Brownl345
Active Member
I'm super happy for you guys. Hopefully more of you will start selling your pre-lock Smiths now.
I am so with you on that!
*****Ok. I think they will be *better* than the original Colt Pythons. They will be cheaper than the original Colt Pythons in inflation adjusted dollars, and there will at *least* four people under the age of 55 who will care.
I have absolutely *no* special information that is not already public regarding any of the above but just want to throw my opinion and carefully considered thoughts on this subject out there since this is MDS and it's what we do here!!!!
Once these come out, I can't wait to argue with those that have original Colt Pythons telling those with new Colt Pythons how much better the originals were, how they were built by craftsmen who hand tooled each mechanism to insure perfect alignment of parts, and how the new Pythons were mostly built by mindless robots in a sterile factory with only cursory inspection by a guy whose Mom Demands Action, but gets none.
Those with new Colt Pythons will argue value and practicality, in addition to not being afraid to actually shoot their gun, as they are now more affordable than the originals in inflation adjusted dollars, and available with a variety of options, including a presentation case made of recyclable and/or compostable material, extra grips to fit smaller effeminate hands versus manly hands, and sights with limited edition "Python Eyes" Tritium night globes that change color from green to red as you shoot your new gun.
You heard all of this here first on MDS !!!
As a millennial who doesn’t really know anything about guns but loves the walking dead...I’ll definitely pick one up later this year, hopefully it comes in a 6inch barrel.
How much do the new ones cost?
My best WAG would be somewhere North of $2k.
My take is if the new Pythons are built like the originals the shooter will need to decide what they want. If a shooter in that format is desired buy a 585, 686 or a GP-100. If one wants an expensive revolver to ooo and aahhh and use gently once or twice a year, then the Python will fill the bill.
North of $2K will need some serious quality, and a REALLY nice trigger out of the box. Otherwise, buy an older one.
My take is if the new Pythons are built like the originals the shooter will need to decide what they want. If a shooter in that format is desired buy a 585, 686 or a GP-100. If one wants an expensive revolver to ooo and aahhh and use gently once or twice a year, then the Python will fill the bill.
The latest from the rumor mill: MSRP, $1400-1500.
Seems like an odd nostalgic cash grab.
Most of the originals sell for between $2-3K on Gunbroker, so a reissue should be less than that price. But how can they make a Colt Custom hand fitted/hand polished pistol for under $2k?
For that money, I would rather have an original.
I've been looking for a python for a couple of years now. I can tell you that any under 3k sell quick. I have found a couple in the 2500 range but they are well used and shooter grade. For me personally if I'm spending 3k for a Python I'm looking for a really nice one.
At Dulles this weekend I saw at least 7 and all were over 3k with the cheapest or least expensive one was 3300. I believe the wife saw one they were claiming was never fired with the box and all paperwork for 6k(Don't quote me on that I wasn't paying attention to her at that moment).