2020 Colt Python vs Original Colt Python 

And Matt brushed stainless..

Brushed stainless was available in 1980!

You also said you were going to say why you didn't think Colt would make the Gen 2 in blue but I don't believe you ultimately said anything on that in the video.

I would want one older than that the hammer is not one peice with the firing pin. What was the last year for a non lawyer hammer?

The locking up problem is most likely from short strokeing the trigger or mabye a slightly misaligned part

amen. now.............. do i get one!

@@mrsa101 I probably would...if i could get the deep royal blue...

Interesting. I started my career in law enforcement a bit later than you, but carried a Model 66 Smith the first few years. I always thought the Colts were "sexier" guns, particularly the Python, but for some reason always greatly preferred the feel and ergonomics of the Smith revolvers. My S&W Model 66 was $249 when I purchased it in 1981. I wish I had kept it, but after I stopped carrying it on duty I had it converted to a PPC revolver, shot it in competition for a while, then lost interest and sold it. Stupid.

@@johnshaft5613 The stainless guns were new and very expensive in 1973. Certainly out of reach of a broke rookie. They did become more popular with time, but my Nickle plated Colt had stood up well to cold, snowy winters and hot humid summers. So I stuck with it. I carried 4 duty guns in my career. The Colt Trooper MKIII, a S&W Model 28, a Beretta 92FS and a SIG P228. I also had a S&W 6904 but preferred the SIG. Both the P228 and S&W 6904 were my duty guns for plainclothes duty from 1990 until I retired in 2009. We always had to buy our own duty guns from a pre-approved roster and had to qualify with every we gun we carried, even off duty guns. It was against policy to carry any gun (on duty or off) that wasn't "registered" with the department and that you had not qualified with. The choices allowed for off-duty guns were pretty wide open, though. Over the years I collected a pretty wide variety of off duty guns. Until 1991 new officers could choose whether to carry a revolver of a semi-auto. After 1991, all new hires had to carry semi autos, again from an approved roster. I did finally buy a Model 19 a few years into my career, but it is a 2.5" RB model which I used for off duty carry. I still own and still shoot all of them. My sons will get them when I am "finished using them"

@@garyK.45ACP You had a long career. I started 10 years after you and retired in 2011, only two years after you. I went S&W 66, Beretta 92SB, Beretta 92 Elite, Sig 226, Glock 17. The Sig and Glock were department issued guns. I was in a unit with a lot of range training and I decided to stop beating up my own gear. Nothing sexy about the Glock but I shot it the best and feel it was the best/most efficient no-nonsense weapon. But they were all great weapons that I had 100% confidence in.

@@johnshaft5613 Yes, 36 years and I loved my career. I would have worked another 10 if I could have. But...fate will take it's cut, and in December, 2009 I had a heart attack while on duty. (No donut jokes! I've heard all of them!) After a few months of recovery, I was offered a "promotion" to administrative desk duty and chose to retire and go fishing. I wasn't a desk duty kind of guy. I wasn't too good at being retired at first, but I am pleased to say that I am now an expert!

Start saving your money and buy the original instead.

No new will be better investment old one are way to high and you shouldn’t shoot old one buy new have fun and it will go up in value and u won’t have as much in it

@@wewd save up 3,000 dollars? Thats unreasonable for a gun. Way too overpriced. I love the old pythons, but c'mon, this person is probably getting what they can afford.

I have been wanting one for as far back as before you were born and I finally got, not 1, but 2, this month. Both the 4.25" and 6" and now loving life!

@@wewdno they have better build quality now and unless you’re a collector it’s not worth getting an old python and shooting it potentially ruining it

Amen to this comment. I own a new 6” Python and the trash people say who DON’T EVEN OWN ONE is unbelievable. Everyone butt-hurt over the way they are made with modern machinery…sorry folks that technology advanced

I've had light primer strikes with ammo with harder primers but Colt fixed the problem right away and now it's a fantastic gun.

Nathan D do you happen to know what date the started implementing the changes?

@@zachmcclintock2041 I'm not sure but there is a video on here that shows the markings located under the cylinder if it has had the upgrades.

