! I just got off the phone with my lgs and my new-to-me 4 inch Bright Stainless Colt King Cobra has just arrived and now I read this garbage!



I'll be going up to pick it up in a couple of hours....and I'll have your comments on my mind. Geezzz.

The d*** gun is so good looking....will someone please stand up and defend the Colt trigger. I know this is a Smith forum but....:(:(:(:(










Well, if I wanted to I could sell it and buy two Smiths. :eek::):(:mad::(:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: :D:D:D
 
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If a King Cobra came up at the right price and the right time I might have to buy it just because.....then, again, I could say the same thing about a Python or a Diamondback. I try to not look because I know I'm weak......and I tell myself they're the right caliber but wrong brand for the collection......but I'm weak.....it'll happen, I know it will.....but I'll try to be strong!

***GRJ***
 
I'm not sorry that I sold/traded away my Pythons either.

I had 2. A blue 4" and a blue 6". I thought that they were beautiful guns, but I didn't like the cylinder release, and I just enjoyed shooting my 4" Models 19 and 686 better, so I sold/traded them.

Now I have the 3" K frame bug, and the 3" Model 65 gets shot the most of them all, followed up by the 5" 625 .45 ACP.
 
MrTrolleyguy said:
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hump why did you have to post that! I just got off the phone with my lgs and my new-to-me 4 inch Bright Stainless Colt King Cobra has just arrived and now I read this garbage!



I'll be going up to pick it up in a couple of hours....and I'll have your comments on my mind. Geezzz.

The d*** gun is so good looking....will someone please stand up and defend the Colt trigger. I know this is a Smith forum but....:(:(:(:(










Well, if I wanted to I could sell it and buy two Smiths. :eek::):(:mad::(:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: :D:D:D
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I have no complaints about the Colt trigger, of course, I've only shot it in single action mode.
 
Well, I'm sorry I don't have mine, a 1966, any longer.

I've had many Smiths over the years. Some I liked, others not so much but IMO they'll never be as good as the Python I had.

As has been said, to each his own.
 
MrTrolleyguy said:
and hump my Python says....:p:p:p

Yea, take that big fellow.



What about getting a trigger job for her? She might like getting stoned. :cool:




:D:D:D
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There ain't no way I can argue pretty...they are gorgeous and yours is a prime example. I think some of my stuff is nice as well but I'll admit it's neigh onto impossible to beat the Python at pretty.;)
 

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MrTrolleyguy said:
:(:(:(:

hump why did you have to post that! I just got off the phone with my lgs and my new-to-me 4 inch Bright Stainless Colt King Cobra has just arrived and now I read this garbage!



I'll be going up to pick it up in a couple of hours....and I'll have your comments on my mind. Geezzz.

The d*** gun is so good looking....will someone please stand up and defend the Colt trigger. I know this is a Smith forum but....:(:(:(:(










Well, if I wanted to I could sell it and buy two Smiths. :eek::):(:mad::(:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: :D:D:D
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I highly doubt anything I say will sway your decision on such a fine revolver as that...very nice.:)
 
OK, honest question here..

The protruding muzzle on the Pythons and Anacondas...why?

Functionally, the only thing I can say I don't care for on a Colt is that awkward to operate cylinder release. Maybe just me, but I don't find them convenient to use compared to a Smith or Ruger.
 
The Colt trigger needs no defending. MAny prefer the feel of it to everything else, myself included. Stacking? I prefer to feel the action working in squence and there isn't a thing to it that bothers me during the trigger pull. They weren't in production for a hundred years because they got away with selling **** guns. And the only reason they quit making them was the designs were too cost prohibitive to maintain production. As to the design aesthetic of the Python or Anaconda... Because that's how they made them.
 
Pythons have......

Pythons have a tremendous 'cool' factor. This raises the price and the demand, but I've never felt like I've missed anything not owning one. Also, that vent rib is distinctive, but I don't really care for it. If someone were to give me one, I'd take it, though.
 
686's and Colt Pythons offer way better investments than what little the banks give you for CD's. They are also much nicer to look at than a piece of paper.
I only wish I bought some Pythons years ago as they are some of the best investments for what was going for $950 only 5 years ago. Now they go for an easly $3000 in that like new condition and more if in the box.
 
l just love a Python trigger...Smith too.... l just ''LOVE'' Bryers Chocolate AND Vanilla.. Cant choose.. So l do BOTH..

Same for TRIGGERS..........Same for GUNS..........
 
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I have a couple of each - Rugers (tanks), Colts (safe queens), and S&W (work horses). I carry my 66-2 2.5 inch more than any other gun. My wife has a clue. She has shot everything I own. I got in a tight spot one time, and was going to sell my model 10-5 to my dad for some quick cash.

Having a clue, she did not say sell the Colt, or don't sell the model 10. We took it to the range one last time. She shot it and said,"that gun shoots great and I really wish you would keep it. I think it has the best trigger of any gun you own!"

