Colt Resurrecting the Python?

[Malamute]

Colt has supposedly announced they’re going to release Royal Blue Pythons.

This just took my interest level from meh to serious.

[Hideeho]

I have to tell you the idea of a 3” set up like yours (sights and stocks) is very appealing.

Stick around; I'm fighting the temptation to sell one of my Staccato Cs to buy a 3" Python. I only use the Staccatos for LEOSA quals. I also have a set of Deer Hollow service grips on the way. They are a tad thicker than the Altamont OEM service grips. I plan on testing them this weekend. I'll post pics afterward.

I'm surprised at how well the 2.5" shoots and conceals. It's as heavy as an N-frame and heavier than a GP-100. If you use a variety of ammo, you'll need to make corrections to your POA. The D&Ls work for concealment and are very dialed into the Underwood 150 wadcutters I use for carry. But at 15 yards, Precision Delta .38 wadcutters have a 2" high POI. I'm considering using the Wilson rear on a 3". The concealability is what amazes me. I've had 14-hour carry AIWB sessions without discomfort, and no one has detected that I was carrying a piece. If I buy a 3", I might use Wilson's rear sight and carry it OWB vs AIWB for the 2.5".

I'm looking forward to you posting your new Python.

[FrankB]

Here’s the Blued Python!

[Malamute]

Here’s the Blued Python!

I think they made a mistake in making it with 3 vent slots in the 4" barrel. That makes it appear more like a Taurus or Rossi or whatever rather than a Python.

[FrankB]

Straight from the horse’s mouth:

[Archer1440]

I would honestly never have expected blue carbon steel. Lord knows what the price will be, but Colt seems to have delivered the holy grail here. That said, three small vents on the 4.25 rib is... strange.

[jh9]

I think they made a mistake in making it with 3 vent slots in the 4" barrel. That makes it appear more like a Taurus or Rossi or whatever rather than a Python.

Their current 4" stainless guns have 2. I wonder if that's a prototype oopsie.

[Malamute]

Their current 4" stainless guns have 2. I wonder if that's a prototype oopsie.

One can hope.

[Archer1440]

So, over and under on MSRP?

I’m calling $1999.99

[rathos]

I really hope they release a 2.5 inch blued version so I can finally get the Michael Douglass Black rain gun. I already have the back up he used.