@@zachmcclintock2041 Here is the video Colt released addressing the problem. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vSBuhMC5JLA.html

Nathan D thanks

You're right. Even if it were identical, the proper term is "reissue," not reproduction. @SmallArmsSolutions made the point, and I agree, the revolver is different and should be the Python II or Python, Mark I, or some distinction in the name.

They really screwed that up but other than that I would have kept the same trigger design too. I just ordered one a couple days ago for close to MSRP so I couldn't pass it up. Should be here after the weekend, can't wait.

agreed, the checkered look is better.

Buy your own and tear your own apart u knob

@@mattjohnson8090 I made the mistake of buying a new King Cobra. The double action trigger was bad and the reset was horrible. I opened it up and found a dumbed down version of the Colt v-spring action with a chipped hand. 😢

Colt is calling them "Walnut". They are not.

@@bubbajones5905 Kimber does the same thing with the "Walnut" grips on their K6s DASA. While I think Altamont's "Super Walnut" is at least as attractive and desirable as real Walnut, I think they should be honest. Ruger and Smith & Wesson refer to such grips on their guns as "Checkered Hardwood" and "Textured Wood" respectively.

@@shwesq I guess that's what bugs me. Why can't they just be honest?

I've been set on getting the 6" but the 4.25" is nagging me too. While it wouldn't look as good as the original Python bluing, a 4.25" blackish finish, like on their Night Cobra, would be really tempting.

@@MrSmith-zy2bp C`mon, NOTHING comes close to the new Colt Python. I LOVE my new Colt Python SS 4.24". I get that for the originalist's the original Pythons were the bomb, it1s a new day.

@@HarryCallahan-c8e Dude, reread what I wrote. I'm talking about the bluing done on guns 50 years ago. I'm in the camp that the revisions on the new Python makes it a more robust and durable design. But nobody can do the old bluing finish that were put on the old guns. It's high artwork that can't be reproduced anymore.

The thing about old Colts is that you can't judge their timing on the same basis as Smith & Wesson revolvers. Because of the two-stage pawl, Colt revolvers don't always lock up until the hammer is either fully cocked or the trigger is pulled and held all the way to the rear. I own a New Service Target in .44 S&W Special, which locks up at the same time the hammer is cocked. My grandfather owns a Police Positive Special that does not lock up completely until the trigger is held to the rear. While it may seem dangerous or unusual when compared to S&W revolvers, it's actually quite normal and fine, as long as the cylinder does not advance too far or not far enough, and you start shaving lead. That being said, Colt revolvers are generally more prone to wearing of the pawl because of the way it functions, but as long as you are able to keep the pawl maintained when it starts to wear, the rest of the mechanism will last forever. Colt designed the revolvers to have a pawl that bears the brunt of the wear, rather than S&W, where the hand, cylinder stop, and extractor star bear that wear more evenly. The new Python internally seems more similar to S&W revolvers in that the cylinder stop is actuated by the trigger, rather than the rebound lever. While this doesn't necessarily mean that the pawl will wear more slowly, it does mean that the cylinder stop will be much easier to maintain and replace, since it is not buried totally at the back of the action like the older guns were.

@@isaiahmadrid6738 A properly times Colt will always look up when the hammer is fully cocked. If it doesn't it's out of time. True when you pull the trigger it will lock up but that actually increases the trigger pull. I've even seen S&Ws go out of time but it's much more common in older Colts.

Yess!! Mine is from 1965. At this time the Python was nearly handmade including finishing/polishing of the inner mechanics. At the end of the 70th Colt stopped this extraordinary finishing. It was the "dead" of the famous Python. So this comparison is not what i wanted to see. Compare the 2020 Python with on of the 60th or beginning 70th and i will be very VERY interested!!!!!!!

i have a late 1969 and it has the smoothest and best trigger of any gun i own

@Jerrol Hale I will do that. Thanks! I saw some of the reviews also and was surprised they made it out of the factory like that.

The cool factor is over the top.own a 81 ,8" barrel.dont shoot it much,to valuable.