I sold it to my dad, who was a gun dealer at the time. He was going to sell it at a gun show. Little did I know, my wife called him, made a deal to pay him the $300 a little at a time to get it back. It took her about 6 months, but under the Christmas tree was a familiar size box with red wrap on it. Sure enough, I had my model 10 back. That gun is going nowhere for any price. By the way, neither is my wife!
 
lhump1961 said:
There ain't no way I can argue pretty...they are gorgeous and yours is a prime example. I think some of my stuff is nice as well but I'll admit it's neigh onto impossible to beat the Python at pretty.;)
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That is a freaking awesome piece of hardware!
 
lhump1961 said:
... but I'll admit it's neigh onto impossible to beat the Python at pretty.;)
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Oh, I dunno 'bout that! :p
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I am a little sorry that I sold my nickeled 8" Python years ago - it really wasn't totally my choice. However, I owned and enjoyed that gun for many years, so I have that. I can't justify spending the cash that they are going for now. Instead I bought the above 686 and a really sweet 629 with 7 1/2 barrel and non-fluted cylinder and recently dressed them up with some nice ebony Kurac stocks. So, yes - I'm a little sorry that I don't have the Python... but just a little. I'm loving these Smiths a whole lot! :)
 
The first Christmas my wife and I spent together after we were married in 1981, she bought me a new 6 inch blued Python I had been wanting.

We could not afford it but we were both too young to be practical. I believe it was about $350.

I will never sell it , because it is a Python , but also it was a special gift from the woman I still love. I am cherishing them both still today.
 
I have 2 Pythons and love both. I carry my 4" Python off duty most of the time. The trigger stacking is part of the design so it is not a quality flaw. The Python was originally designed as a high grade target revolver and the stacking was to indicate when you were getting close to tripping the trigger. You could pull the trigger to a point so you could adjust your sights then trip the trigger at the right moment. That said if I had to carry a revolver on duty as a security or police officer I would choose my 4" S&W 686. The reasons are varied but the main one is the Python is a difficult gun to work on and those who can do them justice are few and far between. If the stacking were the only reason you got rid of it that can be corrected by a competent gunsmith. The Python is definitely a gun that people either love or hate. It seems there is little middle of the road with the Python.
 
Olympicmotors - 1981 was the time I bought my first new blue 6" Python. I really wanted the stainless that just came out that year but it was impossible to get. I made the mistake of selling that unfired Python about ten years ago for $2000 when I only paid $422 for it. Now that Python would go for way more but I thought I got a good price. I should have known they would only go up.
 
Wow guys this is a lot to soak up!! To say Colt didn't make great revolvers from an operational, mechanical and esthetically pleasing place is like saying Ford and Chevy never made a great Mustang or Camaro or Porsche are better cars than BMW... First there is nothing like a Python as a single action shooter IF the revolver is working properly.. DA - there are others but let's start with there are significant differences between a 50's era Python and 90's era guns as only one example.. And the truth is not all revolvers are created equal and not all revolvers are reasonably maintenanced, especially when we talk about guns that are over 50 years old. Can you buy a better gun than??? Well we might as well start talking about a 350 dollar Ruger MKIII Target. Is this a better gun than a Smith. In some ways yes and is it more accurate... Don't answer that!!! Most guns are more accurate than us as shooters truth be told. Needless to say I am a smith and colt guy. I love my Pythons and you are going to have a serious fight on your hands if you try taking one of my 19-4 revolvers. Is a Python the best gun ever made by Colt. Well.. those that own Colt Model .357 from the 50's would say no..Maybe. A dual tone colt late 40's and 50's are as nice as any Python esthetically IMO. I was just playing with my 38 Target Python (in fact here is a picture of the crappy Python). Feeling kinda bad for my fellow Smith owners stuck with those nasty Pythons that are not as nice as Smiths. Those of you that want to get rid of the nice ones send me a message... :)
 
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RIDE-RED 350r said:
OK, honest question here..

The protruding muzzle on the Pythons and Anacondas...why?

Functionally, the only thing I can say I don't care for on a Colt is that awkward to operate cylinder release. Maybe just me, but I don't find them convenient to use compared to a Smith or Ruger.
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This is exactly what a Colt guy would say.. :)
 
My first wheelgun back in 1983 was a 6" Python, made in 1980. I did shoot ok with it. I bought a 29 6" in 1986, and traded the Python in 1987 for a 4" 27-3, that i still own. I bought a 624 4" and a 27-2 5" later on. And I still own a 17-3 that I bought around 1985. I'm a S&W guy. Not because the Python is bad (in fact it is a very good revolver), but because the S&W is better. The Python satisfies your eye, the S&W satisfies both your eye and your needs.

regards from Germany
Ulrich
 
jack the toad _ the same is true of a 59, 65 and 69 yellow Corvettes I have owned.I wish i had them. Price on quality items just never go down. Sure maybe a Glock will still be selling for $550 in ten years. They are great guns but they are like shovels which also will sell for the same price in ten years.
 
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