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  • TheOriginalMexicanBob

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    Actually, it wasn't Colt's first .357 Magnum revolvers. They had built the New Service and the Single Action Army in that caliber prior to that...in somewhat limited numbers. The New Services and SAA were each discontinued during WWII so there aren't too many of them floating around in that chambering. Those that own them don't easily give them up.
     

    fidelity

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    Actually, it wasn't Colt's first .357 Magnum revolvers. They had built the New Service and the Single Action Army in that caliber prior to that...in somewhat limited numbers. The New Services and SAA were each discontinued during WWII so there aren't too many of them floating around in that chambering. Those that own them don't easily give them up.

    I didn't know about the above stop gap in the DA offerings (the New Service which was originally a 45 caliber line - but makes sense). Mistakenly thought the dedicated 357 line was the first of their DA revolvers.

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    Bob A

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    I've read that the internals of the 3 5 7 are essentially the same as the Python. Can anyone here confirm/deny?
     

    lazarus

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    I've read that the internals of the 3 5 7 are essentially the same as the Python. Can anyone here confirm/deny?

    That’s my understanding is that many of the parts are in common. As are the Official Police and all are on the I-Frame. Right?
     

    Finn

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    born in 1973 .... and its gorgeous!
    original box too
     

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    TheOriginalMexicanBob

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    I've read that the internals of the 3 5 7 are essentially the same as the Python. Can anyone here confirm/deny?

    They are the same internals. The difference is the fitting and honing the Python received plus the superior polishing and bluing the outside got. Only Colt's best and most experienced techs were allowed to build Pythons.

    While the mainsprings were interchangeable, I think the mainspring for the Python may have had different tension.
     

    TheOriginalMexicanBob

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    The early Troopers along with the Official Police and Officers Model Match...all .38 Specials or .22 LR...were built on Colt's E-frame which had hammer mounted firing pins. The Trooper .357, the Three Fifty Seven and the Python were all on Colt's I-frame which had frame mounted firing pins. Besides the firing pin change, the E-frame revolvers were all heat treated for .38 Special level of power while the I-frames were all heat treated for .357 pressures.
     

    manderson

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    Here is a summation from "Dfariswheel", one of the most knowledgeable Colt experts on the firearms forums.

    Before WWII, Colt assigned names to their frame sizes.
    The factory often used names quite different than the public did.
    As example the medium frame Official Police size was known inside the factory as the "41" frame, since an earlier ancestor was chambered in that caliber, but the public often called it the Official Police or Officer's frame.
    The small frames like the Detective Special were usually known as the Police Positive Special size.

    After WWII, Colt started assigning letter codes to the frames, and most people improperly carry those letter codes BACK to the pre-war guns, although that more or less works out OK.

    Here's the Colt DA frame size and letter codes:

    "Police Positive"
    "Banker's Model".
    These were made only pre-war, and were shorter framed and short cylindered guns chambered for low power rounds like the .32 and .38 S&W.
    The early Police Positive and "D" type grip frame was shaped slightly different and later grips usually don't fit properly.

    The "D" frame, Small frame:
    The Police Positive Special
    The Police Positive target models
    Diamondback
    Cobra
    Agent
    Viper
    Detective Special.
    The Commando Special, a rough parkerized finish Detective Special made in the mid-1980's, not to be confused with the WWII Commando.
    Early models had full length grip frames. The Colt Agent and all "D" frames made after 1966 have the short, "stubby" grip frame, usually with grips that overlap on the bottom.
    All grips within type interchange.

    The "SF" Small frame.
    The SF-VI
    DS-II
    The Magnum Carry.
    This was the replacement for the old Colt "D" frame.
    This was a new transfer-bar action made of stainless steel.
    Production was for only a few years until the model was discontinued in 2000.
    Grips are "nominally" interchangeable with the "D" frame models, but there may be slight differences in fit along the back strap.

    The "E & I" frame, Medium frame:
    The Army Special
    Official Police
    Officer's Model target models
    The 357
    Trooper
    Python
    The rare first model Border Patrol
    Marshal.
    The "Commando" a WWII Official Police with a parkerized finish.
    The E & I frame are virtually the same gun with only very small differences.
    For that reason, most people simply lump these all together, since there is near 100% parts interchangeability.
    All grips interchange.

    The "J" frame, Medium Frame.
    The Trooper Mark III
    Lawman Mark III
    Metropolitan Police Mark III
    The very rare Officer's Model Match Mark III
    Official Police Mark III
    Second model Border Patrol, simply the Trooper Mark III with a different barrel stamp.
    These were the new transfer-bar action guns introduced in 1969 to replace almost all the older medium frame guns.
    These are totally different gun with NO parts or grip interchangeability with the older models.
    Note that MOST people mistakenly refer to the Trooper Mark III as simply the Trooper. This is WRONG. The original Trooper and the Trooper Mark III are completely different guns and NO parts or grips will interchange.


    The "V", Medium frame:
    The Trooper Mark V
    Lawman Mark V.
    An upgraded Mark III action with a vent rib barrel, and a "short action".
    Grips will NOT interchange with the Mark III guns.

    The "AA" medium frame:
    The King Cobra.
    The "AA" frame is nothing more than the "V" frame with a different barrel, and was first made in stainless steel, later in blue.

    The "New Service", Large frame:
    The New Service
    The U.S. Model 1917
    Shooting Master.
    The was Colt's pre-War large frame revolver.
    Grips interchange in all versions.

    The "MM" large frame.
    The Colt Anaconda.

    The Trooper Mark V, the King Cobra, and the Anaconda all use the same grip.

    There were a good number of other Colt guns, but these are all based on the above models.
     

    imaoldcowhand

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    Here’s a lightly used Ruger SP101 Wiley Clapp that I just got in a trade. Haven’t shot it yet, but it is one heavyweight 357 magnum.
    Most likely after I do shoot it it’ll probably go up for sale. I don’t know if I will like anything this heavy.
     

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    august1410

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    Here’s a lightly used Ruger SP101 Wiley Clapp that I just got in a trade. Haven’t shot it yet, but it is one heavyweight 357 magnum.
    Most likely after I do shoot it it’ll probably go up for sale. I don’t know if I will like anything this heavy.

    I regularly carry a 4" Ruger Security Six. It's a heavyweight as well, but it's surprisingly comfortable to have on the hip.

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