John Deere X758 - I don’t think anyone is trying to take anything away from the older pythons but it’s a fair question based solely on supply and demand. The price of the older pythons may drop a little at first as the market stabilizes with some potential buyers of the old pythons perhaps going for a new one but all in all something is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it and I think the demand for the older pythons will continue to stay steady and even increase.

No

Personally I disagree. Take a 1965 mustang , a 1973 mustang and a 2022 mustang, they are all still mustangs. You may think more highly of 1 vs the others but that doesn’t change their lineage.

My 1967 Nickel 4" has a trigger in SA of 2 lb 6 oz and in DA it's 7 lbs 12 oz.

The long gone engineers, gunsmiths and quality control testers will be turning in their graves at what their former, great companies are churning iut!

They seemed to have fixed the issues

Good point my friend.

The warranty on the new one doesn't look to be worth the paper it's printed on!

The biggest cause of timing issues of the original Python was wearing of the pawl. From what little I've seen of the new Python's internals, the pawl seems to function much the same way as the originals did, but the cylinder stop is now actuated by the trigger, rather than the rebound lever as on the originals, much more similar to the way that Smith & Wesson revolvers work in that area. The pawl also seems to have been beefed up in the areas of both the upper point and lower shelf, which should increase service life. While I would guess that the pawl is still meant to take most of the wear in the system when it comes to rapid double-action firing (which is generally the biggest cause of timing issues on the older guns), the cylinder stop will be easier to maintain and replace at the very least. I also imagine that Colt is using much stronger and higher quality materials to manufacture these critical components, given advances in metallurgy. That alone should help to increase the service life of these components.

@@isaiahmadrid6738 good to know, thank you for the information.

I'm a a Colt / Smith / Ruger, and yes I've even got a couple of Taurus and Rossi revolvers. My Smith 686+ and my 1976 blue Python are my favorites though. The 686+ has had some work done and it's my best for double action shooting.

going to purchase my first revolver...any opinions on what i should get?? Considering Ruger 10mm 4in, SW 586, King cobra Target 2020, or wait after the recall on the pythons??

kong xiong it depends on what you want to do with it. The Smith has a shorter trigger than Ruger. Ruger will handle overcharged heavy loads better. I don’t own the colt but sounds like a fine gun. If you want fast, go with smith. Smith is easy to tune.

Beretta was garbage.

You still looking?

@Harald B.... So you're calling the new Python's "junk?"

Prices on the Classic won’t suffer and the new version will gain value as they age and boom like the originals did when or if their production runs stops.

I appreciate the comment. The cylinder issue is a growing pain... Yes, it is unfortunate that the early buyers of this product will be inconvenienced for a few weeks while Colt completes their free warranty service... I would be frustrated too. But when I do a review, I need to focus on the product as a whole and not just a launch problem. A year or two from now when these Pythons are symptom free (and I believe they will be) my review will still need to be relevant. If I focused on the cylinder issue (which I am sure will be fixed in future units) then all I would get in the comment section is “Colt fixed the problem, get over it”. Don’t believe me? Go look at the comment section of any early Sig P365 video where the reviewer obsesses over the firing pin drag issue.. Sig had a terrible launch on the P365, which included thousands of units needing repair and an entire year gap in production for the issue to be resolved. Today, the P365 is regarded as one of the best CC options on the market and it is a best seller in my store. It is my belief that a year from now, this wont be an issue and I’ll want future buyers of the product to be able to come to this video and receive a substantive comparison instead of me harping on a launch issue that has long since been resolved. If in a year this is still an issue on newly manufactured Pythons, then I will make another video warning consumers to stay away. Thanks again for watching and for the comment!

@@MarksmanTV I see your point and you make a valid argument to simply point out issues without condemning the revolver all together. I sure hope Colt fixes the problem and informs the public what they did to fix these problems. I'd sure like to buy a blued 4 1/4" if Colt ever releases one.

@@legalsolutions07 Colt has released a youtube video talking about these problems including the cylinder not turning, light hits on some ammo brands, and some weapons shipped with machine marks on the barrel crown. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vSBuhMC5JLA.html&feature=emb_logo

Bought mine for 1575.00 excellent fit and finish trigger is smooth gun is awesome.