Who owns more than one Python?

[The Soup Nazi]

I have an old school 4" Python and the 3" new production. Looking to pick up a 6" model to round out the collection.

The reduction of stack up on the DA trigger pull a massive improvement.

[sanjoseskater]

I never got the whole 3k for a python vs 1k for a similar pre lock smith and Wesson….. What am I missing I only have 1 revolver a gp100 but some of the performance center smith and wessons I’m interested in.

[splithoof]

I never got the whole 3k for a python vs 1k for a similar pre lock smith and Wesson?.. What am I missing I only have 1 revolver a gp100 but some of the performance center smith and wessons I?m interested in.

The new 2020 Pythons are all well under $2K, more like $1,500-1,800. The older variants are what have become ridiculously expensive, for why I do not fully comprehend, other than that it is what folks want, and are willing to pay for. The older ones are certainly not as durable, and not any more accurate. The blue finishing is indeed better, the old factory sights are for some people better, and the actions are smooth. That is about it. After seeing a few of the older examples get out of time, wear out, and break small parts after lots of shooting (PPC action) I am glad to have moved on.

[xXRifleManXx]

I have one new python and a colt shooting master in .357. Kinda meh on the python, if I get the old 4” from my pops one day I’ll let the new one go. For me seems like the new one is nice but really doesn’t shoot any better and isn’t a collector piece to me. Plus shooting nice light wad cutters it’s not a clover leaf gun let alone a one hole gun like the old colt.

[sierra11b]

I have an old school 4" Python and the 3" new production. Looking to pick up a 6" model to round out the collection.

The reduction of stack up on the DA trigger pull a massive improvement.

Agreed.

My new Anaconda is even better.

[splithoof]

Plus shooting nice light wad cutters it?s not a clover leaf gun let alone a one hole gun like the old colt.

You might find that with some load development those groups may shrink considerably. I have tested wad cutter target loads in many revolvers, and have seen differences between identical models with the same barrel lengths that were very close in date of manufacture. My last old Python that I finally sold off shot much differently from a similar Python with the same length, both examples made in the same year in the 1970s. All of this testing was done using a Ransom Rest.

What is really interesting is the differences in muzzle velocity of various loads between guns of the same barrel length. I burned up 240 rounds of a preferred loading (between two 4-inch S&W Model 28s) trying to determine if a particular chamber in the cylinders was a better combination for each revolver. Suffice to say that after a couple of very carefully orchestrated sessions with near-identical conditions, it?s not worth the bother for most of us. You may have one barrel that delivers a bit more velocity than another, all things being equal.

From all of the above, I have learned (at least as it applies to me) to find a suitable loading that works well enough for a bunch of guns, and go with it. Do not worry or fixate on the minutiae of overly scientific minute details. Besides, most of us will not see the difference when it comes to practical application (hunting, holster work, etc.).

Sorry for the excessive post, but I geek out on some of this.

[newbie1234]

Ask the same question. Who own more than one 1911 ?

[acaligunner]

I never got the whole 3k for a python vs 1k for a similar pre lock smith and Wesson?.. What am I missing I only have 1 revolver a gp100 but some of the performance center smith and wessons I?m interested in.

I don?t know about the ? new ? pythons, but if I remember right, the old pythons were almost hand built / custom made.

That and they were somewhat popular / desirable back in the day.

Built to the old standard ~

[splithoof]

Built to the old standard ~

They were certainly great looking, smooth, and held their value.
They were not as durable, and required careful tuning more often than S&W for example. Sometimes older is not necessarily better.

[DrewN]

I inherited a very early Python with factory engraving and the presentation box. My great uncle had given it to my grandfather after a safari. He never even took it out of the box I don't think. I sold it without a second's hesitation, because what the hell was I going to do with it at 18? My only regret is I couldn't sell it twice. That gun turned into many guns.