HEY Y'ALL...Here is the muzzle of #2979...it is NOT mine...highest serial # i have seen to date...it sure seems that it is a crapshoot if you lay down your $$$ for one of these first release pythons....caveat emptor...pete
Colt is fixing those as fast as they come in...quickly. But you're right. Waiting a little till the dust settles is probably best (and cheaper). I'll be getting a 4.25" later, towards the end of the year. Supposedly the problems with the crown have to do with the fixture holding the revolver while it's being polished. That has been addressed in this next batch. Haven't heard yet what Colt's fix is for the cycling issue. Best place to read about the Python and its teething problems is the Colt forum. The thread there is approaching 200 pages. Bob
From the point of a collector, regardless of condition, a low serial number revolver is worth it... You can sort out the flaws later. Once you're into the 4 digits, it no longer makes any sense at all. My personal policy for defense handguns is, they have to be in service for a minimum of 5 years before I'll carry one...that's just me and most don't agree with me on that.
A revolver is quite another thing though. I don't consider revolvers defensive guns anymore, so for me it's a pure sporting gun. Therefore, I'm willing to take a little more risk, but in the case of the new Python, I personally will be quite happy to wait a year while all the eager beavers beta test them for me.
For those bashing Colt, might I remind you of S&W's first attempt at the L frame...And it was just a SLIGHTLY up-sized K frame with most parts being interchangeable.
I find it interesting how Mark Keefe bashed the old Python by comparing it to the new and the VP just smiled. The VP looks old enough to have been around when the older Pythons were still being made and probably touted the amazing traits of that gun back then like there wasn't anything wrong.
I find it interesting how Mark Keefe bashed the old Python by comparing it to the new and the VP just smiled. The VP looks old enough to have been around when the older Pythons were still being made and probably touted the amazing traits of that gun back then like there wasn't anything wrong.
Thanks, Dinny
That 'peter leech' keefe is a paid shill, anyone trashing an old Python, especially in front of someone that currently draws his pay from Colt both need kicked in the balls, I had a 4" blue back in the day, one of those never should have sold it deals, I miss it.