I still have photos from the first gun and all the correspondence from throughout the ordeal. When I look at those Pythons or say something like a Colt Walker I see a freakin canon. My dad, like many of his generation, would be right to depend on this new Python as much or more than he ever did the older models. During all of that shooting 1,700+ rounds I found no issues at all with any of the guns. And it looks nice when it is done. On all of the guns I shot, the windage screw moves very easily. Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC Colt Speaks Justin Baldini,. Mine is a stainless 6 model with full size grips. No doubt about that. Youre looking for a company run by God. Five bullet diameters between farthest-apart holes in .38 caliber cannot result in a 0.9 group as one of your pictures shows. I have ordered 2 of the 4.25, hopefully consecutive numbers, though when I might see them in this environment, who can tell. 3/4 underlug. Id be curious which alloys Colt used in the New Python, BTW, if you happen to be talking to Colt and have an opportunity to ask them. Carried S&W N and K frames for many years as a Peace Officer, but always kinda wanted a Python. Same for Garands. Not because I dont like it, because everybody else around me does. I contacted Colt and asked for an explanation of these failures. Although it has been gaining traction over the last five years or so, the concept of extracting cannabinoids through heat and pressure is not a new trend. Although the vented rib and full underlug on the I-Frame Colt may have given it a signature look, its that grips shape that gave the Python its signature feel. With the crappy rollout, I decided to get a Super Redhawk instead..now if only I could find somewhere to shoot. We all hoped. How does the new Python affect the value of the old Pythons? Description: COLT PYTHON 2020 PRODUCTION 6" SP6WTS .357 MAGNUM or 38 Special, Stainless Steel, Factory New in box, Serial # PY200XXX. I never understood it. $1500 may be a lot now, but $729.95 was a lot in 1990. Rated 4.68 out of 5 based on 31 customer ratings. Can you recommend anyone to do this work on say, a new 4.25 Colt Python? LoL. Capacity: 6 rds. This could be a nice money-maker for them, and they need that right now. Bullet molds. The original Colt Python revolver was issued in one single barrel length, 6. Every photo you see in this review of the shorter barrel Python is after all of the shooting, and after it was cleaned. Accuracy * * * * * Excellent quality, great 178 grain bullet. But Im happy with it. I have a 1980 Python that was handed down to me nearly unfired. Great gun I never should have sold. Colt and CT that tax-loving state full of angry liberals (excuse the redundancy) can KMA. If it makes your heart flutter and your blood pressure spike with joy, by all means, go for it. Especially with the little trigger work, theres nothing wrong with the Ruger match champion at all. I am cautiously optimistic about the future of Colt. Its simply too bloody expensive for what you get. Every other round fell either on or between those two extremes. We are back to the famed bank-vault lockup of old. This of course was way before the internet and I was frustrated. I just hope Colt makes them for a while so all the fan boys can get their fix leaving the rest of us guns we can buy without waiting on a list for months. This round produced consistent five-round groups of just under 1. They havent stuck a Hillary Hole on a Python yet to my knowledge? By Bob Campbell Published on February 12, 2020 in Firearms Recently, a friend remarked that the new Colt Python, at $1,399 MSRP, could not be as good as the older Pythons. Enjoyed reading your review (youre not a Colt fan at all, are you?). I own many guns now, but the Python is the centerpiece of my handgun collection. The new gun is basically a Boa though, even if they are calling it a Python. Did you read, or even glance at, the review? Got to understand the action and stick with it. These grips fill a single hand well, finishing just below the pinky of my size-large hand. Much for the better. It was a link back to my family. That would explain the extreme prices they are going for in the resale market. Shipping cost is $45 and includes shipping insurance to the CONTINENTAL US. There still seems to be some bugs to be worked out. Id like to see Colt bring back some variant of a .45 Colt in a double-action, built strongly enough to allow for Ruger-level loads. Ill pester and pine away for a blued model, but Im overjoyed this new stainless snake gun turned out to be everything I hoped it would. Note the last 4 words of the review. Lanyard loop. Finish: Semi-Bright Ill assume you mean physical structure. New Smith & Wesson revolvers at the time cost considerably less. They continue today through a variety of guns like their iconic Colt Python and M4 Carbines. While Colt limited some options for the new model, they more than made up for it with the improvements. The Python has never been an inexpensive weapon. Colt Python Revolver. 