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9/16/2019 5:09:35 PM

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Section 8: Handguns
Subject: Colt Python Msg# 1055848

From:

Robert Bauersmith

Joined 6/11/2007

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Allan Tarvid (Read)

Joined 10/5/2000

I wouldn't sell mine, it goes to my youngest son who's a hunter. I have thought about using it for a whitetail hunt but feel more comfortable using my 6 inch 29, I know people kill deer cleanly with a 357 but I still favor the bigger 44.

Using it on paper targets at 25 and even out to 50 yards it's almost like the bullets were guided missals. I think it has everything to do with the trigger and how clean it breaks.

Can you still get one from the custom shop? With all the hand finishing and fitting they would probably cost a fortune?

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The last time I looked on Gunbroker there were 280 Pythons listed priced from $1,000 to $14,000 and they ranged from brand new in the box with all paperwork to pretty well used. With very few exceptions, the guns priced between $1,000 and about $2,500 were the only ones that didn't show zero bids. The other ones showing bids were extremely rare models with lots of collector interest, like the 8-inch and 3-inch barreled guns. So, it looks like the word is out that Pythons can sell for stupidly high prices so everyone is trying to get theirs into the act, with a limited response. Only those with starting prices of $1,000 to $1,500 are moving briskly.

That still looks great to those of us who acquired Pythons back when they were going for a couple of hundred bucks. Here's my $150 Python...

Image below from Allan Tarvid - Image Title: Colt Python
Image Info: This old 6-inch Python was developing holster rust near the end of the barrel so I had it refinished about 15 years ago (a horrible thing to have to do to an old Python''s beautiful glassy look). A gunsmith friend was experimenting with a new finish (I can''t remember what it was called) and he removed the rust and did this combination satin finish with glass-smooth cylinder flutes and highlights. The grips and speed loaders are from Safariland.

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