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What's the good and bad on the new Pythons?
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong.
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The one I own is an amazing piece of hardware. Good trigger and the action is smooth. Shoots good too. If I was in the market for a new revolver, it would be one of these or a prestine S&W pinned. IMO, great guns.
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I have heard good things.
DA trigger good, will stand up to continuous use of .357 mag ammo, which the original ones won´t.
And the barrel lenghts!
3, 4 1/4, 5, 6 and 8".
I want a 3" and a 5", please!
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I handled a 5" in a local gun shop. They wanted over $1500 for it so I bought one off GB.
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Getting into reloading to save money is like getting married for free sex.
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I handled a 4 1/4" in a local store last week, 1,395 for the SS version.
I really didn't see anything wrong at all other than I don't care for the grips, & it' not an old one which I never liked the grips on either.
Very nice gun & the price is not cheap but not crazy high either.
MM
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Love this 4 1/4" I picked up. Sent it off to Mike Heffron for action, trigger and accuracy work. A Grail gun and I'm very happy with Mike's work. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/V2tqorh.jpg)
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I handled a 4 1/4" in a local store last week, 1,395 for the SS version.
I really didn't see anything wrong at all other than I don't care for the grips, & it' not an old one which I never liked the grips on either.
Very nice gun & the price is not cheap but not crazy high either.
MM MM, I'm not a huge fan of the grips, either. And actually, $1395 is not a bad price.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH
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I bought the 4-1/4" version and like it. Common complaints I've heard are the single action trigger pull is too heavy and the sights suck compared to the original Pythons. I fully agree on the trigger and Heffron Precision is the solution. Wilson Combat has sight upgrades.
I'll likely have the trigger and sights upgraded at some point.
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I handled a 4 1/4" in a local store last week, 1,395 for the SS version.
I really didn't see anything wrong at all other than I don't care for the grips, & it' not an old one which I never liked the grips on either.
Very nice gun & the price is not cheap but not crazy high either.
MM MM, I'm not a huge fan of the grips, either. And actually, $1395 is not a bad price. I didn't care for the grips either and added these: ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/RpbcreQ.jpeg)
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Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH
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I have heard good things.
DA trigger good, will stand up to continuous use of .357 mag ammo, which the original ones won´t.
And the barrel lenghts!
3, 4 1/4, 5, 6 and 8".
I want a 3" and a 5", please!
Hermann Don't forget the 2.5" version!
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Nobody's right if everybody's wrong.
Getting into reloading to save money is like getting married for free sex.
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I have had my 6" Python for about 8 months now, first half hour at the range I decided to not shoot it again until I got the trigger fixed...........
Now that the trigger is done I shoot it regularly and very much like it
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I have been eyeing that Empire Cottonmouth series of Pythons. They are an abomination to Samuel Colt, and I want one. Especially that Black Mamba. ![[Linked Image from cdn11.bigcommerce.com]](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-q6pj6xj9om/images/stencil/1280x1280/attribute_rule_images/251_source_1696215954.jpg)
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For those that don't like the laminated grips, Deer Hollow LLC makes some nice reproduction ones. ![[Linked Image from photos.imageevent.com]](https://photos.imageevent.com/lucky/stillerxtrifle/huge/20230216_120925.jpg)
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I have been eyeing that Empire Cottonmouth series of Pythons. They are an abomination to Samuel Colt, and I want one. Especially that Black Mamba. What the hell is that?! I thought Korth was hard on the eyes…
Welcome to TN - patron state of shootin’ stuff
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It's a custom shop's answer to the S&W TRR8. ![[Linked Image from cdn11.bigcommerce.com]](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-q6pj6xj9om/images/stencil/1280x1280/attribute_rule_images/249_source_1696215885.jpg) I'm lookin but I'm not seeing the kitchen sink.
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It's a custom shop's answer to the S&W TRR8. I'm lookin but I'm not seeing the kitchen sink. Like all new Pythons, this one has new sights and an action job.
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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With all the new pythons around, why do people collect the original ones at $3k+ each? 
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