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. Freaking EXCELLENT question. Finish: Semi-Bright 5 1/2 barrel. Explore Our Forums. Spent two hours on hold with Colt before I got a living person on the line and they promised an RMA that never came. But it’s never bad to have another player, especially when the product is that good, and according to this review, the product *is* that good. 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. Please do call them back and let us know what they said. LarryinTX – “I played with both, thought it was personal preference. (whimper…) His shooting videos are both entertaining and informative. pweserge, spoken like someone long on theory and little real world experience. For those that learn the action this is a great revolver, perhaps the greatest Colt ever. This could be a nice money-maker for them, and they need that right now. 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. I tested both a 6″ and a 4.25″ trigger. Colt better fix this issue by summer, or they don’t deserve to be a gun manufacturer anymore. With the ease of mounting a scope on the rib, and the precision the gun has proven capable of, the potential of these guns to be outstanding for closer range deer and farther range varmint hunting is excellent. The gun wasn’t cooperating. WOW! no the gun is not blue,it’s just the light. One of Colt’s major objectives in building the new Python was to make the gun more durable. The .002″ seemed a little loose. I own the new king cobra and that revolver is a masterpiece. Shawn - September 3, 2020. Ha. Like the King Cobra and the King Cobra Target, the Python bears a recessed … And a great shooter. On and on, this crap is seemingly everywhere on guns now. “Another late offering from Colt is their new Python Model in .357 Magnum caliber. I have done this my self with alot of revolvers. Revolvers obsolete? I put the full 1,000 rounds I originally intended to shoot through two guns through one single 6″ gun. Extra safety. Altamont makes some grips for the GP100 that look great, and really class the gun up. Note the last 4 words of the review. All groups were shot in single-action, seated off a bag at 25 yards, and the listed groups are averages of five rounds shot over four shot strings. For anyone who’s ordered a Single Action Army, or simply had a high polish put on by the Colt Custom Shop, they’ve seen what Colt is currently capable of. OTOH, some people loved the Mamma Mia movies… And I don’t think your groups are as small as claimed, based on the pics. Is it better than spending hours on the phone? As a person who has worked in very high-end and state of the art modern manufacturing, that ALONE is a huge problem. Nano-nit – It’s caulk, not calk, nless that’s a rural Texas thing I’m unaware of. Colt in the past 40 years or so quality control lacks or is fairly non existent,can they be corrected yes but at a price and one shouldn’t have to with what colt charges for their product. — no more light primer strikes. “Royal Blue?” Like from an ’80s movie (or Stranger Things) where the trusty, crusty Sheriff ventures into the dark woods with his smokewagon in hand. Upon thinking about it, I might just get one of these this summer, just to have a gun that can handle full-power .357’s. Great review Jon. Shawn - August 10, 2020. That ended up as a bonus to you, the reader. Nah. The worst shooting group was also an Armscor 158 gr FMJ round. Instead, they went with a transfer bar system. Great review. Colt needed to 100% nail this release. Eventually the initial frenzy will die down, and we’ll see saner street prices for the new Python 2020. I had Ted Blocker leather make an appropriate holster for it. Colt says that if you have a problem with your Python, call them and they will send you a prepaid shipping label. If you are open to some explination without pre judging the watch the Yankee Marshall explane the short stroking the trigger that caused the problem. 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. That’s a very good thing, because the rear sight on Pythons (and also used in old Gold Cups) … I have a 1980 Python that was handed down to me nearly unfired. Reliability? It’s also my wife’s favorite gun of the entire collection. Months before Colt was able to get me guns to review, the guns from my buddy came in. I’ve been waiting with great anticipation for a new 4” stainless. I like it well enough that once all this beer virus crap settles down I’m going to start looking for a lever gun in .357. I understand that there was some criticism of the frame in the early models. I never had any trigger hang-ups. The original Pythons were expensive and genuinely premium pieces, this is just overpriced average (and that’s assuming they really have fixed the reliability issues). Overall * * * * * The Python is back! It was a link back to my family. I don’t recall ever seeing nickel, are they rare? It’s not blued, but it’s the best “brushed stainless” on the market. I feel bad that you are always so short on gun money;-), In the immortal words of Monty Burns, ” I’d trade it all for just a little bit more.”