Definitely the most in-depth complete review Ive seen so far on the new gun. Nano-nit Its caulk, not calk, nless thats a rural Texas thing Im unaware of. If theyre still being produced later, with no issues and they can be bought for retail or under, Ill consider one. Stainless steel is not as pretty as blued. It meant a little more than most of the guns I review. Getting to handle those old beauties would be cool. Lanyard loop. Every photo you see in this review of the shorter barrel Python is after all of the shooting, and after it was cleaned. Lots of great detail, good pics, and I think a honest critical analysis of what you really saw vs Internet myth or focusing on early production miscues. The second gun shoots much better but the trigger pull is DA 10lb and the SA is 6lb. Until this new generation, I struggled with the staging of the Colt trigger, and therefore preferred the Smith & Wesson style. 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. Not sure if Ill keep it when it returns from Colt, as Im concerned about reliability. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Colt designed the new Python to be a strong gun, capable of shooting numerous full-magnum rounds over the course of its life. I would guess that the problems mentioned above are people not owning up to improper reassembly. My handgun battery is about evenly split between revolvers and semi-autos. So one day in November, I picked up the phone and called Colt. I shoot it better than my g19. In either mode the functioning sequence is similar, when the trigger or hammer rotates rearward, the trigger unlocks the bolt from the cylinder, while the trigger lifts the hand to rotate the cylinder clockwise, the trigger also moves the transfer bar up behind the firing pin. I second the It was addressed in the article comment. I was impressed with the finish on the King Cobra, and it looks even better when theres more of it to look at. Very thorough, and I suspect, took some time. My newest handgun is a stainless Ruger. But that all goes out the window with hand polishing. Additional shipping cost applies to Alaska and Hawaii. I contacted Colt and asked for an explanation of these failures. I can see where the love of the old pythons come from, but these arent the old guns. In a practical move by Colt, the seemingly odd short-barreled length was set to match Canadian. A whole lot of people are starting to fire up their keyboards, telling me Im wrong, yadda, yadda. Description. Watch some of the revolver masters, like Patrick Sweeney, and youll see their trigger finger actually slap the inside of the trigger guard. I own a 74 Colt Python and it is amazing. Colt brought back the Python in 2020 and it has been consistently selling out since.. But it seems a lot like there are more people claiming that their Colt is bad than the number of guns that Colt actually sold. On the 4.25 gun, I found the screw a little too loose. (Photo: Colt) The hand-filling 8-inch Colt Anaconda for 2021 has an. Please do call them back and let us know what they said. I walked out with the gun for $403.60 tax included. So, it seems that defective revolvers are still finding their way into circulation. Maybe Colt will offer the blue from their custom shop? These grips fill a single hand well, finishing just below the pinky of my size-large hand. After the initial release of the Pythons, a few reviewers pointed out some serious reliability issues with the Pythons they received from Colt. Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC Colt Speaks Justin Baldini,. But it seems a lot like there are more people claiming that their Colt is bad than the number of guns that Colt actually sold. Silky smooth trigger. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaumont%E2%80%93Adams_revolver. I dont understand how thats even possible, and Id probably the be the guy to argue that its not. There is definitely more metal to the top strap. I'm going to be contacting Colt tomorrow. Trigger is smooth as glass. I COULD get one with my theoretical porkulus cheque. The Python is cool. But there is something about a Python. Heres a corrosive agent (ie, blueing salts) you couuld use for the job: https://du-lite.com/shop/du-lite-3-0-salts/. I removed an additional 0.010 inches of material from the surface of the hammer that rests against the receiver and voila! And then, in 2020, Colt released the best stainless steel revolver theyve ever made. The bullet has long left the barrel by the time your finger is moving out. COPYRIGHT 2021, THETRUTHABOUTGUNS.COM. The first python had light strikes, gouges on the crown and tool marks inside the barrel. Serial number range is PY2052XX, and there is already a "U" or "J"marking inside the crane that I remember, so it was supposed to be of the fixed models for the initial issues I believe. 