BREAKING: Colt Brings Back the Python .357 Revolver

[Gunreference1]

https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/br...kKYcWL5THLzjh4

Steve

[ltorlo64]

I'd like one but I am not sure I am willing to spend ~ $1500 bucks for one.

[alismith]

I'd like one but I am not sure I am willing to spend ~ $1500 bucks for one.

A friend of mine, who used to be the armorer for the Sheriff's Dept., told me to stay away from Colt double action revolvers. He said they are almost impossible to fix if something goes wrong with the internals. He said that S&W built a much better revolver and they were much easier to maintain and keep working.

I've always taken his words to heart and, even though Colt makes some fine-looking revolvers, I never bought any of their revolvers.

$1500 is a whole lot to spend on a gun that isn't as good as a S&W at the same price....

Now, SA is a different matter....

[dfariswheel]

Mustang's are easier to fix then Ferrari's.
However, the Ferrari gives better performance.
There are now several Master pistolsmiths who do factory level repairs to the older Colt models like the Python.

The pictures of the new Python indicate clearly that the frame is a Mark III-King Cobra that's been modified to look like a Python "I" frame.
The front side plate screw is in the same place as the Mark III-KC, the trigger is not as curved as a Python, and the hammer looks different.

Exactly what kind of action it has is unknown, but it may be a transfer bar action. Whatever, it does look very, very much like the original Python.

[alismith]

Mustang's are easier to fix then Ferrari's.
However, the Ferrari gives better performance.

Which proves the point I was trying to make. Police forces use far more Mustangs than they do Ferrari's because the upkeep on a Ferrari is much harder and more expensive to maintain.

My friend was speaking from an entirely utilitarian point of view. S&W's were far easier to maintain than Colts were.

[Richard Simmons]

I’d be all over a new one if it were a 2.5” or 3” version. You can’t buy a Python right now for less than $2000 and up unless you’re lucky as all get out or it’s thrashed. $1,500 for a brand new Python seems like a good deal in comparison.