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Posted: 9/30/2004 5:41:30 PM EDT
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They are excellent guns, and I personally prefer them to most S&Ws but, truthfully, no way they are worth the extra money over and above a good S&W. I have owned probably a dozen Pythons if you wonder. I do not own one now.
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Posted: 9/30/2004 6:22:43 PM EDT
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They are different. Many people prefer one over the other. I happen to like both but would rather shoot a Smith 19 or a DW 15 to the Python. I just prefer the trigger pull on them to the Colt. But each has its following and an older (not the modern Python Elite) is one of the really great handguns of all time.
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Posted: 9/30/2004 6:50:30 PM EDT
[#3]
great fit and finish, but I'd rather shoot a smith
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Posted: 9/30/2004 9:19:54 PM EDT
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The Colt Python is, in my opinion, the classic example of a "sexy" wheelgun. Not bling-bling, just well refined. It is a true classic, YMMV. If you can swap it for $400 in sweat, that is a good trade.
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Posted: 9/30/2004 9:34:31 PM EDT
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Pythons are just a classic example of propper fit and finish with a touch of perfect craftsmanship all rolled up in one.
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Posted: 10/1/2004 1:02:15 AM EDT
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Get it, shoot it, enjoy it...if you don't care for it and it's in good shape, they hold their value if you decide to "off" it.
My 4 inch nickel Python shoots like a dream, but I beat on my Dan Wesson 715...both with the factory wooden stocks changed to rubber for more grip in rapid fire DA use. Sounds like a win-win situation for you. 
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Posted: 10/1/2004 4:37:12 AM EDT
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Mainly because Colt doesn't make them anymore. They represent the days when Colt made a VERY high quality product and didn't skimp on hand fitting. While they weren't custom guns, they are beautifully made and since they just haven't been made for a long time, the value of them is high.
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Posted: 10/1/2004 7:25:32 AM EDT
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www.colt.com/CMCI/images/Python_Caption.jpg
The Python is still in production, abeit a high price. See here for the current production of Pythons: www.colt.com/CMCI/Python.asp I've heard that new production Pythons are in the $1,000 category. |
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Posted: 10/1/2004 12:55:19 PM EDT
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YOU MUST GET THIS GUN!
my dad was a ffl dealer back in the 80s and the quality on the pythons was superb. i can remember picking up colt promo material with 10 shots from a pair of pythons fired in like .87 seconds that could be covered by your hand. superb triggers. usually. i grew up figuring a 6" ss python would be my carry gun. then i figured out i can't shoot revolvers worth a damn. |
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Posted: 10/1/2004 2:24:50 PM EDT
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Well, kinda sorta. Any resemblance between a Python and Python Elite is pure marketing. It's like calling a Burger King Whopper a steak. |
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Posted: 10/1/2004 6:45:48 PM EDT
[#11]
$1175 to be exact in either 4" or 6"
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Posted: 10/1/2004 7:31:57 PM EDT
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Wow! That's a lot of money!  sig_230: I'm just curious, do you happen to know what is/are the difference(s) between the old Pythons and the current production Python Elite? They at least look the same externally. |
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Posted: 10/1/2004 8:54:49 PM EDT
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Nice gun, but I would have no room for it in my house (more like no desire, it probably would see a day at the range and then become a safe queen.)
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Posted: 10/1/2004 9:13:29 PM EDT
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Just don't give it a diet of heavy magnum loads, it can not take it and will shoot loose, if you gotta load em hot, go with a 686 or larger Smith
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Posted: 10/1/2004 9:25:08 PM EDT
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The difference used to be that all the Elites were hand crafted by the Colt Custom Shop. You could tell the difference, BIG TIME, if you had the two side to side fingerin them. Dunno anymore. |
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Posted: 10/2/2004 5:22:13 AM EDT
[#16]
Thanks guys for all the input. Don't know if they deal will happen or not but if it does, I just wanted to know what I would be potentially getting.
Thanks |
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Posted: 10/2/2004 10:03:46 AM EDT
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I think the Python Elites are still probably hand made from the Colt Custom shop, which may explain the lofty price tag. I think IF the Pythons were a regular production line item, they would probably be around $750-$850 each, my guess anyways. |
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Posted: 10/2/2004 10:07:37 AM EDT
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What kind of gun is this? Blued? SS? The blued ones are fairly common, the brushed SS less so, and the top of the line is the polished SS, it looked like nickeled. |
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Posted: 10/2/2004 11:57:27 AM EDT
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I love pythons, they're just so sexy!
My Pythons   -Tyler |
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Posted: 10/2/2004 2:45:42 PM EDT
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It's a polish SS model with a 4" barrel. The owner doesn't know much about guns but likes expensive stuff so it was probably bought based off of price. |
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Posted: 10/2/2004 2:59:10 PM EDT
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Oh man go for it! When I bought my NIB brushed SS Python back in 1985, I personally paid $570. The polished SS was $50 more because of the labor for the polishing. But then if you don't like light polished guns than its not for you. |
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Posted: 10/3/2004 12:01:14 PM EDT
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If you decide to sell it, I am here for you.
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Posted: 10/3/2004 4:50:16 PM EDT
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I just sold a 6" Stainless that was made in '89. I got $850 for it today at the Gun Show in Orlando. I saw many blue and stainless available from $900 - $1200. The $1200 had engraved Ivory Grips. There was one Elite that was there for $1275 FIRM. I told him that he would never see it!
I came back 20 minutes later and some FOOL had paid that for it. Go Figure. I have 11 Pythons (remaining) and have sold and traded many of them. IF you can get that one for that price, DO IT NOW. Then sell if you do not like it. I have a 4" Polished Stainless that I will let go for $900.00, so you are $500 to the better right now! Enjoy the snake..... |
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Posted: 10/3/2004 9:42:21 PM EDT
[#25]
Not to hijack the thread but I just got my 4" Anaconda. I can't wait to shoot it this weekend.
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Posted: 10/3/2004 9:50:40 PM EDT
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Give an AAR when you're thru. BTW: The Anacoda's action is based on the newer King Cobra rather than the Python because the King Cobra action requires a lot hand fitting. |
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Posted: 10/4/2004 1:10:05 PM EDT
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Yeah, you SUCK!!! Sorry, a little bit of Anaconda envy
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Posted: 10/4/2004 2:12:57 PM EDT
[#28]
The early Pythons were said to have hand fitted parts in the locking mechaism & trigger works. They were smooth out of the box & pricey compared to a S&W.
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Posted: 10/4/2004 9:25:59 PM EDT
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I still haven't shot it. i hope it isn't like every other revolver I have ever shot, if it is I would be saffier thorwing it at them. |
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Posted: 10/4/2004 9:42:28 PM EDT
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My 6" blue with Hogue monogrip is the NICEST shooting handgun I have ever shot. The double-action trigger is smooth enough to shoot accurately at 100 yards, and single action is the same, just lighter and shorter.
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Posted: 10/11/2004 7:03:57 PM EDT
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The only Smith I ever had that might come close to the feel and accuracy of the Python was My 586 distinquished combat magnum! I now have a Trooper MK111 that has some of the wanted carateristics thickness between clylinder walls ,ect but still no Python!!!
Bob
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