. Sub 1″ groups with both the 6″ and 4.25″ at 25 yards with a variety of ammunition. You made my heart flutter a bit with that description. I am dissatisfied customer, as much as how Colts customer service treated me as anything else. UPC: 098289003270; MPN: PYTHON-SP6WTS; Gunprime Compare prices for … And, no, I don’t consider the Volcanic to be a practical semi-auto because it’s a weird hybrid thing that doesn’t fit into any modern handgun category. I’d trust this gun with my life any day of the week, even if that day was decades away. I shot the new Colt Python yesterday. Even if it was mechanically sound, it looks like a plastic version of a Python rather than a real thing. The Python grips never fit my hand right, and I’ve never seen a Colt yet that could hold a candle to a S&W as far as triggers go. Now i feel dumb for not recognizing it!! . Heck of a startup for a 1600 dollar revolver, if you ask me. That was the “brushed stainless” finish then, to be followed by the “Ultimate Stainless” finish in 1984. Barrel Length: 4.25 in. I have two original Pythons from the 1960s to compare with the new Python. And then, in 2020, Colt released the best stainless steel revolver they’ve ever made. Colt released a few different versions, The Hunter, Silhouette, and 10 Pointer in that barrel length. I asked Colt “why stainless, and not blue”? At least they could have used some gloss on them. The Python was outstanding, but far from perfect. Reduced parts? I’ve only had it to the range once. Unfortunately, there was an almost four month gap between when I got to shoot the 6″ gun and the shorter barreled model. I find it in screws. Semi Autos are cheap, practical and suitable. Same again for Winchesters and Remingtons of old. I can honestly say I’ve had about as many feeding issues with revolvers as semi-autos. It may have just passed up my pinned barrel 29 I’ve been looking for as #1 to get. The reply was that stainless steel guns are what people will shoot. Frame Material: Stainless Steel Colt got back in the double action revolver game with the Cobra. The 6″ model has the traditional three cut-outs in the rib, and the 4.25″ has the two sections more traditional to the 4″ older models. Mostly. But it is more utilitarian. Tactically- or in the field- it wont do anything a Ruger GP100 wont do— Of course, I was wishing I had a rifle. My python was number 2,216 off the production line. Or you can just stop being dramatic and let them fix it and then all will be well. Be advised, I did see a couple of people slowly let the trigger out, and then observe that the cylinder would freeze when they tried to bring it back in. My handgun battery is about evenly split between revolvers and semi-autos. They haven’t stuck a Hillary Hole on a Python yet to my knowledge? The blueing of stainless often requires you hit a narrow temperature range, sometimes you need to run the salt bath temp up and down through the range to get the blueing to start, then you need to sometimes agitate the salts a bit to keep them blueing the stainless, etc, etc. The Colt Python has a long and tortured history. You asked about holsters; both Galco and DeSantis have holsters for the Python. Until then I’ll run my 686+ and Ruger Match Champion. I know a lot of people have been waiting on this since the first of this year. SHOT Show Range Day: Shooting the New KRISS Vector .22 LR, SHOT Show Range Day: Diamondback DBX 5.7x28mm Pistol, DEATH AND TAXES: Help Your Family Value Your Guns and Safely Sell Unwanted Firearms and Accessories, Tyrant Designs Announces its New ITTS Triggers for GLOCK G43, G43X, and G48, DIY: Installing an Ed Brown 1911 RMR Cut Slide. This is the same system that has worked so well with the King Cobra and is now a well-proven and welcome change. You won’t be changing springs in a revolver very often if at all. Colt notes that the rear of the top strap has more steel there than the originals, leading to a stronger revolver. Effective semi-autos (aka semi-autos in a useful caliber without performance issues) by a little more than that. They put the hand in a perfect position to both manage recoil as well as get a proper finger position on the trigger. Colt has a winner with the new Python, better or as good as the Legacy Python. The gun used in Hickok45’s review has been returned to Colt, and no one is … Even back in the day I was never that impressed with the Python. Then, right before I was going to publish, another 6″ and a 4.25″ Python came in from the Colt marketing department. Very poor QC. But the biggest strike against it in my book today is the same thing as the ‘legendary’ Python of old. I’ve also been upset front when they disappointed me, like with the King Cobra, although I have certainly warmed up to that gun. Original Pythons had the reputation of shooting themselves loose and requiring tune-ups to reset timing and lockup. Too many of the reasons I wanted a 19 were missing from the classic, to save money while the gun cost 10x as much. Weight: 42 oz. Love my New Python. Not having seen whatever issues people are having, short stroking the trigger is very easy to do on these Pythons. The gross tooling marks present under the top strap of my King Cobra did nothing to alleviate my concerns. If not for Wuhan strain I would have had this sooner but.. There was a small bur around the firing pin hole that would stage on the fired case. Victim blame all you want (like “they didn’t release the trigger all the way” in this review), this release is a mess and the problems were (are?) I owned a 6 inch blue and 4 inch nickle and willfully parted with both. A slight change in grip and trigger guard geometry allows better control firing heavy loads. I am Happy with both holsters; one IWB, one OWB. I didn’t lube them again or clean them until I was taking photos. MSRP: $1,499, Colt Python 4.25″ The trigger, especially in slow fire, feels like it is done on the second click. Perhaps because of the dirty Harry movies and others. