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Seems like Colt is introducing new 2020 Python

Annihilator said:
I am 59 years old here,
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I will not make age an issue in this discussion. I am not going to discriminate, for discussion purposes, on Annihilator's youth ;)

Note - a variation on Reagan's quip to Mondale in 1984. ;)

BTW I had to send a Ruger Blackhawk back to Ruger because of a lock work issue.

Still don't know where my tax refund will go.
 
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Talyn said:
Yes, the lock-work on the original and new Pythons aren't the same.

The Ken Hackathorn vid has him pointing out the difference that the new one doesn't stack like the old one (although I take difference with Ken stating the old Pythons had a crappy trigger). Yes, it stacks but then why did the Python get the rep for having a wonderful trigger pull? Mine stacks but its' hardly noticeable, and Ken acknowledged he's a S&W guy, and likely runs tuned revolvers. Every wheelgun has its idiosyncrasies, as do many semis. Heck my 1911's feel weird since I shoot my XDm 5.25 Competition so much in IPSC shoots.

IMO there's a lot less variability between striker fired pistols due to their very similar fire control system design, but there's still variability there.

I'm sure when I get a chance at checking out a new Python I'll notice the differences between the two.

I'm more interested in a new King Cobra Target than another Python because I have a Python and I'd like to have the smaller frame new Colt first.
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Yeah, I'm interested in seeing/feeling the difference between old & new. I have the Python in 4", so I'll probably get the 6" to have one each in different sizes. Good luck with the King Cobra Target if you get one. I'd like Colt to come out next with the Anaconda, as I have one that's 7 1/2", and was also fun to shoot. Who knows if that's on the drawing board.
 
Annihilator said:
Not getting into a he said/he said scenario over this, I am 59 years old here, I have owned 4 colt pythons over the years, all pre-strike guns, 3 were perfect, one all the lands shot out of the barrel, hence it became a smooth bore, had to go back to factory, so I know all about the trigger pulls on a python. It doesn’t matter if your or my guy said this or that, but to me, there may be an issue, after all, it’s a colt firearm, and they were in financial trouble again when they were developing this new python. My thoughts on this is a timing issue, not a big issue though more of an inconvenience.
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Yup, like I mentioned in another thread, I'm interested if Colt will address this and any other issues that may arise.
 
BET7 said:
Yeah, I'm interested in seeing/feeling the difference between old & new. I have the Python in 4", so I'll probably get the 6" to have one each in different sizes. Good luck with the King Cobra Target if you get one. I'd like Colt to come out next with the Anaconda, as I have one that's 7 1/2", and was also fun to shoot. Who knows if that's on the drawing board.
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I also have an Anaconda (6"). Both the Python (6") & Anaconda (both ss) have a special place in the safe.

Besides the King Cobra Target, I'd really like to see Colt come out with a 4" ss .22lr Diamondback. Colt never made a Diamondback in ss so that would be a nice difference compared to the originals.

If I can get a King Cobra Target and (hopefully) a ss 4" .22lr Diamondback, then I'll think about another new 4" Python.

My walk-about revolvers are my 329PD (due to my AOPs) and 686 (pre-lock) since Smith's are more common.
 
Talyn said:
I will not make age an issue in this discussion. I am not going to discriminate, for discussion purposes, on Annihilator's youth ;)

Note - a variation on Reagan's quip to Mondale in 1984. ;)

BTW I had to send a Ruger Blackhawk back to Ruger because of a lock work issue.

Still don't know where my tax refund will go.
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"I knew Thomas Jefferson. He was a friend of mine. And governor, you're no Thomas Jefferson". (at 1992 Republican party convention, referring to Bill Clinton previous nomination remark that he was the next Thomas Jefferson.) - Ronald Regan paraphrasing the quote about JFK said by Lloyd Benson to Dan Quayle during the VP debates. It was hilarious :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:.
 
Talyn said:
I also have an Anaconda (6"). Both the Python (6") & Anaconda (both ss) have a special place in the safe.

Besides the King Cobra Target, I'd really like to see Colt come out with a 4" ss .22lr Diamondback. Colt never made a Diamondback in ss so that would be a nice difference compared to the originals.

If I can get a King Cobra Target and (hopefully) a ss 4" .22lr Diamondback, then I'll think about another new 4" Python.

My walk-about revolvers are my 329PD (due to my AOPs) and 686 (pre-lock) since Smith's are more common.
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Very nice collection Talyn, very nice (and then even adding on to it (y)).
 
BET7 said:
MSRP is $1600 & some are getting charged more. They should come down to that price with increased inventory & hopefully less than that as it ages
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That way with everything new that comes out. Foolish to pay that much. Price will drop as production gets ramped up. Of course there is a discount for quantity buys too. I sure you'd get a real good price on a 100 of them.
 
Ok, made a mistake explaining on how many pythons I had, I had 2 from the 1970’s and the last 2 were made in the 1980’s, just before the colt strike in 1986, the python that I had to send back because of the issue with all the lands shot out was a early 1985 model, just wanted to set this straight, Colt said it was a heat treatment problem, got a new barrel and they had to refinish the whole gun again so all the blueing would match, that’s when they gave you a 10 year warranty on pythons. Took them some time to get it back to me, but I still had doubts on it, so off it went.
 
SMSgtRod said:
That way with everything new that comes out. Foolish to pay that much. Price will drop as production gets ramped up. Of course there is a discount for quantity buys too. I sure you'd get a real good price on a 100 of them.
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Ahh, don't tempt me man 😄. 100 would probably break me. 🤑
 
Annihilator said:
Ok, made a mistake explaining on how many pythons I had, I had 2 from the 1970’s and the last 2 were made in the 1980’s, just before the colt strike in 1986, the python that I had to send back because of the issue with all the lands shot out was a early 1985 model, just wanted to set this straight, Colt said it was a heat treatment problem, got a new barrel and they had to refinish the whole gun again so all the blueing would match, that’s when they gave you a 10 year warranty on pythons. Took them some time to get it back to me, but I still had doubts on it, so off it went.
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Nice. Seems like you like Pythons Annihilator. 🔫😍
 
I did, the 1970’s models were the best, fit, finish, and the action, the 1980’s were ok, except for the one with the issue, I also had the Anaconda with 6” barrel in .45 Colt, got talked out of it by a good friend, lol
 
I'm still looking for one of those "special" Delorean's so I can go back and stock up on cheap Colts, as well as other guns I couldn't afford or wasn't aware of when I was a kid. :)

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as well as cheap Microsoft, Amazon & Google stock.
 
Gun Talk media, Shot Show Day 2, talk with the Colt Rep about the Python (not about any reports of problems however). Interestingly, Colt hinted next progressions would be Blued version of the Python, and continue on to larger framed revolvers (can you say Anaconda (y):p). Not any promises (I'm saying next year 2021 Shot Show for Anaconda, just my guess). Run time of this video, about 20 minutes. I posted this on the "News from 2020 Shot Show" thread as well.

 
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