THE Colt Python

t1mpani said:
Pythons are a great deal like exceptionally beautiful women---they're hard on the pocketbook, don't like to get dirty, and can be tempermental and even fussy on occasion---but all your friends want to be in your shoes. Nice gun. :)
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Huh? Sounds like you've been in the Whine and Cheese section

Hopefully you'll get a chance to shoot one sometime too
 
I've shot the half-dozen that I own fairly regularly, but always welcome the opportunity to do so again.

My post was a bit of good-natured mildly sarcastic analogy, though admittedly it might be lost on those who haven't experienced these guns for themselves.

Pocket book: They're expensive.

Tempermental: The old Colt double action revolver lockwork is a thing of beauty when it's working right, and can be tuned to be more glass-like than just about any product from any other maker, but it does have a tendency to fall out of proper timing with regular use. It can absolutely be re-timed, but should be done by a competent gunsmith. The later lockworks of the Trooper and Lawman series of Colts were nowhere near as finely fitted, but continued working properly without tuning for many more thousands of rounds; in fact, they were fairly similar to Smith and Wesson's design.

Don't like to get dirty: The hand-fitted Python's tolerances are tight enough that, if not cleaned fairly regularly, you can have some issues with the cylinder "freezing" due to accumulated powder, lead residue, etc. Of course, they're things of beauty, and I've never had trouble motivating myself to clean them, but to those whose revolver experience has been primarily Smith or Ruger, it can be a surprise the first time.

Of course, it's possible that you knew all of this and instead are out of your depth on the exceptionally beautiful women part. In that case, I'm very sorry. :D
 
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t1mpani said:
I've shot the half-dozen that I own fairly regularly, but always welcome the opportunity to do so again.

My post was a bit of good-natured mildly sarcastic analogy, though admittedly it might be lost on those who haven't experienced these guns for themselves.

Pocket book: They're expensive.

Tempermental: The old Colt double action revolver lockwork is a thing of beauty when it's working right, and can be tuned to be more glass-like than just about any product from any other maker, but it does have a tendency to fall out of proper timing with regular use. It can absolutely be re-timed, but should be done by a competent gunsmith. The later lockworks of the Trooper and Lawman series of Colts were nowhere near as finely fitted, but continued working properly without tuning for many more thousands of rounds; in fact, they were fairly similar to Smith and Wesson's design.

Don't like to get dirty: The hand-fitted Python's tolerances are tight enough that, if not cleaned fairly regularly, you can have some issues with the cylinder "freezing" due to accumulated powder, lead residue, etc. Of course, they're things of beauty, and I've never had trouble motivating myself to clean them, but to those whose revolver experience has been primarily Smith or Ruger, it can be a surprise the first time.

Of course, it's possible that you knew all of this and instead are out of your depth on the exceptionally beautiful women part. In that case, I'm very sorry. :D
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Oh I have shot Pythons, Anaconda's, Detective Specials, S&W's, Ruger's Etc.

I'll take my 6" and 2" Python anyday as they have proven themselves far more in reality than any and all armchair commando comments = but then again I clean my guns - all of them - as I expect to have to use them
 
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RedbeAR15 said:
Oh I have shot Pythons, Anaconda's, Detective Specials, S&W's, Ruger's Etc.

I'll take my 6" and 2" Python anyday as they have proven themselves far more in reality than any and all armchair commando comments = but then again I clean my guns - all of them - as I expect to have to use them
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Indeed, properly cared for, they're magnificent weapons. It can be hard to convince some of the polymer crowd what proper care is...but of course, most of them have grown up without things that were designed to last.
 
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