Colt Python is Back

[GOPerfect]

So many want a Colt Python because it is a Colt Python.

 

[Robin]

Back in the day, they were the slickest shooting, finely crafted, out of the box revolver you could buy. If you liked shooting hand guns you could tell the difference between a Python and any other hand gun on the market, they were a high quality gun and worth the extra few bucks at the time.
Don't know what the new ones will be like but based on recent performance from Colt, I would be somewhat leery.
Robin

 

[SmallGameAddict]

Pretty much.

 

[carpediem]

Youd have 0 nickles?

Au contraire monsieur banana, I would be a wealthy man!

 

[vanderblack]

I checked last week and still do not see anything on the Colt site about the Python. I am interested but that is a steep price.

 

[garyv350]

I actually saw a commercial for these on the Outdoor channel last night.

 

[Catskillkid]

I checked last week and still do not see anything on the Colt site about the Python. I am interested but that is a steep price.

It's on there (at least as of today) but says that it is "out of stock"

Colt's Manufacturing LLC

 

[SmallGameAddict]

Back in the day, they were the slickest shooting, finely crafted, out of the box revolver you could buy. If you liked shooting hand guns you could tell the difference between a Python and any other hand gun on the market, they were a high quality gun and worth the extra few bucks at the time.
Don't know what the new ones will be like but based on recent performance from Colt, I would be somewhat leery.
Robin

Yes they were. Hand polished, honed and tuned. For all that, you paid, what, an extra $150-$200? Which admittedly wasn't ridiculous, just a lil pricey.

Nowadays, forget it.

 

[Podmonkey]

Price is but quality usually is. I hear they will do a blued version in the future. Also ventilated sight ribs are sexy. I am not sure why but the look of a ventilated sight rib is such a revolver that doesn't have one looks incomplete to me.

 

[Marine Cpl]

Hand quality? Smooth? I thought all revolvers just went bang after a 12 pound trigger was pulled? What makes this better than let’s say a Smith or a Ruger?

 

[Podmonkey]

Hand quality? Smooth? I thought all revolvers just went bang after a 12 pound trigger was pulled? What makes this better than let’s say a Smith or a Ruger?

I dunno. But Ken Hackathon really likes the trigger. I would say that is a glowing endorsement. Rugers in particular have gritty triggers. I have never been a big fan of Ruger handguns in general, robust as they are.

 

[Marine Cpl]

So it’s the trigger?

 

[Criticalt]

So it’s the trigger?

I know this guy is a bit of a blowhard but this opinion seems to solid on this topic. The new Pythons dont need to be "hand fitted" because now there are far better ways to make parts with tighter tolerances negating the need to be hand fitted. Ive also heard that the old Pythons had issues with their triggers breaking with heavy use.
The new Pythons will be better made guns for sure, but at almost 2x the price of Smith and Ruger you are absolutely paying for the name. If this identical gun came out under a different name....like Colt Panther, it would be in the $700 range.

 

[Robin]

I've never seen a gun in a gun shop sell anywhere near what you see as MSRP. I agree, with new CNC machining practices and heat treatments, if they do it right, there probably won't be any need for hand fitting. As for the original, glass smooth!
But then you do have the reverse snobs that will decry anything not to their liking, whether it has any factual basis or not.
Robin

 

[Podmonkey]

So it’s the trigger?

And the overall sexiness. It is a very good looking piece, always has been.

 

[Podmonkey]

I've never seen a gun in a gun shop sell anywhere near what you see as MSRP. I agree, with new CNC machining practices and heat treatments, if they do it right, there probably won't be any need for hand fitting. As for the original, glass smooth!
But then you do have the reverse snobs that will decry anything not to their liking, whether it has any factual basis or not.
Robin

Yeah, I agree that when properly executed and with close attention paid to QC modern manufacturing methods eliminate the need for hand fitting. It remains to be seen if Colt's execution and QC is as good as it needs to be to match or even exceed the quality of the originals.
If so the reverse snobs will be severely punished when there investment original Python values plummet. And by rights they ought to. 4k is a ridiculously inflated price for a Python, in fact whem adjusted for inflation aren't the new ones slightly cheaper than the originals?

 

[fresch]

Back in the late 70s I had a SW29, DW14, my buddy had a Python, to me the SW29 had the better trigger; like glass.

 

[Upstate43]

They (allegedly) make most of their money from .gov nowadays.

Still? I thought they lost one of their major AR (m4/m16) contracts with the US DoD? Quality Control doesn't seem to be as good as it used to be, and I think the US Govt has begun looking elsewhere for firearm manufacturing.

At $1,499.00 they are coming in ballsy thinking they will compete with S&W and Ruger. That is almost twice what you can get a 686 or GP100 for.

^This. I know there is a lot of nostalgia for the Python, but Colt is charging nearly double the amount that even some high-end S&W's go for. Heck, my S&W, Performance-tuned R8 can be had for ~$800-$900 (cheaper if used). I'm sure the Python has earned at least some of its reputation and cult following, but I'd be interested to see how sales fare with that kind of pricing...nostalgia only gets you so far in the gun market.

 

[@thewheels]

Drool worthy but I'd still rather have a Ruger and an S&W for that money.

 

[Phauxtoe]

how is colts QC these days?