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What's the good and bad on the new Pythons?
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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For those that don't like the laminated grips, Deer Hollow LLC makes some nice reproduction ones.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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With all the new pythons around, why do people collect the original ones at $3k+ each?
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