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. try desantis holster hybrid. Hey, Im ordering a couple, but I would not advise you to spend that particular check until it is not only received and deposited, but confirmed to have *cleared*! The shooting hand thumb will find the spur with ease and surety. Last handgun a man would ever need, anywhere, and look like it belonged on the hip of a Canadian Mounted Patrolman. I put in 200 rounds of reloaded .357 Magnum through that new 6 Python. Midway Has the Federal 5.56x45mm M855 Bulk Ammunition You Need Now, National Level Trainers Offering Free Beginning Gun Handling Videos, New From ShaloTek: P320 Compensated Slide, The 3 Most Important Handgun Shooting Stances to Learn, Gun Review: Taurus GX4XL T.O.R.O. I would guess 1/3rd of the cost of the gun more, and very few would be released. Its also my wifes favorite gun of the entire collection. But aint nothin wrong with some .45 ACP in a good 1911 or a Glock-style pistol (e. g. Ruger SR45). And this Python just might be the one gun I need to add to the herd. I love it. I have a 1980 Python that was handed down to me nearly unfired. The front sights on all of the current Pythons are a complete break from the original pinned styles, and include the same interchangeable front sight setup as the Cobra series. The .357 Magnum can be a painful handful in a lightweight, snub-nosed revolver. Big black maw waiting to destroy my soul down to the sub atomic level. Mine is a safe queen, and will remain that way while I beat the snot out of the rugers. The question that everyone will ask is, Does the new Python live up to the name? Yes. Great review Jon. Even back in the day I was never that impressed with the Python. Lyman oven makes around a 190 grain mold. , Ive been careful with my money all my life and this is what it gets me. I dont see any reason to spend twice as much on a Python as on a 586 or 686 with identical performance and the options of an additional round, porting, exotic materials, various barrel lengths and tons of other features in the various trims. I dearly hope we see a blued Python, and Id fight a big man or a small old lady to be first in line for one, but I dont think we will see them in significant numbers anytime soon. If you have missed out on this auction or are looking for a particular firearmcontact us. Also have a S&W Model 629 with a polished trigger. New-in-box 2020 Pythons, in either barrel length, are being sold for about twice the MSRP. I had to have one, and about a month ago, I scratched that itch. That allows the upper part of the hammer to move farther forward, which allows the lower part of the hammer to move farther forward, which pushes the transfer bar farther forward, which pushes the firing pin about 0.010 inches additionally forward. Glad to see all is well, and I really enjoyed this review. Its so good that they had function problems with the shootable examples at Shot Show Media Day,cylinders failed to advance . No free cheese. So has my shooting buddy, who experienced the same results when I asked him to verify what I was experiencing. Manufacturers, retailersif your actual, physical product does not include actual sincere and genuine customer serviceyoure wasting the customers time and money. That they came out with improper assembly itself is a joke. If you cant trust the US treasure check these days, whom can you trust? I asked Colt why stainless, and not blue? Ill assume you mean physical structure. This review gives me a little more confidence in the new version. I tested the end-shake with three different new Pythons and compared them to several old Pythons, including an unfired 4 gun. 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. But how many of those turds floating in swimming pools are actually just Baby Ruth chocolate bars? Good call Colt, good call. Without the trigger holding the transfer bar up behind the firing pin there is no way for the hammer to contact the transfer bar or firing pin. It isnt the right thing to do but it is reality. A wide spur, checkered hammer and grooved, curved trigger provided maximum control and fast lock time. How is it that Ive never heard of a S&W or Colt sideplate shooting loose in 100 years of production guns before this? Excellent quality, great 178 grain bullet. A lot more.and then the Viper. Great looking revolver! Still, I tried a different method, and measured the end-shake at just over .002. Good shooting! Is it a consistent weight, or is it somewhere between 7 and 9 and a half pounds? Classic Python style put six stars in this category before we even started. Many folks think that Colt has lost the level of expertise and attention to detail necessary to produce that finish. Some were of significant value. I am on my second new python if there were only 25 returned why did it take 3 months to get to me? New-in-box 2020 Pythons, in either barrel length, are being sold for about twice the MSRP. . During this review, I shot the guns in the rain and I shot them in weird Texas 85-degree winter muggy heat. That would explain the extreme prices they are going for in the resale market. These guns had loose side plates that may have caused the malfunction. Im