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The return of the Colt Python?
Posted on 1/1/20 at 10:33 am
Posted on 1/1/20 at 10:33 am
Truth about guns
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Colt describes the wheel gun . . .
The Python is back.
Building on Colt’s Snake Gun legacy, the legendary double-action revolver returns in stainless steel in 4.25” and 6” barrel lengths. The 2020 Python features modern stainless steel alloys and a re-designed rear sight. Thirty percent more steel beneath the rear adjustable target sight gives you a stronger revolver and more robust shooting experience. A recessed target crown, user-interchangeable front sight, and Walnut grip with the iconic Colt medallion make this a gun you’ll want to shoot AND show off. The Python is chambered in .357 Magnum and also accommodates 38 Special cartridges.
MSRP = $1499
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Posted on 1/1/20 at 11:02 am to bbvdd
I'd like to see one. The old ones were very high quality and had a slick mechanism. I'd be surprised if the new ones have both.
Posted on 1/1/20 at 11:23 am to bbvdd
Posted on 1/1/20 at 1:53 pm to RogerTheShrubber
I'm sure itll be short lived. Theres not much market for $1500 revolvers. Theyll have to be at least as good if not better than the originals to sell.
Posted on 1/1/20 at 2:41 pm to bbvdd
I have a python in six inch from the 70s. They are smooth pistols for sure. The new Pythons will be looking for a niche market and I am interested in seeing if it exists. I wish Colt Good Luck, because I'd like to see more on the secondary market in a few years and pick one up.
An interesting comparison will be between Colt and Kimber.
I want to get my hands on the 3" DA Kimber that was just released and see the difference between that 3" Kimber and the 4.25" Colt. The Kimber is half the price. Each of these companies must have some market research showing a viable market. Right?
An interesting comparison will be between Colt and Kimber.
I want to get my hands on the 3" DA Kimber that was just released and see the difference between that 3" Kimber and the 4.25" Colt. The Kimber is half the price. Each of these companies must have some market research showing a viable market. Right?
Posted on 1/1/20 at 5:07 pm to bbvdd
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MSRP = $1499
Posted on 1/1/20 at 5:16 pm to bbvdd
i bought a new cobra last year and I don’t think it’s as good as my older ones. Hope someone smarter than me can confirm. 
Posted on 1/1/20 at 10:52 pm to bbvdd
I wonder if they’re “making them like they used to”.
Posted on 1/1/20 at 11:21 pm to finchmeister08
The new ones will effect the prices of the old ones as much as Smith and Wesson's classic line of revolvers effect the price of the originals. That is they will have no effect, as they are not the same revolvers.
Posted on 1/1/20 at 11:30 pm to finchmeister08
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I wonder if they’re “making them like they used to”.
Not a chance
Posted on 1/2/20 at 1:33 am to bbvdd
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MSRP = $1499
That'd be a no for me
Had the 4 1/2" back in the mid 90's and paid 350.00 brand new.
Carried it everytime I went in the woods. Should have never sold it.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 6:38 am to MrLarson
You can thank the walking dead for them being that price.
Posted on 1/2/20 at 10:43 am to 24nights
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i bought a new cobra last year and I don’t think it’s as good as my older ones. Hope someone smarter than me can confirm
Colt is subbing out the the making of the parts. They don't own the machine tools. They are assembling them. I wouldn't spend the money on anything Colt that is made currently. Same will be said for the Pythons. Most of the parts are all MIM as well. Also the Cobra barrel is a 2 piece as well.
This post was edited on 1/2/20 at 10:46 am
Posted on 1/2/20 at 5:02 pm to lsufan1971
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Also the Cobra barrel is a 2 piece as well.
This is not correct. AFAIK no Colt revolver uses a 2 piece barrel.
As far as MIM, we don’t know what is inside the new Python. A picture I saw of the action looked like machined steel.
Short of going out of business, Colt simply cannot satisfy a portion of the gun public.
Use forged tool steel with hand fitting? ‘I can’t believe the gun is so expensive I will never buy one.’
Use MIM with reduced cost? ‘I can’t believe the gun doesn’t use tool steel I will never buy one’
I think this new gun is going to be a hit for Colt. It certainly is the most attractive American DA revolver currently being sold (IMO).
This post was edited on 1/2/20 at 5:14 pm
Posted on 1/3/20 at 4:34 am to weagle99
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This is not correct. AFAIK no Colt revolver uses a 2 piece barrel.
The Cobra is a 2 piece with a shroud. The new King Cobra and Python are machined from bar stock.
I never said there was anything wrong with MIM parts. There were questions in the thread about were they going to be like the originals.
This post was edited on 1/3/20 at 4:36 am
Posted on 1/3/20 at 6:02 am to bbvdd
want to see the quality, the S&W "classics" are garbage when compared to the fit and finish of the -2 models, there was a little fall off with the -3 models. Premium revolvers are labor intensive which is why they got out of that business.
Posted on 1/3/20 at 8:36 am to lsufan1971
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The Cobra is a 2 piece with a shroud.
Please provide your supporting evidence for this statement
Posted on 1/3/20 at 4:49 pm to weagle99
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But there are some significant advantages to the new Cobra’s build, including a slightly longer sight radius of 3.44 inches versus 3.38 inches, a red fiber- optic front sight, and a 2.06-inch barrel that is a fraction of an inch longer barrel (the barrel is recessed 0.063 inches from the muzzle) compared to the original gun’s 2-inch tube. And back then, the barrel was the barrel; it wasn’t mounted inside a machined external shroud.
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