Posted: 1/19/2003 6:30:27 AM EDT
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Who would y'all recommend for doing an action job on a Colt Python? I know many ppeople *could* do it, but I'd like it done right. Thanks! |
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I am not sure if he still does it, but try Walt Sherman in Tallahasee Florida. 850 area code. Walt invented the roller action for the Python as the head armorer for the FHP. The roller is a great thing in Python. It pulls through without stacking, then drops the hammer. I have had a couple, used to shoot steel matches. Whipping 3k rounds per month, forced me to have it timed every couple of months. But that is more shooting than most people. C&S may have copied the roller action, so if you cannot reach Walt, try C&S. The action is also made for a Smith, but it is not the same and I personally do not like it. KG |
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Well, truthfully, it's not so much that there's something wrong with it, per se, it's that the previous owner abused it. (See my post about the "Pitted Python" for the whole story on that.) Now, it may be that the only mistreatment was leaving it where it would rust as badly as it did, but it's not unreasonable to suspect possible damage to the internals, as well... At any rate, since I'm planning on a whole pile of new parts and a new finish to correct the cosmetics, I figure I might as well go with a proper action job to finish up. |