The book dedicated to it is “Colt’s Python,” subtitled “King of the Seven Serpents” by Colt scholar Gurney Brown. It was, in its time, the flagship of the Colt fleet and widely recognized as the “Cadillac of Revolvers.” It earned a reputation for exquisite accuracy, in part because of the small engineering marvel of tapering the bore by 0.001” toward the muzzle, driving the lead deeper into the rifling…partly because its rifling twist of one turn in 14” stabilized 148 to 158 grain bullets better than the 1:18.75” twist of its arch rival Smith & Wesson in the same caliber…and partly because its “second cylinder hand” design locked the chamber dead nuts solid in line with the barrel as the hammer fell. Upon purchase, buyer assumes all liability and responsibility including but not limited to the usage and safe storage of the purchased firearm.In my last entry here, I reviewed Colt expert Gurney Brown’s beautiful book “The Seven Serpents.” Here, I present his follow-up, an homage to the most widely recognized of those Colt “snake guns,” the Python.Please check with your FFL / gun transfer dealer on age requirements in your state. Buyer must be at least 18-21 years of age to purchase any firearm.
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Features Ventilated Rib, Fast-Cocking Wide Spur Hammer & Full Shrouded Ejector Rod. They are similar in size and function to the Colt Trooper and Colt Lawman revolvers.’ WIKIPEDIAĬomes With Blue Hard Case And Factory Paperwork. Pythons have a reputation for accuracy, smooth trigger pull, and a tight cylinder lock-up. 357 Magnum cartridge, built on Colt’s large I-frame. The Colt Python is a double action handgun chambered for the. Hogg, Chuck Hawks, Leroy Thompson, Scott Wolber, Renee Smeets and Martin Dougherty have described the Python as the finest production revolver ever made. Some firearm collectors and writers such as Jeff Cooper, Ian V. The now discontinued Colt Python targeted the premium revolver market segment. It was first introduced in 1955, the same year as Smith & Wesson’s M29. It is sometimes referred to as a “Combat Magnum”. 357 Magnum caliber revolver formerly manufactured by Colt’s Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut. This Colt Python was thoroughly cleaned and lubricated by The Custom Shop, internally and externally, to Like New condition.
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