Colt Resurrecting the Python?

[APS-PF]

Gosh I hope they don't use the same trigger guard shape as their current offering. That thing is like cross-eyes on a pretty girl.

[Super77]

I had a 4" Python for about a year. It didn't really do anything for me. The trigger was inferior to my Smiths from the same era, it was heavier than it needed to be, and the finish was fragile. The vent rib was a weird choice. The reverse cylinder release was intuitive for me. I was also always worried that it would develop some obscure problem that only a nonexistent Python specialist could fix. That said, I hope these new ones are good, and I hope it convinces S&W to fix their current production revolvers. I actually like the idea of precision manufactured parts that don't need Geppetto to fit them to the gun.

[Inkwell 41]

I’m kind of excited about this. My only experience with Pythons was at the academy where they were used for force on force training. Bright stainless Pythons, piled up in milk crates, by recruits that had no idea what they were. I still cringe when I think about the sight of those high polished revolvers being treated like Raven .25 autos in an evidence locker. Sigh.

[Pasanova]

What are everyone's thoughts? Will prices on older Pythons fall or hold?

[oregon45]

What are everyone's thoughts? Will prices on older Pythons fall or hold?

Hold and increase. Most guys aren’t buying vintage Pythons to shoot them, and these new “Pythons” will be, at best, shooters.

[HCM]

What are everyone's thoughts? Will prices on older Pythons fall or hold?

Hold and/or increase. Just like no lock S&Ws.

[TheNewbie]

I need to shoot a Night Cobra. Shooting my 637 today , first time in a long time, reminded me how unpleasant anything but wadcutters is.

The new colt 3 inch I handled felt great .

[Chuck Whitlock]

I’m kind of excited about this. My only experience with Pythons was at the academy where they were used for force on force training. Bright stainless Pythons, piled up in milk crates, by recruits that had no idea what they were. I still cringe when I think about the sight of those high polished revolvers being treated like Raven .25 autos in an evidence locker. Sigh.

[Jim Watson]

Government treatment of guns can make you sick. The PD's latest haul here included a S&W M41 going to "training" or scrap.

[mtnbkr]

I’m kind of excited about this. My only experience with Pythons was at the academy where they were used for force on force training. Bright stainless Pythons, piled up in milk crates, by recruits that had no idea what they were. I still cringe when I think about the sight of those high polished revolvers being treated like Raven .25 autos in an evidence locker. Sigh.

Weren't Pythons expensive guns even when they were new and commonly available? Why in the hell would they be used in this fashion?

Chris