What do you think about this Python

[Mike SC Hunter]

Really? I have shot my Python in competitions, and successfully so, I had also let a friend borrow it and he won many competitions with it. It did not go out of time and is still going strong. I finally gifted it to my son when he graduated police academy. No more Taurus of Charter Arms for me (though I have owned them and found a few Taurus'es to be excellent ) but Korths, Manurhin MR73s and a few S&W's. Maybe more S&W's than most have.

Yet, I am a shooter - though retired from competitions - and not a collector. I shoot in excess of ten thousand rounds a year still - and you?

It probably was/is out of time. Cuz when you pull the trigger the second leg of the hand rolls the cylinder into lock when the first one wears down. Thousands of rounds will put any python out of slow cock timing.

 

[cowboy4evr]

This thread has had it's share of " Colt bashing " , so now let me tell you of my tale of " woooo " concerning my first N-frame 357 , a model 28 . It too got out of time after many many rounds . I had shot too many fast double action shots . It started spitting lead . So gentlemen , even a Smith & Wesson and yes , the mighty N-frame can go out of time . Regards Paul

 

[rockquarry]

There's nothing wrong with Colt double-action revolvers. They compare very favorably with Smith & Wesson. I think many that like to criticize Colts probably haven't done much in the way of extensive shooting with them. Rather, they read about criticisms or have an "expert" friend tell them about Colt problems, neither of which are really good substitutes for first hand experience.

I think if one shoots fifteen or twenty Colts regularly and does the same with that number of S&Ws, opinions might be markedly different. Of course, there are always exceptions. Colts are no more perfect than Smith & Wessons.