15 18 comments Outstanding value. You want to piss off and lose customers? When I get my government check, Ill spend it on a Python. The subject comes up sometimes when re-finishing post-64 Winchester 94s. Finish: Semi-Bright At $1,499 MSRP (for both barrel lengths), the new Python is way cheaper than the old ones 4.25-inch barreled new Python, Federal 125-grain .357 Magnum, 25-yard bench rest. The small print in Aurebesh on the dial reads Made on Lothal which was a farming planet in the outer rim where the Empire installed mining and production facilities. Theres another blueing salt for stainless available through Brownells. The Colt Officer Target pistols, especially in .22 and .32. Another nod to the original Pythons is the hammer spur. I put a teeny tiny bit of tacky silicon calk on the threads. If you have missed out on this auction or are looking for a particular firearmcontact us. I dont care for the difficulty I read about getting in touch with them. But in no way am I saying I dislike Colts, I just couldnt afford both. They put the hand in a perfect position to both manage recoil as well as get a proper finger position on the trigger. You asked about holsters; both Galco and DeSantis have holsters for the Python. Im betting weve all been there. The second issue I have is when you mention price. But it takes much more time (in my limited experience) than blueing steel. I was NOT surprised, however, at the way the gun press and Python addicts from the old days over reacted. The recoil itself isnt difficult to manage in either length, the 6 gun just gets back on target faster, with very minimal muzzle rise. Grips: Walnut Target Stocks I do remember being annoyed waiting, but I cant remember how long it took. I just got mine right before all this lock down stuff. A lot more.and then the Viper. 1 selling revolver among FFLs using the services of GunBroker.com in 2020. Colt Python The finest production revolver ever made. COPYRIGHT 2021, THETRUTHABOUTGUNS.COM. This time, I figured Id give Du-Lite a shout-out that gun people should know about. Strike two. I'm very disheartened about this. And now the firing ping pushes far enough forward to strike primers with the requisite force and distance to detonate primers reliably. This has always been a popular length in the Python platform since it was introduced in 1964. Mostly we shoot .38 Spl and .357M, because thats what the wife and I happen to reload most (she prefers .38 Spl for its ease of shooting). And the focus is always on the problem but never the resolution, or the manufacturers response. Colt has changed from a manufacturing company to a brand marketing company, sadly the prancing pony isnt what it used to be and made its name on, pass. I shoot it better than my g19. Im an admitted Glock fanboi with a bias for 1911s, but theres something about a handsome wheelgun that just brings out the nostalgia. I got on the order train as fast as I could, asking for both a 6 and 4.25 gun from my distributor. I am dissatisfied customer, as much as how Colts customer service treated me as anything else. It deserves all the hype created by its release. pwrserge, obsolesent? Too many recycled stories and a lack of depth. Once the buying fever dies down Id like to buy one of those 6 inch models. The Python grips never fit my hand right, and Ive never seen a Colt yet that could hold a candle to a S&W as far as triggers go. Still I want it in Royal Blue as thats the hipster gun owner way. The few local gun shops I asked said they didnt really deal in new Colts. Not much risk there. Colt advertises the trigger as falling between 7 and 9 and half pounds. I find that lack of specificity disappointing, especially since Colt also touts that the new trigger has a more consistent weight and feel. They were put there because they look cool. (I am quite proud of how nicely I was able to polish and re-blue the hammer: unless you know that I did that, you would never notice it or think that it was anything other than factory original.). I scrimped and saved and by fall of 81 had enough to pay full price plus sales tax. try desantis holster hybrid. That number can be increased now that Colt is using a method of less hand fitting and more advanced manufacturing. And I was worried Hartford would screw it all up releasing a sub-standard Python. Did some hunting on the net. Its so good that they had function problems with the shootable examples at Shot Show Media Day,cylinders failed to advance . I was impressed with the finish on the King Cobra, and it looks even better when theres more of it to look at. On the 4.25 gun, I found the screw a little too loose. So I can forgive the differences. Buy Colt Python 2020 ENGRAVED Royal Snake Scale by Altamont 4.25" .357 Mag: GunBroker is the largest seller of Revolvers Pistols Guns & Firearms All: 973467538 . How deep have we fallen?! posted on February 24, 2020. Barely fired. I find it on muzzle brakes. In double action, the lowest trigger pull of either gun was 8 lbs. Even with the old Pythons, Colt made around 65 guns a day at their peak production. Find More at: https://www.patreon.com/GoldenWebb/ Please SUBSCR Show more Shop the GoldenWebb store Cowboy Beach Towel $30.99. Despite some very heavy hand loads. Noooo. At a guess I wouldnt think it moves the needle. But other than that there dont seem to be any big noticeable changes. Ive been waiting with great anticipation for a new 4 stainless. What I saw was a whole lot of people referring to the same malfunctioning guns over and over again. I never had any trigger hang-ups. Classic Python style put six stars in this category before we even started. The Python was given the expected