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Kracker, I love me a S&W 686. The New Colt Python. The new Python took a pretty big change in the trigger mechanism from the original models. He also has an original, so we’ll be reviewing the new gun and then do a side-by-side post comparing the two. I’ll also guess that it was easier to make this system than the old, from a manufacturing standpoint. This gun looks fantastic and your review was one of the best I’ve read at TTAG in quite awhile. the only thing is can’t find a new anywhere and double the price is crazy i think the 1499.00 price is right but try to find one its impossible and if they only made 2500 6″ pythons thats a frigin joke its gonna be the same thing again you want a python its gonna be 3000 period which is a real bummer were not like the lucky ones who get to find these guns and test them colt needs to ramp up the production on these pythons which won’t happen real bummer us average joe will never see one of these pythons jock. standard 21st century Colt quality control. When you say surface, do you mean the finish, or the material, or the physical structure of it? Carried S&W N and K frames for many years as a Peace Officer, but always kinda wanted a Python. Once the trigger is released, the trigger will rotate back to its at rest position, pulling the transfer bar down from behind the firing pin, leaving a gap between the firing pin and hammer. These updated versions of the Colt Python have a few changes to differentiate them from the old snake guns but they maintain the classic looks and operation of the originals. Those cut-out sections on the top of the rib were originally called “vents” by Colt. So I can forgive the differences. The NEW Colt Python. Worth scouring the net for though. Which is it? They were put there because they look cool. …and, it ain’t even striker-fired….it is available only in the original SA/DA hammer-fired version. I’m increasingly puzzled why this crap is there. Although the vented rib and full underlug on the I-Frame Colt may have given it a signature look, it’s that grip’s shape that gave the Python its signature feel. About a month later on December 14th I got a call that the gun was there. Noooo. When I get my government check, I’ll spend it on a Python. After all, it was decades before Colt released a stainless version of the originals. Pepperidge Farms remembers. Five bullet diameters between farthest-apart holes in .38 caliber cannot result in a 0.9″ group as one of your pictures shows. With .38 SPL target loads, recoil in either model new Python is very minimal and suitable for the most recoil adverse shooters. Dear Customers, We are very sorry that the shipment of Python Revolvers that you received was defective. Review: Colt Python Revolver in .357 Magnum. In double action, the lowest trigger pull of either gun was 8 lbs. Style and Appearance * * * * * Did you have the 6 or the 4 1/4″. It meant a little more than most of the guns I review. I kept my Dan Wesson with no regrets. There’s just something about seeing her petite self (with ponytail and shooter cap) holding big gun downrange and sending hot lead onto steel that makes me smile. It is friggin’ gorgeous. Many folks think that Colt has lost the level of expertise and attention to detail necessary to produce that finish. Hickok45 is keeping the woods safe with the Uberti 1866 Yellowboy Rifle in 45 Colt. Its simply too bloody expensive for what you get. When I reviewed the new Colt King Cobra, I noted some concern over the cylinder end-shake, which measured at .003″. Not sure if I’ll keep it when it returns from Colt, as I’m concerned about reliability. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Colt has been building revolvers for close to 200 years and “they’ll eventually fix it” isn’t an acceptable excuse for incompetence. When I ETSed in ’83 I bought a 6″ stainless Python. I was also considering a high polish prior to nickle boron and then B coverage. My original Python came about as a result of lust, I admit it. Thanks for the review. New Colt Python Accuracy Testing Part 1. No one got a brick. I can see where the love of the old pythons come from, but these aren’t the old guns. My hopes were very high the python was going to be even better. The first python had light strikes, gouges on the crown and tool marks inside the barrel. 3 4 23. I managed to ignore the Python in the 1950s. The new Pythons didn’t need thread locker. That said – nice to see Colt trying to “act like they’re somebody” and produce some nice iron. I haven’t been here in a while due to health issues. But other than that there don’t seem to be any big noticeable changes.
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