The Python. Why is it so desirable...?

[Vacaville]

Fit and finish, as well as it looks good. Pristine Pythons are known to make me drool.

[Malthusian]

They have always been expensive
I paid $529 when a Ruger Redhawk was $325
Smiths were in the $400 range

Looking back nowadays $500 is nothing, but back then it was allot of money

Had I known I would have bought a dozen

A piece of art and it shoots.......

[guns4life]

Doesn't do it for me...then again the big bulky revolvers aren't really my thing, they don't appeal to me for some reason. I'm all about single actions, Colt being on my list, but the double actions(Ruger Alaskan, Colt Python, etc,etc) I have no interest in. Maybe I need to shoot them more to appreciate them....

[Fishslayer]

You left out "All of the Above."

People are going nuts over a $925 Python because it is severely underpriced if it's blue & in good shape. Most are probably wanting to flip it & make several hunnert bucks.

[Vin63]

Still the smoothest action production revolver I've ever shot.

[trigger945]

Classic and sexy. Great addition to any collection and shoots. That should be enough for me.

[Lead Waster]

In response to your thread title "That's what she said"

[-hanko]

Hands down, some of the best trigger pull I have ever felt in both my Pythons. One tuned and one factory. The tuned is even crisper and easier to pull along with being accurate as all hell. I like smith but ill take a python over a 686

I would too, but I'd take a Registered Magnum or early Model 27 before I'd take a Python.

I think the name and the looks/lines are what make popular/desirable.

They certainly are not more durable than say a S&W model 27 and theDA trigger on mine isn't much better, if at all than my model 27. the double action is smooth and fast but not as linear as a S&W. The single action is not better than a S&W and all this for twice the money. If you shoot too many magnum loads, you will need some tuning, good luck finding a gunsmith willing to work on a Python.

They have that look though

...and the "tuning" would perhaps include a bent crane.

I agree... the S&W M27 I own seems to rival the Python trigger up and down. I might even say the bluing is similar, need to put them side by side and take a look/photo this weekend.

I'd say just based on history that the Python seems to rival the M27's trigger.

-hanko

[dfletcher]

I have an 8" nickel "Python Target" in 38 Special, of the 3 or 4 Pythons I've owned that's the one that survives. I also have an OM Trooper and OMM.

The Python action is excellent, I think the longer hammer spur gives increased leverage and adds to the perception. But it does stack and is a touch slow - less "crisp" - than Smiths. Otherwise the original "357" and OM Trooper and OMM are the same and when tweaked are as smooth as the Python.

I think the main reason for liking the Python is finish and styling.

[Charger13]

Because it automaticly headshots zombie children and makes them fly backwards in slo-mo.

[nickel plate]

Bought it new at Reeds in San Jose when they were located on Alum Rock (blvd-ave-rd). I didn't have a clue back then in the pre-internet cusp of the computer era as to how well these revolvers were made but I distinctly wanted a Colt revolver. I had enough money at the time to buy it and lived without some bachelor cash for a while but belive me, if you don't own one, hopefully you can find one just to shoot a cylinder's worth. .357, .38+P, .38, it truly enjoys any ammunition you can serve up.

[highpower]

I wanted a Python for years, finally was able to find one at a price that I could afford. All logical arguments aside, They just look cool. And they shoot pretty good also.

1964 Python.

[INFAMOUS762X39]

I would love to own one some day. They are fantastic pieces.

[uechikid]

Damn things are works of art that work like finely tuned sports cars.

[orangeusa]

I like my Smiths, but they ARE AWESOME!

I'd pit my 586 against a Python anyday. wrt the blueing. And yes, I've shot a Python in the last 20 days.

The guns of that day have a coating that looks like ceramic.

But alas, the Colt's are worth 2-3 times the 586's. Luckily, I'm not selling.

But, the Python, Anaconda have that really awesome rail above the barrel..

Here's a celebrity endorsement :







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