Colt blue, with an even finer grade of polish as the last step, to produce the Royal Blue Colt finish. Ill read a few more reviews and decide if that government check should go to Colt. There is, IMHO, an intimidation factor involved with large frame revolvers. Should it be there on a top shelf gun? I find it in screws. Nah. . Ok While not a big fan of obsolescent wheel guns, there is something about the Python and he Rhino that warms the dried up black walnut I call a heart. I couldnt believe Colt would let this gun out. Instead, they went with a transfer bar system. The cylinder continues to rotate until the bolt drops into the next cylinder notch assuring proper alignment of the chamber, barrel, and firing pin before the hammer is released. You know, before the turn of the last century. The grips, with about 60% of the side surfaces checkered, never slipped or failed in any way. The gun wasnt cooperating. Although the 6 model was also described as a service weapon from the earliest catalogs, the 4 model would be described in advertisements as the Police Python when it was released in 1961. Good story, but I still have the 4 Python I bought NIB in 1973, works good, lasts a long time. I think its worth it to pay 1500 for a stainless gun manufactured to such high standards. Height is 7.25 inches. When I see my trusty Glock 19 sitting in its place while not on me I see a semi-auto pistol. I got an old k frame that would lock up after a couple of rounds. Grips: Walnut Target Stocks This review gives me a little more confidence in the new version. Strike one. The new Python is built out of stronger stainless steel than the originals and is available with a 3 in (7.6 cm), 4.25 in (10.8 cm) or 6 in (15 cm) barrel. are the ones to suffer through the surprises THEN buy it after the Gives real fans an option, at least. Colt took less than perfect functioning examples to their big roll out at shot show, what manufacturing company doesnt check out examples before a event like Shot for their premiere. What you are describing sounds like the exact same defect that I had on a Rossi break-action rifle. 5 1/2 barrel. Offered in two barrel lengths, in 2020 Colt has given the world a 6" and a 4.25" barrel. . The new 6-inch Anaconda has an unloaded weight of 53 ounces, and an overall length of 13 inches. Python trigger is smoother by a very very large margin. Colt Python 3-Inch Specifications: Caliber: 357 Mag Capacity: 6 round Barrel: 3-inch Overall Length: 8.5-inches Overall Height: 5.5-inches Overall Width: 1.55-inches Barrel Technical: 1:14 LH, 6 Groove Frame: Stainless Steel Finish: Semi-bright Grip: Walnut Sights: Rear, adjustable (windage and elevation); Front, red ramped In a fascinating little bit of arithmetic, he would pay the same amount for the new Python in 2020. 5 shot .45 Colt capable of safely launching the Ruger Only loads. I take a different view than many people. I can honestly say Ive had about as many feeding issues with revolvers as semi-autos. I like it well enough that once all this beer virus crap settles down Im going to start looking for a lever gun in .357. Stainless steel is not as pretty as blued. Yes, the Colt action is powered by a V spring that returns the trigger and the Smith and Wesson features a trigger return spring. I didnt expect high marks in this category. Nice colt wheelies thanks for the good article. If the trend with the new generation of Pythons follows like the originals, the next barrel length should be 2 1/2. The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is to be well informed about the COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes and how it spreads. If you cant trust the US treasure check these days, whom can you trust? After approximately 150 rounds of CCI/Blazer brass case .38 SPL ammo, the cylinder locked up after the first round of a cylinder-load was fired, wouldnt unlock unless I released the cylinder and swung it open. Not my thing or budget but fwiw American Rifleman gave it a good review too. i left vietnam in jan of 72 and at the end of jan i bought my first 6 blue python and still have to today and i can only say the the python is the greatest handgun ive ever had. Victim blame all you want (like they didnt release the trigger all the way in this review), this release is a mess and the problems were (are?) Even still, they currently have an 11,000 unit production backlog. He also very generously allowed me to photograph, measure, and generally play with the more than a dozen varied original model Pythons he owned. Double action revolvers and semi-auto pistols were developed at about the same time. Upon thinking about it, I might just get one of these this summer, just to have a gun that can handle full-power .357s. Theres no doubt the new trigger is better in every way. I would guess that the problems mentioned above are people not owning up to improper reassembly. ( 31 customer reviews) Sold: 18. It never moved under recoil, it just moved so easily I found the lack or resistance made it a little harder to make fine adjustments. Theres lots more available travel for the firing pin without the transfer bar in the way. But, I just dont like to pull on the cylinder release. Great review Jon. You sound like you think semi-auto pistols are some kind of high tech new invention. 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