Colt coming out with 3" Python

[SWOHFAL]

Colt's Manufacturing LLC

Colt's Manufacturing Company - firearms, handguns, pistols, rifles, revolvers.

www.colt.com

The WLP haberdashery and slush fund sent me an e-mail with this info, but they must've spent all our dues money for the month on his suits, so their links didn't work. At least Colt has it up on their website.

 

[Timber Wolf]

Huh, doesn’t look as sexy as I thought, and I likes me some 3” revolver. Guess I will have to get by with my old blued 4” Python.

 

[pistolero1911]

Well it is nice, but still no match for the S&W Model 27 with 3 1/2" barrel in terms of aesthetics.

 

[Invictus77]

Would love, love, love to have one.

Their price point is too high. My price point is too low. Today.

Perhaps we will meet sometime in the future.

 

[Douglas S Graham]

WOn't be the quality of the early guns. I had a Python in the 70's, bought new for 350.00 . Sold it because everybody said they shoot loose early. But, such a nice action. And now what's it worth, a fortune. Damn.

 

[4x401]

Well it is nice, but still no match for the S&W Model 27 with 3 1/2" barrel in terms of aesthetics.

Agree 100%!!
That was the perfect combo for an N-frame Smith!

 

[VALMET]

Never been a Colt wheel-gun guy and I’m not starting now. At least Colt has finally gotten away from the same old AR/1911 song and dance.

 

[0302]

My 4” python (1978) cracked at the forcing cone. I was shooting .357 mag ammo. My next revolver won’t be a colt.

 

[SWOHFAL]

My 4” python (1978) cracked at the forcing cone. I was shooting .357 mag ammo. My next revolver won’t be a colt.

You "might" be able to find a barrel for it.

 

[Randall]

I'll stick with my early 80's vintage 6" Python.

 

[Impala_Guy]

The new Python is a great gun and the DA action an improvement over the original, which was never great or as useable as the Smith or Ruger IMO. They just need to use a slightly stronger mainspring. Too many of these new guns have DA triggers that stick with the trigger to the rear. I always liked how the Colt cylinder bolt drops into the cylinder scallop instead of dragging a line across the whole cylinder. Timing on mine is a thing of beauty but without lube the trigger sticks to the rear half the time making it a range gun only.