The Python is a deluxe holster revolver. It was issued by a few police agencies and carried by individual officers who wanted the best revolver they could afford.
At least one foreign dignitary purchased the Python for his palace guard. Ever since , the Python was a deluxe revolver in every way intended to win competitions, take game, and serve for personal defense with no need for further modifications.
The new Python is much the same as the original in that the balance is perfect. It is not a large-frame revolver, but neither is it a. It is a. The new version has a number of improvements. Colt advertises an improved action with fewer parts.
A weak spot of the earlier revolver—not making it a weak handgun, but a concern in long term use—was a lock-up that transferred recoil energy into the action. The rear sight is a stronger design in the new revolver and the top strap has been strengthened as well. The trigger action is a very smooth nine pounds. The barrel now features a recessed crown, a good change. The trigger and the hammer are very nice target types. The chambering,.
Medium-range Magnum loads offer good wound ballistics for personal defense. Heavy hunting loads are good for wild boar and deer-sized game. In some ways, the Magnum is a rifle on the hip. As you press the trigger, the cylinder moves into lockup and it is locked tightly when the hammer falls. Colt claims that since the cylinder rotates to the right, this forces the cylinder into the frame, opposite of the Smith and Wesson.
I have had the perception of the Colt as a hand-fitted personal gun while other revolvers perhaps were better suited to general issue. The new Python reinforced this opinion. A ounce, six-inch barrel Magnum with high-visibility, adjustable sights is a joy to fire. I took the new six-inch barrel Python to the range with a number of respectable loadings. I own a vintage four-inch barrel Python I am not retiring, so I chose a six-inch barrel Python among the four-inch and six-inch variants currently available.
The revolver rides nicely in a Galco DAO holster. This holster is first class, offering an excellent finish. Since my revolver is stainless steel. The DAO offers excellent adjustment by tension screws. The safety strap is truly secure. A tab on the snap makes manipulating the strap easy. For field use, the DAO is ideal. Sometimes I like to wear a shoulder holster, mostly in the winter and mostly in areas where there are wild animals. Most are not dangerous unless you invade their space.
If you get too close too quickly, you are in for a fight. I like this setup very much. First, offhand fire. The Python is made for fire double-action and it is among a very few revolvers that are hardly at a disadvantage in double-action fire at long range versus single-action fire.
Let the revolver roll in recoil, allow the trigger to reset during recoil and bring it back on target. I have fired the revolver with many loads. This is a full-power load, breaking 1, fps in the Python.
The Colt offered modest recoil for a Magnum, rolling in the hand and returning to target smoothly. Man-sized targets at seven, 10 and 15 yards were center-punched. The revolver is simply the smoothest-shooting one I have ever fired—and I own and often carry a Python. Moving to longer-range small targets such as spent shotgun shells were fair game at 25 yards. I did not hit the spent shells every time… but often enough. Ricochet may occur on hard ground; firing at targets on a soft earth berm is good.
I fired a few combat groups at seven yards as quickly as possible. The revolver would be a good choice for home defense, according to the palm-sized group. Accuracy testing demands that the revolver be fired from a solid benchrest at 25 yards.
I included several. Results were excellent, as good as I am able to produce with any handgun. The new Python is a good handgun. Moving to raccoon, a.
Mid-range Magnums with light bullets are good for coyote or personal defense. For defense against the big cats, full power to grain loads are good. Do you have a Colt Python? Let us know your stories and your thoughts on this new production model in the comments below. Great gun…Had a friend who had on in and we use to shoot quarters at the indoor range in the military…Best shooting gun I had ever seen….
Just me I guess….. My father has a model blued 6 inch. They have to fix that before I consider buying one. Those videos did nothing to fan my confidence. What should I expect to pay if I buy a new 6 inch bbl Colt Python today or soon? I love my new Python. I think the trigger is excellent. I love the feel of the gun. The finish is spectacular. Those are all in the plus column.
Unless you have the elevation cranked tightly to the gun, as low as it goes, it will wiggle. And finally, I have to say that shooting most high pressure round will leave your hand sore. With the stock wood grips the recoil is quite strongly felt.
I bought some Pachmayr grips for my Python which helps. Not as pretty for presentation but they really help with the felt recoil of the Python. Extremely disappointed with my Python. Great trigger? I have a python and several Smiths that are all waaaay better. Shot is several times with a variety of ammo,. But, I did have a problem with light hammer strikes on occasion when using cheap imported ammo as well as the side plate screws backing out.
I subsequently sent it back to Colt for I assume a slightly heavier main spring. I know Colt is addressing these issues and I have no doubt it will be corrected. Still waiting to get it back but understand the delay during this corona virus problem.
Otherwise very happy with the new Python and hoping they will produce a 2. If I only could have one revolver it would not be a Python due to cost, heavy weight, lack of parts and people who can work on them. Learn how your comment data is processed. Forgot your password? Get help. Password recovery. Gun Digest. The Colt Python was released in and is considered by many the best gun made by the company.
What makes the Colt Python desirable is its tight tolerances, hand-fitting and hand-polishing. The revolver was produced up to and by special order until A 6-inch barreled blue-finish Python from A Legend Is Born Some gun historians say it was the best revolver ever made.
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Colt tested this with more than 40, trigger pulls on a single Python, which were lighter and more consistent due to less internal friction. However, in the world of revolvers, there is one that is clearly head and shoulders above the competition: The Colt Python.
It is almost certainly the perfect revolver. The Python was a beefy, all steel and wood revolver chambered in.
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