one of the lucky ones with an original blued piece. The Colt Python is the legendary production revolver and requires no introduction. Ive looked it over and compared it to an original Python and theres very little firing pin protrusion compared to the original. There is a 3% charge for credit card transactions. But, I just dont like to pull on the cylinder release. Once the hammer is released from the trigger, it rotates forward striking the transfer bar transferring energy to the firing pin to ignite the cartridge in the chamber. Never enough. In a fascinating little bit of arithmetic, he would pay the same amount for the new Python in 2020. Ill never forget sliding that Styrofoam out of the plain brown Colt box. That concerned me because, if it was an old model Cobra, that would be the maximum end-shake we want to see from the factory. It isnt like blueing 4140 steel, where you just clean all oil off a polished gun, rinse off the de-greasing bath, and dunk it into the blueing salts for 20+ minutes. I got my carry license in 1976 and bought a used Trooper MKIII blue 6. This is the same system that has worked so well with the King Cobra and is now a well-proven and welcome change. But then I havent ordered leather for it, yet. In this case Colt stepped up and made it right. Remember when Colt shafted the civilian market, thinking it could exist on military contracts indefinitely? Go back far enough and you can find damn near anything to support your argument. 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. I was unusually emotionally invested in an inanimate object, not for the object itself, but for the memories it evoked. The Python had a $125 MSRP (the same as the Single Action Army). When I get my government check, Ill spend it on a Python. You have to know how to shoot the Colt and it isnt for everyone. From the perspective of a former swimming pool operator, there are just so many things wrong with this part of the conversation. If you take a look at the King Cobra review, youll know just what the trigger mechanism is on the new Python. If they own up to the problem(s) and fix it/them, then theyve done well. Unequivocally yes. Although Colt has yet to grace us with a blued version of the Python, they have released two separate barrel lengths, 6 and 4.25. Much for the better. 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. Have you looked into what could be causing it? BTW, i hope you and Jeremy dont leave TTAG, hands down the best writers/reviewers here! Despite some very heavy hand loads. Colt 2020 Python Gen 2 Marks And How To Date The Serial Number. 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. This isnt just an accurate, good looking gun, its a fun one, too. And I was worried Hartford would screw it all up releasing a sub-standard Python. I really liked that gun, but sold it many years ago to help pay for my house. You made my heart flutter a bit with that description. While Colt limited some options for the new model, they more than made up for it with the improvements. You have entered an incorrect email address! I was NOT surprised, however, at the way the gun press and Python addicts from the old days over reacted. The gross tooling marks present under the top strap of my King Cobra did nothing to alleviate my concerns. I put the full 1,000 rounds I originally intended to shoot through two guns through one single 6 gun. When I got the gun back from the factory the gouges and tool marks were down to scratches and it fired consistently, not accurately. Weight . Much like the first edition of the Python, this revolver has a captivating appearance. Theres another blueing salt for stainless available through Brownells. You have to do all the polishing and cleaning you would on steel, and then your fun starts. Got an RMA today and the gun is in Fedex custody. Good story, but I still have the 4 Python I bought NIB in 1973, works good, lasts a long time. Capacity: 6 rds. The Colt Python was first introduced in 1955; models dated from 1955 through 1963 were handmade and featured either a Royal Blue or Bright Nickel finish. Theres lots more available travel for the firing pin without the transfer bar in the way. Any one is free to gamble with their funds as they see fit, isnt AMERICA grand,as for myself Ive gambled way too much to continue with any more colt products. June 30, 2020 By Keith Wood. On and on, this crap is seemingly everywhere on guns now. Even though quite a few were issued as police department service weapons, the Colt Python has always been a target revolver at its heart. What brand dial indicator is that youre using? Yes a example that didnt have the problem that many other examples did, just google New Colt Pythons problems,5 to 6 pages should get the point across. I havent seen a gun yet, but in pictures the hammer also appears slightly smaller, if so, supwifdat? The recoil itself isnt difficult to manage in either length, the 6 gun just gets back on target faster, with very minimal muzzle rise. Of course, the cost of a blued Python would be considerably more. Maybe. When you pull the hammer back, you know this is something special. Reliability? But it takes much more time (in my limited experience) than blueing steel. Perhaps because of the dirty Harry movies and others. Only one 4. A 178 H&G is going to be a tough find. I told him I wanted a blue 8 in .357 magnum. This is not a fault of the gun, but poor training for which I was once also a victim. Thank you very much. Once I determined that I had removed enough material from the hammer, I polished it and re-blued it. Youre looking for a company run by God. