Is Colt Python DA only or SA/DA?

[rhodesengr]

I see various conflicting things.
The Colt 2020 Python manual says it is SA/DA.
From page 7 of the Manual "Colt Python, six shot, single/double action revolver, caliber .357 magnum, shrouded ejector rod, and ramp front
sight."

On Buds Gun Shop sight, it is listed at Double action

https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/119658/colt+python+revolver+357+mag+6in+stainless%2fwalnut+6rd

I would put more weight on what the manual says but I have seen DA only in several places.

Does anyone own one and can verify what the action is?

[Horsewright]

It’s both.

[Bastard]

I am pretty sure that it is listed as a double action revolver - not a DA/SA

a DA/SA would be a semi automatic pistol that the first shot would be double action and the subsequent would be single...

now while a double action can be shot in single action, by pulling the hammer back the following shot would revert to double action and if we go by what the correct terminology is then it is a double action

[Milsurp Collector]

For revolvers "double action" means it can be fired double action, or single action by cocking the hammer. Such revolvers have an exposed hammer with spur.



"Double action ONLY" or DAO means the revolver can only be fired double action. Such revolvers usually have a concealed hammer without a spur.




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[rhodesengr]

Thanks guys

[M1NM]

On a double action the hammer has a method to be raised by pulling the trigger.
On a single action that pawl has been removed.
DAO double action only either has no access to the manually cock the hammer or the notch that holds it cocked until the trigger is pulled has been ground off.

DA/SA means you can fire the gun either as a double action or a single action.

[ysr_racer]

Double action only (no hammer spur)

[rhodesengr]

DA/SA means you can fire the gun either as a double action or a single action.

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yes but the question is "what is the Python?"

[Spyder]

Python is double action.

[ojisan]

LOL...it's hard to get a straight answer in this place.
Some are confusing pistols and revolvers.

The Python revolver can be fired two ways:
DA by pulling the trigger only.
SA by cocking the hammer first.

SA means Single Action which means the hammer or striker must be cocked first. The trigger then performs a single action which is to release the hammer or striker.

DA means Double Action which means the trigger performs two actions.
First the trigger cocks the hammer or striker and then releases the hammer or striker.

These terms can apply to both pistols and revolvers, but pistols operate differently.

[mtenenhaus]

may i ask, is the advantage of a DAO revolver in competition related to the lack of a spur which might get caught on something?

I can certainly envision how the lack of a spur would facilitate the ability to conceal

[ysr_racer]

may i ask, is the advantage of a DAO revolver in competition related to the lack of a spur which might get caught on something?

I can certainly envision how the lack of a spur would facilitate the ability to conceal

Both ICORE and USPSA are timed events. You're shooting against the clock, so you shoot everything double action, as fast as possible.

Mine has an Apex hammer in it, and they come dao, without a spur.

[ARDude]

yes but the question is "what is the Python?"

Pyhton can be fired DA and SA.

[CWL]

LOL...it's hard to get a straight answer in this place.
Some are confusing pistols and revolvers.
... ...

These terms can apply to both pistols and revolvers, but pistols operate differently.

You seem to be under the false belief that a revolver is not a pistol. Incorrect.
Semiautomatics and revolvers can both be called pistols.

A pistol is simply a handgun or originally, a small firearm. "Pistol" was first used in the 1500s, centuries before revolvers and semiautomatics even existed.

[Milsurp Collector]

You seem to be under the false belief that a revolver is not a pistol. Incorrect.
Semiautomatics and revolvers can both be called pistols.

A pistol is simply a handgun or originally, a small firearm. "Pistol" was first used in the 1500s, centuries before revolvers and semiautomatics even existed.

According to the ATF, revolvers are not pistols. Both revolvers and pistols are sub-types of handguns.

pistol nouna handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel

A revolver's chambers are not an integral part of, or permanently aligned with, the bore. Therefore, revolvers are not pistols.

Calling a revolver a "pistol" is like calling a magazine a "clip". I know some people do it, but it doesn't make them right. Magazines and clips are both types of ammunition feeding devices but are not the same as each other. Pistols and revolvers are both types of handguns but are not the same as each other.

Manufacturers list pistols and revolvers separately because they are distinct types of handguns. They don't list them all together as "pistols".







Even the state of California makes a distinction between pistols and revolvers. Even they recognize that not all handguns are "pistols", and that there are two types of handguns on the roster: pistols, and revolvers.



Now I know some people will stubbornly insist on calling revolvers "pistols" and calling magazines "clips" even after the difference has been pointed out. What can you do? There are some things you just can't fix.




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