Yeah I know...Colt has had its share of issues in terms of cash flow over the years and they have no one to blame but themselves...but I have always like the Colt guns I have purchased. Now, that’s out of the way...
So it’s another revolver...except it’s not just that. It’s the first real Colt revolver in production and a new design in decades. Being a Colt fan, I just had to pick one up. The positive reviews it’s had are justified in my book. The silver ion bond finish is nice and so far has kept from forming a turn line in the cylinder. I’ve fired about 200 rounds out of it with everything from wadcutters to 38 +P, seems to be dead on at about 20-25 yards. The trigger is NICE. Very smooth in double action and measured right at about 3 pounds give or take an ounce on my scale. It was about 9 pounds in DA. It’s advertised at 7 pounds, but I couldn’t duplicate that.
I’m like most Colt guys that hope Colt goes ahead and makes another line of snake guns. They came out with the Night Cobra, but I like having a hammer spur so I doubt I get one. There will never be another true Python, if they do make it, it will be in name only as I highly doubt the guys who hand fitted those parts are available now, nor would Colt want to take that chance in today’s market as it would probably be cost prohibitive.
I don’t have a 44 mag revolver, so I’m hoping they trot out a Anaconda at some point.
So it’s another revolver...except it’s not just that. It’s the first real Colt revolver in production and a new design in decades. Being a Colt fan, I just had to pick one up. The positive reviews it’s had are justified in my book. The silver ion bond finish is nice and so far has kept from forming a turn line in the cylinder. I’ve fired about 200 rounds out of it with everything from wadcutters to 38 +P, seems to be dead on at about 20-25 yards. The trigger is NICE. Very smooth in double action and measured right at about 3 pounds give or take an ounce on my scale. It was about 9 pounds in DA. It’s advertised at 7 pounds, but I couldn’t duplicate that.
I’m like most Colt guys that hope Colt goes ahead and makes another line of snake guns. They came out with the Night Cobra, but I like having a hammer spur so I doubt I get one. There will never be another true Python, if they do make it, it will be in name only as I highly doubt the guys who hand fitted those parts are available now, nor would Colt want to take that chance in today’s market as it would probably be cost prohibitive.
I don’t have a 44 mag revolver, so I’m hoping they trot out a Anaconda at some point.