Whaddya mean they don't make Pythons???

[Gazoo]

Wow, I have been out of the scene for a long time apparently. What on earth could make them stop Python production???

[rjrivero]

Welcome to the brave new world. Colt stopped making revolvers quite a few years ago. Now the $400 revolvers are fetching prices up around $1200 and more.

Where the hell have you been? ;)

[Max]

Not sure how many are getting the prices but I have seen pythons on sale for as much as $6k, again though that was the asking price and I didn't see anyone rushing to buy. :)

[Gazoo]

Man, I got three of the silly things and one is all but new. I'm gonna have to take it out of the community shoe box in the safe and maybe put it in a sweat sock. I think I paid $265 for the newest one... of course that was in about 1978.

When I was stationed on Guam in the Navy firearms were for some reason very cheap.

[Tusker]

Man, I got three of the silly things and one is all but new. I'm gonna have to take it out of the community shoe box in the safe and maybe put it in a sweat sock. I think I paid $265 for the newest one... of course that was in about 1978.

When I was stationed on Guam in the Navy firearms were for some reason very cheap.

Gazoo- Well if you were living on Guam, you deserved a break :D Here is my last one. I gave her the Ivory for our 25th Anniversary. :D
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[Popeye]

In 1956 Colt began production and produced one Python. In 2006 Colt produced one Python and ceased production.

A fifty year run.

[budroe]

Stopping production of revolvers - another of Colt's great business moves!!!

[jim fox]

Stopping production of revolvers - another of Colt's great business moves!!! Yeah, bummer.

I'm glad I've been able to pick up one or another of Colt's revolvers over the years. Oddly enough the only one "modern" one of the batch that hasn't gone way up in resale value is the Official Police - a pedestrian little 4 inch revolver - and it is also (for me) as accurate as any - including a Python.

[Hammerdown]

Yeah, bummer.

I'm glad I've been able to pick up one or another of Colt's revolvers over the years. Oddly enough the only one "modern" one of the batch that hasn't gone way up in resale value is the Official Police - a pedestrian little 4 inch revolver - and it is also (for me) as accurate as any - including a Python.


Hello
I had one in .22 L.R. Caliber. It was the ONLY Colt I ever owned. It constantly Mis-Fired in double action.:mad: I Paid $265.00 for it and flipped it for $475.00 and never ventured back away from my S&W revolvers again...Hammerdown







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[jim fox]

Hammerdown - pretty little thing.

I'm sorry you had a bad experience with it. It was probably the plastic grip panels that caused the misfires. :rolleyes:

My father had a little Model 10 with the round butt and two inch barrel. It was his favorite and he carried it as a car gun for many years. It worked fine when fired single action - which is how my father always shot it. But double action it'd misfire about one out of six. With some brands of ammo. As it was his favorite we fixed it, and I still have it. Although I grant, if it hadn't of belonged to my father, it'd have changed homes a long time ago.

If the little Colt was accurate it might have been worthwhile to fix, but if you don't care for them then you were much better off turning a bit of profit.

[Hammerdown]

Hammerdown - pretty little thing.

I'm sorry you had a bad experience with it. It was probably the plastic grip panels that caused the misfires. :rolleyes:

My father had a little Model 10 with the round butt and two inch barrel. It was his favorite and he carried it as a car gun for many years. It worked fine when fired single action - which is how my father always shot it. But double action it'd misfire about one out of six. With some brands of ammo. As it was his favorite we fixed it, and I still have it. Although I grant, if it hadn't of belonged to my father, it'd have changed homes a long time ago.

If the little Colt was accurate it might have been worthwhile to fix, but if you don't care for them then you were much better off turning a bit of profit.

Hello Jim
I did indeed Pull the grips to see what may be causing it to Mis-Fire, and it had a weird Main spring set up that looked like the old S&W "W" Main spring set up. I spoke to some Colt Guys and they suggested changing out the spring but also warned it more than likely would happen again due to a Poor spring design, so I found a guy that just collects these Official Police revolvers that was all Ga-Ga over it being in .22 caliber and made me an offer I could not refuse. I did tell him of it's trouble and he shared with me he had Two other Colt's that did the same thing, so it got sold. The finish was like new on this mid 1950's revolver...Hammerdown

[Dframe]

The Python with it's hand fitted action became prohibitively expensive to manufacture.
AND the folks at Colt are notorious for their lousy marketing deceisions.
Hammer all you needed was a new spring. Thats ok though, leaves more colts for the rest of us. :D