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Now it looks fantastic and it functions properly. To be clear, they said I needed to realize this guns(New Pythons) are 100% assembly lined manufactured, they are not tested, have no critical inspections, I would get they next one off the line with no testing or inspection and they would not replace or warranty the gun from there on out. 5 shot .45 Colt capable of safely launching the Ruger Only loads. As of this writing, Colt says they have produced about 5,000 Pythons and they are split about evenly in barrel lengths. Colt has been providing quality firearms for the US Military since Samuel Colt's first US Patent in 1836. That may be good for Canadians, but not so great for those of us who can easily find holsters for 4 guns that may not fit just right with that extra 1/4 of barrel. Both say they fit the Python and SW 686 as well. For anyone whos ordered a Single Action Army, or simply had a high polish put on by the Colt Custom Shop, theyve seen what Colt is currently capable of. Offered in two barrel lengths, in 2020 Colt has given the world a 6" and a 4.25" barrel. Semi Autos are cheap, practical and suitable. Ive shot revolvers, including Colts, for years. Yup! Not much risk there. Kinda like the amount of people who say they were at the original Woodstock concert! Gonna have nightmares.;). You just have to work at it. I think its worth it to pay 1500 for a stainless gun manufactured to such high standards. The main thing here is that Colt is back in the DA wheelgun game. Have at it, which reminds me of the adage That is why they make Chevys and Fords,everyone can have what they want. I own many guns now, but the Python is the centerpiece of my handgun collection. Never had an issue. no more light primer strikes. Eventually the initial frenzy will die down, and well see saner street prices for the new Python 2020. 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. Now i feel dumb for not recognizing it!! I assigned that King Cobra to one of my older kids to learn to shoot with and between he and I, it now has thousands of rounds through it. Did you read, or even glance at, the review? None of us were experiencing any issues at all. Is their a reason why Colt cant put the same surface on the new hammers that the original Pythons had? Got to understand the action and stick with it. Freaking EXCELLENT question. Measured over 10 pulls of two different guns, theres all of 1.3 oz of difference. Of all the things that should have been an absolute gimme for them, they couldnt even get the profile right. I was ready to be angry. I have ordered 2 of the 4.25, hopefully consecutive numbers, though when I might see them in this environment, who can tell. Nah. When comparing the stainless guns fit and finish, they too, are just as good as anything we saw from Colt in the past. I dont recognize those markings. Reliability * * * * * pweserge, Im speaking practically. New-production Colt Pythons retailed for $125 in the late '50s, which is the equivalent of $1,350 in 2023. Took about 10seconds with a stone to fix. The consistent and excellent result of all of the guns put a gun-nerd grin on my face. The new Python has a 5-pound trigger pull, and it isn't clean and crisp. Its my BBQ gun. Wow. 5.1 oz. In fact, even after 500 rounds in one session through a revolver, I was surprised the rounds had been expended so fast. At no point during any of the shooting did I feel like I was slogging through rounds to check off boxes. I not seen anyone address whether the new model has a tapered bore. Its going back to Colt. There are no clicks to the movement, a continuous turn yields continuous movement of the sight blade. The Python is back! Those are some mighty fine looking revolvers. Then I taught her to shoot a 4 Python with hot .357 loads around 1968, and she could not miss. If anything, theyve reminded us of what the company once produced, and what it still is capable of. Pubgbet , CHOKEDEE88.COM - . They would continue to make the 6 Python, in some number, all the way to 2006. I never understood it. I owned a 6 inch blue and 4 inch nickle and willfully parted with both. Colt Pythons manufactured between 1955 and 1969 also feature numeral-based serial numbers. The FIRST RULE of buying anything new (especially guns) is to wait The new Python is a better gun. 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